The peaceful, calm side of a man’s nature can often appear in a man’s dreams as the dove. To see doves in your dream suggests peace, harmony, and innocence, or the longing for these in your waking life. The dove is furthermore a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity, so if this resonates with you, your unconscious could be urging you to seek fulfillment. In particular, to see white doves in your dream symbolizes loyalty and friendship. It may also represent a message from the unconscious to become aware of your potential, and let go of thoughts of hate and revenge. A pair of turtle-doves billing and cooing at each other in your dream may suggest that you are longing to find a gentle, loving person with whom to settle down. Doves that are building a nest symbolize a joyous home life and obedient children.
[1]Symbol: The dove in antiquity was the sacred animal of Aphrodite and one of the symbols of Eros. In Christianity, the dove is a symbol of the Holy Ghost.
Vision: Seeing doves: you are either lucky at the game table, or you will receive very pleasant news. Feeding doves: your altruism is much appreciated. Seeing doves on a roof: a warning to be satisfied with what you have. Hearing doves cooing: you are making peace with a loved one; also you will be given advice and you must follow it. Watching doves in the sky: your contact with important people makes new connections possible.
Depth Psychology: The dove is the bird of Eros, and also of Venus, a symbol of tender love. Are you longing for more peace, contentment, or harmony? Follow your inner voice! See Bird. Flying.
[2]The animal without trickery. As with all Birds, a symbol of sexuality as well as intellectual euphoria and ecstasy.
A symbol of peace and creative thoughts. Doves can also be experienced as spirits or demons that one is unable to shed. In that sense, the dove is also a symbol of fear and disgust.
In the Christian Church the white dove is the symbol for the Holy Ghost and is usually female. According to Early Christian understanding, the dove is also the opposite of the Snake. According to Jewish tradition, the dove is the messenger of God. Today the “Christian- influenced” image of the dove of peace is a particularly favorite notion, as described in the best-selling book Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
[3](1) A dove is a well-known symbol of peace.
(2) It may also symbolize love, including sexual love. (Doves were sacred to goddesses of love - Astarte, Aphrodite, Venus - and appear today on Valentine cards.)
(3) If the dove speaks, take this as a word of advice or warning from your unconscious. (In ancient times doves were regarded as having oracular powers, bringing messages from the spirit-world. In psychological terms the ‘spirit-world’ is ‘the unconscious’.)
[4]Someone with gentle, loving words.
Peaceful offerings and reconciliation, as in the Biblical story of Xoah and the Ark.
A common emblem of the Holy Spirit among Christians. Cooing: A Victorian emblem of love or romance.
In Asia Minor, these birds represent the fertile, feminine aspect of our personality or the Universe.
Among Slavic peoples, doves bear the souls of the departed. As such, this may be an alternative ghost dream.
[5]White doves signify happy domestic affairs and/or a peaceful solution to any disagreements which may be troubling you.
A flock of doves predicts sudden travel or the return of an old friend from a distance.
The cooing of doves promises reciprocal love, but the voice of a turtledove heralds some approaching sadness.
[6]A fortunate dream denoting happiness and fidelity at home (Artemidorus). Originally an erotic symbol as the bird of Aphrodite, it became at a later date the bird of holiness, symbolizing the sacrificial offerings of the Hebrews. In the great Upanishads the human spirit is represented as a dove.
[7]As is well known, the dove is a symbol of peace, as well as tenderness, love, fidelity, and hope. It symbolizes spirituality, platonic love, and the free soul.
Its presence in dreams predicts happiness in romantic relationships.
If you see the dove in flight, you may receive new from a loved one.
[8]The dove is a symbol of peace and love, and if one appears in a dream, you are connecting to these principles through the symbolism of the dove itself as well as through the animal medicine that the dove brings. Doves are also symbolically connected to romantic love.
[9]The appearance of doves in a dream may point to a love relationship that is bonded and sincere.
A dove is also a messenger of peace. In that doves coo, they may bnng the power of romantic love into your life.
(See Also: Birds.)
[10]Doves participate in the larger meaning of birds, but they also have more particular meanings. These meanings range from peace, to the Holy Spirit, to love (especially if two doves appear in the dream).
[11]Flying denotes reconciliation of lovers who have quarreled.
Feeding is an augury of a happy outcome to a love affair.
A dead dove portends the death or unfaithfulness of a husband or wife.
[12]Dreams of a dove symbolize peace and freedom.
A dove is also the Christian symbol for Jesus and/or Christ consciousness as well as the Masonic symbol of power.
[13]As the bringer of calm after the storm, in dreams the dove depicts the soul and the peaceful side of man’s nature.
It is also a representation of the anima.
[14]Symbolic of peace, rest, and the Holy Spirit, Ps. 55:6.
A dove may also be symbolic of a young woman, Song. 2:14
[15]1. A good harvest.
2. A message, usually of a spiritual nature.
3. Peace, often domestic in nature.
[16]Peace; awareness of one’s potential; religious experience.
[17]Mystical symbol for freedom, peace, spiritual awakening.
See Also: Bird.
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[18]If you dream of a dove, love is about to enter your life.
[19]1. Holy Spirit; Matt. 3:10;
2. Innocent; Matt. 10:16
[20]A symbol of the holy spirit, peace and humility
[21](See Also: Pigeon, Ringdove, Turtledove)
[22]See Also: Birds
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