Dreaming of rabbits
Meaning and interpretation
What does dreaming of rabbits mean?
Dreaming of rabbits often evokes softness, vulnerability or abundance: rabbits are timid prey, but also a symbol of fertility. A bolting rabbit can reflect fear or a wish to run; a white rabbit, like Alice's, a sense of racing against time or being drawn into the unknown.
What it's often linked to
Vulnerability. A sense of fragility, nervousness, of being prey.
Fertility. Abundance, multiplying, sometimes a wish for a child.
Running away. Bolting at the slightest noise: a tendency to avoid what's scary.
Depending on what happens in the dream
A white rabbit
Curiosity pulling you along, or a feeling of always being late.
A rabbit running away
An opportunity slipping away, or your own wish to escape.
A dead rabbit
Lost innocence, a fragility that wasn't protected.
Lots of rabbits
Joyful abundance, or things multiplying too fast.
A rabbit in a hat
A surprise, an unexpected solution.
Questions to ask yourself when you wake up
A dream's meaning lives in your own context, not in a dictionary. These three questions get you there faster.
- 1
Do you feel vulnerable in some situation right now?
- 2
Do you want to run away from something?
- 3
Was the rabbit timid, playful or in a hurry?
A dream predicts nothing and diagnoses nothing. If a distressing dream keeps coming back and weighs on your days, talk to a health professional.
