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Animals

Dove

A peace finally landing

What it often means

Doves in dreams symbolise peace, tenderness, and reconciliation — the soft arrival of something that has been long awaited. They tend to appear after grief or struggle.

When it tends to appear

  • After conflict or grief
  • When forgiveness is becoming possible
  • During gentle reconciliations

Sit with these questions

  1. 1

    What peace is finally settling for you?

  2. 2

    Whom — including yourself — could you forgive a little this week?

  3. 3

    How might you receive this softness without bracing?

Did this symbol visit your dream?

Decode the whole dream