Shepherd Dream Interpretation: Insights from 19 Unique Sources

(Bucket, Watering) In a dream, a shepherd represents a leader, a teacher or a governor. Ifone sees himselfherding his sheep and not knowinghow far they have spread in the fields in the dream, it means that he reads the Qur’fmic revelations but does not fathom their meaning. Herding camels in a dream means presiding over people from a different land. Herding one’s flock in a dream means serving one’s people with compassion, and caring for their interests. Sheep in a dream also represent righteous men.

A shepherd in a dream also represents a high rank, a position of authority, or justice toward others.

(See Righteous people)

Vision: Seeing a shepherd and his flock is a good omen: your prosperity will increase and someone will trust you with an important secret.

A shepherd alone means losses or diminished prosperity.

Depth Psychology: The shepherd is your guide. He has the power to unite the contradictions in your personality.

The dream is a challenge to accept your own conflicting attributes and strengthen your inner equilibrium.

Being able to guide and control yourself or others.

If the shepherd is seen with a flock, the flock represents those people whom you guide, or the characteristics within yourself over which you are exerting management.

Gentle love and concern that always maintains a respectful distance.

To dream of a shepherd indicates that a higher force is guiding you toward your goals. You are on the right path. However, if you were a sheep in the dream, this indicates that you lack initiative to break away from the conformist crowd and stand on your own two feet.

Shepherds may represent the nurturing part of the dreamer’s psyche, taking care of the dreamer and guiding him or her in a safe direction. Shepherds also represent spiritual nurturance and direction, as with a pastor guiding his or her flock.

To see shepherds in your dreams watching their flocks, portends bounteous crops and pleasant relations for the farmer, also much enjoyment and profit for others.

To see them in idleness, foretells sickness and bereavement.

Dreams of a shepherd symbolize leadership and responsibility for your flock, for your energy, for your projects, and/or for the people whom you influence. You are becoming aware of your benevolent power and influence.

(1) A shepherd may symbolize the power of love within us, the power that can control and unify all the parts of the psyche.

(2) It may be an animus figure (See Brother/ Sister, sections (4)-(6)).

This is considered a bad omen, if you see no Sheep at the time.

If the flock is there also, then the presence of the Shepherd increases your difficulties, but will not stop your ultimate success.

The shepherd symbolizes the guide of souls, since he directs a flock. When one appears in your dreams, the unconscious is calling your attention to the potential you have as a leader or director.

To dream of being a shepherd is a dream denoting great piety and charity (Gypsy). Christ, it will be remembered, was called the “Good Shepherd.”

Being in contact with instinctive or feeling reac­tions in self; the Self.

See farmer within this entry; Christ under archetypes.

1. One wants to be “shepherded,” protected by someone.

2. Someone is leading the dreamer in a good direction.

If the shepherd is accompanied by sheep or lambs the sign is the same as for sheep.

This is a reference to Christ or a pastor, Ps. 23:1

See People metaphors.

See Meeting.

For a man to dream that he is a shepherd, tending a flock of sheep, who has no knowledge of the pastoral life, indicates that he will be the head of a peaceful and happy familv.

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being far away from his flock: misfortune wil be brief, leading to a long and healthy life.

farmer dreaming of a: need outside support from your unusual y bountiful harvest.

leading herd of sheep to pasture: are ful enough to give spiritual nurturance to others.

through a forest: wil find valuable things if you dig in the underbrush.

living in a forest: profit from a secret wel -kept and wel -cultivated.

losing some of his flock: your preoccupation with your own affairs neglects your work.

several, gathering flocks: honor of short duration on your route to success.

watching: good earnings ahead if you take yourself seriously.

very young: prosperity and good reputation wil take years of minor upsets to develop.

whose flock is scattered: big earnings wil be taken from you bit by bit.