The Big Dictionary of Dreams

by Martha Clarke
It is a solar symbol, early bird, emblem of vigilance and activity. During the Middle Ages, it was a Christian icon of great importance, as demonstrated by its massive presence in the highest vane of the cathedrals’ towers (allegory of custody and resurrection).

If you dream of a rooster announcing the dawn you can interpret it as a rebirth, as the beginning of a new stage in your lives. Freudianism identifies it with the pure masculine, aggressive, and proud sexuality. Jungian school recognizes in it a symbol of light, birth, because of its close connection with the dawn.

Overall, the crowing of a rooster is associated with arrival of good news and success in love.

The Bedside Dream Dictionary

by Silvana Amar
The meaning of this symbol could be very much like that of chickens. However, the rooster represents male energy and possibly aggression.

If you ever observed a rooster in a hen house you would notice that they are very aggressive, demanding, and territorial. This dream may be pointing to these characteristics inside of you or others.

A rooster crowing is a traditional wake-up call on a farm while in literature it is sometimes symbolic of some type of a warning.

If the rooster in your dream is crowing, think about your current situation and if this dream is a wake-up call in regard to a situation in your life.

See Chickens

Islamic Dream Interpretation

by Ibn Seerin
(Fighter) In a dream, a rooster represents the man of the house and a chicken represents the lady of the house.

If one is offered a rooster in a dream, it means that he will beget a son who will spend his life serving others. Arooster in a dream also represents a man of bad character who also mixes serious talk with joking, and whose words carry no weight.

A rooster in a dream also represents a servant who has compassion toward his master. Receiving a rooster as a gift in a dream means making peace with a friend.

If one sees himself slaughtering a rooster in a dream, it means that he does not heed the call to prayers.

A rooster hence represents the caller to prayers. Seeing a rooster in a dream also denotes increase in one’s wisdom and knowledge, or frequenting the circles of knowledge. Ifone becomes a rooster in a dream, it means that he may die shortly, or it could mean that he will hecome knowledgeable about setting a timetable for the daily prayers.

A rooster in a dream also represents a preacher, a reader of sermons, a singer, a mati who commands good but does not practice it, a sexually obsessed person, a broker, a guard, a generous man, a man with good will and determination, or a man with a large family who gives preference to helping others, and contents himself with little.