Klaus Vollmar Interpretation: On one hand, a well-known symbol for security, protection, and home, as in Family and Anchor. On the other hand, it often points to restriction and confinement, as in Cage, Prison. From mythology we know about the practice of leaving an infant in a basket. Here it indicates a special child who has been abandoned or disowned, and in spite of a hostile world is making its way successfully.
A very specific point is being made here: it is possible to survive and overcome early childhood suffering.
2- We arc in the process of passing a test. We may be being protected bv authority.
We arc experiencing some form of spiritual initiation. We are being born again, given a fresh start.
To pass under one, foretells that many will seek you who formerly ignored your position.
For a young woman to see a fallen arch, denotes the destruction of her hopes, and she will be miserable in her new situation.
Gives gender-specific: In a man’s dream, passing through an arch suggests that he is learning to use his intuitive side more successfully, whereas in a woman’s dream it is more likely to signify that she is becoming aware of her own heritage and mystery.
It is not a good sign to dream of passing under an Arch, since it foretells interference in your love affairs. It is, in reality, a mild form of obstacle dream, that concerns your personal affairs, rather than financial.
If we do not then our circumstances must remain the same. We may be being protected by authority.
Material aspects: When we dream of arches or doorways we are often moving into a different environment or way of life. We have to go through some form of initiation or acceptance ritual in order to succeed.
If you dreamed of passing under an arch, you are headed toward a different direction in life that will bring new opportunities.
Since the arch can suggest the yoni, the feminine receptive principle, this image usually suggests that we are experiencing a form of spiritual initiation. We are being born again, given a fresh start.
Your efforts are in the right direction if the arch was whole and/or attractive, but if it appeared to be broken, or damaged in any way, a new line of endeavor is suggested.
To dream of an arch suggests that you are connecting with or desiring connection with the feminine aspect of your being; craving safety, nurturing and support.
To pass through a large stone arch means that your efforts to achieve distinction and wealth will be rewarded.
What condition is the arch in? The arch represents a doorway to fulfilling your highest desires and goals.
It is not good luck to dream of passing under an arch. Your family will criticize your actions.
If spanning a window or passageway, suggests new opportunity or direction.
If the arch is whole, your efforts are heading in the right direction and benefits can be expected or a fresh start can be made. If the arch is damaged, it is an indication to reexamine situations and make the necessary changes.
Ability to be more open about stepping into a new opportunity by framing any number of well-balanced and constructive viewpoints
Passing under an arch in a dream may symbolize a transition in your life — a move from one phase or stage to another. If you avoid walking under the arch, you could be resisting transition or change. Note the characteristics of the arch, whether it's adorned in any way, and whether other people are also passing through it. This will flesh out the symbol's meaning for you. An arch can also suggest you are opening up to new experiences.
portrays a gentle passing through “openings” in one’s life
Mythologically representing the arch of the sky, but in Indian myths thejwit or female genitals. In both senses protective, and in architecture suggestive of strength, support. Your dream arch may be symbolically expressing the range of your experience of life, from innocence to maturity. Or perhaps you are being protected from difficulties or the heavy burden of life - don’t forget we sometimes shelter ‘underneath the arches’. Does your dream arch say something about material security, or the security that comes from religious faith? Having had your dream do you now feel inspired in some way to carry on, because you feel more secure? Are you merely being arch?