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Dreaming of Unicorn
In short
What does dreaming of Unicorn mean?
Dreaming of a unicorn touches the absolute purity and untouched magic of what remains ideal, intact, beyond corruption. Its single horn evokes the third eye — a unified, undivided vision. It may also signal excessive idealization, a fixation on a love object or ideal that reality can never quite reach, the alicorn that purifies all it touches.
Jungian interpretation
The Self in its dimension of perfection and uniqueness. The single horn as the third eye — unified, undivided vision.
Freudian interpretation
Excessive idealization and fixation on an inaccessible, purely perfect love object.
Esoteric meaning
Linked to Neptune and Pisces. Associated with the Star (XVII). Its horn (the alicorn) was believed to purify any corruption it touched.
Cultural readings
Western tradition: Approachable only by virgins, according to medieval lore. A Christological symbol throughout the Middle Ages.
Eastern tradition: The Chinese Qilin: a creature of good omen appearing only to just rulers and true sages.
Frequently asked questions
What does dreaming of Unicorn mean?+
Dreaming of a unicorn touches the absolute purity and untouched magic of what remains ideal, intact, beyond corruption. Its single horn evokes the third eye — a unified, undivided vision. It may also signal excessive idealization, a fixation on a love object or ideal that reality can never quite reach, the alicorn that purifies all it touches.
What does dreaming of Unicorn mean according to Jung?+
The Self in its dimension of perfection and uniqueness. The single horn as the third eye — unified, undivided vision.
What does dreaming of Unicorn mean according to Freud?+
Excessive idealization and fixation on an inaccessible, purely perfect love object.