Yellow dolphin .

Interesting link with the dolphin and greek gods .. kinda like the other week when I had a dream of the deer and the link with Artemis ..

Just though I'd copy and paste this in case others have had similar dreams ..

Dolphin Totem Meanings and Symbolism

This page on the dolphin meaning comes in response to an overwhelming series of impressions I've gotten from the dolphin. They're everywhere!
From earrings, to movies. Wallpaper to conversations. Dolphins keep swimming in my awareness at every turn. That means it's time to swim along!
Considered the "king of fish" by many ancient cultures, dolphin meaning is closely associated with kingly qualities. Not the dominating kind. Observe the dolphin for any length of time and you know if dolphins ruled the world they would be gracious in their reign.

And that is the core theme to dolphin meanings. Grace.
A quick-list of symbolic dolphin meaning includes:

• Playfulness
• Transcendence
• Gentleness
• Harmony
• Intelligence
• Contentment
• Friendship
• Community
• Resurrection
• Generosity
• Power

Christian symbolism conveys the dolphin as an aspect of Christ. Dolphins seen in Christian art are symbolic of resurrection. Some artists utilize the protective, stabilizing, compassionate demeanor of the dolphin as a message of wellbeing to the pure of heart. Some artistic renditions speak of dolphins transporting the spirits of the faithful to Christ's side upon leaving their physical bodies.
This dolphin meaning is mimicked in ancient Greece where legend tells us the dolphin was responsible for carrying the souls of the dead to the Islands of the Blessed.

Also in Greece, the dolphin is a compatriot of both the god Apollo (sun) and the goddess Aphrodite (moon). Both [url]lunar symbolism[/url] and [url]solar symbolism[/url] are represented in the dolphin.

• Sun Dolphin meanings: Active, Life, Vibrant, Health, Renewal, Intelligence
• Moon Dolphin meaning: Hidden power, Intuition, Dreams, Conception, Feminine

This is a key understanding because the dolphin meaning is connected with themes of duality. It has to do with the dolphin being both fish and mammal. It is both of the water, and an air breather. Ergo, dolphin symbolism talks to us about "being in two worlds at once." Indeed, the dolphin is a great conveyor of the concept of yin and yang.
Along with the divine Apollo sun and Aphrodite [url]moon associations[/url], other deities associated with the dolphin include:

• Poseidon (Greek), Neptune (Roman)

Themes of kingship, rulership, authority, strength, dominion, freedom, intelligence, compassion and fatherly protection over the entire kingdom (sea).

• Eros (Greek), Cupid (Roman)

These gods contribute dolphin meaning of: Love, friendliness, playfulness, sensuality, desire, exploration, curiosity, attraction and joy.

• Dionysus (Greek), Bacchus (Roman)

These deities underscore the dolphins ability to uplift, and carries themes of joviality, freedom, wildness, abandon, creative self-expression.

Greek myth indicates Dionysus was known to turn himself into a dolphin and transported the shrine at Delphi where the cult of dolphin worshippers convened.
The term delphi is noteworthy as the Greek word for dolphin is delphis and its derivative, delphys means womb. This incorporates more lunar and feminine attributes to the dolphin scene.

In [url]Celtic animal symbolism[/url], the dolphin as a highly honored creature as it was seen as the protector of sacred wells and [url]sacred water[/url]. The dolphin, to the Celtic mind, is the watcher of the waters, and the guardians of all things water-associated.
Pirate lore also hails the dolphin as a symbol of protection. Indeed, legend admits dolphin sightings were often exaggerated into incredibly fantasies of mermaids. Sailors often understood the spirit of mermaids lived in the heart of the dolphin, and ancient stories of the sea refer to dolphins metamorphosing into beautify sea maidens (and mermaids) if seen under just the right conditions.
Whether this is true or not remains to be confirmed. What is true is countless tales of dolphins interacting with humans in friendly, even protective ways. This colors the dolphin meaning in hues of compassion, caring, community and generous spirit in reaching out to connect with another species.

x daz x

...your dolphin was yellow and in a swimming pool ~ which must be significant........

Hi dazzle,

Yes, I have some thoughts... don't eat Cheese before you go to sleep... or... do - as a tasty device for getting in touch with your unconscious - the choice (as they say) is yours.

Cheese before bed time would be like rocket fuel to a busy dream-time traveler such as yourself, daz... so be careful with your choice from the Cheese Board: From personal experimentation, I can tell you: Cheddar (2oz/century) for traveling to the past; Double Gloucestershire (1.76oz/century) for traveling to the future; dairy-lea triangles (0.5 triangle/disagreeable tummy rumble ) for traveling to the bathroom :D...WHAT am I on about!

Back to the yellow dolphin in the swimming pool. There's not much to go on... anything else about the dream ~ what went before and after...? You say the dolphin was speaking to you... I don't speak dolphin either, many people don't (huh!), but.... did you glean the general gist....:D

haha regarding the cheese, although I only eat cottage cheese nowadays .. 😀

The swimming pool aspect had a sense of fun like being on holiday, the sun was shinning and there were people (I didn’t know) playing around .

The dolphin just popped up out of the blue as they say .. It looked yellow could of been a dirty golden colour also .. The yellow I first thought was connected with my solar plexus . . As mentioned with the kundalini a while back and in regards to my physical mediumship my solar plexus is under enormous strain . Perhaps the dolphin brought in some much needed energy . The dolphin at times being the symbol / representation as the medium between two worlds and between conscious / subconscious so perhaps there was a connection / conduit in place to receive some much needed replenishment of energy .

What the dolphin was saying I had no idea although the gist of it was of a happy vibe / nature .. I felt nothing to be concerned about ..

Also the swimming pool / water aspect could relate also with emotions, had quite a tough journey emotionally speaking so could also be a symbol of happier times ..

It interested me the greek god aspects again because of previous encounters, perhaps there is a multitude of meanings / symbols going on here ..

The latter part of the dream just before I awoke was walking down a long corridor to see my ex’s sister lying on a bed crying .. I haven’t seen her for years nor spoken to her ..

Perhaps the dolphin energy allowed me to also to project to her somehow through an emotional link that was being expressed / emitted from the sister ..

Had another dream a few days ago about a giant white rabbit that was in a cage . The rabbit was so big that it couldn't move because the cage was so restricting .

I managed to free the rabbit from the cage and just hold it in my arms, although it was the size of a dog lol ..

Don't tell me .. Don't eat carrots before bedtime .. 😀

x daz x

haha regarding the cheese, although I only eat cottage cheese nowadays .. 😀

The swimming pool aspect had a sense of fun like being on holiday, the sun was shinning and there were people (I didn’t know) playing around .

The dolphin just popped up out of the blue as they say .. It looked yellow could of been a dirty golden colour also .. The yellow I first thought was connected with my solar plexus . . As mentioned with the kundalini a while back and in regards to my physical mediumship my solar plexus is under enormous strain . Perhaps the dolphin brought in some much needed energy . The dolphin at times being the symbol / representation as the medium between two worlds and between conscious / subconscious so perhaps there was a connection / conduit in place to receive some much needed replenishment of energy .

What the dolphin was saying I had no idea although the gist of it was of a happy vibe / nature .. I felt nothing to be concerned about ..

Also the swimming pool / water aspect could relate also with emotions, had quite a tough journey emotionally speaking so could also be a symbol of happier times ..

It interested me the greek god aspects again because of previous encounters, perhaps there is a multitude of meanings / symbols going on here ..

The latter part of the dream just before I awoke was walking down a long corridor to see my ex’s sister lying on a bed crying .. I haven’t seen her for years nor spoken to her ..

Perhaps the dolphin energy allowed me to also to project to her somehow through an emotional link that was being expressed / emitted from the sister ..

Had another dream a few days ago about a giant white rabbit that was in a cage . The rabbit was so big that it couldn't move because the cage was so restricting .

I managed to free the rabbit from the cage and just hold it in my arms, although it was the size of a dog lol ..

Don't tell me .. Don't eat carrots before bedtime .. 😀

x daz x

.....you seem to have all the answers already :)...

Had another dream a few days ago about a giant white rabbit that was in a cage . The rabbit was so big that it couldn't move because the cage was so restricting .

I managed to free the rabbit from the cage and just hold it in my arms, although it was the size of a dog lol ..

White Rabbits -- they are loaded with symbolic meaning...... what did your White Rabbit mean to you?

Don't tell me .. Don't eat carrots before bedtime .. 😀

....very funny. 🙂

White Rabbits -- they are loaded with symbolic meaning...... what did your White Rabbit mean to you?

For me W.S. when I looked into the cage and saw the rabbit my first impression was for God’s sake what is that rabbit doing in a cage that 10 times too small for it .

The rabbit was lying on its back and the rabbits feet were poking out of the cage bars as it was too small, my attention then went to the rabbits eyes next where there was a deep sorrow in them and a deep reflection of sufferings almost submissive in posture .

I felt the pain of the rabbit and on some level I was the rabbit . I was looking at myself .

What I thought was really interesting is that the rabbit had given up the struggle and surrendered to it’s environment and to it’s current way of life and yet there was no anger expressed, in a way the rabbit was kinda peaceful perhaps traumatized, it was most definitely in another state in such a way where the rabbits mind was elsewhere . It’s possible that the rabbit wasn’t even aware of the sufferings had and perhaps in a funny sort of way the rabbit was no longer suffering because of such an altered state ..

I love the surrender part that I connected with for much of that is going on with me at the moment and I am one to suffer in silence lol .

The cage and the restriction followed by it’s freedom ties in nicely also with how things are developing for me .. I have spoken often of there being a process in life and there is a process that has been of growth and restriction and of more growth if you get me, as one surrenders and goes with the flow there is less resistance and at a point no more blocks / obstacles to overcome .

In a way it’s like transcending mind sets .. and entertaining new perceptions of self and life as one grows / transforms, similar to what the metamorphosis of the kundalini brings forth, just another beautiful process in my eyes ..

There’s quite a mystical feel to the white rabbit as a symbol just as there is to the dolphin, I seem to get a lot of dreams of animals lately, there was the huge snakes head lol and a week or so ago I was in spirit connecting with a herd of running horses .. all to do momentum, movement, energy .. All part of the process of healing, knowing, transforming, loving, self .

x dazzle x

That's really interesting, daz, thanks.

As you probably know by now, daz, I'd prefer if at all possible to discover things/ work things out for myself. However, from my vague recollection gained from reading a few philosophy books, (before I stopped reading anything that was going to tell me something I'd rather work out for myself) of what it is to be self-realized, which you have previously said that you are... well, I thought, being self-realized... that was it - job done! So, I genuinely don't get why you're talking about growing, transcending and all the rest of it?