Dreaming of Bats

Bats often get a bad rap due to their portrayal in movies. They’re typically seen as symbols of death, dirtiness, or evil; however, in dreams, bats hold a different significance.

Dreams communicate with us in an unfamiliar language, often using metaphors. This is why the bat is considered highly significant. Depending on the bat’s behavior in your dream, it might be delivering a profound message, a new gift, or perhaps a warning.

Bats are ancient symbols representing a creature that dwells in the heart of the Mother, a symbol connected to the womb or CAVE; the dreamer may undergo a form of death and rebirth. Since bats are linked with wisdom, spiritual guidance, psychic abilities, feminine energy, and the unconscious, this transformation might occur in these areas.

When the bat emerges from the cave, it symbolizes something waking up that was previously in the dark. The unknown part of the dreamer awakens as the bat tries to communicate. But where exactly is this happening?

• clairvoyance
• moon
• feminine, womb, unconsciousness, cave
• nocturnal – shadow
• death and rebirth

Bats and Intuition

Your intuition that might be unconscious to you could be symbolized by the bat. Bats have developed an amazing radar system called echolocation to locate their prey. Contrary to popular belief, bats are not blind; they are excellent hunters and can detect objects from great distances.

Bats can be connected to the psychic/spiritual aspect of the dreamer, hinting that there are unused senses. They understand vibrations and distances, much like how some people use ESP for guidance.

Bats are highly intelligent and extremely social creatures. Some bats live solitary lives, while others live in colonies of over a million. Living in large groups reduces the risk of individual attack. Dreaming of bats might relate to your social life.

Given that bats have excellent vision and communication skills, this might be a sign to develop or utilize these traits to your advantage.

Bat Attack

If a bat is attacking you or feeding on your blood, it suggests a depletion of your life energy. Energy vampires are emotionally narcissistic individuals who believe the world revolves around them. They struggle to see things from another’s perspective.

They will drain your positive energy until you are exhausted. Bats in dreams might serve as a metaphorical warning to be careful of certain people in your social circle.

White bats usually signify an ending or the death of something. Black bats flying overhead could indicate negative or persistent thoughts.

The symbol of the tree often represents physical and spiritual nourishment, transformation, liberation, union, and fertility. Since bats sleep and fly among trees, it might suggest a need for grounding.

Bat Dream Meaning

Bats can symbolize significant changes expected in your life. Specifically, your guides are asking you to be aware of the signs around you. These clues can be physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual.

Bats can also signify rebirth, as old parts of you that no longer serve you are dying off. Consequently, new events will appear, and heightened emotions will rise as you continue on your life path.

This may suggest meditation, going deep within (cave) to emerge as something new. Essentially, this change won’t come easily as acceptance is required.

These encounters shouldn’t be ignored but embraced, as they hold a key for you to unlock. It may remind you to focus on spiritual growth and accept the small deaths of your ego. United with the shadow side of the dreamer, one must do inner work to rise consciously to a higher dimension/vibration.

Once embraced, the universe will make these changes as smooth as possible for you. Occasionally, the bat reminds you to continue pursuing your spiritual growth by letting go of your ego.

You can achieve this by renewing your thoughts and beliefs regularly, doing inner work, loving your enemies unconditionally, and nurturing personal growth in all its forms.

Ancient Bat Symbolism

In Egyptian mythology, Bat was a cow goddess depicted with a human face, cow ears, and horns.

For Native Americans, the bat symbolizes a guide through the unknown. It represents strong social bonds and powerful communication. North American natives understood that bats are extremely social animals with strong family ties. Some tribes in the Northwest associated bats with diligence, as they imparted wisdom.

In Ancient Chinese culture, bats symbolized happiness. They represent transition, initiation, and the start of a new beginning, like an internal rebirth.

Bats In The Bible Meaning

In the Bible (Leviticus 11:19; Deuteronomy 14:18), bats are described as “flying in the dark” and are listed among unclean animals. To “cast idols to the moles and to the bats” means to discard them into dark caverns or desolate places (Isaiah 2:20), essentially consigning them to desolation or ruin. Unfortunately, in the Bible, bats are usually associated with negative connotations like death, darkness, isolation, and being unclean.

Bats In Religion & Folklore

In the interpretation of dreams in Islam, a bat also signifies hiding due to one’s evil deeds, such as theft or eavesdropping.

In Aztec mythology, bats symbolized the realm of the dead, destruction, and decay.

A Nigerian tale recounts that the bat developed its nocturnal habits after causing the bush-rat’s death and now hides during the day to avoid arrest.

The God Mars declared birds the victors, and the bat chose to align with them, rejecting land animals.