Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary
by Pamela Ball
1- The oar is a tool that enables a boat to move forward successfully; but its use requires some skill. Thus it stands for our own set of personal skills. We have certain skills which help us to ‘navigate’ our lives.
2- To put one’s oar in indicates our ability to interfere with other people’s lives.
To lose an oar indicates the loss of an ability we have formerly valued.
3- An oar can suggest a Spiritual Tool, by nature of its guiding qualities, though ultimately it is we ourselves who have control over the direction we take.
Dream Meanings of Versatile
by Versatile - Anonymous
Gives gender-specific: In dreams, a woman is more likely to be passive when an oar is used.
If she is using the oars she is in control of any final decision. In a man’s dream, since rowing faces away from the direction of travel, he must perhaps trust his own judgement. You might like to consult the entries for boat / ship, journey and transport for further clarification.
Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia
by James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver
Oars represent a journey across the surface of the unconscious. They also symbolize masculine power. Oars penetrate the waters of the emotions and the psyche, moving through the issues at hand. Having only one oar and being motionless, or trying to row with only one oar, may depict the need for a partner or mate.
