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Sharks can represent someone in your life who is unscrupulous and greedy. Dreaming of a shark can be symbolic of a person's feelings of hostility and anger. They are also symbols of being fearless.

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In Hawaiian culture, Hawaiians believe that their early ancestors could shift into a shark. Sharks in Hawaii are called 'Aumakua '.

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This is super inaccurate. Aumakua are โ€œspirit animalsโ€ and this can refer to many different types of animals beyond sharks.ย 

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