In my dream, there are other interesting and maybe important details but mostly I am wondering about a certain character in my dream. I know it to be a lion, a real danger, I was afraid it was going to eat me. But it was a man. There were others; a woman I'm not supposed to see anymore (and haven't since New Yrs Day) but she doesn't yet know....she, my friend, and the lion spent the night over at my home; and I know that if I am careful and feed the lion a lot of meat it won't eat me. The "lion" is a handsome, large white man, youthfully middle aged.
In the morning, the lion reassures me; I don't have to get it 'special' food nor all that much. He's really rather harmless; but i must keep feeding him.
the end.
Question: what is this Lion/Man? or whom? Why did he show up with this friend whom I've been forbidden to be friends with anymore? All serious answers welcomed....thanks
2007-02-07 17:17:16 · 8 answers · asked by karen i 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
this *wasn't* a nightmare. i was greeted warmly by this friend...
2007-02-08 02:32:54 · update #1
This is what I found on Animal / dream on the net
It might be that a new, powerful person has entered your life and you feel afraid and threatened by him or her. Is there any way that you can make that situation more comfortable?
Is the lion a comforting presence, protecting you from others? That might be a sign that courage and strength is present in your life - either in your own actions or in the actions of someone close to you. That you should treasure those traits
2007-02-07 17:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by Carolyn T 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dreams are a communication link between your sub-consciousness and reality.
In your dream, the lion is a handsome white man, who is (a) friends with an ex-friend and (b) needs to be fed.
(a) A friend of your ex-friend , may be a common friend. Obviously for some reason your ex-friend has caused you some pain in the past or maybe betrayed your trust, hence you harbour a fear from this person and which is why she is in your dream and friends with this lion.
(b) When you have to feed this lion , it may simply mean that you have to be nice to this lion/man in real life. Obviously this man wants you to be nice, but not necessarily extra-nice.
Last but not the least this man may be from your past (an almost romance) or he may be someone who may enter your life in the future.
2007-02-08 01:34:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When our 5 sensors (eye, ear, nose, tong and body) fall asleep, mind does not 'sleep'. It is continually active and the thoughts deep in our mind (or our past experiences or future plans) now become prominent and we see them as dreams.
Aren't you expecting (or scared of) this 'dream' just before going to bed? That's why you are seeing it over and over again. Remember, mind is a living thing and it is so sensitive. It reacts to our commands, expectations, feelings and even to small 'hints' which we merely even take notice of. And it reacts negatively too.
As one answerer said above, we can not interpret your dream without knowing your full background. If we try that, and make a mistake, situation will be worse.
But if you do not want to see this repeatedly, change your mood and thoughts before going to bed. If you are familiar with meditation, it is the best way. But if you are not, you can use music, reading a book or even watching a film till you fall asleep. I'm sure it will help you but don't expect results over night. You may need to keep doing it at least for 2 weeks.
Remember don't push your mind to 'forget' it. Then it will only get more firmly imprinted in your mind. Just completely ignore it. Don't talk about it or even think about it. Think it 'was' just a healed illness. It will die away, just like our other thoughts.
Good luck!
2007-02-08 07:02:20 · answer #3 · answered by Real_Truth 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a dream like that once. but it was a tiger...
the woman is obviously some problem to you, and you may feel weaker or compromised by being around her......
the lion is your inner strength and beauty that you do not think you have...it is an inner power that almost scares you about yourself, and you keep it suppressed in your subconscious... it is really a good inner power, and a gift from God...you are more than you think you are...you need to let the lion free in your life so you can accomplish more...you have had this gift for awhile (youthfully middle aged-maybe about the same age as you?) but you have not used it...you need to keep feeding (nurturing) the lion (gift - talent-strength) so you do not loose it.
2007-02-08 01:30:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Without knowing who the people in your life are I find it hard to decipher this. The mna/lion seems to be someone who you though was a danger, or at least you had to be careful around (perhaps because of the girl?) but they turned out to be no problem as long as you continue to keep them happy. The question is how does the man/lion connect with the friend/exfriend, and do you really want to give up the friendship. Perhaps you could still be friends with them, just not like you used to. ie the 'no special food' thing going on.
2007-02-08 01:25:00 · answer #5 · answered by anamaradancer 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I hope you won't take offense, but are you giving up something or someone that you are addicted to? The lion is the addiction and doesn't want you to stop feeding it (robbing you of your freedom and life) but is willing to negotiate for less of your resources to keep the peace. But you have to be good to the lion/addiction or it will eat you alive (of course that would be the lie that the lion/addiction wants you to believe).
I don't know your friend or why you are forbidden to see her unless she encourages you to keep your addiction. Then that would make sense that she would be in your dream, hanging out with you and the lion/addiction.
2007-02-08 01:37:23 · answer #6 · answered by J Z 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you cant figure out what the dream means to you. Then the dream is meaning-less.
"Dreams are animate consciousness, composed of images and thoughts that seemingly exist within real time. They are themselves mirrors of realities, experienced and prescribed by individual subjects. Their trigger is desire. Much the same as a camera's button is pressed to capture a coveted moment, the thought patterns of dreams illuminate and restructure a fabricated terrain of experienced. Dreams contextualise emotion. As both permutations and a consequence of desire, dreams are meanings internally projected, and in another sense projected externally upon the world, but removed from it." --(essay on B.R)
2007-02-08 01:21:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
was it a wet dream?
2007-02-08 01:25:44 · answer #8 · answered by spanky 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋