Animals
47 symbols
Seeing Tiger in a dream
A tiger in a dream usually stands for raw power and strong emotion, often a force in your life that feels close to slipping out of your control. A tiger hunts alone and rules its own ground, so the dream tiger can be a…
Seeing Elephant in a dream
Dreaming of an elephant usually stands for a strength that can carry heavy loads with patience. Despite its huge body, an elephant moves calmly, and this dream often comes when you are handling a big responsibility yet…
Seeing Horse in a dream
Dreaming of a horse usually speaks of the inner strength and ambition that carry you forward. The horse is also a symbol of loyalty and devoted effort, so the dream can be tied to a relationship or a piece of work you…
Seeing Cow in a dream
Dreaming of a cow usually speaks of a longing for stability and plenty in your life. In a Bengali village household the cow has long been a mainstay of the family's living, and in a dream it carries much the same…
Seeing Goat in a dream
Dreaming of a goat usually stands for curiosity and the courage to go your own way. On steep mountain slopes where others stumble, a goat keeps its footing with ease. So the dream goat reflects a side of you that does…
Seeing Sheep in a dream
Dreaming of sheep usually speaks of your calm nature and your tendency to go along with the group. Sheep move in flocks and follow one another, so this dream often raises a question: are you walking your own path or…
Seeing Dog in a dream
Dreaming of a dog is mainly tied to a sense of loyalty and protection. The dream dog often stands for the people in your life who stand by you without conditions. Much of the meaning depends on whether the dog was…
Seeing Cat in a dream
Dreaming of a cat usually stands for your independent side, the part of you that trusts its own instincts. A cat depends on no one, keeps to itself and holds on to a little mystery. So when a cat appears in a dream, it…
Seeing Rabbit in a dream
Dreaming of a rabbit shows a soft, watchful side of your mind, where fear and excitement sit together. A rabbit is small, yet it is remarkably alert to danger around it. So this dream often comes when you feel the…
Seeing Rat in a dream
Dreaming of a rat often speaks of small worries that do not look big on their own but pile up into unease. Rats move about out of sight, so in a dream a rat stands for a problem that has not come into the open yet but…
Seeing Pig in a dream
Whatever negative ideas people hold about pigs, seeing a pig in a dream usually stands for abundance and overindulgence. Pigs are known for their greed at the trough and for rolling in mud, so a pig in a dream often…
Seeing Rooster in a dream
Seeing a rooster or hearing it crow in a dream usually signals a new beginning, because the rooster's call has always announced the dawn. The bird that wakes everyone at daybreak wants to wake your mind too, as if there…
Seeing Duck in a dream
Dreaming of a duck is usually a symbol of a natural ability to handle emotion and practical reality at the same time. A duck swims in water and also walks on land, so it speaks of a balance in which your inner and outer…
Seeing Chicken in a dream
Dreaming of a chicken is usually tied to the small duties of running a home and to the care you feel for your family. Chickens are kept by so many households that they are bound up with home life, so this dream often…
Seeing Crow in a dream
Dreaming of a crow often means you sense a chapter of your life coming to an end, or you are anxiously waiting for news. Many cultures see the crow as a messenger of change, and in Bengal the crow has long been a bird…
Seeing Sparrow in a dream
Dreaming of a sparrow is usually tied to life's small joys and a sense of safety at home. The sparrow is a small bird that likes to live close to people's houses. It often comes into a dream to remind you of the…
Seeing Parrot in a dream
Seeing a parrot in a dream usually raises a question about your own voice, whether the words you speak are truly yours. A parrot can copy human speech, so in a dream it seems to ask whether your words come from within,…
Seeing Turtle in a dream
Dreaming of a turtle speaks of patience and the instinct to protect yourself. The animal moves at its own pace and, when it needs to, pulls into its shell to stay safe. So a turtle in a dream often reflects a state of…
Seeing Crocodile in a dream
Dreaming of a crocodile warns you about hidden danger or emotions you have pushed down. Like a crocodile lying half under the water, some problems and feelings cannot be seen from the outside, yet underneath they keep…
Seeing Frog in a dream
Dreaming of a frog usually stands for transformation, especially your ability to adapt when circumstances change. A frog is just as comfortable in water as on land, so its appearance in a dream reminds you that you have…
Seeing Whale in a dream
Dreaming of a whale means some big feeling or old experience hidden deep in your mind is now rising to the surface. This huge animal lives in the deepest parts of the ocean, so it stands for a layer of the mind that is…
Seeing Crab in a dream
Dreaming of a crab often speaks of the part of you that has covered itself in a hard shell for protection. The contrast between the crab's tough shell and its soft inside makes it an unusual symbol: hard on the outside,…
Seeing Lobster in a dream
Dreaming of a lobster usually hints at a sensitive side of you hidden behind a hard shell. A lobster is tough on the outside but soft inside. So this dream often comes when you are trying to seem unshaken on the outside…
Seeing Octopus in a dream
Seeing an octopus in a dream usually stands for the pressure of handling many things at once. With eight arms, an octopus can reach in many directions at the same moment, so it often reflects a situation where many…
Seeing Snake in a dream
Dreaming of a snake usually means a hidden fear is at work in you, one you can sense but have not yet faced, and at times it points to a major change. Snake dreams are very common, yet their meaning is layered, because…
Seeing Fish in a dream
Dreaming of fish usually stands for feelings hidden deep in your mind. Just as fish move silently under the water, these feelings are not directly visible, yet they stay active inside you all the time. What the water…
Seeing Bird in a dream
Seeing a bird in a dream usually stands for freedom and a lighter heart. The meaning changes a great deal with the kind of bird and what it is doing. A bird in flight: This speaks of a feeling that you can rise above…
Seeing Butterfly in a dream
Dreaming of a butterfly stands for transformation and for entering a new stage of life. The change from caterpillar to butterfly is slow and painful, so a butterfly in a dream often means you have come through a hard…
Seeing Bee in a dream
Seeing bees in a dream almost always speaks of hard work and shared effort. A bee never works alone, it makes honey together with the hive. This dream often carries the sense that the work you are putting in now will…
Seeing Mosquito in a dream
Seeing a mosquito in a dream usually points to a small but constant irritation in your life. Just as a mosquito whines by your ear all night and steals your sleep, there may be a small problem or a person in your waking…
Seeing Leech in a dream
Dreaming of a leech usually stands for a person or situation that is slowly draining your energy. A leech clings to the skin and quietly draws blood. In the same way, a relationship, a duty or a habit can wear you out a…
Seeing Earthworm in a dream
Dreaming of an earthworm relates to a small, quiet but necessary change. An earthworm works out of sight underground and makes the soil fertile, and this dream often speaks of an inner change that cannot yet be seen…
Seeing Snail in a dream
Dreaming of a snail usually means that, despite pressure to do things quickly, your mind wants to move at its own pace. A snail carries its home on its back and moves forward without hurrying. In these rushed times its…
Seeing Monkey in a dream
Seeing a monkey in a dream is usually a symbol of a restless mind that runs in many directions at once. A monkey first brings mischief to mind, but in a dream its meaning goes deeper. Just as a monkey leaps from branch…
Seeing Jackal in a dream
Dreaming of a jackal stands for cunning, and it often brings up a suspicion you hold about someone's intentions. In South Asian folk tales the jackal has long been the clever but untrustworthy character. So when a…
Seeing Fox in a dream
Dreaming of a fox stands for cleverness, especially the ability to handle a situation with strategy when you need to. But depending on what the fox was doing in the dream, this cunning is either your own or belongs to…
Seeing Bear in a dream
Seeing a bear in a dream stands for a strength that wants to protect the people close to it, yet at times pulls back into itself. A bear is fierce in defending its territory and its cubs, and just as fond of being…
Seeing Deer in a dream
Dreaming of a deer is a symbol of a delicate mix of gentleness and caution. A deer startles easily and bolts at the slightest sound, so its presence in a dream often speaks of a state of mind in which you feel a little…
Seeing Porcupine in a dream
Dreaming of a porcupine usually stands for the urge to protect yourself. Its body is covered in sharp quills, yet the porcupine does not use them to attack anyone, only to defend itself. In a dream the porcupine says…
Seeing Animals in a dream
Seeing many kinds of animals together in a dream means several of your instincts have become active at the same time. Each animal has its own character, so when several appear at once, different needs inside you are…
Seeing Buffalo in a dream
Dreaming of a buffalo usually stands for great strength, the kind that is useful when calm and hard to control when roused. A water buffalo pulls the plow in the fields and lies peacefully in muddy water through the…
Seeing Dove in a dream
Dreaming of a dove is usually a symbol of peace and hope, especially after a hard time has passed. Like the breath of relief that comes when a war ends or a storm passes, this bird brings that same feeling to mind, so…
Seeing Hyena in a dream
Dreaming of a hyena usually points to someone around you who is opportunistic or deceptive. The hyena is seen as an animal that waits for its chance and snatches what others have worked for. So this dream is often tied…
Seeing Mare in a dream
Dreaming of a mare usually speaks of freedom and speed, with an added layer of tenderness and responsibility. Horses have always stood for running free, and in a mare this mixes with the instinct to protect her foal. In…
Seeing Peacock in a dream
Seeing a peacock in a dream usually stands for a wish to show yourself off to everyone. Just as a peacock spreads its tail feathers to display itself, this dream often comes at a time when your mind wants everyone to…
Seeing Tomcat in a dream
Dreaming of a tomcat is usually tied to a wish to live on your own terms. A cat is a pet yet still does as it pleases, so its presence in a dream often points to some area of life you want to run your own way, without…
Seeing Turtledove in a dream
Dreaming of a turtledove, or of any dove, is a symbol of peace and faithful relationships. In many cultures this bird has long been tied to devoted love, so its presence in a dream often speaks of the tender side of…