Dreaming with Whales
Every week the Dream Team meets to discuss how we can share dream wisdom with the greater community. Two weeks ago we had a bit of a breakthrough. What emerged is a dream exploration process inspired by indigenous ways of knowing and we’re inviting you to join in the conversation.
Here’s what happened:
As Atava and Linda shared mystical tales of whale dreams, I had a bit of dream envy. Naturally, I started reflecting on my own whale dreams, but noted theirs seemed more alluring than mine.
The deeper we explored, though, the more we noticed an emerging pattern. We discussed how whales recently beached themselves in Scotland (or so it seemed), are showing up in droves in New York and are approaching boaters in Mexico. We also discussed whale mythology and how whales are thought to be carriers of ancient knowledge.
The more we talked about whales, the more significant the discussion became. We wondered, is there a global message trying to emerge?
Then we wondered about you, thinking perhaps people in the greater DreamTribe community have had whale dreams or whale experiences as well.
Have you?
We’re all curious to know why there is so much whale activity, in dreams and in waking life.
As a result of all this whale talk, we had an exciting idea: why not focus on whales for awhile? We can talk about whales in dreams, art, ecology, mythology, spirituality, waking-dreams, etc.
So, over the next few weeks we’re going to delve into the murky depths of our collective experience – and by “we” I mean anyone who wants to participate, including you and your friends(!) – and see what transpires.
Anyway, stay tuned because we’re going to do whale-related activities, too, like whale dream incubation and whale art.
Sound like an interesting experiment?
If you’d like to jump in, here’s what we’re inviting you to share below in the comments area:
What dreams and/or waking life experiences have you had with whales as a central theme?
When did you start noticing the theme?
What significance or symbolic meaning do whales have for you and/or your ancestors?
If this is still an active discussion I would really be interested to know what seeing a whale in fresh water dream would represent?
Last night I had an amazing dream about whales. I had a mama whale and her two calves come and beach themselves. But it was like they weren’t beached either cause they could get themselves back in the water they just wanted to play. The mama spoke to me and told me I was pregnant. Then I spent the rest of the time playing with her calves and patting and massaging her. Then when it was time for then to leave, I swam back out them to the ocean to make sure they safe. As I was making my way back to shore I saw killer whales playing with children throwing up in there months and catching them gently. Their parents their watching.
It was an amazing dream!
i ALSO DREAMED WHALES MAMA AND BABIES ON THE NEAR BEACH AND THEY LET ME TOUCH THEM AND THEN RETURNED TO THE OCEAN i FELT VERY AT PEACE.
Always a feeling of awe and peace in the dreams. Whale dreams are frequent. usually at least 2 or 3 times a month for the past 4 years. As the years pass I get closer and closer. They started with me seeing them from a cliff, then from the shore, on a boat, in a canal next to a road, and now (not as frequent) I’m swimming with them.
Last night I had a whale dream. I was on a boat that was traveling along side a swimming whale. I was the bridge. I touched the whale. It was an awesome dream. I am usually scared of water..
there was a long dream where the setting was a house with a veranda overlooking the seaside and I was in the house half-listening to what was happening in the house but more interested in looking at the beach and the waves of the incoming tide. A friend’s child had gone off to the sandy part of the beach to join his mum, and I was a bit concerned that he would get trapped on the beach as the tide was coming in quickly. Then it was a short while later, the tide was in, right up to the end of the veranda and i was again enjoying just watching the beautiful motion of the waves and a feeling of life. At that point a whale began to swim past, at first I thought it was a large shark but noticed a family swimming with it and realised it was a huge friendly whale. It was wonderful. I opened the glass veranda door to get more of the atmosphere, and was torn between turning away to get my camera and missing the show. Then 2 killer whales followed on, swam right up to the veranda edge as if to communicate with me, and there was an enormous feeling of joy, warmth and love, like we were the oldest and closest of friends just reaching out to touch each other and celebrate being alive.
I woke up feeling wonderful and still do several hours later.
oh yes, the whale for me is always associated with intelligence, innate wisdom, and renewal.
I am actively trying to visualise a new and healthier way of being to deal with a chronic illness I am determined to recover from, so the dream seemed like a great affirmation.
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Have any of you watched the movie Whale Rider? If not, I strongly suggest seeing it.
It’s strange, I don’t have memories of dreaming of seeing a whale but the sounds that they make, I hear those frequently or at least it’s the closest thing I can relate the sounds to.
At first the sound may scare me because of how “different” it is to the sounds I’m used to hearing but then it changing to “awe”. There is an ancient peace and beauty about whales. Whales were originally land creatures who supposedly took the sea millions of years ago. They are some of the largest animals on the planet.
I had an amazing dream last night with whales. In the dream I could see two large whales under the service of the water at a distance. They were calm, graceful and gentle to me. Then the largest of the two when right under my boat or raft and I felt the most encapsulating calm that I have felt in a long time. I feel calm and protected today it is amazing.
Dremt that i was walking along th walkway n suddenly th tide come in quick before i kne it th tide was up n in th distance i could c whales n orcas th closer they got th more relaxd i felt to b near thm considern in reality id be shittin meself
Last night I had a dream about a whale. The weird thing is that I never usually remember dreams, but i can still remember this one as if it happened yesterday. I was driving down a narrow road where ten feet to the left the ocean sat. As I was driving I noticed a huge fin parallel to me and as i looked to the side, the fin was getting closer and closer. Then a huge, huge whale slowly came up (kind of like in the movies where they jump). the waves came through me and i could feel them taking me back to the ocean. I remember being so scared since I knew the huge whale was in there. I dont know, I think that the fact that this creature was something so big that I had never seen before is what scared me. It was as high as a skyscraper. It felt so mystical, and as i think about it, it scares me. Any one have any idea what this might mean?
It’s so strange that I found this website. I had a very vivid dream about swimming with humpback whales and dolphins. I’m not sure whether I was human or a whale. I felt completely at ease – as though love just surrounded me. We were all talking to each other – the whales, dolphin, and me. I had no problem diving with them in the water. It all felt so real and completely natural. I don’t understand how we were all communicating. The dream was one of maybe 5 dreams in my life that I can remember. I wish this dream would come back to me. I remember wanting to continue swimming with them forever. They kept telling me I had to let go of something. I wasn’t afraid. We were in very deep water. There was no ship or boat in sight. I seemed to be able to swim right along side of them with ease. I’ve never experienced anything so real in a dream. I remember swimming up to the surface and then dipping down again. I felt like myself, only with the ability to swim for long periods of time under water and I could easily communicate with both the whales and the dolphins. I’m glad to see I’m not on my own and that others had similar experiences. I’ve been wondering about the meaning of this dream for a long time. I remember waking up and wondering why there were both whales and dolphins in my dream. It seemed as though we were travelling together. I’ve really never thought of them traveling together. I wasn’t moving my mouth to talk. I don’t remember my long hair getting in the way, as it would if I were actually swimming in the water. I remember feeling the ebb and the flow of the ocean, as though I was a part of it. It was a sunny day, but the depths of the ocean was dark. I felt as though the whales were telling me something, but I can’t remember what we “talked” about other than them telling me that I had to let go…
I had the distinct feeling that whatever they were telling me was very important. Although I was at peace, I was also aware that I needed to listen and pay attention. I think it’s strange that I wasn’t afraid of sharks or other creatures lurking in the water. I was protected. There were no humans in the dream. When we dove, there was a calm stillness. It wasn’t like flying.
in contrast to what i’ve read so far, my dream didn’t involve any sign of wisdom nor protection. in my dream, i was the whale.. i was a killer whale – swimming on the surface of the water. i was scared of other sea creatures and tried to avoid them.
noting that am in real life a pisces – good swimmer- fond of the ocean and its amazing creatures! any clue what this dream is trying to tell?
I had a beautiful dream with whales when I first started working in the Akashic Records. Since whales seem to be the keepers of ancient knowledge I took that dream as a confirmation that I was on the right path.
I pulled out an animal medicine card and I got the whale, The whale is known to have been around for years and knows everything, it is a communicator, it is the past and future. Anyway that night after pulling the card I had a dream where I was talking to a whale, she wasn’t very clear so I asked her to speak louder and she morphed into a little old native Indian/or African woman, I asked her about 2012. She kindly affirmed me with what I already knew, An awakening, A shift in consciousness, 3 days of being unconscious and some other things that I can’t remember so clearly but the conversation was full of knowledge and I could talk to her for ages!
Two days ago I dreamed that several college classmates were visiting me nd we were staying right on the ocean. It was quiet, peaceful body of water and out the window of the room we saw four whales near the surface. They all waved their tails, not as in waving to us but as though they were just being themselves.
Then we were swimming in this serene ocean with whales near, but not frightening. We slowly swam to a nearby shore then back to our shore with whales nearby. It became night and the water was warm and perfect. I awoke with an incredible sense of well-being and peace.
I was swimming alongside a mother whale and her calf. She was massive in size but the atmosphere was calm, loving and protective.No fear. She was protecting me and her calf and I was protecting her somehow. We soared through the water. I did not want to leave her side or the feeling of comfort she gave me. She kept turning and looking at me from time to time. She was leading me somewhere.
I hope this thread is still open……I had a dream last night of standing on Huge rocks where the oceans edge is between land and sea. Off to the distant popped up a very large whale tail it crashed it’s large tail and made huge waves. My 4 sisters, one of which has been deceased for over 21 years all got pulled into the ocean water by the waves. The whale did this twice and I never once got pulled into the ocean. I do remember holding onto the rocks trying to climb up to the cliff…. After that I was in a school where muslim men were trying to harm me and I got away. This was very frightening to me.
If there has been one animal that has consistently been in my dreams, it’s been the whale. My father died when I was 18 at the age of 53 and has not only been a part of my dreaming world since he left the world of the living, he’s aged in them.
One of the best dreams I’ve had involves me driving a car with my white haired father in the passenger seat, we were driving on a highway that had the ocean on both sides.
From my left side a smaller sized whale, I’ll say it was a Minke emerged from the water’s surface and fully came out of the water, jumping over the highway and us in the car. I said in shock, “Dad did you see that?” He said he didn’t notice.
Then a killer whale emerged from my left side, and like the Minke, emerged out of the water and jumped completely over the highway and car. I was giddily laughing saying “Dad you HAD to have seen that!” I looked over and he was staring straight ahead, as if nervous, saying he missed it.
All of a sudden from the right side, a massive Gray Whale emerged from the water, went fully over the highway and car and landed back in the water with a huge upsurge of splash waves.
I woke up to my father’s voice saying to me “I saw that son.”
Just to note, my father’s grandmother was a midwife from Wales and I believe the source of my intuitive skills. I think my father had genetically inherited her gift as well, but repressed it.
In a dream my consciousness was transported back in time; millions of years back. I was swimming with the ancient whales (Archaeoceti). I was one of them.
I dreamt of a whale which looked at me through an iceberg it was in, which then melted and i jumped out of the way and it jumped into the sea in my direction. Was weird cause i was walking along a shore side on a hot day and asked a dude why here were icebergs and snow he said dont worry it will soon past. Hats when i noticed i was standing in front of the iceberg.
Thanks for sharing your ideas and dreams. It is interesting to imagine the emergence of a message, a learning happening globally through collective inconscient.
I’m french but i spent few years in Oceania and had the opportunity to swim with wild dolphins once in New Zealand.
I had few dream with Dolphin and Dugong previously.
But what bring me today is this early morning dream.
I was in Costa Rica (one of my italian cousin who is separated today married over there few years ago, as i lived and almost got married in Australia, i feel close to him in a way but for him they have children and so others issues.). I don’t remember exactely what happened before in the dream to make me say it was in Costa Rica. Anyway, i’m swimming in the ocean, clear water, very beautiful and i can see whales and dolphin. It’s amazing. One of the whale come to me. She appears in a vertical position, graciously, almost dancing. I don’t have the intention but it happen that we touch each other twice. I didn’t do it on purpose cause i remember the marine expert telling me to not touch the dolphins as it can damage their skin with microcut in NZ. But it happened. My hand touch her “arm” two times. And each time it felt so amazing ! Her skin was rough and soft in the same time, vibrant. It was intense andalmost overwhelming but i was so excited and happy and astonished and amazed. What was surprising was i had so many sensations in my dream when we touch each other.
It was harmonious and calm, so so beautiful.
I have the impression that this dream had cuts in it with another dream.
In this other dream, i was in the house when i was child but as an adult.
I was waiting for everyone to leave the house,my parents, specially my mother who was there because i feel like to smoke a joint and i have to hide. I check my mother is gone. Maybe there’s no her car in the entrance anymore or something but i think she’s gone.
I go at the back of the house and i open the door of room where there’s the washing machine and stuff and here she is !! I jump in fear and surprise becausei wasn’t expecting her and she does too for the same reason. She’s perched on/in between 2 white stepladders. My heart beat faster as i had a strong sensation of being afraid and surprised when i opened the door.
Then i go back to the whale and dolphins dream where everything is light, beautiful, and we touch each other and it feels amazing. I don’t go to the surface to breath but it doesn’t seem to concern me or bother me. I feel part of the dance, there’s an amazing grace and it’s vibrating life.
I’m a little surprised that i didn’t swim to watch her in her eyes as a friend told me it is very special, that you can see the universe. I was just very excited, glad, honored and humbled, thankful to experience a touch with a whale in the flow (without intention).
Every since I was a child whales have regularly featured in my dreams.
Last week I dreamed of white whales; when I woke I felt a surge of energy surround me.
Later that day I learned that two Beluga whales (white whales) had been moved from Russia into the horrific Cove in Tiji Japan. I would have been dreaming of the white whales at the same time they arrived at the Cove.
Last night I dreamed I was sitting with many people I know on canoe boats in the middle of the ocean. Thousands of humpback whales came and started knocking over all the other boats around me. I remember not being scared, and focused on filling myself up with love and jumped into the water. There was an image I saw too, like a big blue hazy mountain sky with spirally clouds. The humpback whales let me swim past them to the house floating in the water. I got into the house and knew to keep praying for light to surround me and everyone I know and love. I looked up the humpback spirit guide today and it points to sound healing, speaking your truth, and increasing music in life. I am about to move to the mountains on Tuesday, I will be leaving people I know behind. I am looking for a job as a music therapist. Such a powerful dream!
I had a dream that my classmates and I were at some sort of event in the water with a large stage. Suddenly, many whales came out of the water from the other end of the large tank, and they started to do an intricate jumping dance that wasn’t coordinated by a human or trainer. The feeling was that the whales had taken over, in a comforting, yet all-encompassing way, like God. Another group of horse-like, same size creatures came out of the water and did their own dance. We were all mystified and absolutely fixated yet vexed. I felt that possibly something could go wrong at first, but then I moved up to be closest to the scene. I was so close. It was so dark but comforting. When I was a child, I had selective mutism due to trauma. When visiting Sea World, at about 4, my mom and grandmother talked to a trainer after a show, who allowed me to “play” with the whale outside of the tank. It followed me back and forth. It spoke to me in a way. That day I began to talk to my mom again. Whales have played some part of my life at times, though what exactly is unknown.
I saw a photo on Facebook of a man about to dive with killer whales. Seeing the picture reminded me that the night before I dreamed of being in a boat surrounded by green waters, and there where huge whales all around. Not killer whales, but large gray masses. It was serene and surreal and today I feel rejuvenated and unafraid.
Hello,
I had a futuristic dream, i was in a big castle , then i saw a pope standing up from a throne , he was headed to his balcony and waved at the multitudes, while a big man dressed in gold cloth sat on the popes throne, this big man had large horns. I freaked out and left running to look for my father. While on my way, i saw nyc destroyed with fire, an i asked what happened, someone told me that the economic system had fallen. I also saw many people wondering on the streets. When i got to my father, i saw him struggling, working on a small time place. Then i told him, dad its time to go, i also saw my lil daughter about 4 years old (currently one yr). Then we started walking with the multitudes in one direction, and while walking i saw the sea next to us, and BUNCH OF HUGE WHALES CAME AFLOAT , they were large and shiny, countless whales… What u people think of this dream?? I actually dram this 1 month ago.
I had a dream two nights ago where I was at the beach walking in the sand towards the water as I usually do in waking life since I grew up in Florida. The water was very rough and I thought I saw sharks in the waves. A big wave came like a Tsunami and I was under the water in a protectef area with air about two to three stories high that went kn for about a quaryer of a mile. Above me was the water with whales more than two circling hihh above me and trying to get me to relax I think. Last week I went to the trauma unit for chest pains had high blood pressure and pulse diagnosed with anxiety. I have had at least three whale dreams similar to this in the last month and have been working on conscious dreaming. I have had many conscious dreams since childhood including dreams even years in advance that have come true very accurately for many years. I have a native american heritage, Cherokee. This is becomming very important to me.
My dream last night has left me feeling that some shift is going to happen in the ocean. I dreamt that I was on a boat and had a sonar device, to communicate too 100′s of whales, that were very upset. I was told to communicate as fast as I could, and tell the whales, that everything is ok, you are ok! The hundred or more whales, received my sonar message, and they all started to swim in such a way that it created big tidal waves!
I like this conversation being that i dream about whales. My dreams always begin with me in middle of ocean, never knowing how i got there and through will and instcints i get to shore, whether raft,swim, it didnt matter.
In this paticular dream jus had started same place, middle of ocean, water was calm, i wasnt scared, i was calm. Next thing i know the biggest grey whale i ever seen comes from up under me. It lifts me in air out of water, im on top of his head, its swimming threw ocean full speed, diving down, exploding up out of water,and i was barely holding on. While riding somehow got to in front of his mouth holding it, he took me to shore. Very intense