Holding Dream Meanings

Holding Dream Meaning: From 3 Different Sources


Holding

Example: ‘I am a prisoner in a room with three boys aged three, five and fourteen. They seem to be my chil­dren. There are two prison warders, a man, a woman.

The man was subservient to the woman who holds the keys and keeps control’ (Carol J). There are five aspects to holding.

To control, as in controlling or holding one’s breath’; to be able to manipulate, kill or do something with what is held; this includes holding on to something for support or protection.

Ownership—this is mine, to share or not.

In touch with, knowing; having a grasp’ of.

Responsibility, left ‘holding the baby’; one’s situation.

Intimacy, taking to oneself, taking hold of oneself, as in masturbation; as in the following example: ‘I was in a large removal van with a woman sac on my lap. I held her breasts with pleasure1 (Tony C).

Idioms: Get hold of; have a hold over someone; hold back; hold in.

Dream Source: A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences
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Holding

A dreaming emphasizing holding can have a multitude of meanings. We can hold things as an act of protection, ownership, as an act of control (“holding our breath”), intimacy, or responsibility. So one has to determine which meaning of holding is being expressed in the dream.
Dream Source: Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia
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Holding

Holding an object can represent the following relative to whatever the object represents: Continuation or maintenance.

Ownership or control.

Responsibility or caring for.

Affection or liking.

See also: Holding a Person; Restrained; Grasping

Dream Source: The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary
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4 dream interpretation about holding related.

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Dream Source: Christian Dream Symbols

Holding or grasping the sum and having fullcontrol over it means that the observer of the dream will acquire dominion (or Land) in proportion to the amount he grasps provided the s...

Dream Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation

Training or holding a dog so as to safeguard a certain thing means he will be helped by someone in attaining his goal. In this case the dog does not symbolise an enemy....

Dream Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation

Holding a person close (as in a hug) can represent the following with regard to that person or whatever they represent: Affection.Wanting.Possessiveness or controlling.Wanting to k...

Dream Source: The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary

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