Elder dream meaning is explained below using 3 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Patrica Telesco

(see Field, Forest, Trees)

Increasing personal energy and zeal for a goal or project. Frequently elder is used to bolster fires because it has hollow branches that catch well.

Some type of ending or death. Elder is a traditional funerary wood.

In Serbia, this is a symbol of fortune and luck smiling upon you.

Carrying an elder branch in a dream represents devotion in your relationships.

Among Celtic tribes, elderberry wine was used to inspire divinatory visions, and was only drunk by the initiated. As such, this dream may reflect a personal initiation into the psychic realms (see Beverages).

Source: The Language of Dreams • Author: Patrica Telesco

Interpretation 2 — Dream Explanations - Anonymous

Dreams of an elder symbolize that you are tapping into your wisdom, the “wizard” that has the benefit of age and perspective to yield an empowering and wise point of view.

See Crone.

Source: Strangest Dream Explanations • Author: Dream Explanations - Anonymous

Interpretation 3 — Martha Clarke

See GRANDPARENTS
Source: The Big Dictionary of Dreams • Author: Martha Clarke