Gathering.
Collecting.
A large capacity for something (such as for knowledge, information, or empathy).
Taking in a lot something (information, advice, etc.) and then sorting through it to find what’s useful to you.
Carrying a lot (such as responsibilities, emotional or mental baggage, etc.), or a willingness or tendency to do so.
Dreaming of this animal can represent too much or not enough of one of those qualities, or someone or something you associate with the quality or animal.
Consider also the animal’s actions, context, and your feelings about it.
See Also: Bird, Crane, Heron, Flamingo, Stork
[1](See Also: Birds, Featheis, Wings)
Rising above circumstances, or staying afloat when a sea of emotion threatens to overcome you. Despite their large, awkward size, pelicans are actually very buoyant.
Wise frugality, even during periods of apparent abundance. Pelicans do not immediately eat their catch, but save it in their bills.
Folkloric: Self-sacrifice for something you love, or a greater good.
The red streak on the pelican’s chest supposedly occurred when it opened itself to feed its starving young.
[2]Symbolizes authority, responsibility, and sacrifice for others; it is said that when a pelican can’t find food for its young, it nourishes them with its own blood. Because of these connotations, it’s related to paternal love. It indicates a feeling of generosity toward people close to you, but could also be a symbol of an excess of responsibilities that burden you. In this case, the dream is interpreted as the need for a well-deserved break.
[3]To dream of a pelican, denotes a mingling of disappointments with successes.
To catch one, you will be able to overcome disappointing influences.
To kill one, denotes that you will cruelly set aside the rights of others.
To see them flying, you are threatened with changes, which will impress you with ideas of uncertainty as to good.
[4]Dreams of a pelican denote that your eyes are be bigger than your stomach. Perhaps you’ve been overly ambitious and overzealous, taking on more than you can chew. Sleeping while standing up denotes that you are attempting to be aware while you sleep.
See Also: Bird.
[5]There are two meanings to the symbolism of the pelican. One is sacrifice and devotion and the other is careful and maternal love.
[6]1. Christ;
2. Prophetic soul winner;
3. Loner or alone;
4. Un-believer (unclean bird). 1 Kings 18:21-22; Acts 2:40-41;
[7]1. Empathy, consideration shown toward others, nurturance.
2. Mixed outcomes, commingling disappointment and success.
[8]Pelicans in a dream are a symbol of prosperity through sensible frugality.
See Also: Birds
[9]To see a pelican in your dream represents devotion, sacrifice and compassion for others.
[10]To dream of a pelican symbolizes cultivation and compassion towards other people.
[11]Distress, affliction, Ps. 102.6
[12]See Also: Birds
[13]Pious
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