2- If we are trapped in a tomb in a dream we may be trapped by- fear, pain or old outdated attitudes in our waking life.
If there arc bodies in the tomb, these arc usually parts of ourselves we have either not developed or have killed off.
If one of those bodies comes alive, the attention we have given to that aspect of our personality has been sufficient to resurrect it.
3- Spiritually we may feel that we have entered into a world that is all at once mysterious and dark dark in the sense of wanting to see the light. Although we fear it, we are also cxcitcd.
It is worth remembering that we are not trapped, but in a brief state of panic which can be overcome by belief. [1]
An emblem of rebirth, especially if empty. Besides the Christian stories of Christ’s victor \ r over death, the ancient Celts buried people in tombs to await their next existence.
Is something inside the tomb? If so, consider what it represents of yourself that you may
have buried or recentlv uncovered.
Tombs can also represent the collective past of humankind and our link with archetypal ancestors. Have you honored this connection in some manner recendy? If not, this dream may be calling you to a figurative graveyard visit where you can explore your past as a member of humanity.
The portions of the self, the suhconscious , or the Collective Unconscious that have heen ignored so long as to be figuratively dead and buried.
An alternative womb emblem if rounded in shape. [2]
If it repeats a lot, it could be an indication of neurosis. Assuming that you see your own body in the tomb, it means that you are restructuring your life. Generally, the dream foretells a profound change in your existence.
Superstition says that you experienced a loss, but not necessarily death. Maybe you are dying spiritually and you will later be reborn. The celtic people considered cemeteries the uterus of Mother Earth, and that in them new spiritual life is born. Other interpretations claim that this dream foretells deception, and, curiously, news about a marriage. [3]
A sarcophagus is similar to a tomb, but is much more of a memorial, marking how important the occupant is or was.
To dream of such an edifice is to recognize the importance of death and the rites of passage associated with it. [5]
See also: Dead/ Death.
(2) It may symbolize (death and) rebirth, literal or metaphorical (e.g. a new lease of life, or a new quality of life). (In traditional - e.g. Celtic - religion a burial mound was the Earth Mother’s womb: the tomb was the womb, and death was only the prelude to rebirth.)
(3) If the tomb is womb-shaped, the dream may express a desire to return to the womb. (For ‘death-instinct5) [6]
It is worth remembering that we are not trapped, but in a brief state of panic which can be overcome by belief. [7]
A building in a dream represents some construct of your thought process or your consciousness.
A tomb, therefore, is elements of your consciousness that are no longer active and considered dead and buried.
A tomb in a dream may relate to the past. [8]
To dream of seeing your own tomb, portends your individual sickness or disappointments.
To read the inscription on tombs, foretells unpleasant duties. [9]
See also: Death, Cemetery, Goddess Persephone. [11]
To be locked in a tomb means it will be a very serious illness. [12]
2. Repressed or trapped spirit or “soul.” [14]