For further clarity read the information on composite animals in animals, as well as the entries for journey and transport.

Freud and others attach sexual significance to dreams of animals; dream interpreters, however, regard the dream of a number of domestic animals as auguring happiness, while wild animals symbolize enemies.

In chinese lore the tortoise is a revered figure of wisdom and knowledge. He is said to carry the pattern of all existence on his back. He also represents creation....

One who takes special care of animals or people who are treated like animals; see “animals”

Dreaming of a trunk has the same connotation as a treasure chest and indicates that spiritually we need to explore our hidden depths and the knowledge we have stored in...

Gives gender-specific: Depending on whether the dreamer is masculine or feminine, a wild woman will represent the anima or the shadow. Also consult the entries for animals, flowers, tame and...

If a person sees himself as becoming the owner of will animals and these animals are under his full control so that he leads them to wherever he desires, it...

Material aspects: Most people have a facade they put on for others, particularly at a first meeting.To dream of a mask often alerts us to either our own or other...

Material aspects: Like the halter, the harness indicates some form of control or restraint. It may be that we are actually being restrained by our own limitations, or that we...

To dream of wise animals suggests important information from your intuition or inner wisdom. This intuitive wisdom is within every one of us and the result of thousands of years...

Beavers are very busy animals. They gnaw all day and build their homes. They are generally not considered to be friendly animals. All of their hard work is focused on...

If you dream of hybrid animals (half one creature, half another), this symbolizes that you are learning to incorporate different sides of yourself, as you grow and mature into a...

Usually wild animals stand for danger, dangerous passions or dangerous people. There is a destructive force arising from the unconscious, threatening our safety. Such a dream may be a way...

To dream of composite animals could indicate some confusion in sorting out what qualities we need to use in waking life.The qualities of the various animals need to be assimilated...

To dream of animals mixed up with each other, for example, half animal-half man, could suggest confusion in finding the best approach to a situation in waking life. Perhaps the...

You can expect new and pleasant interests if you heard young animals bleating in your dream.See also Lamb and Animals.

Also see Dream Dictionary: Baby Animals in Animals

See sinister animals and transformation of animals in this section.

Psychological / emotional perspective: In order to disentangle the various types of ‘information’ that each character brings to the dreamer, it is often necessary to decide what or who each...

(see Animals by type, Field, Trees)Obscureness (e.g., “not seeing the forest for the trees”).Dark and filled with animals: Personal instincts and drives, reflected in the type of animals or their...

If you dreamed of a herd of these striped animals» they are warning you that your efforts are being expended in the wrong direction; however, if your dream featured a...

Exploring unconscious or hidden aspects of self.If meet animals on the safari, see Animal or specific animals.

See baby animals in animals

The figures of animals are an easy way for us to accept the help the subconscious and spiritual realms can offer. Your totem animal is traditionally your ‘guide’ through the...

(1) Animals with horns arc often symbolic of male sexuality, virility, aggression.(2) Homs may symbolize fertility - that is, the power of growth within your psyche.(3) Homed animals may represent...

Seen in a dream most unusual animals represent difficulties and problems which will cause considerable worry unless you managed to drive the beasts away, in which case you will overcome...

Game animals—notably the deer, rabbit and hare—offer encouragement, and dreamers should view their presence optimistically. The rabbit’s renowned ability to breed offers the promise of fertility in women and virility...

To dream of trying to find some refuge from animals, whether by building defences or perhaps by running away, is indicative of our struggle with our animal instincts and whether...

A symbol of emotional stagnation or a depiction of the unconscious or the unknown. Grief and death, but also magical power and fertility. In earlier books about dreams, black animals...

One’s natural urges and instincts, such as sexuality, parental caring, social grouping. What is happening to the animals shows how one is relating to the natural side of one­self—and how...

When we dream of domesticated animals we are aware of those parts of ourselves with which we have already come to terms. There are passions which are being used in...

You will have to work hard and diligently to overcome your obstacles if your dream involved one (or more) of these hardy animals, unless it (or they) carried a burden,...

Domestic animals: Comfort, familiarity, security, gentleness. Astrological parallel: VirgoWild animals: The lower nature, the unknown, fear, danger. Astrological parallel: Aries

They all symbolise one’s enemies.The size and strength of such animals is the deciding factor for the strength and power of such enemies.And Allah knows best.

In dreams, the metamorphosis of the dreamer or other people into animals and vice versa shows the potential for change within any situation. Coincidentally, magical techniques allow ‘shape-shifting’, permitting magicians...

Carl Jung said that all wild animals indicate latent affects (feelings and emotions that we do not readily deal with). They are also symbolic of dangers (hurtful and negative things)...

lucky numbers: 05-11-21-28-37-43animals changing to humans: to earn a place in society,modify defensive instincts. humans changing to animals: wil improve present position by rectifying old offenses. insects experiencing, a: the...

In American culture, we usually think of animals carved upon a tree trunk by Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest (totems were also found among ancient cultures throughout the world)....

Vision: Dreaming about mysterious, frightening creatures, or monsters: you have been shaken to the depths of your soul.Hidden emotions deep in vour unconscious are raking shape, troubling you. Sometimes the...

When interpreting dreams with goats in them, consider the characteristics that we associate with these animals. We consider them to be sturdy and tenacious. Historically, lambs are sacrificial and when...

The interpretation of this dream depends on the circumstances of the dreamer.To see a cage full of birds means a release from anxiety which could come through a sizable inheritance.An...

Psychological / emotional perspective: The number of sides a shape has will be significant, as will the colours. Considerable symbology has grown up around shape. You might also like to...

A dream of a strong, powerful, but unknown, friend; to be bitten by one, injury from a friend (Gypsy). Jung and Freud classify all dreams of animals or of being...

Neither pets nor wild creatures, agricultural animals often represent personal traits that you may have tamed to a certain extent, although there is always the risk that they will escape...

If you find you’re enclosed in a space with a group of animals, or living among them, it is important to note what kind of animal they are and what...

The birth of a human child is a universal symbol for good news, happiness, and/or a whole new life.The birth of twins or triplets indicates wealth.If the birth involved friendly...

The unfeeling, cold, almost inhuman element in some human instincts is often suggested by cold-blooded animals or reptiles.See also REPTILES, FISH AND AMPHIBIANS.

Depends on your feelings for the particular animal (for typical meaning see the specific type).A helpful animal normally represents the instinctive self. Look at your feelings and beliefs about this...

The urn represents the feminine receptive principle. Consult the entries for death, jar and vase for further information.

Also consult the entries for mystic and caring professions in people as well as the information on priestess in archetypes in the introduction.

Domestic animals symbolize fundamental urges and drives in ourselves which we have learnt to meet and direct with reasonable success. They still have to be cared for though or they...

Dreams about animals in water are symbols of our emotions. Water is a symbol of emotion because water, like emotion, constantly moves and flows. How the animal moves within the...

When children begin school they often dream of wild animals attacking, such as lions, bulls, alligators and bears. Wild animals tend to reflect a person or situation that is upsetting...

You might like to consult the entries for altar and rite / ritual as well as the information on spiritual imagery in the introduction for further clarification.

Consulting the entries for magic / magician and witch as well as spiritual imagery in the introduction will enhance your understanding.

You might like to consult the entries for analyst and medication / medicine as well as the information on authority figures in the people section.

Consult the entries for bread, cakes, colour, eat / eating, fruit, nourishment and onion for further clarification.

Animals in dreams typically represent your most basic and natural feelings and drives.These may be anger, the need to survive, parental urges, sex or procreation, desire for recognition in the...

Consulting the introduction for information on the great mother and also the entries for barrier and walls will further help in interpreting your dream.

To enhance the interpretation of the dream consult the entries for house in buildings and this section, parent in family and shelter.

You might like to consult the entries for chase / chased, digging / excavation, hunt / hunting / huntsman and mine / miner.

Consult the entries for book, letter, library, list and medium as well as the information on spiritual imagery in the introduction.

Symbol: The bear is seen as an animal of strength, but in a much calmer sense than other wild animals. In a man’s dream, the bear usually represents a controlling,...

To see wild animals caged suggests that you are in control of your instincts.If you are in the cage with them, it could suggest a need to break free from...

You might like to consult the entries for baptism, ceremony, magic / magician, mantra and ziggurat, as well as the information on spiritual imagery in the introduction.

(see Animals, Cat, Lion)In India, an emblem of divine wrath being unleashed.China: The Lord of Animals, who embodies the attributes of authority, courage, passion, adventure, and prowess. Similar symbolism exists...

Dogs participate in the larger meaning of beasts or creatures, all of which can refer to our natural selves, in either the positive or negative sense of “animal.” Dogs, however,...