◇ Depends on the scene Lucky or not depending on the scene — see "In this scene" below
Heavy and tusked on the ice: solid stability and presence, with a caution about stubbornness or sluggishness.
Category: Animals (how to read this category)
Psychology
Walruses lying heaped on the ice can symbolize a reluctance to move from safety. They may mirror an elder's gravitas or slowness to change; the tusks can show a stubborn defence of your position.
Folklore and history
Walruses live in Arctic seas and use their tusks to haul onto ice. For Arctic peoples their meat, hides and ivory were vital gifts. Huddling in herds is a shared strategy for surviving the cold.
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This site's view
In this site's view, the walrus reflects the weight of the group. Huddling warmly means your place is stable; stuck and stifled in the crowd means a familiar group's mood is binding you. Ice cracking beneath points to a shift in that stability.
Going deeper: our reading
A walrus has hundreds of stiff, sensitive whiskers around its mouth. On dark, murky seabeds where eyes are of little use, it is known to find clams buried in sand by touch with these whiskers. In this site's reading, a walrus dream can show a mind feeling its way toward something solid when it cannot see ahead. A walrus searching the seabed suggests that, even when you cannot see the answer, gathering small clues one by one is enough. One basking on the ice with its skin flushed pink may show you finally relaxing and warming up after tense days. A lone walrus at the edge of the ice, away from the herd, may mean you are preparing to leave a familiar group and find your own food. This is our speculation, but those comforted by a walrus's heavy presence may want their slow, careful way to be accepted.
What to do on waking
If you always spend time with the same people, try talking with someone different today. Dress warmly, too.
In this scene
- ◎Good It comes close or is friendly: help is near (good)
- ▲Warn It attacks or bites: a held-back feeling or friction nearby (warning)
- It is dead or weak: the strength it stands for is running low
- Big, white or gold: the meaning is stronger; white and gold lean lucky
- It felt good: the lucky reading gets stronger
- ▲Warn It felt frightening or painful: the warning reading gets stronger — rest first
- The same dream again and again: something your mind has not settled yet
Turning a bad dream
In Japan, people once tried to turn a worrying dream for the better: a baku charm under the pillow, telling the dream to a nandina bush, or reciting an old dream-turning poem. Read the column on dream trading and dream-turning
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of a Walrus a good or bad sign?
A. Lucky or not depending on the scene — see "In this scene" below. Heavy and tusked on the ice: solid stability and presence, with a caution about stubbornness or sluggishness.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of a Walrus?
A. A recurring dream usually points to something your mind has not settled yet. Research suggests such dreams tend to stop once the underlying worry is resolved. Keeping a dream diary helps you notice what triggers it.
Q. What should I do after dreaming of a Walrus?
A. If you always spend time with the same people, try talking with someone different today. Dress warmly, too.
Related dream essays
- True Dreams and Reverse Dreams: Why We Read Dreams Backwards
- Buying Dreams, Turning Dreams: A Japanese History of Dream Trading and Dream Charms
Read this dream with your own scene in the Dream Dictionary →
More dreams in "Animals"
- A Rhinoceros
- A Hyena
- A Jackal
- A Coyote
- A Reindeer
- A Moose
- A Fur Seal
- An Orca
- An Ocean Sunfish
- A Ray
- A Moray Eel
- An Anglerfish
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
