In mythology, a bay tree was thought to protect against witchcraft and it still carries the association of protection against something unwanted. Victors were crowned with laurel of bay leaves in ancient Rome, so if this tree was the focus of your dream could it reflect your longing for professional achievements in the real world, or was your unconscious warning you to keep someone or something at bay?
[1](See Also: Herbs)
Victory, recognition, and success. Bay crowns were used in Greece to honor kings, priests, poets, and heroes.
Unrequited love. Daphne was changed to a bay laurel tree to keep her safe from Apollo’s pursuit.
Averting emotional storms. Anciently this herb was considered a good amulet to protect the home against damage from thunder and lightning.
[2]Gives gender-specific: In dreams the mind frequently gives us images that clarify our attitude to ourselves and our everyday lives.
For a man, entering a bay or inlet touches on the ancient myth of jason and the argonauts and their search for something attainable only with difficulty.
For a woman, a bay or inlet suggests her secret and private self.
[3]The meaning of this dream depends on its aspect.
Travel is predicted if you saw the bay from a height or scenic viewpoint* If the water was rough, you can expect a period during which your cash will go out faster than it comes in; but if the water was calm or only gently ruffled, there is unusual social success in store for you.
[4]A body of water often represents the unconscious, so the shoreline of a bay indicates the threshold between conscious and unconscious.
As an open semi-circle, a bay can also represent female sexuality. Additionally, it might refer to idioms such as to “keep one at bay.” (See Also: Beach).
[5]1- To dream of a seashore and be conscious of a bay or inlet shows we arc aware of a woman’s sexuality and receptivencss.
2- To be keeping something at bay indicates a need to be on our guard.
3- The wolf baying at the moon shows the overcoming of basic animal instincts.
[6]Material aspects: Traditionally to be conscious of a bay or inlet showed an awareness of a woman’s sexuality and receptiveness. Since water signifies emotion, a bay or inlet can also represent a sinificant emotional connection with feminine energy.
[7]A bay offers the calm waters of understanding to a dreamer and may bnng subconscious patterns closer to consciousness. It may also represent the warding off of unwanted experiences until the time is nght, as in holding something or someone “at bay.”
[8]1. Intellectual clarity, reason (note condition and clarity of water).
2. A desire or need for emotional distance (as in to “keep at bay”).
3. Travel and prosperity (note the level of the tide).
[9]Dreams of a bay symbolize emotional calm, serenity and gentle femininity. This dream may be suggesting that you have been keeping your true feelings at bay in order to avoid deeper and more challenging emotions.
[10]Dreaming about a bay represents understanding. Something is become clearer to you.
The dream may also suggest that you are keeping someone at a distance and not let them get too close to you.
[11]It represents a cozy and safe place. It can be a relief at a stormy time, but it can also be interpreted as a situation of stagnation, immobility, cessation of activity and growth.
[12]Psychological / emotional perspective: To be keeping something at bay indicates a need to be on our guard – on some level we are feeling threatened.
[13]The wolf baying at the moon shows the overcoming of basic animal instincts.
The bay tree or leaves signify victory, eternity and immortality.
[14]Similar to beach, but the crescent shape sometimes depicts a woman’s sexuality and openness to mating. Idioms: at bay, keep at bay.
[15]A bay in a dream represents a man and a woman who are entrusted to guard and protect other’s personal secrets, belongings or money.
[16]See “water”
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