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Skeleton-key Dream Meaning

Unauthorized power to gain or prevent entrance, possession, or control [1]

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  1. Dream Dictionary Unlimited by Margaret Hamilton [Back to dream]

What does Skeleton Key mean in a dream?


A dream about a skeleton is often about death or something within us that has died. Like ancient ruins, a skeleton can symbolize the past, too. Also note the familiar...

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Material aspects: A skeleton in a dream suggests the ‘bare bones’ of something, perhaps an idea or concept.A skeleton in a cupboard represents a past action or shame, both in...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: To dream of a full skeleton indicates that we need to reconsider the structure of our lives.To be conscious of particular bones in the skeleton, particularly...

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To dream of ordinary meat Bones is a sign of poverty; but if you see a human skeleton, it is a sign of property coming to you under a will.

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Unauthorized power to gain or prevent entrance, possession, or control

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See Skeleton or Death’s Head.

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Be prepared for a sudden exposition of your family skeleton (if any), or something you’ve kept carefully hidden, if your dream featured smuggling or smugglers; however, the embarrassment will soon...

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1. Plans, details and preparations for any project or ac­tivity.2. A need or desire for better planning regarding an upcoming project.3. The schematic or structure, the skeleton, usually of self...

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In dreams, a human bone represents strength, the structure and support within yourself, and the need to be aware of your basic instincts.If you are burying a bone, perhaps you...

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Bones can obviously represent death, either literal or metaphorical. They can also symbolize a state of reduction or deprivation (as in being “stripped to the bare bones” and being left...

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lucky numbers: 07-08-23-25-28-47calming, of someone suffering: have a violent temper against other’s self-destruction. children: wil see your misdeeds avenged on them. for help: wil discover a plot to destroy your...

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Just as the human skeleton gives us an understanding of the ‘structure’ of our lives, animals with backbones often give an understanding of the organizational qualities associated with that animal.The...

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lucky numbers: 06-09-29-33-52-57being an: a successful matrimony if you distance your family from in-laws. of a husband’s: his displeasure in being the skeleton-in-the-closet in a controversy. another’s: shame and sorrow...

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Vision: Looking at a mummy: a long-forgotten event from the past is coming up again.Depth Psychology: You need to change some of your personal habits, bringing them more in line...

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(see Box, Clothes)In children, often a reflection of their fears. What exacdy is the closet hiding?If the door is ajar, perhaps you are thinking of coming out of the closet...

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A construction site is the ground on which you as the dreamer build your hopes and dreams for fulfillment. Depending on how far along the construction is, it will reveal...

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Memory, resources; different roles you play or attitudes and emotions expressed if wardrobe, hidden memories and emotions, such as skeleton in the cupboard, womb. Open, closed or trapped in cupboard:...

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You may have a dream in which you or someone close to you appears to age rapidly, sometimes becoming an elderly person or even a skeleton. Such dreams can be...

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(see Doors, Organizing)Each drawer or file in the cabinet represents a memory, bits of knowledge, experiences, or other parts of yourself that you have neady sequestered away for future reference...

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lucky numbers: 15-24-28-29-33-46cub: a busybody, gossiping neighbor wil cause harm if you let her. being afraid of a: wil be persecuted by a disturbed and misplaced sexuality. attacked by a:...

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lucky numbers: 08-20-22-24-33-41afraid of a, being: wil be persecuted by enemies. attacked by: success through a series of trying experiences. triumphant over: avoid the routes of rivals, routes to achieve...

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Vision: Seeing a carcass in a rotting state can evoke disgust, dislike, or grief. Either an event provoking such a response is going to happen soon, or the dream is...

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If you dreamed of opening a cupboard door to find that it opened into an empty room or a room you hadn’t seen before, your dreaming mind is telling you...

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lucky numbers: 03-10-24-29-44-52angry, an: daring strength and ferocity cannot quel jealousy. being afraid of a: your persecution by enemies wil be blocked by strong leadership. attached to: wil baffle your...

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If various objects, amulets or talismans that traditionally symbolize luck appear in your dream, such as horseshoes, pebbles and four-leaved clovers appear in your dream, this is a positive sign....

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Universal Landscape: Loss of foundational integrity.Dreaming Lens: Were your bones broken in your dream? Was it someone else who was suffering? Was it happening present time in your dream or...

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To dream of keys, denotes unexpected changes.If the keys are lost, unpleasant adventures will affect you.To find keys, brings domestic peace and brisk turns to business. Broken keys, portends separation...

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The symbols of death or the fear of death can be: sunset; evening; a crossed river or falling in a river, a skeleton; snarling dogs; sleep; anaesthetic; gravestones; ceme­tery; blackness,...

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