What Does It Mean to Dream About Abalone Shell?

To dream of an abalone shell represents feelings of desire to protect one's uniqueness, individuality, or sense of being special. A need to maintain originality and to avoid conforming to the norms of society. Something in your life that is special and one-of-a-kind and that nobody else can replicate. A sense of pride and protection toward one's distinctiveness.

Negatively, dreaming about an abalone shell may represent overdoing protecting one's sense of being special. Anxiety about losing one's originality and having to give up something that makes you different. A fear of not being able to protect your current lifestyle or life situation if you have to abandon your unique and unusual ways. The dream may express a reluctance to change because you want to stay true to what makes you special, regardless of how it compares to others.

Example: A man dreamed of saying something to a woman who didn't like what he said and then she pressed the abalone shell on her necklace against her chest. In waking life, the man was facing job loss, financial ruin, and working 2 jobs to support his family. In this case, the abalone shell may have reflected his feelings about talking to someone who might have helped him with his financial problems who didn't like what he said causing them to retreat defensively into their own sense of original identity, specialness, and personal boundaries.

Example 2: A teenage girl dreamed of seeing an abalone shell on the ground. In waking life, she felt ripped off by a vending machine. In this case, the abalone shell may have reflected her own sense of specialness about not deserving to be ignored or unprotected which made her question whether she should complain to get her money back.