Dragons

To dream of a dragon represents a paralyzing fear or feelings of being subjected to tyranny. A person or situation that may terrify you. A dragon may also reflect feelings about behavior that is dangerously terrible to others. A terrifying person or problem that may be difficult to evade. A common symbol for tyranny.

Alternatively, a dragon may reflect feelings about someone else's enormous or scary temper.

To see a black dragon in your dream represents one of your most powerful fears. Something that terrifies you or is too difficult for you to stand up to. You may feel paralyzed by fear or nervousness.

To see a light green dragon in a dream represents a powerful fear or terrifying experience that heals you or improves your life. Facing your worst nightmare to improve yourself. A terrifying challenge that must be faced in order to move on with your life.

To dream of a blue dragon represents a very positive person or situation that terrifies into doing what it wants.

To dreaming of being a dragon points to your own attempts to terrify or scare people. You may be using fear as a weapon or control mechanism.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a small dragon on his paint brush. In waking life he was an artist and was terrified of his paintings not being perfect because he felt people would not like them or totally lose respect for him if they were ugly.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing dragons circling in the sky. In waking life was terrified of not passing a serious spiritual test. He felt his soul was in peril if it didn't pass the test.

Example 3: A young woman dreamed of being chased by a black dragon. In waking life she was desperately trying to avoid her mother who was very angry and intimidating. She felt that her mother would never take no for an answer.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of being in a room with a dragon. In waking life she was forced to spend time with her boss and feared losing her job if she did anything to upset her boss who had a very bad temper.

Example 5: A man dreamed of seeing a blue dragon at the end of a water tunnel. In waking life his pregnant girlfriend had a miscarriage. In this case the blue dragon may have reflected feelings about how terrible and relieving the miscarriage was because it encouraged discussing breaking up or never having children.

Eel

To dream of an eel represents feelings about behavior being so emotionally cold that other people's feelings aren't cared about at all. Emotional emptiness that doesn't listen at all. Awareness of yourself being able to scare people with taking opportunities for yourself that don't benefit them at all.

Positively, an eel may reflect warnings or threats of taking something away from someone if they aren't careful about respecting you. Authoritative warnings of consequences that will take something away as though it didn't matter at all.

Alternatively, an eel may reflect a fear of something being taken from you if you aren't perfectly careful. A fear of losing something if you get to close to a person or situation. A cold empty person that scares you. A fear of someone else's cold-hearted selfishness hurting you. A fear of having to know someone you feel is dangerous to be close to. A fear of a warning you were given. Confronting the reality of not listening to a warning you were given. A fear of not handling yourself properly with a dangerous situation.

Example: A man dreamed of an eel that was anti-social and would hide. In waking life he believed he was a spiritual healer and noticed that if he talked about dangerous spiritual topics nobody wanted to talk to him anymore. The eel may have reflected his awareness of people not liking discussing spiritual topics with dangerous warnings associated with them.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of having a tattoo of an eel on her chest and feeling that her boyfriend wouldn't like it if he saw it. In waking life her boyfriend wanted to have children and she was considering taking on more responsibilities at work and considering future career goals instead. The eel tattoo may have reflected her feelings about enjoying being noticed by people as someone who could easily take a successful career at any time while also being aware of how negative her boyfriend would feel about it.

Elephants

To dream of an elephant represents sensitivity or issues that makes you very upset when confronted. An elephant may reflect things that hurt your feelings, things that easily anger you, or something that might make you cry. Losing your temper if you don't get your way. Major upsets.

Negatively, elephants may be a sign that you are too dependent on a certain requirement in your life. A persistent tendency to overreact, get upset, or get angry if you don't get your way. Wonderful people who get very angry when one thing goes wrong. Hyper-sensitivity about a situation you like staying perfect. An exhausting need to keep someone happy to maintain a relationship.

Example: A man once dreamed of a stampeding elephant. In waking life he was dealing with the sudden loss of his girlfriend.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing her unborn baby turn into an elephant. In waking life she knew something was wrong with her pregnancy and eventually had a miscarriage. The baby changing into an elephant may have reflected her powerful upsetting reaction when she discovered she was having a miscarriage.

Elk

To dream of elk represents behavior that is strong enough to never need to do anything more interesting or risky than it currently is. Instincts to remain safe even if it dull. Grown up behavior that is protective and can fight back. Not being afraid of hard work because it works. Hard work that isn't whining about it. Responsible behavior that is strong enough to protect itself. Fearlessness about being a grownup. Grown up behavior that doesn't have to listen you if it doesn't want to. Maturity that isn't willing to sin ever. Grown up behavior that doesn't care about listening to other people's problems.

Negatively, dreaming about an elk represents instincts to accept a situation as dull to survive. Accepting one area of your life as important to survive that makes the rest of your life suck. Accepting adult responsible behavior that dulls the rest of your life. Feeling annoyed about need to listen to your parents. Fear of someone or something difficult that gets angry if you don't accept it. Accepting dullness that is aggressive about keeping you that way. Behavior that doesn't care about looking stupid never doing anything else for you.

Example: A young man dreamed of seeing an elk. In waking life he felt that his both his work life and social life were dull.

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Ferrets

To dream of a ferret represents you or someone else that is noticing what everyone else is doing before doing anything yourself. Seeing what happens before doing anything serious.

Negatively, a ferret may reflect your suspicion or distrust of others.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a ferret. In waking life she wanted to merge families with her new boyfriend by making all the children live under one roof. However, she wasn't confident about making such a move so soon and wanted to see how the relationship would work out first.

Fish

To dream of fish represents unconscious thoughts or unconscious truths. Things you may notice about yourself or your life, but don't fully understand. Being aware of something you can't fully grasp. A subtle awareness.

Positively, fish may reflect valuable insights. Learning new things about yourself or that were previously difficult to grasp.

Negatively, fish reflects emotional problems or negative emotions that you notice yourself having, but are refusing to take serious. You may be aware that you have a problem, but don't understand the underlying issues that created it. Insights that elude you. It may also reflect problems that are out in the open, but nobody wants to talk about.

People undergoing therapy or powerful personal growth often dream of fish swimming below the surface of the water to symbolize new insights about themselves that they are trying to discover.

The size of a dream fish reflects how significant or important an issue is. A big fish represents something you know is important, but don't understand. A small fish may reflect a small problem that you have difficulty understanding.

Blue fish are positive thoughts, red fish are dangerous, ill-intentioned, or arrogant thoughts. Dark green fish are selfish thoughts. Orange fish are issues that hold a heavy influence over your current choices.

Yellow fish reflect subtle awareness with issues that you notice keep manifesting in your waking life. Something you can't help but notice.

To dream of catching a fish symbolizes gaining insight or new understanding. Learning something about yourself or how a difficult problem works.

To dream dead fish represents things you were subtly noticing that are no longer being paid attention to. Problems you were subtly noticing that are no longer important or stopped.

To dream of eating fish represents total confidence that an issue has been put to rest. You know that something will never be a problem again. It may also reflect a problem you recently discovered being solved permanently.

To dream of a flying fish represents issues you don't understand completely, but want to be involved with. Positively, it may reflect inexperience combined with eagerness. Negatively, it may be a sign that you moving too fast with something or need to spend more time learning before making a serious commitment.

To dream of a school of fish represents complicated or multi-faceted issues that you are aware off , but don't want to openly discuss. It may also reflect a higher than normal degree of awareness of your problems that you lack clarity about. A multi-faceted problem that you are having issues getting insight into. Alternatively, a school of fish may reflect conformist behavior or group thinking that you are trying to learn about.

To dream of fish attacking you represents feelings of being harmed or threatened by something you don't fully understand. Feeling threatened by a "known unknown." Feeling seriously threatened by something unproven, uncertain, or mysterious. Feeling that something is dangerous when you have never witnessed it yourself personally.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a big dark green fish swimming though the air and bumping into him. In waking life he was noticing himself repeatedly considering suicide even though he had no idea about how to do it successfully.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of having a fish thrown at her. In waking life a man she was dating accidentally told her that he loved her while he was drunk, but then was too embarrassed to openly discuss the situation. The fish being thrown at her reflected the uncomfortable manner in which the man's true feelings were revealed left undiscussed, but fully noticed.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing a fish die and then seeing it alive again. In waking life she couldn't be 100% sure if she was pregnant or not. She didn't bother with a test, but kept believing that certain bodily changes that she couldn't be sure about might be signaling that she was pregnant. The fish in this case may have reflected her feelings about seeing subtle signs that she was pregnant that she couldn't be sure about.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of seeing a fish in a boiling pot of water. In waking life she was having subtle feelings that a fight she had with her boyfriend was going to make him stop talking to her.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of a fish inside her belly that ate her developing baby. In waking life she was having worries about a second miscarriage.

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Foal

To dream of a foal represents the early stages of a new and developing ambition or drive. It reflects the potential for growth, learning, and maturation in a particular area of life where you are beginning to become ambitious with. A foal can also symbolize vulnerability and innocence in the pursuit of your goals. A new idea or project that requires nurturing and patience to come to fruition. The beginning stages of a strong ambition or desire. It may symbolize a new creative project, relationship, or endeavor that is still in its early stages.

Negatively, a foal in a dream may represent naivety, immaturity, or inexperience in pursuing your ambitions. You may need to focus on developing your skills, abilities, or knowledge before successfully achieving your goals. Alternatively, a foal may represent undeveloped aspect of yourself that you need to nurture and cultivate to achieve success.

Example: A teenage girl dreamed of seeing a horse with a foal. The foal came up to her and shoved her with his nose. In waking life she was very focused on new music concerts at school after completing a musical. Her grades were slightly falling. In this case the foal may have reflected the girl's drive to pursue her passion for music with the new upcoming school concerts pushing her to prioritize it over her academic responsibilities.

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Fowl

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Foxes

To dream of a fox represents cleverness, cunningness, being sly, or attempts to outsmart someone. A fox may also reflect good survival instincts.

Negatively, a fox may reflect deception, trickery, or feeling that you have to lie to and do something behind their back in stealth.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing an injured bleeding fox. In waking life her past actions has been discovered where she outsmarted someone by lying to them and doing something behind their back.

Frogs

To dream of a frog represents situations in your life that harmlessly don't listen to you or annoy you that they aren't what you really want to experience. Often a symbol for experiences that leave you jealous that something isn't working out. Jealous of not having your choice. Disappointments or feelings about goals that have escaped your ability to achieve them. Relationships or situations that failed or don't happen as you expected them to. Jealousy that what you want to experience eludes you or is not as easy as you thought it would be. People in your life that are good listeners, but don't do what it is that you really want. Some area of your life that "just isn't it." Frogs in a dream may be a sign that you need to accept a non-functioning situation, relationship, hope, or promise as never doing what you would like it to do.

Black frogs reflect disappointments that instill fear in you or that you have a lot of difficulty getting over. Fear of something that will never stop embarrassing you with not working or not being good enough. Feeling that something is excessive or empty about always eluding you.

Light brown frogs may reflect feelings about easy removal of problems that seem to remain elusive or persistently disappoint you when you try to deal with them.

Copper color frogs may reflect failure for things you desire and don't believe you can ever have. You may also be wasting your time and resources trying to fix failures or change the past. Some are of your life that isn't what you want as though it's forever intended to keep you wanting.

To dream that you can't catch a frog may represent situations in your life where you are wasting time trying to make something happen that might never happen. Your unwillingness to give up on something that persistent disappoints you or doesn't listen to your wishes.

Example: A woman once dreamed of frogs in the her backyard while she was spending a lot of time thinking about a number of her failed relationships. The frogs in this case may have reflected her recurring feelings about no man ever being the right man as her relationships persistently didn't work out.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a frog. In waking life he had failed to finish a long term running marathon because he had collapsed from a heat stroke. The frog in this case may have reflected his feelings about running the race not feeling as good as finishing.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing a frog with a human head inside his girlfriend's vagina. In waking life his girlfriend had temporarily turned him down for sex when he was expecting it. The frog symbolism in this case may have reflected his feelings about not having sex not feeling as good as having sex as the sexual encounter didn't work out as he expected.

Example 4: A man dreamed of seeing frogs underwater. In waking life he was experiencing major financial problems and fear of failure. The frogs underwater in this case may have reflected his feelings about being overwhelmed by problems and all his attempts to fix his problems never seeming to work out. Financial problems while all his options to restore financial stability consistently disappointing him.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of seeing a huge disgusting frog. In waking life her ex-husband stop paying support payments while he was enjoying a life of luxury. The frog in this case may have reflected her feelings about ex-husband problems with consistency with her support payments making her feel disappointed or that her life was working out the way she wanted.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of seeing an owl and a frog in her living room. In waking life she felt that it was suspicious that her daughter and husband could afford their rent without jobs. She was disappointed that they were selling and doing drugs instead of being normal hardworking people.

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Gazelles

To dream of a gazelle represents innocence that likes it's life without thinking of other people's problems ruining it. Feelings about behavior that is always on the move in order to stay innocent. A nice, comfortable, problemless person that does whatever it takes stay the way they are. People in your life that may feel more happening that other people about enjoying their live the way it is.

Negatively, dreaming about gazelles represents innocence and avoidance of danger. You or someone else is doing everything they can to avoid discomfort or trouble. Feeling that other people are not stupid about about liking their life without you or other people ruining it. Behavior of nice people comfortable with their lives who are avoidant of other people's problems drawing them into financial hardship, jealousy, or problem situations that don't let them always see their lives the way it always is. Feelings about nice, comfortable, problemless people that avoid you instead of fighting you. Preferring to avoid any potential complications that could disrupt a tranquil life.

Example: A young woman dreamed of seeing gazelles and zebras outside her window. In waking life, her roommate was thinking of moving out and she had to think of someone else moving in with her. In this case, the gazelles may have reflected her feelings about other potential people to ask to move in with her that were focused on their own lives, maintaining their innocence and comfort without considering her current situation. She may have felt that these individuals, while good people, were more concerned with preserving their own peace and comfort than with helping her out of her predicament.

Gecko

To dream of a gecko represents a fear of something safe that's uncomfortable, but not dangerous. Fear of something or someone that is non-threatening. Fear of something safe that doesn't have the power to completely embarrass you because it isn't very important. Fear of something safe that will never attack you. Fear of someone or something that will back off if it annoys you. Attempts to confront a non-threatening but uncomfortable situation. Fear of talking to safe people about something uncomfortable that will probably not embarrass you ask them not to. Fear of family life seeing something embarrassing about you, but who will keep it private because you asked them to. Fear of revealing personal information or discussing uncomfortable topics that you can easily stand up for yourself about not wanting to discuss. Fear of revealing personal information in a group therapy setting with people who are probably just as sensitive as you are. Issues with avoidance, assertiveness, boundary-setting, and the fear of social or personal discomfort.

Example: A woman dreamed of a wall gecko lizard in a nylon bag making noise. She let it out and tried killing it. It jumped on her hand and she tried to hit it to get it off her body. In waking life, she had just broken up with her boyfriend. In this case, the gecko may have reflected her fear of having an uncomfortable discussion related to her breakup with the possibility of being told she was wrong about it while also feeling she could be assertive about saying she simply didn't want to discuss the issue in order to push people away from discussing it.

Geese

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German Shepherd

To dream of a German Shepherd dog represents protective attentiveness. Staying on top of things by being alert and making careful observations. Protectiveness that feels like it's always listening. Protectiveness with disciplined listening skills.

To dream of being bit by a German Shepard represents feeling that someone that is paying more attention than you is attacking you for it. A person or situation that forces you to pay more attention. You may have temporarily let your guard down by not paying attention.

Example: A man dreamed that his neighbor had a new German Shepherd. In waking life, the man felt that his neighbour had recently become jealous of him making more money than him and was acting strange by attentively matching purchases or copying behavior. The dreamer felt that the neighbor was paranoid he was trying to use money would make his girlfriend leave him. In this case, the German Shepherd may have reflected the dreamer's feelings about his neighbor's heightened vigilance and protective attitude towards keeping his relationship, that always 'listening' and observing the dreamer's actions to match it.

Giraffes

To dream of a giraffe represents behavior that can perceive things from a higher vantage point or a broader perspective that doesn't have to talk about it. Quietly seeing yourself as more prominent, older, wiser, or better at seeing the future. The ability to 'look ahead' and foresee potential outcomes.

Negatively, dreaming about a giraffe represents ignorance or arrogance in believing oneself to having superior foresight or understanding of what the future holds. Snobbishness or presumption that others lack foresight.

Example: A young woman dreamed of a giraffe peering into a house that she and man she had a crush were inside. In waking life, she believed that she was the only one that was good enough to be with her crush. In this case, the giraffe may have reflected her feelings about another woman with interest in her crush, whom she felt was ignorant, watching her with her crush and making snobby comments about predicting the future with why the relationship wouldn't last.