Elephants exhibit many positive attributes, including affection and loyalty. Consider how much of both you have given to yourself, or to those around you, and vice versa.
These creatures also have a strong sense of smell that affords discernment. How does your present situation smell? Is something amiss?
An affinity for nature worship. According to Pliny, this creature worships the sun and stars, and invokes the heavens.
In ancient Rome, this image appeared on coins representing the power of charity. Does someone around you have a need that you’ve overlooked?
Among Hindus, the elephant symbolizes wisdom. Ganesha, the god of sagacity, is an elephant, often portrayed dancing.
Buddhists regard the white elephant as emblematic of compassion, love, kindness, self- restraint, and patient endurance, revealing the emergence of such positive traits within you. Note, however, that Western society transforms this image’s meaning to that of useless decoration (e.g., a “white elephant sale”), which might reflect a lack of self-worth or feeling ineffectual in a specific situation.
Chinese: Prudence and independent authority over self, others, or a situation. Don’t be afraid to take charge!
In modern aphorisms, a pink elephant represents being deluded by your own senses. Such delusion usually comes by your own hand (as happens when one drinks too much alcohol).