Walking down the road, having a vivid dream, or just having an odd wind blowing around your house, many things can be interpreted as a whirlwind. Each time you see or experience a whirlwind, you may think that it affects your overall spiritual growth, which is why it is vital to understand what it means.
A whirlwind means that you are going through some changes but are reluctant to let go; things are changing in a way that you cannot control. Biblically the whirlwind has always been a sign of God and that he is unhappy about something, the whirlwind carrying his word.
The whirlwind has long been understood to be a sign of change, usually because of its connection to the changing of the seasons. There are many facets to understanding whirlwinds, how they are understood, and how you may see them in your everyday life.
How to identify a whirlwind
First, we need to understand several whirlwinds, with all the larger whirlwinds being easy to identify as either tornado, waterspouts, or any of the other extraordinary wind phenomena. However, none of these have the same spiritual meanings and are not likely to appear to you in a dream.
Small whirlwinds are the ones you need to be aware of spiritually; these are defined as a small-diameter columnar vortex of rapidly moving air. These can become quite tall and large but will not deliver direct destructive force to a building or you.
A whirlwind of that size is a clear and easy-to-understand spiritual sign that you need to pay heed to, while larger storms, eddies, and vortices are different meanings. To get the meaning behind larger tornado-like storms, you must consult your spiritual leader for proper advice.
What a whirlwind means in a dream
The first and most important location that you are likely to encounter a whirlwind on your spiritual journey is in your dreams. This is where you will have to find meaning and understanding from what you see while your mind and spirit are free to wander through multiple areas.
We know of two things that seeing a whirlwind will represent, each one as important as the other, usually in close connection with each other. Depending on the severity, the amount, and the size of the whirlwinds you are seeing while dreaming, it may mean that something is more imminent than you think.
Letting Go
When you are having trouble getting an idea, someone you love, or a place to go, you might encounter a whirlwind in your dreams or spiritual realms. This is because the energy from your stress and its confusion is causing a spiritual storm to start inside yourself.
It is best to let go of whatever is holding you back, accepting the decisions you have made or that others have made for you. It would help if you searched within and without to find something that is causing uncertainty and learning how to let it go without hurting those around you.
Winds of Change
Usually seen by a whirlwind that is not simply static but moving, many times the same whirlwinds you saw when being reluctant to let go will now start moving. Whirlwinds are always a sign of change as the winds blow through the pickup whatever is left behind and makes it new.
Many that are about to face a new challenge, a new environment will have visions or signs of whirlwinds coming to them as they start to adapt. This is why both points are essential; you must let go of old things to appropriately adapt to a change that is taking place within yourself or in the world around you.
How are whirlwinds seen in theology?
Whirlwinds have been present in some religions since the very first time there were followers of these religions. Depending on your own spiritual beliefs, the whirlwinds you are seeing will greatly affect everything you see around you. It would be best to understand these correctly and decide on the information you have.
Unlike most other natural phenomena, whirlwinds are not as widely used and believed in as other natural signs. To understand this, we must look at the one major religion that holds whirlwinds dear and why other religions do not hold any significant meaning to whirlwinds.
The Bible
With a wind, God spoke to Moses when they were traveling through the desert, and it is with a wind that God spoke to many of his people. Whirlwinds are usually messengers of God sent directly or used to cover an angel’s actual image, which is why whirlwinds are so important.
You must learn that the real whirlwind is not what is important to the bible and Christian beliefs but the message delivered by the wind. A great deal of understanding can be brought when looking at it like this, as many times, people will mistake any whirlwind as a sign, instead of understanding the whirlwind is there to deliver the message.
In other religions
Whirlwinds are mentioned in other religions; however, they are not there as messengers of God or as a tool to deliver a message. Instead, the whirlwinds may be sent down as a way of destroying something unwanted or, in some cases, as a literal weapon that a god may wield.
As such, whirlwinds do not always hold such high importance as they do to the Christian religion, with the whirlwinds being a part of the natural flow of the world. Many reasons for this are not yet entirely understood; however, we know that it became normal after some time to accept whirlwinds as a sign of change for all spiritualists.
Why are whirlwinds not so significant?
The simple answer is that a normal whirlwind is quite a normal thing to find in some regions of the world, so it is not seen as an excellent spiritual indicator when seen. Whirlwinds can happen at any time or place, during any of the four seasons that we experience.
It was not until we discovered the Americas that we saw the giant tornadoes we now experience with the only previous significant experience from sailors. As we realized the size and power that a whirlwind can hold, we realized its significance to our spiritual worlds.
This is why you will find closer connections to whirlwinds in the western world than you would find in the East. The locations and scenery around us heavily influence what we see in our mind’s eye, usually because the spirits around us prefer to send messages through the things we can already recognize.
Summary
Whirlwinds are here and then gone again, much like the way we experience change, quick and surprising but rarely lasting. We have learned how to interpret the spiritual meaning of the world around us as we have learned more about it, with whirlwinds being a new addition to the way we can see and understand the world.
We implore you not to ignore the whirlwinds in your life and not fear them as they will guide you to the path of change.