Objects
Key
A constellation in the Dream Symbol Atlas
Common emotional themes
- Access
- Solution
- Secret
- Readiness
Jungian perspective
Keys open what has been locked. Finding a key may signal readiness; losing a key, a sense that access is not yet yours. Ask what room the key belongs to.
Shadow meanings
- Power withheld
- Secrets hoarded
Related themes
- Insight
- Permission to enter
Related symbols
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