The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary
by Nancy Wagaman
The ribs or ribcage might represent: Breathing or something you associate with it (life, cycles, or ebb-and-flow).
Vulnerability or protection.
An enclosure or something that maintains your integrity (physical, emotional, or mental).
A support, or something that provides structure.
A pain in the ribs might represent someone or something you consider a “thorn in your side.” See also: Chest, Breathing, Lung, Food
Strangest Dream Explanations
by Dream Explanations - Anonymous
Dreams of a rib or rib cage denote the need for protection for your heart, feelings and emotions. Also, this dream may be showing you where you are using humor to keep people at bay as a defense to avoid pain and the possibility of rejection.
See Adam & Eve.
New American Dream Dictionary
by Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin
1. Suggests poverty and starvation, possibly spiritual (to see ribs).
2. Reverse: unexpected pleasures, happiness (to break a rib or ribs).
3. A feeling that someone is being deceptive (to have hurt or broken ribs).
