Dream Symbol Comparison
How do these two dream symbols differ in meaning, psychology, and cultural interpretation?
Category: Animals
Frequency: Less Common
Cultural Views: 0
Category: Water & Ocean
Frequency: Moderately Common
Cultural Views: 0
Elephant
Wisdom, memory, strength
Flood
Overwhelming emotions, major change
Elephant
Elephants represent wisdom, long memory, patience, and gentle strength. In Hindu tradition, the elephant-headed god Ganesha is the remover of obstacles. Dreaming of elephants may suggest you need to remember something important, exercise patience, or draw on deep reserves of inner strength.
Flood
Flood dreams represent emotions that have breached their normal containment — feelings that are overwhelming and out of control. This can relate to grief, anger, love, or any intense emotion. Floods can also symbolize major life changes that sweep away the old and bring new circumstances.
Elephant
Flood
Elephant
Often appears when facing situations requiring wisdom and patience
Flood
Often occurs during times of emotional crisis or major life upheaval