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What are elephant dreams about?

Elephants are very large animals with big ears and a long trunk. The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about elephant dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with elephant dreams. These are the words that make elephant dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of elephant dreams can be illuminating about show elephants affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example elephant dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how elephants in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that elephant is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that elephant is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, elephant dreams have more animals than 97.3% of dream symbols, more weird dreams than 86.0% of dream symbols, and more good dreams than 83.1% of dream symbols. On the other hand, elephant dreams have less hatred than 93.3% of dream symbols, less schools than 93.2% of dream symbols, and less family than 92.6% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of elephants have a striking lack of emotion in general. Emotion may be present in dreams of elephants, but it may not be remarked upon. Alternatively, the emotion present in the dream might only a few emotions. Also, dreams of elephants has less movement than 90% of all dream symbols. Movement in dreams is interesting. It reflects action. Things change when things move. There might be reasons why dreams of elephants have little movement. Finally, elephant dreams have very little thinking and reflection. There are many reasons why people think and reflect. Things might be confusing. They might be interesting. There might be risk. Likewise, there are many reasons why people might not think and reflect within a dream. The dream can be absorbing. It can be scary. It can be wonderful. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of elephants is different than dreams of elephants in general.

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of dreams have elephants

How common are elephant dreams?

0.2% of dreams have the elephants symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 400 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.

Identification

How are elephant dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like elephant. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and animals.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of elephants?

Elephants dreams are notable because they have substantially more El Salvador, giraffes, zebras, Venezuela, Kenya, hippos, boars, Lebanon, bird cages, Thailand, antelopes than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of elephants?

Elephants do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into elephant dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in elephant dreams.

Who is in dreams of elephants?

Who is in dreams of elephants?

Elephant dreams are much more related to animals and more related to insects than dreams in general. They are much less related to unnamed people, less related to strangers, and less related to peers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of elephants?

What are the emotions in dreams of elephants?

Elephant dreams are more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to embarrassment.

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Where do dreams of elephants take place?

Where do dreams of elephants take place?

Elephant dreams are more related to natural places than dreams in general. They are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to human-made places.

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What happens in dreams of elephants?

What happens in dreams of elephants?

Elephant dreams are less related to aggressive acts, much less related to friendly acts, and less related to sex.

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How do dreams of elephants related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of elephants related to the type of dream it is?

Dreams of elephants are more related to weird dreams and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and less related to recurring dreams.

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How do dreams of elephants related the senses?

How do dreams of elephants related the senses?

Elephant dreams are less related to hearing, less related to taste, and less related to vision.

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How can you make sense of elephants in dreams?

Elephant dreams are very uncommon. Among other things elephant dreams are lacking emotions, lacking movement, and without lots of thinking. Do you think this is true for your dream of elephants? How might your dream of elephants be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience elephants in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about elephants in dreams. See how you feel about elephants now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of elephant dreams

An interpretation of elephant dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. To decode the symbolism of an elephant, first consider the obvious. They’re massive and strong, usually gentle but ferocious when angry. These associations are used in dreams to compare with people and situations. It’s exaggerated but fitting in some cases. For example, a woman dreams about a huge, friendly elephant that likes to gently lift her high in the air with its trunk. It’s fun. She feels exhilarated. Moreover, she feels safe. She knows the elephant will protect her. The elephant symbolizes her husband, a large and powerful man who appears intimidating to everyone else, but she knows is a gentle giant. His awesome strength and protective nature make her feel safe, same as she feels in the dream, and his presence in her life is uplifting, as depicted in the elephant lifting her gently off the ground. An elephant in a dream can mean you have the strength to do what you need to do and the endurance to get to where you want to be. Or you don’t know your own strength. Or something is unmovable about yourself, a person, or a situation. Once dad makes up his mind, there’s no moving him. Dreams can use physical traits to describe mental and other personal characteristics. For example, an elephant can symbolize long memory, determination, loyalty, and strength of character. And some traits of elephants, such as adaptability and parental love, are directly equatable to human traits. If you see these qualities in an animal, that animal can be used in your dreams to symbolize them in yourself and people in your life—and even in other animals, such as a pet Great Dane that, as dogs go, is huge as an elephant. In addition, elephants have an uncanny sixth sense for registering the smallest details and changes about their environment, and some people do, too. The harmonious nature of elephant herds can be used to symbolize harmonious family or communal life. Elephants generally lumber along. This association can be used to create symbolism related to a person who plods, to slow-moving situations and feelings and careful thinking processes. This use of the symbolism is likely show in the action of moving slowly. Elephants are associated with masculine strength and sexuality, and their trunks and tusks can be used as phallic symbols. The combination of massive size, sure movement, wisdom and strong instincts makes an elephant an apt symbol for the unconscious mind. The conscious mind is small in comparison, like a human to an elephant. Most of the working parts of the mind are outside conscious awareness, and you know that whether or not you’re aware of it. And like a powerful animal, once the unconscious decides to move in a particular direction, there’s not much you can do to stop it. It does not care about excuses nor respond well to rational arguments. See: Unconscious minds To ride an elephant in a dream can indicate gaining control of the powerful forces of the unconscious mind. Or you have the strength and energy to overcome the obstacles in your life. Or you have high status or authority. An elephant can symbolize missing the obvious—the “elephant in the room.” A wild and destructive elephant can symbolize forces that are untamed and uncontrolled. An unruly elephant can symbolize an out-of-control problem. An ill or dead elephant can indicate disturbance in the unconscious, or loss of strength. A baby elephant can symbolize the potential to be elephant-like in the ways described here, once matured. But as always, the meaning is found in the context of the dream-story. For instance, a baby elephant that gets away can symbolize a problem or situation that seems small now but can quickly get out of hand. See also: Animals, Buses, Hugeness, Qualities, Unconscious minds

Examples of dreams of elephants

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of elephant dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for elephant dreams. Read at your own risk.

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