Cage

To see a cage in a dream signifies marriage, imprisonment, a house, a cradle, and stagnation to be experienced in one’s work and art. To see a cage-maker in a dream denotes a prison guard, a builder, a marriage registrar, a person skilled in a profession, a teacher, or a matchmaker.

Whoever sees a cage in a dream will fall into great distress at a time when he least expects it.

The interpretation of seeing a cage in a dream is not considered auspicious. To see a cage in a dream means falling into trouble at a moment when one never expected it.

To see an empty cage in a dream indicates an approaching hardship. A birdcage, on the other hand, relates that you are devising plans to overcome certain people.

To release the bird in a cage in a dream indicates that you will repent. A cage filled with birds is a sign of wealth. An empty cage is a sign of the death of a close relative. To see an empty cage in a dream signifies distress, difficulty, and responsibility. If there is a bird in the cage, it shows that the person will attain ease after distress.

What it means to see a cage in a dream is not good. For a cage is interpreted as imprisonment, a dungeon, distress, and sorrow.

According to Abu Sa‘id al-Wa‘iz, a large cage containing chickens and similar animals in a dream signifies a house. Whoever sees in his dream that he has purchased such a cage will acquire a house; and if he sees that he has put chickens into it, he will move his family there. Whoever sees himself placing such a cage upon his head and walking through the marketplace will sell his house.

What it means also to see a cage in a dream is imprisonment. To see a bird in a cage wishing to escape signifies that one’s spouse is not pleased with him; and to see the bird finding an opportunity and flying away from the cage signifies that one’s spouse will leave the house.

Whoever sees in his dream a second bird entering and perching in a cage in which there is already a bird will take a servant into his house. To see two birds in a cage pecking at one another signifies that one’s spouse and servant cannot get along with each other.

According to another narration: A cage seen in a dream signifies imprisonment and, at times, a cradle for small children. The cage is a house. Whoever sees himself putting his head into a cage and walking through the streets will sell his house. A cage signifies affairs falling into difficulty and matters becoming stagnant. A cage also signifies marriage.

A cage dream is not considered particularly good. An empty cage indicates an approaching troublesome condition and a responsibility. It announces that matters will become more difficult under these cage-like circumstances. If there is a bird in the cage in the dream, then the person will find relief after the difficulties.

Ibn Sirin: To see a cage in a dream signifies a house, a prison, or a trap. To see a birdcage denotes marriage or a place belonging to women. To see a bird in a cage in a dream is interpreted according to the species of that bird.

It provides early awareness; the person sees risks before they grow and can choose a more solid path.

Neglect, haste, untrustworthy people or uncontrolled behavior can increase the difficulty.

In the interpretation, the themes of emotional life, work and responsibility, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.