Dreaming of a Polar Bear

polar bear, arctic, grizzly · mostly negative, with one happy exception

A polar bear warns of deceit, with misfortune arriving in a friendly guise, though its skin promises victory.

What happens in the dream

  • Seeing a polar bear skin: you'll overcome all opposition, the one happy reading
  • Seeing polar bears: misfortune will come looking harmless, your worst enemies will pose as friends, and rivals will try to push you aside

How you felt

  • Wariness: the dream often reflects a fear that kindness hides something else
  • Coldness: it may mirror emotional distance from some people around you

Ask yourself

  • Is someone nicer to me than they really feel?
  • Where do I need to defend my position?

See also Bear · Ice · Enemy · Rival · Animal Hide

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: arctic, grizzly.

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