Zippers

To dream of a zipper can represent a sense of ease or professionalism for accessing or containing one's true feelings, thoughts, or emotions without a problem. Feelings about closure, containment, or control that works without a problem. Zippers can symbolize being able to open and close different parts of your life, thoughts or emotions. It can reflect a need for control, security or a need to keep things organized. A sense of order, stability, or being able to effectively manage different aspects of your life.

Negatively, a zipper represents overdoing seeing it's easy to contain or control some aspect of yourself. It could also reflect a fear of losing control or containment being too easy

To dream of an open zipper represents feelings ease or professionalism for accessing one's true feelings, thoughts, or emotions that are usually kept contained.

To dream of a closed zipper represents the ease or professionalism of containing one's true feelings, thoughts, or emotions. Professionally containing oneself because something is not needed right now. A desire to keep something concealed or protected. Being closed off, locked up, or shutting down. A choice, option, or resource that you can choose to use whenever you want. Something about yourself or your life that can be accessed at anytime. Zipping up may reflect something about yourself that you are choosing to close off or discontinue. Anticipating ease of access.

To dream of closing a zipper represents about controlling or containing yourself that is easy.

To dream of unzipping reflects something about yourself that you embracing or choosing to use. You may "opening up."

To dream of a zipper on an object that is not clothing may reflect your sense of ease or professionalism about understanding how something really works.

To dream of an attractive person unzipping their clothes may represent a sense of excitement or anticipation in revealing something that has been kept hidden. Feeling about witnessing something enjoyable or pleasurable.

To dream of a problem with a zipper on a woman's dress may reflect a difficulty or failure in containing or controlling something that is personal or private. It may also reflect anxieties about being exposed or judged for something one considers flaws or mistakes. Alternatively, it may represent a struggle with access or opening up emotionally or mentally to someone or something.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a shirtless man turned away from him with a zipper installed horizontally across the back of his shoulders. In waking life the man was taught a very difficult lesson in controlling himself while feeling he could professionally open up if the right conditions presented themself.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of a beanbag with the zipper undone. In waking life she experienced herself questioning whether or not to buy a pair of sandals while wondering if she could refashion or convert the sandals to make them more usable. In this case the undone zipper on the beanbag in the dream may symbolize the ease with which the dreamer can access her skills and understanding of the inner workings of the shoes, allowing her to redesign them for her own purposes.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing a large paper case with a zipper on it and inside the case with a government form for local government election. In waking life the man had been thinking about the upcoming local election. In this case the zipper on the government election form may have reflected his feelings about the ease or professional access he felt he had with voting rights and being able to vote if he chose to.