Dream meaning » yoke
To dream of seeing a yoke, denotes that you will unwillingly conform to the customs and wishes of others.
To yoke oxen in your dreams, signifies that your judgment and counsels will be accepted submissively by those dependent upon you.
To fail to yoke them, you will be anxious over some prodigal friend.
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A cumbersome wooden collar worn about the neck and closed with a lock and key, in earlier times the yoke was associated with farm animals and with punishment and slavery. The yoke can also have spiritual fulfillment, as when Jesus said, “My yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
The yoke is a symbol of impositions, servitude, and discipline. It represents a vital circumstance that obligates you to do something that you don’t want. The subconscious reminds you that you can try to change the situation by searching out new initiatives. However, the things that impose this yoke on you could equally be internal as external.
A yoke of oxen in your dream forecasts a change of location, but to wear a yoke of any kind suggests that you are allowing yourself to be dominated by others; try asserting yourself more – it’s good for the soul as well as the personality.