A trapped bird signifies a restriction of the spirit and a delay in the arrival of important intelligence. The root of the symbol carries the sense of flight and height, so its confinement marks a period where the ability to rise or to spread influence is curtailed. This dream is not a lasting condition, but a brief halting of progress.
The inability to proceed is felt as a loss of the liberty required to advance in one’s station. An obstruction in the path of events holds the momentum of life. The bird in this dream remains an emblem of what is currently unable to reach its intended destination.
A caged bird adds the weight of an external constraint to the dream. An enclosure stands between the spirit and the sky, keeping the capacity for flight at bay.
A bird trapped in a house shifts the meaning toward the private sphere. The confinement occurs within the very structures that are meant to provide security, turning the site of stability into a place of limitation.
For its more general meaning: Dream about a bird
I dreamt a large bird with a strong, black beak used its beak to bend the cage bar and escape.
Dear Reader,
Your dream is a signal for overlooking, search and benefit. This dream expresses perhaps you have been overlooking or ignoring something in your relationship. You are doing some soul searching and looking within yourself. You will benefit from a wonderful harmony in the master.
I have two birds in a cage that belonged to a dear friend who passed away. The birds escaped the cage, but I was able to get them both back into the cage, but one was injured.
Dear Reader,
Your dream signifies influences, status and happenings. This dream denotes you are easily persuaded and influenced by others. New changes in your life will take you to new directions and new heights of status and recognition. You have the power to make things happen.
In a garage taking care of my brothers animals (dogs and birds) I seen the birds in a cage, and let them out to fly around the garage as my brother does. The garage door opened and the birds escaped outside. I then went outside trying to whistle them back home, asking others to help me whistle.
Dear Reader,
Your dream indicates interests, losing and significance. This dream signals your interest in the occult will grow enormously. You are concerned with the notion that you are getting older and losing your virility. You may also be experiencing some great and significant loss.