What Does Dreaming of a Vulture Mean?
Traditional Interpretation
In the tradition of Ibn Sirin and al-Nabulsi, the vulture can indicate a long-lived, powerful person who nonetheless feeds on what is unlawful or on the labor of others — at times a tyrannical ruler, or a gain expected from an inheritance. Because it feeds on carrion, seeing a vulture may, according to most interpreters, signify wealth obtained through opportunism, or an enemy watching for another's moment of weakness.
Psychological View
In modern psychology, the vulture may symbolize the "opportunistic" energies circling the dreamer, waiting for them to wear down or make a mistake, or an inner fear of burnout. At the same time, the vulture can also be read as a symbol of transformation that clears away the old and makes room for a new beginning; it may point to the need to digest a period that must end and put one's affairs in order.
By Context
For Singles
For a single person, seeing a vulture can indicate the need to be careful of someone self-interested, or someone who approaches in a moment of weakness; it may reflect the need to weigh sincerity in relationships.
For Married People
For a married person, seeing a vulture can point to people calculating their own advantage around the family or an inheritance, or to a worry over livelihood; it may signify that this period should be weathered with patience while protecting one's rights.
The Vulture Feeding on Carrion / Landing on It
A vulture settling on carrion, or coming toward the dreamer, can by traditional interpretation be a warning to keep away from unlawful or unearned gain — and at times it can mean that a long-endured hardship is about to end.
Driving Away or Killing the Vulture
Driving off or killing a vulture in a dream can, in a reading close to the Ibn Sirin tradition, indicate prevailing over an enemy or an opportunist, and freeing oneself from a harmful influence.