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Last night I had a nightmare so vividly real that it woke me up in fright. The entire dream was full of symbolism. Usually I don't have nightmares or symbolic dreams to any extent. This morning when I awoke I immediately consulted an online 'dream dictionary' to give me some insight at to what the nightmare might have meant.
In the dream I was standing in the livingroom of my childhood home. I was looking out the sliding glass door when I saw a fat black pig, quite small about 10 feet away in my backyard. As I was watching the pig eat the grass, from out of nowhere appeared a giant black bull, with sharp pointed horns and steaming breath from it's nostrils. The bull was standing between myself and the pig, and was watching the pig intently. As I kept my eyes on the massive bull, my view was blocked as a raging mad boar approached me, and stood just on the other side of the window, between myself and the bull. The boar was mad, his nose was wet and his teeth were very sharp.
Although I felt safe while I stood watching the pig and the bull, the boar gave me a huge feeling of fear. He was rubbing his nose against the window, and I realized that he would be able to open the sliding glass door with his nose. I reached over to the lock on the door, and just as I did this, the boar slid the door open with his nose and grabbed my arm with his tongue. It was terrifying! I could feel him biting into my arm, and pulling my body towards him with his strong tongue. I couldn't escape and the boar was going to eat me alive.
And then I woke up.
Here is an interpretation of what the symbols in my dreams might mean according to the online dream dictionary. I know that there are many variations on dream interpretation, and this is just one of them.
The window, looking out
To see windows in your dream, signifies bright hopes, vast possibilities and insight.
To dream that you are looking out the window, signifies your outlook on life, your consciousness, point of view, awareness, and intuition. You may be reflecting on a decision and seeking guidance. Or you need to go out into the larger world and experience life.
The Pig
To see a pig in your dream, symbolizes dirtiness, greediness, stubbornness or selfishness. The pig may also represent opulence and overindulgence.
The Bull
To see a bull in your dream, symbolizes stubbornness, strong will, strength, and power. It is time to take some action and be more assertive. Alternatively, it indicates rich, prosperous, and abundant life. Consider the pun, "being bull-headed". May you need to have a little compromise in a situation.
The Boar
To see a boar in your dream, signifies that you need to look inside to find the answers and secrets about yourself and the people around you.
To be eaten alive
To dream that you are being devoured, indicates a loss in your identity or a fear of losing who you are. The dream may be a metaphor of being consumed by your own ambition or obsession.
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I know that yesterday I was feeling great anxiety over my job search situation. For one brief moment I remember thinking that 2007 wasn't turning out the way I had hoped. It could be that the pig and the boar not only represents what is stated above, but also represents this year, as it is the year of the pig/boar.
From my interpretation of the dream, I think that the fat pig symbolized the ideal of what this year could be.. opulent and overindulgent. But the pig was beyond reach. Within inches of my body was the boar, a terrifying animal that represents a need to look within myself. The fact that I was being eaten alive by this need represents that I may become consumed by my own ambition or obsessions.
The bull was the animal that was standing between the pig and the boar. The bull represents rich, prosperous life, but it also represents compromise, assertiveness, strength and power.
Perhaps the dream was a way of telling my psyche that my ideal life could be attained. But I must remember to look inside myself to find the answers to my own happiness, while preventing my own stubborness from coming between myself and what could be a happy year. To achieve my ideal life I need to compromise a little, find the strengths and secrets within me, and keep my eyes on my ultimate goal.
In the dream I was standing in the livingroom of my childhood home. I was looking out the sliding glass door when I saw a fat black pig, quite small about 10 feet away in my backyard. As I was watching the pig eat the grass, from out of nowhere appeared a giant black bull, with sharp pointed horns and steaming breath from it's nostrils. The bull was standing between myself and the pig, and was watching the pig intently. As I kept my eyes on the massive bull, my view was blocked as a raging mad boar approached me, and stood just on the other side of the window, between myself and the bull. The boar was mad, his nose was wet and his teeth were very sharp.
Although I felt safe while I stood watching the pig and the bull, the boar gave me a huge feeling of fear. He was rubbing his nose against the window, and I realized that he would be able to open the sliding glass door with his nose. I reached over to the lock on the door, and just as I did this, the boar slid the door open with his nose and grabbed my arm with his tongue. It was terrifying! I could feel him biting into my arm, and pulling my body towards him with his strong tongue. I couldn't escape and the boar was going to eat me alive.
And then I woke up.
Here is an interpretation of what the symbols in my dreams might mean according to the online dream dictionary. I know that there are many variations on dream interpretation, and this is just one of them.
The window, looking out
To see windows in your dream, signifies bright hopes, vast possibilities and insight.
To dream that you are looking out the window, signifies your outlook on life, your consciousness, point of view, awareness, and intuition. You may be reflecting on a decision and seeking guidance. Or you need to go out into the larger world and experience life.
The Pig
To see a pig in your dream, symbolizes dirtiness, greediness, stubbornness or selfishness. The pig may also represent opulence and overindulgence.
The Bull
To see a bull in your dream, symbolizes stubbornness, strong will, strength, and power. It is time to take some action and be more assertive. Alternatively, it indicates rich, prosperous, and abundant life. Consider the pun, "being bull-headed". May you need to have a little compromise in a situation.
The Boar
To see a boar in your dream, signifies that you need to look inside to find the answers and secrets about yourself and the people around you.
To be eaten alive
To dream that you are being devoured, indicates a loss in your identity or a fear of losing who you are. The dream may be a metaphor of being consumed by your own ambition or obsession.
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I know that yesterday I was feeling great anxiety over my job search situation. For one brief moment I remember thinking that 2007 wasn't turning out the way I had hoped. It could be that the pig and the boar not only represents what is stated above, but also represents this year, as it is the year of the pig/boar.
From my interpretation of the dream, I think that the fat pig symbolized the ideal of what this year could be.. opulent and overindulgent. But the pig was beyond reach. Within inches of my body was the boar, a terrifying animal that represents a need to look within myself. The fact that I was being eaten alive by this need represents that I may become consumed by my own ambition or obsessions.
The bull was the animal that was standing between the pig and the boar. The bull represents rich, prosperous life, but it also represents compromise, assertiveness, strength and power.
Perhaps the dream was a way of telling my psyche that my ideal life could be attained. But I must remember to look inside myself to find the answers to my own happiness, while preventing my own stubborness from coming between myself and what could be a happy year. To achieve my ideal life I need to compromise a little, find the strengths and secrets within me, and keep my eyes on my ultimate goal.