Dreaming of Pelicans
Dreaming of pelicans signifies both success and disappointment intertwined.
Catching a pelican in your dream indicates overcoming negative influences that bring you down.
Killing a pelican in your dream suggests ruthlessness, coldness, and disregard for others' rights.
Seeing a pelican flying in your dream suggests you will face various uncertainties that will deeply concern you because you are unsure if they will lead to positive outcomes.
Psychological Dream Interpretation:
The pelican in the dream symbolizes fantasy, thoughts, and ideas that can only be expressed in a free and unrestricted manner. Even in ancient times before Christianity, people were fascinated by pelicans and flight. It was believed that pelicans were messengers of the soul, possessing magical and divine powers.
Psychological Analysis:
The pelicans in the dream express the need to attribute human characteristics to objects and living beings other than yourself. A caged pelican may represent limitations and wisdom. A freely flying pelican represents longing, desires, and the ascent of the soul to divine heights. A particularly magnificent bird feather symbolizes your appearance and how you perceive yourself.
A flock of birds without direction reflects confusion between spiritual demands and physical or material observations. Sometimes, pelicans can represent the presence of a free-spirited woman. The golden-winged bird and fire share the same symbolic meaning, representing spiritual yearning. A pelican soaring high in the sky symbolizes spiritual awakening or the part of you that seeks knowledge.
In men's dreams, pelicans represent bestiality, while in women's dreams, they represent spiritual self.
Pelican: Symbolizes sacrifice, humility, and nurturing maternal love.
Symbolism in the Spiritual Realm:
On the spiritual level, the pelican in the dream represents the human soul.