Eating keys is a dream of absolute enclosure and the sequestration of power. The act of taking such an object into the body signifies a transition from the use of authority to the possession of its very essence. The paths that were once opened by a hand are now closed within the flesh. It is not a dream of external agency but of internal preservation.
The movement of the symbol into the interior serves to seal off what is known or what can be granted. This process creates a boundary that prevents any outside influence from reclaiming the means of access. The swallowing of keys establishes a state where the capacity to act is kept strictly within the private reaches of the individual. A silence is established where the ability to unlock or to bar is held in a place that cannot be reached by others.
The integration of the symbol ensures that the capacity for command remains undisturbed. The dream ends where the secret is fully contained.
Swallowing a key changes the focus to the restriction of speech. This detail turns the dream toward a state where the ability to reveal or to command is silenced by the very thing that provides access. The metal sits heavy in the throat and binds the tongue.
Swallowing keys increases the weight of the enclosure. The plurality of the objects strengthens the verdict of total sequestration. A complete dominion is established when the means of access are multiplied and internalized.
For its more general meaning: Dream about a key
Eating oranges and Swallowing a key amongst the orange I eat and I vomit back
Dear Reader,
Your dream points at issues, senses and relationship. This dream suggests you are coming to terms with some problem or issue that you have been at odds at for a long time. You are in touch with a higher plane and an elevated sense of spirituality. Your relationship with one of your friend is long dead.
I dreamt of swallowing a lock padlock as a way of protecting someone
Dear Reader,
Your dream signifies connection, person and change. This dream indicates will be something in connection with a group or someone who did you a favor in the past. A person was suddenly taken away from you too soon. There are changes in your attitude about health.