Animals Dreams

• Frogs
  Men rarely dream of frogs, but more often of toads. In women's or girls' dreams, the frog has a similar significance to that in the well-known fairytale of the frog king by the Brothers Grimm. In this fairytale, the frog turns into a radiant prince. But this only happens after the princess, on her father the king's orders, has given the frog food from her plate and warmed him in her bed. The frog is an animal which lives partly on land and partly in water. It indicates a transitionary phase in the process of evolution of living things, and is in this respect a symbol of change or transformation. The frog's life in water refers to cold and still impersonal elemental nature. The fairytale tells us allegorically that this impersonal side of nature, which also plays a role in sexuality, can only be elevated into the sphere of an acceptable human relationship by spiritual nourishment and by being firmly embedded in human emotions.
  The toad is the symbol of the fertile, devouring mother-goddess, who is also the mother of death. A toad in a man's dream can, therefore, be seen as a warning signal.
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• Fish
  The image of a fish in water in a dream can imply a sexual theme. Fish live in water, which is a straightforward symbol of the unconscious. Seen in this light, the fish indicates man's instinctive aspects, which are governed by the unconscious.
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• Dragons
  The dragon symbolizes the threatening and devouring aspects of the female personality. A battle with a dragon, however, always signifies the dreamer's battle with himself or with an unconscious aspect of his psyche.
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• Donkey
  In common speech, the donkey is referred to in the context of male sexuality. The comparison arises from the fact that the sex drive can be as obstinate as a donkey because it cannot be influenced by the will. Riding on a donkey means being in command of one's animal instincts. In the language of dreams, a donkey does not possess its proverbial stupidity.
  In Animals - 498 days ago
• Domestic animals, pets
  Until about a hundred years ago, domestic animals like horses, pigs, cows, poultry, dogs and cats were a part of human everyday life. They were productive and useful animals. In dreams they remain helpful animals, i.e. they symbolize helpful psychic functions. In modern industrial society, man has lost his personal relationship to domestic animals. The pets kept in a big city nowadays are a substitute for lack of affection. This should be taken into account when interpreting the dream. The owners frequently identify themselves with their animal favorites. The attention and affection which they show to their pets is of a covertly erotic nature.
  In Animals - 498 days ago