What might be the meaning of this dream?

Question

I am afraid of snakes, but in this dream, I had bought 2 pet snakes - one was quite large and black and the other was tiny and black. In the dream, I had had pity on the creatures long enough to develop a love for them to buy them as pets. But by the time I got them home, I was back to fearing them again, and I didn't want them, and regretted buying them.

I opened the box to feed the large one, and it got out. I was frightened a bit, but not too bad. I finally got a hold of it and tried to have compassion on it, seeing it as one of God's creatures. It soon crawled peacefully back in the box and I closed it so it couldn't get back out again.

I went to feed the smaller one, and it got out and was lightning fast. It went everywhere fast and I couldn't possibly get a hold of it. I was so afraid. I was way more afraid of this little one than the big one. I never could catch it, and remained in fear that it was crawling all over my house.

Answer 1

The snakes represent a 'fear' that you have been trying to get over. The two snakes represents the two sides of yourself as they pertain to your fear. Pets are symbols for something we 'keep', something we choose to hold onto. Feeding, in this instance, can be our mind's way of 'confronting' the fear, since you have to 'open the box' in order to feed the snakes.

You 'bought' both snakes because you wanted to face your fears, and each represents a different side of that fear. The 'big, large' snake is the fear that is most 'obvious' to you, and thus the one you are most comfortable with. Although it got out of the box (a metaphor for getting beyond your control) you were able to not only capture it, but also look at it with an emotion other than fear (compassion and reason.) It crawled peacefully into the box because you had made your 'peace' with it, and thus had no reason to stay outside.

The other snake, the small 'fast' one, is an aspect of the fear that you can't get over. This 'aspect' moves so quickly because it represents either your expectation of it (never being where/when you thought it would be, and popping up whenever it feels like it) or because it represents the way in which that aspect of the fear has manifested itself in your life.

Lightning fast seems to symbolize how quickly the fear 'moves' within you when it does appear, so quick that you have no time to develop any emotion other than fear, dread and powerlessness (you can't stop it crawling.) Also, the sheer randomness of the fear (it could be hiding anywhere in your 'house') suggests that is why you 'bought' both snakes in the first place: to confine it within an area more directly under your control. Unlike snakes in the wild, where they could be hiding anywhere, a snake loose in your house has to be somewhere you know. Thus, the 'wild' fear aspect of the snake is both free and confined at the same time. By buying the snakes, instead of them running loose somewhere in the wild unknown, only one of them is loose, and within a clearly defined area that you can 'deal' with, even if, at the moment, you are not dealing well with it at all.

So, you are attempting to deal with a fear you have that is only partially under control. And although you have taken steps to further limit the amount of control it has over you, you still have not gotten the small fast snake 'big and large' enough to be able to handle it. As for what the snakes represent, it is better if you answer that question yourself. A good idea might be to try and 'visualize' yourself leaving food out and having the 'snake' eat it while you sit on a table or someplace high up and safe. The visualization will make you feel as if you are proactively helping 'fatten' the snake, and it will create within your mind additional framework by which to gain more control over your environment. By 'choosing' to imagine feeding the snake, even from a safe distance, you are the one making the snake respond to you, and not the other way around, and the psychological benefits of taking control will filter into your mind, no matter what metaphor the snakes represent.

Answer 2

Well let me start by telling you that the snakes represent problems, fears, lies that have been told, or skeletons in your closet. It could also represent people in your life or some kind of vice that you have. The one that seems the biggest problem is not so big or is the lesser of two evils, and the one that is small is your worst nightmare and is the one that haunts you the most. Matter of fact it bothers you more than anything else does in your life. The only way to resolve this is to either confess to the lie, or talk to the source of the problem and resolve it. Talk it out and get it out in the open so that you do not have to live in fear of it for the rest of your life. You will be so relieved of how much this burden is lifted when you take care of it. I get all this from how well you presented the dream and from my own life experiences. When I read your dream, this is what I felt and what I can feel from you in the way you worded your dream.

Answer 3

Snakes in dreams also represent the kundalini, the serpent energy we have coiled up at the base of our spine. It is sleeping. It needs to be waken up and activate every one of our chakras while going up our spine and merge with Shiva at the crown. Kundalini is Shakti energy.

I've had several snake dreams when it would bite at my hand or at some part of my body. It represented that my kundalini was trying to break through that part of the body.

Your dream is a hard one to decipher because it's hard to know which symbolic meaning the snake could represent. It is mostly symbolic rather than the literal meaning. Even if you're afraid of snakes, it just might not have anything to do with snakes in real life. The color of the snake is significant.

BLACK: Unconscious, unknown parts of self, sometimes those we have rejected through fear.

House represents the self.

It might have something to do with exploring these unknown parts of your self within. Large vs. tiny could have something to do with the amount of power of the unconsciousness. Just go with what feels like the right meaning for you based on how you feel.

Anytime we have feelings of fear in our dreams, they are there for a reason to show us that we still have fears to work through within.

Answer 4

The SNAKE IN DREAM is a difficult dream symbol because it is so widely interpreted among various cultures. Interpretations run the gamut from blood-curdling fear to wisdom and peace. These options are determined by literary history and folklore from different cultures, as well as personal experience.

In waking life, it is not uncommon to be afraid of snakes. For some people, this fear is disruptive and pathological, even to the point that a photo of a snake represents an oppressive threat. For these people, snake dreams are almost universally bad. If the dream includes someone who handles snakes, whoever tames the object of the fear is likely a source of wisdom and control in the dreamer's world, and may be a representation of some aspect of themselves or someone else they know.

Among Asian and Native American cultures, the snake is a wisdom symbol. The idea of wisdom comes from the snake's ability to shed its skin and renew itself. If one dreams of snakes from this perspective, it is a dream of renewal, problem-solving, and good tidings in general.

This concept is derived from Bible when Satan tempts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden in the form of a snake. Sometimes, a snake dreamt in this context will remind you of a particular person in your waking life with whom you have a competitive relationship.

Finally, Freud and classical psychotherapy have also thrown interpretations into this "pit." The contention is that the snake is a type of phallus. The snake often embodies fear about intercourse and an aversion to it.

Coming up with an insightful interpretation for your dream snake could be tricky. What emotions are prevalent regarding the snake: fear, respect, or opposition?

Since you are now a Hindu and believer of Hindu Customs and beliefs I would like to tell you, in such cases people are advised to worship a Picture of Snake (Called NAGARAJA) and by this your fear will be removed. You can refer the following website. You can get good cobra picture from Web. If I get the picture and the sloka for this I will mail you the same.
-http://www.festivalsofindia.in/nagpanchami
regarding worship of Snakes. Best of luck-

Answer 5

Anyone with a little imagination can make up an interpretation of a dream, but their answer, no matter how interesting, is VERY unlikely to be true.
Because:

The purpose of dreams, as far as we understand them, is to process the vast amount of information that comes in through your senses each day whilst you're awake.

On this basis the "meaning" of your dreams is simply that you are making sense of information which previously didn't have a "meaning", for you, because it hadn't been processed so as to fit into your mental maps of the world (all your existing beliefs, ideas, values, etc.).

Given what seems to be going on, it's not really surprising that lots of things appear in your dreams that have nothing to do with what has been happening in your life just before the dream occurs. Things can appear in your dreams that have been part of your memories as far back as you started forming memories - or anytime in between then and now.

Nor do the things in your dreams have to be obviously related to each other. Like I said, dreaming is a process of finding/making meaning, and the brain can draw from anywhere in its huge store of memories in order to carry out that process.

By the way, there is nothing random about this process, but your subconscious mind can come up with connections that your conscious mind would never dream of (!), which is why dreams often seem pretty weird.

So when, if ever, you happen to notice yourself having what seems like a weird dream in future you can literally rest assured that everything is OK. Your brain is actually doing, with great skill, one of the jobs it was designed to do

Answer 6

I've heard that eating too close to bedtime can cause wierd dreams. Also sleeping pills can cause wierd dreams. Or stress.

The dream itself means nothing. Could have been any of the above, or something watch on TV, read, heard about, thought about or just come from nowhere.

Answer 7

I think you should try to get over your fear, snakes aren't going to hurt you there probably more afraid of you then you are of them, maybe this is what the dream is telling you, to let go of your fear.

Teresa.

Answer 8

you have the snake phobia. no lie i had a dream similare to this except when i got the small snake te dream always ended up the same the facce turned into the biger snakes head...

Answer 9

To see a snake or be bitten by one in your dream, signifies hidden fears and worries that are threatening you. Your dream may be alerting you to something in your waking life that you are not aware of or that has not yet surfaced. The snake may also be seen as phallic and thus symbolize dangerous and forbidden sexuality. The snake may also refer to a person around you who is callous, ruthless, and can't be trusted. As a positive symbol, snakes represent transformation, knowledge and wisdom. It is indicative of self-renewal and positive changes.

http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary/s3.htm

Answer 10

Sounds like you are a going to be with your best bud, which may be nice, he's your friend make the most of it