2- In dreams we mav find ourselves trying to kidnap someone else and this would indicate, at its simplest level, that we are trying to influence someone else. It may also suggest that we are trying to absorb some quality from the other person which is not freely available.
3- Some sort of psychic theft may be symbolised here, or on a darker level a thread of spiritual vampirism may be running through the dreamer’s subconscious.
It is up to the dreamer thoroughly to define this image. [1]
The ransom suggests that this quality is being forced as a sacrifice for something of more material value. Such a dream may arise when you are feeling like you must compromise your values in such a way to accomplish a goal.
If you are a parent, such a dream could also be a reflection of parental anxiety. [2]
If you are the one doing the kidnapping, you may be forcing your will onto someone else, or forcing yourself to do something that you know deep down is not good for you.
See also: Goddess Persephone. [4]
If child is kidnapped, you are trying to take away your childlike nature. Examine how you are sabotaging your wholeness. [8]
2. The devil holding someone for ransom; Gen. 30:15; Tim. 2:25-26. [10]