The building indicates that the main focus of this dream pertains to your state of mind and mental attitude. As the building seems like a school, it can refer to a "school of thought" - a philosophy - and also to how you have been trained or taught. The old Victorian building/school can suggest "from the old school", i.e. having ideas that were popular in the past but which are no longer common; favouring traditional ideas especially standards of morality.
This state of mind shows an ego structure (walls) that backs tiles. Tiles are often used to create mosaics, thus relating them to Moses and the laws given us through him such as the Ten Commandments. Tiles are also frequently associated with bathrooms and with the issue of guilt. The white tiles can thus suggest some innocence and lack of knowledge pertaining to God's Laws as well as to feelings of guilt. The thick tiles imply that you might not easily break with/from God's Law or guilt.
The children represent a very innocent aspect of yourself. Here you are seeing a long standing idea (a line of children) probably pertaining to childhood innocence, an idea that you might feel "bound to" (like they are chained together). You are seeing a naked truth suggesting that innocence involves being sexless (they have no gender), an idea you may not be able to identify with. (no faces) This may give you a sense of despair.
Floating above the line of children and your body (as one of the children) implies separating consciousness from the body, i.e. you see yourself looking at the issue of innocence objectively or rationally without any emotional involvement. This is obviously very unrealistic. You have consciously disconnected from rational grounds of reasoning (the ground you should be standing on). There is something very frightening in the past (behind you) [which might relate to what you were taught ?] and also above you. [this probably implies God] What feels cold might refer to the unloving aspect of the Laws of God. Dangerous might refer to the fearsome aspect of God and His judgment. The True Self would feel scared. [Note that a child's perception comes with a great lack of knowledge. There may be a need for more learning and knowledge as the school building also implied.]
[Note: The naked chained children could suggest the idea of being sex slaves, yet this idea could have been suggested by seeing 'boys and girls" chained. This scene has specifically noted that the children had no gender. This puts an emphasis upon the issue of children not being sexual in nature. A child's innocence includes having no knowledge of sex. The dream appears to focus upon your perception of your "innocence".]
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