To dream that you are in a cage, denotes that you are experiencing inhibitions and powerlessness in some areas of your life. You are feeling restricted, confined and restrained in a current relationship or business deal. Somebody may be keeping a short leash on you. You are lacking the freedom to act independently.
To dream that you are putting a wild animal into a cage, signifies that you will succeed in overcoming your rivals and fears. It is also symbolic of your ability to control you animalistic rages and anger.
To see a bird in a cage, suggests that you are feeling limited in your expression and a sudden lost of freedom. You may be experiencing frustrations and an inhibited spirituality. The dream may also imply that you are feeling like a "jail bird".
To dream of a cage in which many birds are flying about or roosting on perches foretells an inheritance of a large sizable family. If there is only one bird in the cage, the dream is a good one for a woman, for she will marry to her great advantage. An empty cage predicts that you will see a serious accident while on your travels.
To dream of a cage indicates the feeling of being restrained and restricted from something you desire. You have no way of getting out and feel helpless.
In your dreaming if you see a cageful of birds, you will be the happy possessor of immense wealth and many beautiful and charming children. To see only one bird, you will contract a desirable and wealthy marriage. No bird indicates a member of the family lost, either by elopement or death. To see wild animals caged, denotes that you will triumph over your enemies and misfortunes. If you are in the cage with them, it denotes harrowing scenes from accidents while traveling.
If you are putting a wild animal in a cage and you are successful then your dream is telling you that you will win out in the face of much adversity and opposition. To see rabbits in a cage shows you will have many children. To see birds in a cage will sometimes presage loss.
Restricted, encumbered, restrained, held away from the thing desired.