SALMON

The salmon signifies abundance and masculinity and is phallic. In its fight to mate by swimming upstream it can also symbolise the sperm. Often a salmon can appear in a woman’s dream as a symbol of her wish for pregnancy.

In common with most fish when they appear in dreams, the salmon signifies our basic urges most often the need for survival. By- being able to put in effort we reap the rewards of our actions.

In mythology the salmon signifies knowledge of other worlds (the lands beneath the sea) and of other-worldly things. This refers principally to the subconscious.

Dreams of salmon represent that you trust your gut instinct and inner knowing, even if it is against all odds and against the tide of conventional paradigms. Alternatively, this dream might be giving you the message to go back to your roots, back to the beginning, to understand how you arrived at this place in your life.

If you dream of the silver on the salmon, then this represents wealth and riches is within your grasp.

See Fish.

Gives gender-specific: The salmon signifies abundance and masculinity and is also phallic. In its fight to mate by swimming upstream it can also symbolize the sperm and may do so in men’s dreams. Often a salmon can appear in a woman’s dream as a symbol of her wish for pregnancy, whether this is a conscious wish or not.