Dove

dove dream meaning

Uncover Hidden Dream Meanings

A dove is a pure and good omen. It symbolizes quietness, peacefulness, calmness, acceptance, serenity, and enlightenment.

A dove is associated with good health, prosperity, good thoughts, love and spirituality. Dreaming about the arrival of a dove is always a good sign. The dove is the bearer of important and good news. The dove also symbolizes honest women with good souls. The Persian tradition says that if you see doves in your dream, you will acquire good friends.

Doves in dreams are associated with calmness, contentment, and good health in the world. If the dove is alone, this could show some disappointment in your love life. However, the disappointment will be trivial and should not reflect on the relationship. If a dove brings you a message, it is likely that you may face some minor difficulties in the future. But this depends on how you feel in the dream when you receive the message. Pay attention to specific details in this case.

In your dream you may have

  • Released a dove from your hands.
  • Seen a flying dove.
  • Seen a white dove.
  • Seen two doves together.
  • Seen doves and other birds together.
  • Had a dove sitting on your head or shoulder.
  • Witnessed a flock of doves.
  • Seen a she-dove.
  • Seen dead doves.
  • Eaten doves.

Positive changes are afoot if

  • The dove was flying free.
  • You released doves in your dream.
  • There were two doves together in the dream.

Detailed dream interpretation

If you see two doves together, this is a positive dream which foretells love and contentment in a relationship. To see many birds and doves together demonstrates the importance of emotional relationships. This indicates that you are not making the most of your relationships and the opportunities that present themselves to you. If the doves seem unhappy in any way, it can mean that you have false friends around you. A reexamination of your life is in order at this point.

A dove refers to friendship, love, aspiration towards peace of mind and freedom. Dreaming a dove can foretell receiving a letter, but also peace and harmony in a love relationship. If you have a dove in your dream, you will receive guests in your waking life. A traveling pigeon means a new friend. If you try to catch it, you will experience a lovely new relationship. Many doves represent honest friends.

Dreaming of a she-dove resting predicts happiness and wellness in your home. If the she-dove cries, it means trouble, sorrow, maybe even the death of a loved one. A hurt dove in general foretells the early unexpected death of a friend.

If you eat a dove in your dream it may mean unhappiness, sadness and problems. If you see a dead dove, you may lose a faithful friend, but you could also commit a bad or wrong deed. If you catch a dove, you may meet a friend or you could get married. A dove on a roof means good news. A walking dove predicts an unpleasant surprise. If you dream of a wild dove, you will have to deal with an unpleasant woman. Two doves mean happiness in your family, or marriage. A dove that flies away means you will lose money, but if the dove flies towards you, you may receive news from a lover. Usually a dove’s arrival of any kind is a positive sign.

A dove can also mean that you should take an important step in your career or love life. If the dove is flying, you could be promoted in your job. Releasing a dove from your hands means happy marriage. If the person dreaming is a young person, the dove means she will make the right choice in her love life and she will have a happy marriage.

Feelings that you may have encountered during a dream of a dove

Peaceful. Love. Calm. Enlightened. Relaxed. Jolly. Soft. Content. Quiet. Healthy. Renewed. Released. Freed.

By Flo Saul
Oct 12, 2012