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What it means to dream about fish
Two readings: the one the old dream book gives, and what this dream actually means.
What the traditional dream book says
Fish in the old dream books promised a woman pregnancy, and everyone else gain, or news rising up from somewhere deep. Alive and big, it brought good. A dead fish was read as disappointment waiting a little further along.
What the dream really reflects
The fish is whatever surfaces from the depths: a vague feeling, a hunch you have not caught in words yet. If it slips out of your hands, the intuition is there and you cannot get hold of it. This dream is about what you sense clearly and still cannot name.
What changes the reading
The same dream reads differently, and here is what shifts it.
- Fishing
- You are trying to catch hold of a vague hunch, or a piece of luck that keeps sliding out of your hands at the last moment.
- A big live fish
- Your intuition is running strong and something valuable is rising towards you from below. This is one of those hunches worth trusting.
- A dead fish
- The hunch did not come off, or your instinct misled you this one time. A hope that is quietly going out on you while you watch.
FAQ
Is dreaming about fish a good sign or a bad one?
Neither one directly, because a dream does not prophesy. It shows your state, and whether that is light or heavy is yours to weigh once you look closely. Fish here is a mirror rather than a sentence.
The dream reflected you for one night. The chart of the sky holds your whole reflection.
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