Dreaming of a Shark

shark, great white, predator · mixed

A shark warns of formidable enemies, but a dead or captured one promises reconciliation and money.

What happens in the dream

  • A shark in the water: you'll escape a great danger
  • A dead shark: reconciliation and renewed prosperity
  • Sharks play in clear water: behind your happiness, jealousy is quietly at work
  • You catch a shark: a large sum of money
  • You see sharks: formidable enemies
  • A shark chases and attacks you: unavoidable setbacks will plunge you into gloom

How you felt

  • Fear: the dream often reflects a threat lurking below the surface
  • Fighting spirit: it may echo your strength against adversity

Ask yourself

  • What threat feels like it's circling?
  • Do I have the means to protect myself?

See also Fish · Whale · Enemy · Sea · Danger

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). Also searched as: great white, predator.

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