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What Does Key Mean in Dream Interpretation?

Dreaming of a key means a solution is within reach. Something that has been closed to you is about to open.

The key opens what is shut. In dreams it marks a problem that has a way through, whether or not you have found it yet.

Its state is the reading: a key in hand means the solution is within reach, a lost key means access you have misplaced.

Where does the key appear in the dream?

If another symbol sits beside it

Door
Key with a door: the opening is imminent.
House
Key with a house: the matter concerns home, family, or security.

Frequently asked questions

What does finding a key in a dream mean?

A solution appearing, or something closed becoming clear. It is among the most positive dream symbols there is.

What does losing a key mean?

A fear of losing access to something that matters. Unsettling in the dream, but rarely read as final.

Related symbols

DoorHouseMoney

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