Rabbit [182]

• To dream of rabbits, foretells favorable turns in conditions, and you will be more pleased with your gains than formerly.
• To see white rabbits, denotes faithfulness in love, to the married or single.
• To see rabbits frolicing about, denotes that children will contribute to your joys.

[182] See also: Meaning of Dreams about Hare.)

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

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

Dream Interpretation Rabbits

A rabbit stands for sexual desires, fertility, feelings of inferiority, insecurity or anxiety. If you dream of a white rabbit, expect a pleasant experience in the near future. A black rabbit is a bad omen, sometimes it brings news of death. Catching a rabbit in the dream means that you will meet a young person. Breeding rabbits denotes a long life. Watching a rabbit being killed: you are sacrificing your ideas and positive qualities for the good of other people.

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

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

Rabbit:

1. In British mythology, a symbol of fertility, fecundity, and sexual pleasure. The ancient British fertility goddess Oestre, from whose name we get our word Easter, had a pet hare that laid its egg every Spring Equinox so that life would spread throughout the world. Dreaming of a rabbit, therefore, especially one that is affectionate and at ease with you, can be a sign of love and domestic happiness ahead.

2. Dreaming of many rabbits is a sign of new responsibilities - but not unwelcome ones. A new and wonderful opportunity will come your way - but you'll enjoy the work required to accomplish it instead of viewing it as a chore.

3. In Native American mythology, Rabbit is a symbol of needless fear. Therefore, dreaming of a rabbit that is afraid of you means that something in your life is troubling you now - and that your fears are groundless.

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

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

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Skin

1. The meaning of a dream of human skin varies with its condition. If you dream of smooth, beautiful, healthy skin, it foreshadows romantic happiness. If you dream of blotchy or pimply skin, however, it indicates romantic trouble ahead. Peeling skin represents a sloughing off of the old in order to make way for the new.

2. Animal skins are a symbol of death, colored by the nature of the animal. For instance, rabbits represent fear, and if you dream of a rabbit skin that indicates that some of your fears are going to disappear. Dreaming of an ox, however, indicates a loss of strength and stamina. To dream of a coat or stole made of animal skins is a symbol of exploiting the vulnerable for the sake of one’s own gain.

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Hare [88]

• If you see a hare escaping from you in a dream, you will lose something valuable in a mysterious way. If you capture one, you will be the victor in a contest.
• If you make pets of them, you will have an orderly but unintelligent companion.
• A dead hare, betokens death to some friend. Existence will be a prosy affair.
• To see hares chased by dogs, denotes trouble and contentions among your friends, and you will concern yourself to bring about friendly relations.
• If you dream that you shoot a hare, you will be forced to use violent measures to maintain your rightful possessions.
• [88] See also: Meaning of Dreams about Rabbit.  )

   

  Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

   

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