By Ina Woolcott
Seal’s medicine includes protection during change, dreaming and lucid dreaming, imagination, creativity, protection from danger, movement through emotions, the inner voice
Celtic beliefs imply the human connection to animals is literal. It is believed that animals have the power to change into human form, and that entire clans are descended from the union of these animal people and humans. Dogs, wolves and cats are some of these animals, and one of the most common associations is with seal-people (selchies).Whether one believes this to be literally true or not, this is a powerful suggestion that we are more closely linked to the animals than we may think, and may inspire us to look into these connections in more depth.
Seals spend much of their lives in the sea, but they give birth on land. This shows us that there are 2 necessary things that help fulfil our dreams and visions. These are formed deep within us, and are nurtured through the power of our ability to envision them using all our senses. They are most easily made ‘real’ by us when we implement practical and material acts. a lot of the time when us humans are ‘creating’ something, the feeling side of things is absent.
During the mating season, males can partake in extremely savage battles one minute and be playful and amusing the next. Seals have the agility to move from anger to complete calm.
Seals are (obviously) sea mammals, and are highly symbolic of our feeling, sensual selves. The seal helps us to remember our connection to our deep inner rhythms, feelings, and knowing, as represented by the sea. As humans generally believe themselves to be apart from ‘animals’, when really we are a-part of them, we often fight giving in to these deep rhythms and are afraid of ‘losing’ what we consider to be ourselves. When we are afraid of drowning in these depths, Seal being a good swimmer and knowing how to flow with the ever changing current, reminds us how to swim with the current. When we do this the negative feelings we have created such as worry, fear and anxiety are released from our minds. If seal enters your life, you are being asked to review the ebb and flow of your thoughts and emotions and find and keep up a point of balance.
Water is a creative element and symbolises the feminine imagination and intuition. If the seal appears in your life, pay close attention to your imagination and insight – in the waking state and in dreamtime. A lot of what you imagine generally has a strong basis in reality, no matter how far-off it may seem. People with seal as a power animal are generally highly imaginative and very creative. They will need activities that channel and direct this. The Seal/Sea Lion can show you how to develop and focus your imagination.
Rather than having external ears, seals have small openings. This shows their deep affinity with their inner voice, and can show you how to listen to your inner self, balance your life to it. Your dreams will become more vivid and significant.
Seals swim both below and above water, giving them the ability to experience both the inner and outer worlds.
They teach those with this totem how to flow, how to hear, and how to discover the deeper mysteries of their true nature. Seals are keepers of wisdom. They reveal to us what is hidden deep within ourselves, and teach us how to integrate our imagination with the reasoning power of the intellect. This will give balance and harmony on all levels.
The seal which is so sleek and gorgeous in the water, teaches us how to feel at home in our bodies, and to uncover our inner beauty.
So weird… I found this article after a SEAL climbed into my house today, from out of no where. Pretty much one of the most odd things, ever. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152765500653721&pnref=story
That’s the video of me trying to get him out of our window. Thanks for your symbolism and meaning… we’re trying to figure this one out! 🙂
Is this for real Jonathan?!
I would love to see the picture if you still have it. What you described is exactly what I just dreamed which is why I looked this up on Google!!!
I just dream about flying blue sea lion
I do not know how funny it sounds, but I just dreamt of flying blue sea lions myself. And also playing with them. Even though I have never seen one in reality nor I saw their image or video in years.
Does it signify anything?
In my dream, i was on a river bank sitting beside a leopard seal, it looked me right in the eyes and i understood it wanted me to follow its lead. Slowly, it instructed me to dip my head under the water and see the fish swimming up the current, not catching them, but just watching and seeing what i could not when above the water…… it has been in my mind all day.
I’m from Las Vegas and needed a retreat what better place to go than to Newport beach to clear my mind and find out what it is I need to do to better my life. This past thursday around 1 am I was at the beach by myself to sit on the rocks and as I was about to find a spot to sit down out of nowhere I hear an animal roar, I looked over and it was a seal by itself it got startled by my presence and left calmly . As I watched it leave I wondered to myself ,why is this the 1st time in my 26 years of living am I seeing a seal for the 1st time at such an odd hour in a spot where I did not expect to see anything or anyone.
Last night i had a dream that i was pregnant and gave birth to a baby seal, My ribs on the left side was broken and i had to hold and bend up the bone outside My body, i wanted to go in the bathtub and give birth wich i remember in the dream that i found it strange. When i fell asleep i was having sleeping paralysis wich ive Been having in periods of 14 years
I have just wakened from a lucid dream that I was walking along a beach where the tide had just gone out with some friends and I came across a young brown fur steal. It came up to me and I stroked it and it followed me to a cafe where we had drinks of coffee. The seal apparently often visited this Place. It sat on my lap and I stroked it like a cat, and then it found a place to sleep under some stairs. When we left I went to find it again and it followed us to where we were staying. I was dismayed that someone had rearranged our sleeping quarters and changed the beds around. I could not find my comfortable mattress. The seal however found a spot under my bed and I was just fondling him when I woke…
I have just wakened from a lucid dream that I was walking along a beach where the tide had just gone out with some friends and I came across a young brown fur steal. It came up to me and I stroked it and it followed me to a cafe where we had drinks of coffee. I gave it some of my fish sandwich. I was concerned that the cafe owner might object but apparently The seal often visited this Place. It sat on my lap and I stroked it like a cat, and then it found a place to sleep under some stairs. When we left I went to find it again and it followed us to where we were staying. I was dismayed that someone had rearranged our sleeping quarters and changed the beds around. I could not find my comfortable mattress. The seal however found a spot under my bed and I was just fondling him when I woke…
So fascinating! I had a lucid dream the other night were me and friends where walking on a rocky sandbar and at one point I swear I was walking on water then out of no where these leapored seals like a while bunch of them started swimming under me and around me poping out of the water. The next thing I hear is someone one say look at that a mega leapored seal and I look to me theft and there’s this mega seal swimming right by me. At this point i hear someone say this is a rare sight which cause me to turn take me eyes off the seal then the next thing I know it hopped out of the water on to a pile of rocks just stareing at me.at this point I began to realize I was the only one out this far and everyone else had already turned around and ran.so went from being amazed to being frightened and all of sudden I jumped into the water and swam for my life to catch back up to my friends and not get consumed by the shark that apparently appeared behind me lol..I made it to my friends. I remember all my friends just stand there dripping wet looking at me laughing then I laid on my laughing back to them and woke up..being think about that dream for 2days now
I dreamt of the name “Ronan” I looked up the name and it means “little seal” I thought this was very interesting!!! After reading about seals I thought the things associated with the seal were spot on about what is going on in my life and dreams for my future.
When I was a little girl I had a dream that this baby seal was following me and I asked my mother if I could keep him. She said no and my heart felt like it was missing I was crushed the sea lion wanted to be with me I remember feeling it’s pain to… I had that same dream up untill my teens. I think about that sea lion. still to this day
And it’s dreaming of you!?what a wonderful companion to be around you in spirit all this time- lucky ?
I had an enchanting swim this morning with a juvenile monk seal- it was luminous and as if I. Dream time and it happened – I had always dreamt of swimming with one, often see them on the beach, being j in the water with it was s blessing – I send that blessing to everyone ?♀️? I am just starting a blog on December 1- my first story is about a dolphin and shark swim I recently had – and this will be the next one- share website here if that’s good – heatherleapoole.com – look forward to sharing these stories with animal lovers?♀️?
In the middle of a typical dream, I found myself standing on the bank of a large river, in an unknown location, rather rough and dangerous – kind of like what you would see on a wild river raft excursion, lots of boulders and swift water. Something or someone I could not see, told me to enter the water and I did. I could see clearly and was not affected by the currents and started swimming upstream. Coming toward me, I saw three large sea lions approach. Not in a pod, but just approaching on their own and going their own way, downstream. They were not menacing, I just had the thought to not touch them or interact with them in any way, and they just swam by taking no notice of me. I went a little further upstream, and then a brown seal approached. I felt an intense liking for the seal. It came to me and we “merged”, in a spiritual, not a physical sense. I experienced an overwhelming sense of euphoria and bliss. For just that moment, I was not a seal, or a man, it was a near indescribable state of being. I woke up, a little disappointed, honestly, but thankfully maintained memory of this dream long enough to write it down here.
My husband had a dream that he was in a hotel room and a seal got in, and he was protecting his dogs from it. He said he beat the seal and threw it outside where it but a kitten..there has got to be a crazy explanation for this dream.
seal has been my spirit animal for the past few decades. I seek its conceal often and thank seal on a daily bases for it’s guidance and protection of me and my loved ones.
A vision quest is where I found seal.
So I was prompted to look this up because, I, in my 20 years of life don’t ever remember having a dream about a sea lion. So I figured it had significance. Well the dream started with me swimming in the ocean and I came across this feeding mechanism for the wild life and I was swimming under it to check it out and when I tried to come up for air this sea lion was above me so I couldn’t get up. There was no sense of panic but I felt that it needed help because It looked to be sad and in pain. So I took it to a vet clinic I work at and I’m taking care of this amazingly sweet seal and it’s just so sad and in pain and a little feisty and would turn and snarl his lip at me if he didn’t like something but in my dream unfortunately he was just to injured and in to much pain to make it so we had to put him down and he stared to get all panicked and was trying to bite people away until I came over and started slowly petting it head and it’s little fin just laid over my hand and it laid its head down on my hand and looked at me as if saying it’s okay and then he was put to sleep and I had this huge feeling of sadness and then I woke up and read this and honestly still having this huge feeling of sadness over me but I dunno felt like I should share this odd experience ?♀️