Dream Theme

There is no doubt that dreams draw profoundly on our imaginations, and much work remains to be done on the connection between dreams and the area of the brain that produces creative art.

Dream Themes

Mammals and Reptiles
Most people dream more readily about domestic animals than about wild ones; dreams of household pets often center on our own characteristics, mirrored int hose of cats, dogs, birds, and even fish. Freud suggested that dreams of wild animals represented our most sensual passions, and sometimes the “evil instincts” that lie deep in our unconscious.

Horse, Dog, Cat
Statistics show that the animals who most often appear in dreams are horses, dogs, then cats, and women seem to dream more often of horses than men do. Early records show that Artemidorus of Daldis lists horses among the common dreams of women. Some psychologists have suggested that the horse represents male sexuality.

Dog, Cat, Rat, Mule, Elephant, Lion
Dreams of animals are fairly difficult to interpret because of the many possible associations. The meaning of your dream of an animals is almost certain to refer to your feelings (either past or present) about the animal. Were you or are you frightened or comforted by it; have you ever been attacked by it? Then there are the traditional associations: dogs are said to be faithful, cats clever or wise, rats cowardly and devious, mules stubborn, elephants to have remarkable memories, and lions to be brave there are also many mythical allusion connected to some animals.

Pet
Your dream may be of a caged lion in a zoo; of the Cowardly Lion in the film The Wizard of Oz; of the Nemean lion of legend; of the lion on a coat of arms; or of the Leo of the Zodiac. So the reference may be to restriction, to cowardice, to the overcoming of some difficulties, to pride and status, or to any characteristics of the astrological Sun sign Leo. The animal, especially if it is a domestic pet, may represent an aspect of your personality or