Iteachpeace – Our dreams are all like computer games in which we may reach a point in the game where we – or our dog – are killed. And of course we can dream it again and again and we and our dog are okay and unhurt. But if we learn the skill of getting past that particular hazard, then we can move on without being killed. And of course our dream – game – is all about lessons we need to learn in life and relationships.
Wild animals have their own language and communications. Shaun Ellis who lived for a year in the wild with wolves, said that one wolf gripped his face but he stayed still, because that is a sign of surrender that is respected. So your dog being killed might not be the same and in the dream is saying, in the voice of the mountain lion, “I am here now, and am in the place of this dog”. Of course she could kill you in an instant in the game of your dream – unless you develop the skill to get past that point.
A dream image is simply a mask you use to describe a feeling or a realisation. So if you imagine yourself as the mountain lion you will get behind the mask and will feel your fear – that was diminishing.
So if you walked up to the lion – remember it is only a dream image, and not to be recommended in waking life - and if you do it again and again until you have tamed your lion/fear you will have developed the skill to meet your own wonderful wild self with all its strength, fierceness and majesty. You will have met yourself, and gained a great and new facet of the jewel you are.
Remember the meeting with the lion came about because you had found a new place to be and danced, a sure way to rouse your energy.
Tony