Lions

To dream of lions represents feelings of total control or domination of others. Either your own need to control others, or your projection of other people who you feel want to control you.

Positively, a lion may represent leadership, courage, or using your temper for good purposes. Yelling at misbehaving children or dishonest people. Angry threats towards criminal-minded people. Terrifying enemies or bullies with your anger. Standing up to someone. Forcing other people to respect you with fear. Strong leadership.

Negatively, a lion may reflect a fear of people who you are allowing to control you. Control that is too serious. Angry intimidating people in your life. A fear of bullies. Fearing upsetting someone powerful. A persistent feeling of trying very hard not to upset someone. Fearing employers, doctors, dentists, police, or other people with professional authority that you don't want to embarrass yourself with. A fear of legal consequences. Fearing not complying with high standards that are expected of you. Alternatively, it may reflect your abuse or exploitation of power to control others. Losing your temper with people you care about. A really bad temper. An overreaction or embarrassing power trip. Feeling controlled by bills or creditors that will threaten you if you don't pay your bills.

To dream of a female lioness may represent controlling females or feelings of being dominated by women. A fear of angering a powerful women. Feelings about caring too much what passive people think and being controlled by it.

Example: A woman dreamed of having a pet lion. In waking life, she was cheating on her husband with a very aggressive man whom she felt she had to look after.

Example 2: A man dreamed of female lions running around a store he regularly shopped at. In waking life, when he shopped at the store he was very insecure about what the store owners thought about him. He felt socially controlled.

Example 3: A man dreamed of trying to avoid lions. In waking life, he was successfully treating a serious health problem with a natural vitamin supplement and he feared that when he spoke to his medical doctors that they would force him to stop taking it.

Example 4: A young man dreamed of fearing lions. In waking life, he was very insecure about attending a really strict school with high standards.

Example 5: A man dreamed of a lion he was trying to avoid. In waking life, he regretted yelling at his son and was having problems apologizing for it.

Example 6: A man dreamed of seeing a lion. In waking life, he was concerned about his boss making threats about the DEA showing up at his workplace to investigate drugs. In this case, the lion symbolism may have reflected his feelings about his boss being too controlling using threats about the dangerous controlling power of the DEA if he was caught with drugs.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of seeing lions. In waking life, she was concerned about being controlled by her creditors requiring payments for debts.

Example 8: A woman dreamed of a lioness. In waking life, she was having problems with a female boss that was too controlling.

Example 9: A young man dream of a lion being left at his house. In waking life, he felt that his family was yelling at him too much and was too serious about controlling him to force him to behave.

Lion Tamer

To dream of a lion tamer represents behavior that is focused on keeping controlling and aggressive tendencies in check. You may be a experiencing a situation where you are totally preoccupied by keeping a powerful or controlling person well-behaved. It may also reflect your attempt to learn self-control over anger or to be less of a dominating presence with others.

Lioness

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Mountain Lion

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Sea Lion

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Cheetahs

To dream of a cheetah represents feeling about behavior that is ignorant and dangerous about being a winner that is faster than someone else without wasting time. Behavior that is exceptionally fast, focused, and effective about reaching goals without wasting time. Speed, precision, competitiveness, or an ability to act decisively when opportunities appear. Your thoughts about quickly pursuing objectives, staying ahead of competitors, or recognizing situations where hesitation could cause you to miss an opportunity. A person or aspect of yourself that is highly motivated, efficient, and capable of rapidly closing the distance between itself and what it wants.

Negatively, a cheetah may represent fear of being unable to "outrun" or get away from your enemies or problems because they are faster than you. Feeling that your enemies or problems are too quick for you to escape a confrontation with. A fear of enemies gaining on you too quickly. Excessive competitiveness or fear of being outpaced by someone else. A situation that is moving too quickly for your comfort, a person who aggressively pursues their goals without considering other people's feelings, or anxiety that you are falling behind. Concerns that someone else's speed, ambition, or effectiveness is making you look inadequate. Reckless haste, acting too quickly without thinking things through, or prioritizing speed over quality and responsibility.

Example: A man dreamed of a cheetah. In waking life, he was going bankrupt and feared that his new business venture wouldn't take off quickly enough to stop him from losing everything he had. He feared being unable to "outrun" bankruptcy. In this case, the cheetah may have reflected his feelings about bankruptcy and financial failure being a fast-moving threat that was gaining on him quicker than he was comfortable with.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of a cheetah in her house. In waking life, she was in the middle of a lawsuit and felt that because of her lawyer's unwillingness to do what she wanted, she couldn't escape serious financial losses that may occur if the person who was suing her wasn't stopped. In this case, the cheetah may have reflected her feelings about the person suing her being an aggressive, fast-moving threat that was causing financial damage, while she felt unable to act quickly enough to protect herself.

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