ANIMALS IN DREAMS

Bats:
Generally seen as unclean and evil, the Bat is thus associated with death and darkness. However, in China, the bat symbolizes good luck and happiness.

Bears:
n the Northern countries, the Bear replaces the lion as being the king of beasts. It was an ancestor of the Lapps, who called it 'grandfather'. Thus, it symplizes resurection, power, and to the Celtis, warfare. It is also the national emblem of Russia.

Camels:
The 'ship of the desert' is the name most often given to a camel because of its ability to go for many days without water through the hot desert sands. Thus, the camel represents determination, stamina, obediene and is a symbol of classic Arabia.

Domestic Cats:
The ultimate symbol of witchery and 'the Craft'. However, thus is the 'curse' of the black cat. The Cat, although it does have the symbology of the moon and witches, it also represents independence, endurance and stealth.

Crows and Ravens:
The spell of death, and the ultimate omen-bearing creature. The Crow represents mystery, the occult and, other than a black cat, is often depicted with a witch or warloch to denote evil."Beware the raven who crows at night".

Domestic Dogs:
Man's best friend indeed also represents this within the dreaming mind. When you see a dog in your dreams, you see the symbol for dedication, loyalty and companionship.

Dolphins:
Associated with the Sun God, Apollo, and as well as being linked to the god Dionysus, the Dolphin represnts safety, as well as safe passage to the world beyond after death. The dolphin is also a wide spread symbol of virtue.

Bald Eagles:
Other than being the emblem for the United States of America, the Eagle also represents the king of birds. Often it is also associated with the mythical as well as keen vision and fearlessness. Strength, courage and combat are also symbols held by the Eagle.

Hawks and Falcons:
Represents the Sun, and masculine powers in nature. Particularly important to Egyptian mythology where it is the sacred symbol of the God Ra, the God of the Sun. It thus represents strength, freedom of the spirit and sport. In China, it represents the powers of healing and of the Sun, as well as the destructive power of war.

Fox:
Universally, the Fox represents cunning and deceoption. Thus, when seen in a dream, it represents the same. "Watch closely, for there is a maiden nearby, with the eyes of a fox".

Rabbits:
Generally associated with fertility, it is also symbolic of the moon and lust. However, when a Hare is seen in a dream, it most often represents the fertility realm meaning that children are soon to be, but this can also mean the children of others not just your own.

Horses:
The Horse is symbolic of speed, grace and nobility. Often when horses are seen in dreams they are either gracefully lounging in a pasture, or gallopping at high speeds through open planes.

Leopards:
The symbology of the Leopard is of courage, cruelty and untamed instincts. The Leopard is also highly revered in Africa where it also represents the lisght of the morning Sun. Leopard skins denot royalty and ward off danger. Because the markings of the skin sometimes look like eyes, the Leopard is also known as the "Great watcher".

Lions:
The king of beasts, the Lion also represents nobility, royalty, heraldry and the moon. Lions are often seen as guardians, and loyal companions. The over-seers of the world of land animals, inluding human animals, both in the waking and dreaming states of consciousness.

Monkies:
Seen most often in comics holding the "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" writings, the monkey does in fact represent mischief, however, is also represents the inquisitiveness of the human mind. Always curious, always wanting to learn.

Mice:
The Mouse is typically seen as an unclean creature in waking life. However, mice are highly regarded within the Native American peoples, and also within the dreaming realm. Here, the mouse represents the brain, and the closeness the physical self has with nature, and the goddess of nature.

Orca Whale:
The Orca is sacred to the NA Indian. It is the ruler of the seas, and represents the element of water, a most important element. Thus, the Orca, when seen in dreams, not only represents the power of the seas, and the power of the sea animals as a whole, but also the union of the element of water, to the spirit of the Earth.

Rams:
The Ram is the embodiment of virility and creative energy. It is associated with many gods and is a common sacrificial animal. Thus, it symbolizes self-sacrifice, boldness and power, as well as strength and endurance.

Sharks:
The Shark. Deadly as it is beautiful. The hunter of the open oceans, and yet, it represents the mixed connection between the mental and the spiritual aspects of the human to the highest spirituals of the sea.The Shark, in dreams is the 'hunter of souls', always looking for one that is weak or misplaced.

Swans:
Not only does this bird represent grace and beauty, but it also represents trust and submission. Seeing a Swan often tells a person something good about their own true nature, or intentions, depending on the dream.

Tigers:
Like the Lion, the Tiger symbolizes roalty, and is especiall important to the Asian world. It is the smbol for courage and strength, and, of course, royalty. If a Tiger is seen devouring a person, it is believed that this person's soul becomes the Tiger's slave and then preys upon others.

Wolves:
The Wolf is indeed the symbol for the hunter. However, because of the softer nature of the Wolf, it is also symbolic of family, and of closeness within relations both as adults and as children. Seeing more than one Wolf means that family members might be arriving to visit soon.

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