Dreaming of an Eel
eel, conger, moray · mixed, depending on your grip
An eel is an omen of slippery luck: hold on and happiness follows, let it go and you lose.
What happens in the dream
- You keep a firm hold on an eel: good fortune, honor and happiness
- An eel in clear water: new but fleeting pleasures
- A dead eel: you'll overcome your most spiteful enemies
- If you're in love: a long, uncertain courtship that ends in marriage
- The eel slips out of your hands: a loss, fleeting fortune, or being jilted
- In general: beware of slippery dealings and risky speculation
How you felt
- Frustration: the dream often reflects a sense that something keeps escaping you
- Watchfulness: perhaps doubt about an elusive person or project
Ask yourself
- What am I trying to hold onto that keeps slipping away?
- With whom do I never quite know where I stand?
See also Fish · Fishing · Snake · Water · Serpent
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: conger, moray.