What does it mean: serpent dream?

Question

I had this dream years ago, but I still remember it vividly. I appeared to be some sort of man-snakelike creature; similar to a hindu naga. I was living in a massive underground chamber with a large opening sort of a 'well' in the center. I don't remember alot of the dream, but for some reason I had to be killed or crucifyed. My father would be the one to do it. I remember him nailing spikes into my hands before I woke up. Now I am reminded of the fictional harry potter when he dreams of him being a serpent. This seemed a very strange dream and I am sure I have had more serpentine or reptilian dreams like this; which I have not remembered. What exactly could this dream mean?

Answer 1

Snakes (in western civ. and Freudian psychoanalysis) usually symbolize sexuality, temptation and possible corruption (the whole Garden of Eden thing).

The underground part symbolized either the womb or the underworld (the "bad place"!).

I think dreams are one of two things, or often both: the reliving of our waking pursuits and thoughts AND symbolic of our needs, desires, fears and so on.

Perhaps your father's presence (usually an indicator of an authority figure) symbolizes the need for you to drive the serpent (sex and/or temptation) out of you. (Is your father very religious?).

Being crucified is more a wish for those raised to admire Jesus (he died, yes but but was supposedly resurrected AND then worshiped!). You may feel you have greater things in store for you, that cannot be achieved in this lifetime, only by martyrdom.

According the the Jungian based site: "The universal hero myth always refers to a powerful man or god-man who vanquishes evil in the form of dragons, serpents, monsters, demons, and so on, and who liberates his people from destruction and death."

However, since the father is crucifying you, the ability to act as saviour is impeded.

On the third link (levity.com), there is a semi-humorous interpretation from (East) Indian mythology involving turning into a snake as a type of crucifixion (???!).

I'd work on THAT aspect! Good luck!

Answer 2

The Serpent Dream has something to do with Australian mythology.

The belief in the Rainbow Snake, a personification of fertility, increase (richness in propoagation of plants and animals) and rain, is common throughout Australia. It is a creator of human beings, having life-giving powers that send conception spirits to all the waterholes. It is responsible for regenerating rains, and also for storms and floods when it acts as an agent of punishment against those who transgress the law or upset it in any way. It swallows people in great floods and regurgitates their bones, which turn into stone, thus documenting such events. Rainbow snakes can also enter a man and endow him with magical powers, or leave 'little rainbows', their progeny, within his body which will make him ail and die. As the regenerative and reproductive power in nature and human beings, it is the main character in the region's major rituals." (from page 47, "Journey in Time", Reed 1993).

Answer 3

I guess you are finding out the truth about reptilians. Do this go on some search engine and put in reptilians or better yet you can check out davidicke.com

Answer 4

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Answer 5

it means you can talk to snakes like harry potter, see you in Hogwarts. no lol its a dream, dreams are a colective representation of events that happened in your past, if we didnt dream we couldnt deal with emotionall issues, usualy dreams have emotional not "magical" meanings, it could mean your having troble with snakes and your father?