Bats dream meaning is explained below using 8 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — DreamForth

To see bats in your dream represents filth, dishonesty, and inner turmoil. It may also mean that you should turn your back on previous beliefs and attitudes, as they are no longer relevant to the direction your life is heading. It may imply a new beginning. It may also indicate that you need to thoroughly assess an issue before you decide to tackle it.

The dream may also be a play on the word ‘batty,’ which means that you are feeling unstable and unable to control emotions or influences in your life.

To dream of a white bat indicates the pending doom of a loved one.

To dream of a black bat represents a tragic occurrence that will affect you directly.

To see a vampire bat in your dream is a symbol of someone you associate with who is influencing you negatively.

Source: Dream Symbols and Analysis • Author: DreamForth

Interpretation 2 — Zolar

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black: quarrel and financial disaster awaits you when your conscience becomes aware.

gray: seek out less fickle friends.

hanging from the ceiling: proceed in the opposite direction.

many: if you fol ow your instincts blindly, evil abounds.

right side up: your debts wil be paid; get a receipt.

sport’s, a: defense against aggression should be a game, not real life.

white: a sick person does not recover.

Source: Zolar’s Book of Dreams Numbers and Lucky Days • Author: Zolar

Interpretation 3 — Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen

The dreamer is particularly unfortunate if he/she dream about these awful little ugly creatures as death almost always follows the dream of the bat, often it is the death of a child, or a youth. Seeing bats in your dream shows that many sorrows and grief is yours due to the evil that people direct against you. death of a family member is denoted by a dream of a white bat., while a black bat brings personal disaster.
Source: Encyclopedia of Dreams • Author: Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen

Interpretation 4 — Gustavus Hindman Miller

Awful is the fate of the unfortunate dreamer of this ugly animal. Sorrows and calamities from hosts of evil work against you. Death of parents and friends, loss of limbs or sight, may follow after a dream of these ghoulish monsters.

A white bat is almost a sure sign of death. Often the death of a child follows this dream.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation • Author: Gustavus Hindman Miller

Interpretation 5 — myjellybean

To see bats in your dream, symbolizes annoyances in your real life.

To see a vampire bat in your dream means that a person in your life is draining your self-confidence or your energy.

Source: My Dream Interpretation • Author: myjellybean

Interpretation 6 — Vincent Wienand

1. Dark spirits/witchcraft Lev. 11:13 or word play to being “batty”;

2. Idolatry; Isa. 2:20; A bat is a creature of the night. Also see Vampire.

Source: Dream Dictionary The Biblical Model • Author: Vincent Wienand

Interpretation 7 — Gillian Holloway

Death is predicted by a dream of seeing bats. At best, the dreamer will have a loathsome experience.
Source: The Complete Dream Book • Author: Gillian Holloway

Interpretation 8 — Ella Freeman Sharpe

Flying bats augur bad news and sadness.
Source: Psycho Dream Interpretation • Author: Ella Freeman Sharpe