Lock Dream Interpretation: Insights from 21 Unique Sources

(Padlock) In a dream, a lock represents a trustworthy person or a virgin girl. Opening a padlock in a dream means escaping fromjail, or release from prison.

If one who is suffering from depression sees himself unlocking a padlock in a dream, it means that his sorrows or sadness will be dispelled.

A lock in a dream also represents a proof, a strong point or a tool. Unlocking a padlock in a dream also means divorce. Locking a door in a dream means seeking a cosigner for a loan or a guarantor. Ifone who is seeking to get married sees a lock in his dream, it means that he will meet with a trustworthy and a caring woman.

A padlock for a traveller in a dream means safety.

A metal lock in a dream means dignity, safety, piety, deciphering a language, symbols, or acquiring knowledge. Wooden locks in a dream represent a husband, children, knowledge, wisdom, ease in one’s life, or guarding one’s promise. Locks in a dream also mean heedlessness.

A wooden lock means hypocrisy, or hesitation in one’s words and actions, or it could mean accepting a bribe.

(See Close, Padlock)

A lock is a mechanism that keeps something impenetrable. Inherent in this as a symbol is the notion that there is someone who has the key.

If you come across a lock in your dream, there is something that is being kept from you or is not yet available for you to access. For a well-rounded interpretation, consider what type of lock it is and what it is keeping you from opening.

A lock in a dream could indicate a thwarted desire to get something you want.

A lock that is broken may leave you feeling unsafe if you are on the other side of what the lock is supposed to be protecting.

To dream of a lock, denotes bewilderment.

If the lock works at your command, or efforts, you will discover that some person is working you injury.

If you are in love, you will find means to aid you in overcoming a rival; you will also make a prosperous journey.

If the lock resists your efforts, you will be derided and scorned in love and perilous voyages will bring to you no benefit.

To put a lock upon your fiance’e’s neck and arm, foretells that you are distrustful of her fidelity, but future episodes will disabuse your mind of doubt.

To dream of a lock means perplexity, even confusion.

If the lock is on a trunk or a door, the dreamer wishes to look beyond the lock so it is necessary to learn what the trunk door represents.

If the hunk holds papers, books, or treasures, then anything relative to such a dream would supply the link needed to make the story prophecy.

If the door represents a person, is it a man or a woman? Then, is it a stranger or someone close and familiar to the dreamer? The lock is also a symbol of the sexual organism pertaining to woman.

If things are locked up and we don’t have the key, then it is impossible for us to get to it. Consider the details in your dream and try to decipher the message. Are you the one that is locked up inside, or are opportunities closed to you? Locks in your dreams may represent those things that are currently inaccessible to you. Other interpretations suggest that locks are symbols of security and, at times, may have sexual connotations.

For one to dream of locking up one’s lover is a sign that suspicion will work harm to the affair; but it also indicates that, after a period of doubt, matters will be satisfactorily cleared up.

Locks in general mean that lovers will come to a happy culmination of their affair after many difficulties.

If one tries unsuccessfully to unlock a door or closet, it is a presage of an unhappy termination of an engagement.

This dream indicates the existence of a problem, a change of situation, or dilemma.

If you are able to open the lock and move on, the response will be positive, but if not it will be negative.

If you force the lock it means that you will try to achieve your goals using any strategy, whether lawful or not. (See DOOR, THRESHOLD)

A lock secures a door and thus may represent your concerns about safety and security A door that won’t lock may indicate that you are too open and that you may feel frustrated about keeping others out of your space.

A combination lock may point to secret knowledge that unlocks a special door to power and understanding.

To dream of picking a lock predicts an embarrassment due to involvement in someone else’s affairs.

If your dream featured a padlock, it signifies a probable need for legal advice or legal services to sort out some family or personal matters.

See under Key(s) and Bolts.

Dreams of a lock, a locked box, a locker, a locked door, or a locked treasure chest represent both virginity and a real or imagined need for secrecy and privacy.

A lock could also represent the need for a solution.

See Drawer, Key.

Locks in your dreams may represent those things that are currently inaccessible to you, thus they represent frustration. Other interpretations include being an indication of safety and security.

Locks in a dream may represent an inability to get what one wants, or being kept out. Perhaps some ability is locked up inside and needs to be expressed. Locks can also be symbols of security.

1. Aspect of self, kept or locked away, perhaps even from the dreamer.

2. Fear of emotional risks.

3. Assured happiness (opened lock).

interpreted upon 6 sides: acquiring of a matter, strength, Hujja, usefulness, woman, reliance on a righteous man.

Dreams about locks mean you are frustrated and need to express your feelings about a situation in real life.

Symbolic of something that is sealed or cannot be opened without God’s permission, Song. 4:12

Locked up inside, closed off; relax and open. There are no locks on the doors of heaven.

A dream auguring difficulty in the attainment of your desire (Gypsy).

You are getting into something that is forbidden. Be very careful.

See “latch”

lucky numbers: 03-23-29-38-45-58

finding the key for a: your negative attitudes offend others, leaving you alone with them.

unable to find: inability to obtain your wishes; heaven’s doors have no locks.

having keys for a: avoid speculations until you unlock your abilities.

latch, a: wil respond to another’s SOS with refusal to be duped.

broken, a: a disruption of your comfort zone.

locked out, being: fear of losing your position in life.

of opening a: the expression of your talents is your only security.

man: are flirting with several women and suspicious of mate.

woman: wil be unfaithful to the man who loves her.

opened, an: a suitable time to pursue your courtship.

possessing many: your very stingy relatives need to be confronted and dealt with.

to open a: beware of trouble opening inhibitions.

pick a, to: wil be reviled and scorned in the love arena and run afoul of the law.