Mussels are a type of shellfish that may be found both in the water and on the menus of local seafood restaurants.
Mussels are usually a favorable omen in dreams. Mussels represent power, serenity, fertility, and prosperous times ahead in a dream state. However, keep in mind that the mussel symbolizes loss, treachery, and heartbreak, so think about it carefully. You'll want to concentrate on the mussel's background and how the dream made you feel.
Mussels can potentially be dangerous—surfers, boogie boarders, and adventurous souls who mussel shells occasionally cut pier jump. Dreaming of agony, especially if there is blood, indicates that you need to heal.
Being cut by the shell of a mussel in your dreams often imply a need for emotional healing because there is likely to be much water in this dream. Some personal tragedies have hit you so bad that you cannot find a way out and feel yourself clamped in the shell and are trying to free yourself from the shackles. In the bargain, you are hurting yourself, cutting through the sharp or rough edges, but later than never will you succeed in freeing yourself, never being caught in any bounds.
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You will want to make sure you remember everything about the dream because a mussel might represent various things. If you ate the mussel in your dream, you are about to enjoy a period of happiness and success. It would be a sign of fertility if you ate the mussel with your partner. It symbolizes excitement and happiness if you are enjoying your mussels with friends or other loved ones. It could also indicate that someone close to you is being obstinate or adamant about a topic that you are concerned about.
Now a strong implication of dreams of eating mussels is also to check that the flesh which was offered to you on the plate is safe and the shell wasn't chipped or cracked. In your waking life, be cautious about pulling real friends and friends who have ulterior motives.
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You may have found or seen a whole mussel in your dream. The mussel is a symbol of happy or peaceful times in this situation. If someone gave you a whole mussel, your happiness and peace would be linked to the person who gave it to you. Suppose this person presented it to you as a gift or invited you to eat mussels with them. In that case, it implies they cherish you and appreciate your presence in their lives. This person holds you in high regard and will go to great lengths to ensure that you are happy, safe, and loved.
Mussels love to get attached to their environment, and once so, they get used to that habitat. So dreaming about seeing a whole mussel is a harbinger that you in your waking life are attached to your abode, your dear and near ones and look forward to having a good time with them.
You are a go-getter in your waking life and enjoy life to the fullest. This dream signals your zeal in life to drive any given task to its fulfilment and your efforts to put in your blood and sweat to see it through.
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However, not every circumstance is pleasant. If you find an empty mussel shell in your dream, it may indicate that you will misplace a valuable item. Suppose you open a mussel shell, and it is empty inside. In that case, it is a sign that you are about to lose something important in your life or that you have lately lost something important. If one of your mussels on your plate is empty when you are out to eat mussels with a group of people, it could mean that someone among you is gossiping, has betrayed you, or will injure or betray you in the future.
Suppose in your waking life you have been separated from your spouse and living alone. In that case, dreaming of an empty mussel is the manifestation of your loneliness and how you miss the company of your partner. But now that things have gone wrong to the extent that you cannot be together is the feeling of a vacuum that no one can fill.
Suppose you have grown-up children going abroad for further studies or to pursue a career or shift base to start a new family of their own. In that case, this dream is a sign of the emptiness you have started to develop as a result of the fear of the grief arising out of their parting away.
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When swimming in the ocean, mussels are commonly found around a pier. Piers in the ocean have their meaning, and it is also a good idea to consider other prevalent structures in your dream to have a deeper meaning of your dream. Combine things that you see to get to the root of the meaning. So when you see mussels around the piers while swimming in the oceans, you are sure to find unshakable support from close quarters in some issue you have been facing or trying to put forth across the table. The mussels could represent your family, friends, or peers at work, extending their staunch backing to you in times of need. You will receive validation from people for the ideas you are trying to endorse, and they will be the pillars that will help you lay the strong foundation to build them.
Finding mussels while swimming in the ocean can tell you that you don't need to stress yourself looking for the hard way to reach a particular destination; sometimes what you are seeking is right under your nose, but you are unable to find it because you are looking for it everywhere other than a place you expect the least. So if you are achieving success more straightforwardly, don't take it as a negative thing because that's how things are supposed to go.
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