A rope is read as a tie: connection and support, or being bound. A knot traditionally stands for a problem that needs patience, not force. Climbing a rope is linked to effort and slow progress toward a goal, while a rope that breaks points to support that feels unreliable. Being tied up with rope or chained is read as a feeling of restriction — by duty, a relationship or your own habits. Untying a knot stands for solving something long tangled. A rope thrown to you carries the old image of help arriving.
Does the traditional reading fit your dream, or did it mean something else to you?
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