2- When we are in a situation from which we cannot escape, the personality that appears in our dream often gives us a clue as to how we have got ourselves into that situation.
For instance, to experience ourselves in prison - and at the same time being unfairly treated by our jailer would indicate that not only may we have been party to the entrapment, but also that we have become victims of our own circumstances.
3- The dreamer may be feeling a degree of spiritual difficulty. [1]
2. An aspect of personality that may be slowing down growth or advancement.
3. Feelings that an individual is confining or detaining the dreamer.
4. A feeling that someone close is up to no good. [3]
To see a jailer means you will meet with much treachery at the hands of a woman.
It is a dream of loss and evil times to dream of a mob trying to break in and bind a jailer. [4]
To see a mob attempting to break open a jail, is a forerunner of evil, and desperate measures will be used to extort money and bounties from you. [5]