Hi Ella,

Here are some suggestions I can think of:

I think the bridge is a very significant symbol because it seems to symbolize a crossing over, transformation, or connection.  So it was leading you to something that you didn’t make a connection between before.  You also said that you remember much more clearly after the bridge.  (Doorways, windows, and curtains do this too…anything that you pass through is a connection to your higher awareness).  The boyfriend seems to also signify bridging a connection for you, and could even represent your real life boyfriend.

About the fishing, it may symbolize happiness and abundance.  You noticed bigger fish coming toward you because of these new connections that you were not previously aware of.

You said your boyfriend in real life just got a job at the place you were led to in the dream.  So perhaps you are literally desiring a new job, or maybe it symbolizes another kind of change. 

I think the important things for you to focus on are:
1.  Going out of your way (the long walk to get there could be a process that needs to take place or is already taking place, and your willingness to accept this process).
2.  Making a new connection or transformation.  (Allowing yourself to open up to new ideas and processes).
3.  Abundance (Bigger-than-life-size fish.  This could mean that you’re opening yourself up to having more than you thought possible before.  Definitely a good sign.   
4.  Getting an application (which is either literal or symbolic.  Symbolically it could mean putting yourself out there to see what you qualify for, being unsure what new things you’ll bring into your life but being willing to try something new and allowing yourself to learn or go through a learning process.  You said that in the dream you didn’t know what you were looking for, so it seems to signify you’re ready for something new that’s coming into your life.  Allowing yourself to be a newbie means you are ready to make big changes for yourself because we are never newbies for long.  It is the beginning of something. 
5.  You said you went to an old friend to help you find what you were looking for.  That seems to signify trust…that you are ready for the new thing that’s happening in your life and you trust and accept whatever process that will be taking place.
6.  Since your real life boyfriend literally just got a job there, maybe you see this as being a good, new change in your life?  The beginning of something that will transform things in a good way?  Or maybe even just a step up in the right direction?

It’s fun to find interpretations for dreams, but of course the real meaning is up to the dreamer.  Usually whatever feels right to you is the right answer. 

Love,
Vicky

Hey Both,

This is quite interesting as i have also been having dreams which contain fish, and have been trying to decipher the meaning.

Often i had a fish tank, and im trying to keep the fish fed. There is either too much, or they grow too big - often resulting in their death, or the water bubbling and killing them.

In other dreams i am at a swimming pool, or at a resort abroad and there is a giant shark and whale in the pool which attempts to get me if im in it.

Your insights are interesting Vicky - i have read that fish can represent abundance/wealth. So perhaps the threat element is the fear of loosing something. Im not sure.

Sorry for posting on this old post, just found it interesting as i was searching for this myself

Cheers.

Starlighted wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2011 at 10:28pm:

Starlighted: if this were mine dream, I might interpret this a little differently. Symbolically, a fishtank is a sign of containing spiriutality , maybe overzealously since your overfeeding them. WIth good intention - but nonetheless. Especially when you consider that the other part fits in as well. In the swimming pool with shark and whale might be symbolic of a spiritual search having artificial elements or trying to find a balance between a religious fanatic and super spiriutal charism. This could be you or you trying to get away from how you were raised.
I have a similiar reoccuring dream too - swimming pool and sharks and whales! SO, I have studied this. It doesn't sound like a "good" dream but I beleive there really are no bad dreams. Dreams are your own subconscious bubbling up to guide us and when we learn from them and bring the lesson to our conscious mind, they usually start to manifest in RL and we move on to the next lesson. No biggie.