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Gorilla Or Ape Dream Meaning

Brute force, or possibly gentle strength.

Imitation, copying, or aspiring to be like someone else.

Nonverbal communication or unspoken language.

Basic human skills.

Humanity or human-like qualities (such as sentience or compassion).

Dreaming of this animal can represent too much or not enough of one of those qualities, or someone or something you associate with the quality or animal.

Consider also the animal’s actions, context, and your feelings about it.

See also: Animal, Monkey, Chimpanzee, Orangutan [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary by Nancy Wagaman [Back to dream]

What does Gorilla or Ape mean in a dream?


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