Today
I want share a dream interpretation with you.
Yesterday
morning I dreamed I was on the beach and in the distance to my left, I seen a
bear wondering around the stores and restaurants. Eventually he finds his way to the other side
of the wall, onto the beach. On his hind
legs he chases a white bird flying right above his head.
Amused,
I pointed the bear out to someone else who is sitting on my left. They find it amusing too. As I turn to walk
away, this person tells me, “Don’t be scared.”
I
turn back to look, and I see the bear running towards us. I do not trust the bear; I don’t know if it
is friendly or not.
So
yesterday I spent the entire morning researching the bear. And throughout the day, the bear kept popping
up on the television and on the Internet.
So I know the bear has a message for me, or has come to help me on my
journey in some way.
I
discovered the bear symbolizes many things to many different cultures. At first I grabbed Betty Bethards, The Dream
Book, and found that the bear not only signifies strength and power, but also
inconsistent emotional energy. Her book
states that the bear can not be trusted; it can be violent or cuddly; charming
or crabby. But I didn’t feel that this
was what the dream was trying to tell me, even though the word trust was
mentioned in her interpretation.
Next
I grabbed my Animal-Speak book (by Ted Andrews) and read about the bear. What caught my eye was, “Like birds, the bear
is often considered among Native American peoples as kin to humans because,
like birds, it (the bear) can walk upon two legs.”
In
the dream, the bear was chasing a bird. Which then lead me to a Native American
web site that says, “If the bear is standing up, this is a sign that you need
to defend your beliefs.” It also went on
to say that the bear is often associated with healing and medicine.
In
addition, restaurants and beaches are places of nourishment. Beaches are also symbols of healing and balance;
earth, wind, water and fire. Birds
symbolize balance as well (among other things).
Considering
I’ve had to drastically change my diet this week, due to a possible bladder
infection, I believe the dream is actually a reflection of what I’m doing now
to heal. The thing is that I don’t truly
know if it is a bladder infection (unsure of myself, a trust issue), because I
refuse to see a doctor.
Therefore,
I believe the dream is telling me that the change in diet will heal me; don’t
be scared, you are doing the right thing.
The bear moves from the cement in front of the restaurant and into the
sand on the beach; nature. I’ve been
using natural remedies to cure myself.
Next
the bear is playing with a bird on the beach; a white bird, which symbolizes purity. I’m working towards purifying my body.
I am sitting on the beach, a place of relaxation – relax, your beliefs are
justified.
The
most important element of dream interpretation is how did you feel while you
were dreaming, or when you first awoke from the dream. Were you scared, angry, amused, calm,
etc.?
When
I awoke from this particular dream, I thought, wow, cool! I was intrigued, even though I didn’t quite
understand the message at that moment. If
I would have felt fearful about the dream, I would treat the dream as a warning
to go seek medical assistance instead.
It’s
always best to interpret your own dreams.
You can ask a hundred different people to analyze your dream and I
guarantee you’ll get a hundred different interpretations. Only you know what you felt in your heart
while dreaming.
As
in the case of the bear, the symbolism can vary widely. You have to ask yourself, what does the bear
mean to me? And of course, incorporate
all the dream symbols.
For an online dream dictionary visit - http://www.dreammoods.com/
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