An authority figure who gives or denies permission.
Someone or something that determines what you can and can’t do (such as a person, organization, government, rules or laws, or your own internal decision maker).
Being a gatekeeper can represent having a sense of control or authority in your own life, or the importance you place on that.
Having trouble getting past a gatekeeper can represent someone or something you feel is limiting you or holding you back somehow; the idea of placing blame on someone else rather than taking responsibility for yourself and your life.
See also: Security; Door or Entrance