Vault Dream Interpretation: Insights from 22 Unique Sources

It represents the unconscious, so what you find inside can be of utmost importance for you.

If it is a crypt, the bodies represent parts of your personality that are no longer active or matters that have been relegated to rest.

If the vault is a safe, it symbolizes happiness and opportunities for spiritual unfolding. Treasures contained are your spiritual potential: the reward for having explored the unconscious. Depending on its shape, the vault is also associated with the womb. Its appearance in dreams, in this case, points to the need for feeling protected. You must pay attention to the condition of the vault in the oneiric image because it represents the environment around the dreamer in real life.

If it is high and illuminated it indicates wellbeing; if it is dark and low, confinement; if it is in ruins, material or spiritual poverty.

An old book on dreams says that if a man dreams of walking under a vault of black color, he will marry a widow, and will become the slave of her cruelty.

1- In dreams any dark, hidden place suggests sexual potency or the unconscious. It can also represent our store of personal resources, those things we learn as we grow and mature.

To be going down into a vault represents our need to explore those areas of ourselves that have become hidden. We may also need to explore our attitude to death.

2- Collective wisdom (or the Collective Unconscious information available to all of us) often remains hidden until a real effort is made to uncover the knowledge available. While a vault can represent a tomb, it also represents the ‘archives’ or records to which we all have access.

3- A vault represents the meeting place of the spiritual and physical. Consequently a vault can also symbolise death.

Psychological / emotional perspective: Collective wisdom (or the collective unconscious – information available to all of us) often remains hidden until a real effort is made to uncover the knowledge available. While a vault can represent a tomb, it also represents the ‘archives’ or records to which we all have access. As a transition image it suggests darkness and perhaps fear of the unknown.

The height of protection, a vault symbolizes an exaggerated need to protect your assets. This can be a positive image for guarding against loss, but can just as easily be an indication that you are hoarding due to a fear that what you have will be taken away from you.

The resources that you keep hidden and locked away cannot do you any good unless they are flowing and moving in the world.

If you dream of seeing or buying a burial vault you will suffer the loss of someone close to you and/or some other sad loss.

To dream of a safe type vault holding valuables is a warning to guard your own wealth against those who would steal from you, or cheat you in some manner.

A vault hanging open with valuables inside warns you not to expose your wealth to everyone.

Vision: Seeing or walking through a vault indicates a difficult task ahead; this is the time to show courage.

A vault is also often a sign of emotional anxiety and depression.

See Cave, Tomb.

Depth Psychology: A vault can also be a symbol of emotional anxiety and depression. Did you wander aimlessly inside the vault or did you find your way out?

To see a vault in your dream forewarns that you should guard your money against those who may steal or cheat. Symbolically, vaults also represent your inner potential. Is is time to start using - and stop hiding - your inner reserves of skill and energy.

To see an open vault forewarns that you should not flaunt your wealth to everyone.

Dreams of a vault signify your secret feelings and resources, and that perhaps you don’t want people to know how powerful you truly are. Also this dream may be showing you that you have a great deal of untapped potential, uncultivated talent and unrealized wisdom. Consider the contents of the vault.

See Treasure, Warehouse.

To dream of a vault, denotes bereavement and other misfortune.

To see a vault for valuables, signifies your fortune will surprise many, as your circumstances will appear to be meagre.

To see the doors of a vault open, implies loss and treachery of people whom you trust.

(1) An underground vault may represent the unconscious.

(2) If in your dream you are in the vaults of a bank, it may symbolize the rich potential for happiness, fulfilment, creativity and love in the not yet (fully) explored levels of your psyche.

A bank vault is a sign of hidden riches. You are trying to obtain something, but being frustrated in its acquisition.

A bank vault with an open door is a sign that you are giving away too many secrets; talking too much.

A vault represents the meeting place of the spiritual and physical. Consequently a vault can also symbolize death, though this may not necessarily be a physical death but rather a leaving behind of non-essential material.

1. Obstacles are a little more difficult than originally thought.

2. A need to be cautious with valuables.

3. Use caution regarding appearances of wealth; they can be misinterpreted.

A vault in a dream is an indication of wealth and success.

This could be an indication of prosperity, the fulfillment of one’s creative urges, or a future of great happiness.

To dream that you are in a Vault is a sign of difficulties in your path.

If eventually you escape, all will be well once more. But be careful of undertaking new ventures.

Storing away valuables through fear; talents, abilities, locked up. Things you hide to keep them safe. The only safety is creative, abundant self-expression.

A money vault is a caution against putting on a front which could damage your hopes instead of advancing them.

Otherwise» see Tomb(s).

The womb; our store of resources; sexual potency; memories; unrealised wisdom.

As in Cave, a symbol for mother and security.

Folklore: Difficulty.

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being at a sarcophagi: your search for meaning, and not finding it, has caused depression.

empty, an: put a different slant on your rejection of the past.

full, a: are docking your abilities for fear of premature exposure.

of a: make a clean break with past dangers before undertaking new ventures.

opening a: difficulty in persuading others your conduct was an attempt to make them think.