Wild Animals

Wild animals may reflect an area of our lives that is out of control. Many animals have stereotypical meanings that can tell more of their presence. Think of what the wild animal means to you in waking life to understand the reason for its presence in your dream.

Wild animals that are domesticated in dreams may not be animal dreams, but rather dreams of interpersonal success or self-discipline. Often, making peace with animals is a sign of harmony in our lives and hope for smooth interpersonal relationships. Is a wild animal posing a threat to you in the dream or do you have it under your influence?

Source: iVillage, http://www.ivillage.co.uk

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Wild Animals, Meaning of Dreams about Wild Animals, Dream Interpretation Wild Animals)

Wild Animals

Wild animals may reflect an area of our lives that is out of control. Many animals have stereotypical meanings that can tell more of their presence. Think of what the wild animal means to you in waking life to understand the reason for its presence in your dream.

Wild animals that are domesticated in dreams may not be animal dreams, but rather dreams of interpersonal success or self-discipline. Often, making peace with animals is a sign of harmony in our lives and hope for smooth interpersonal relationships. Is a wild animal posing a threat to you in the dream or do you have it under your influence?

Source: iVillage, http://www.ivillage.co.uk

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Wild Animals, Meaning of Dreams about Wild Animals, Dream Interpretation Wild Animals)

Chased by animals

This kind of dream is common among children, although adults may experience it frequently as well. Often, it reflects a deeply held fear of the animal doing the chasing. However, it may reveal an anxiety about something completely separate from the animal kingdom. In cases like this, it is important to think about what is chasing you and what your experiences have been with that particular animal.

For example, if a relative whom you did not particularly like had a German Shepherd Dog, you may dream about being chased by the dog. This may reveal either the desire of the relative to obtain your attention and affection, or it may validate your fears and anxieties about that person.

If you often use animal characterisations of people's personalities, this may be particularly telling. (He's a bear, she's a mother bear, he works like a horse, and so on.)

See also Chased by people

Source: iVillage, http://www.ivillage.co.uk

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Chased by animals, Meaning of Dreams about Chased by animals, Dream Interpretation Chased by animals)

Dream Interpretation Animal, animals

Animals represent the parts of our personality and the depths of our unconscious, our instincts. Animals in dreams are always symbols of our subdued desires, this way our subconscious communicates to us about forbidden.##Bear: a symbol of power, vitality, strength and endurance.##Fish: a fear of loosing love.##Dog: extremely subdued sexual urges; a true friend.##Insects: repressed anger, emotional stress, family problems.##Cat: a symbol of female eroticism and sometimes repressed desire for freedom.##Cow: female sexual urges combined with patience and calm.##Lion: glorified and powerful physical contact between men and women.##Mouse: a symbol of femininity; a fear of mice - a fear to acknowledge your femininity.##Horse: aroused, but unrealised physical energies or controlled vitality.##Serpent: a phallic symbol; woman dreaming of serpents usually suffer from unfulfilled sexuality.##Small animals usually represent a small sibling; large animals stand for your character features and repressed cravings. Animals talking to us with human voices are a warning that people can hurt you or take advantage of you. Dead animals are the sign of a change in your personal situation. Animals are a symbol of primitive character traits like passion, greed, anger.##39

Source: Dream-Land, http://www.dream-land.info

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Animal, animals, Meaning of Dreams about Animal, animals, Dream Interpretation Animal, animals)

Animal

1. DOMESTIC ANIMALS: Comfort, familiarity, security, gentleness.

Astrological parallel: Virgo.

2. WILD ANIMALS: The lower nature, the unknown, fear, danger.

Astrological parallel: Aries.

Source: Astrocenter, http://astrocenter.astrology.msn.com/msn/DreamDictionary.aspx

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Animal, Meaning of Dreams about Animal, Dream Interpretation Animal)

Animals : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Animals represent habits

Animals represent habits.

Animals function from instinct, reacting to pleasure or pain. Having differing degrees of memory and the ability for attention, animals lack the evolutionary development including sufficient brain capacity needed for imagination. Most animals in a dream will represent the dreamer's habits.

Source: The Dreamer's Dictionary

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Animals, Dream Dictionary Animals)

Animals : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Animals

Animals - Instinctive part of self attuned to nature and survival (survival in the social world). Animals sometimes represents one's parents, especially their relationship to a parent (love, hate, etc.). Being chased by an animal may represent some repressed emotion or aggression. Look at the particular animal to determine the symbol it may represent.

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Animals, Dream Dictionary Animals)

Animals : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Animal

ANIMALS DREAM

There are various interpretations, for the animals you see in your dreams. Some dream researchers feel that animals appear to take on activities (in your dream) of which you are subconsciously ashamed. For example a woman who had cheated while dieting saw a farm animal eating too much of cattle feed repeatedly, in her dreams!

These apart, here are the animals, and their significance according to dream interpretation:

    * Alligator - Dangerous emotions

    * Ants- Dissatisfaction

    * Bees- hard work and organization

    * Butterfly - spiritual or emotional metamorphosis

    * Camel - endurance/financial gain

    * Dinosaurs - refers to the past

    * Donkey- humility/honor

    * Dragonfly- good news

    * Eagle- prosperity

    * Elephant- knowledge/ power/ strength

    * Horse- Power and sexual energy

    * Mice- disappointment

    * Tiger- power and beauty

Source: http://purpleshaman.com

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Animals, Dream Dictionary Animals)

Magical Animal Friend : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Having a Magical Animal Friend

Having a Magical Animal Friend

Although children are more likely than adults to encounter mythological or talking animals in their dreams, adults sometimes have this dream theme, too, encountering enchanted beasts, such as a precious tame, talking bird, a snake who wears a golden crown, or a beautiful woman with a fawn's body.

Source: Patricia Garfield, Ph.D., President of ASD

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Magical Animal Friend, Dream Dictionary Magical Animal Friend)

Vulture

This is the ultimate scavenger. If you dream about a vulture, it may be that you are feeling like others are picking your bones clean. It is seldom a comforting dream or herald of good prospects for the future. A vulture appearing in your dream can also be symbolic of loneliness.

Was the vulture eating or hovering over the feast of other animals? What was it eating?

Source: iVillage, http://www.ivillage.co.uk

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Vulture, Meaning of Dreams about Vulture, Dream Interpretation Vulture)

Animals : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Animal

ANIMALS DREAM

There are various interpretations, for the animals you see in your dreams. Some dream researchers feel that animals appear to take on activities (in your dream) of which you are subconsciously ashamed. For example a woman who had cheated while dieting saw a farm animal eating too much of cattle feed repeatedly, in her dreams!

These apart, here are the animals, and their significance according to dream interpretation:

    * Alligator - Dangerous emotions

    * Ants- Dissatisfaction

    * Bees- hard work and organization

    * Butterfly - spiritual or emotional metamorphosis

    * Camel - endurance/financial gain

    * Dinosaurs - refers to the past

    * Donkey- humility/honor

    * Dragonfly- good news

    * Eagle- prosperity

    * Elephant- knowledge/ power/ strength

    * Horse- Power and sexual energy

    * Mice- disappointment

    * Tiger- power and beauty

Source: http://purpleshaman.com

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Animals, Dream Dictionary Animals)

Chased by animals

This kind of dream is common among children, although adults may experience it frequently as well. Often, it reflects a deeply held fear of the animal doing the chasing. However, it may reveal an anxiety about something completely separate from the animal kingdom. In cases like this, it is important to think about what is chasing you and what your experiences have been with that particular animal.

For example, if a relative whom you did not particularly like had a German Shepherd Dog, you may dream about being chased by the dog. This may reveal either the desire of the relative to obtain your attention and affection, or it may validate your fears and anxieties about that person.

If you often use animal characterisations of people's personalities, this may be particularly telling. (He's a bear, she's a mother bear, he works like a horse, and so on.)

See also Chased by people

Source: iVillage, http://www.ivillage.co.uk

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Chased by animals, Meaning of Dreams about Chased by animals, Dream Interpretation Chased by animals)

Dream Interpretation Seal, seals, animal

Seals represent energies arising from our unconscious. Maybe it's time to make use of them.

Source: Dream-Land, http://www.dream-land.info

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Seal, seals, animal, Meaning of Dreams about Seal, seals, animal, Dream Interpretation Seal, seals, animal)

Abandonment : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Helpless, abandoned, or crying baby, monkey, bunny or small animal

Helpless, abandoned, or crying baby, monkey, bunny or small animal: Have I been taking care of my "inner child"? Maybe I need to laugh more, play outdoors, express my creativity, be more spontaneous, or enjoy more personal warmth and intimacy? (ideal outcome: caring for baby or animal, playing, simply having fun)

Source: http://www.dreams.ca

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Abandonment, Dream Dictionary Abandonment)

Dream FAQ Dictionary: Do animals dream?

Do animals dream?

The answer to that isn’t known. Animals are observed to have REM sleep, and to twitch and make noises during sleep. Throughout history, human beings have thought animals to dream. The Greek philosopher Aristotle and the Roman historian Pliny believed so, and much later Charles Darwin credited dogs, cats, horses and the “higher animals” with the ability to dream. Recent lab research on young zebra finches showed that the birds exhibited the same brain activity when learning the song of the adult zebra finch as they did during REM sleep, leading to speculation that the birds were dreaming about rehearsing the song.

Source:Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Dreamspeak: How To Understand the Messages in Your Dreams

(See also: Animals dreams, Dream Interpretation FAQ, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams)

Dying, Death, See Others Dying Dying Animals

• To dream of dying, foretells that you are threatened with evil from a source that has contributed to your former advancement and enjoyment.
• To see others dying, forebodes general ill luck to you and to your friends.
• To dream that you are going to die, denotes that unfortunate inattention to your affairs will depreciate their value. Illness threatens to damage you also.
• To see animals in the throes of death, denotes escape from evil influences if the animal be wild or savage.
• It is an unlucky dream to see domestic animals dying or in agony.
• [As these events of good or ill approach you they naturally assume these forms of agonizing death, to impress you more fully with the joyfulness or the gravity of the situation you are about to enter on awakening to material responsibilities, to aid you in the mastery of self which is essential to meeting all conditions with calmness and determination.]
• [60] See Meaning of Dreams about Death.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Dying, Dreams - Meaning of Dream about Dying, Dream Interpretation Dying)

Hide

• To dream of the hide of an animal, denotes profit and permanent employment.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Hide, Meaning of Dreams about Hide, Dream Interpretation Hide)

Dream Interpretation Tail

The tail is a phallic symbol, and it stands for sexual needs, instincts, vitality and vigour. Seeing a curly tail in the dream reflects your personality trait: you love teasing people and playing jokes with them. Dreaming of an animal with a long tail foretells some difficulties in the future. If you dream of holding an animal by the tail: you interfere with matters which you shouldn't deal with. If you watch an animal wagging its tail, there is happiness in store for you.

Source: Dream-Land, http://www.dream-land.info

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Tail, Meaning of Dreams about Tail, Dream Interpretation Tail)

Dream Interpretation Abnormal

When you dream of something abnormal which can be described as a sci-fi film, where we see very strange things happening and not existing animals, it means that very soon you are going to find a useful solution to your present problems.

Source: Dream-Land, http://www.dream-land.info

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Abnormal, Meaning of Dreams about Abnormal, Dream Interpretation Abnormal)

Animals : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Children and Dreams - A Mean Animal

A Mean Animal

These dreams usually involve being chased or attacked by a wild animal, or even a domestic animal that has become enraged. The bull, the lion or the giant spider that chases the child may be a recurring image in a series of chase dreams.

What you need to know:

The animals that give chase in dreams typically represent a situation involving some person that could be troubling to your child. While such nightmares are not necessarily an indication of a serious situation, it may be useful to ask your child to draw the mean animal and to share with you the typical story line of the dream. Because your child probably won't make any connections between the scary dream and a scary life situation, you'll want to inquire at another time whether there is anyone at school or in the neighborhood that she finds scary.

Source: The Complete Dream Book and Dreaming Insights

More children dreams here: Children and Dreams

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Animals, Dream Dictionary Animals)