frightening dream last night

[Guest guest]

It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I had

one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading here,

quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I remember that

there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-

like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws to

keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and the

lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my throat, and

I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my grip and

lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression and the

smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A tense

and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived to help

me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he almost

connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off

myself, as long as I could. When I woke up, I was VERY unsettled.

 

I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why. Does

anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to surrender

to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while back

with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him off. What

do you think?

 

Claudia

[Guest guest]

well miss claudia,mine was running away from being r@ped; but i did not have the courage to post........that was night before last. it was a terrible feeling. prayers for you.......we are all together in this.

 

love,

Julie--- On Wed, 9/24/08, Claudia <newtfoodbowl wrote:

Claudia <newtfoodbowl frightening dream last night Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 6:54 PM

 

 

It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I had one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading here, quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I remember that there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws to keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and the lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my throat, and I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my grip and lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression and the smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A tense and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived to help me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he almost connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off myself, as long as I

could. When I woke up, I was VERY unsettled. I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why. Does anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to surrender to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while back with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him off. What do you think?Claudia

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you are meant to let him devour you, lol!

Its not the natural response, that's for sure. I wonder

how you get from the natural instinctual survival response to

" eat me! " in a dream. Hugs and love, dhyana

 

 

, " Claudia "

<newtfoodbowl wrote:

>

> It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I had

> one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading here,

> quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I remember that

> there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-

> like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws to

> keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and the

> lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my throat, and

> I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my grip and

> lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression and the

> smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A tense

> and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived to help

> me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he almost

> connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off

> myself, as long as I could. When I woke up, I was VERY unsettled.

>

> I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why. Does

> anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to surrender

> to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while back

> with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him off. What

> do you think?

>

> Claudia

>

[Guest guest]

The frightening dream I had Monday night was when

I was trying to go into a meeting and the wind was

blowing so hard it would rip whatever I was holding

onto right out of my hands, leaving me with nothing

to cling to to keep from being blown away. I don't

remember feeling fear, just wonder at the power it

was showing. Respect maybe was the feeling. It didn't

blow me away. I think I crawled into the meeting.

Don't remember what it was about though...lol!

[Guest guest]

Since we are sharing scary dreams, I had one two nights ago in which my home - this gorgeous mansion - suddenly slid off its foundations and was sliding down the hill toward a lake. I was inexplicably trapped inside a small closet that had a tiny hole to crawl through. I was squeezing through the hole (like being birthed??) and making my way to the window, very fearful that I wouldn't make it before the house plunged into the lake. I made it out and watched the house disappear into the water. My hubby says, "Well, at least it was insured - now we can rebuild."I am kinda thinking that the house symbolized my life. Anybody else have thoughts?-alice--- On Thu, 9/25/08, novalees <dhyana wrote:novalees <dhyana

 

The frightening dream I had Monday night was when

I was trying to go into a meeting and the wind was

blowing so hard it would rip whatever I was holding

onto right out of my hands, leaving me with nothing

to cling to to keep from being blown away.

[Guest guest]

Gosh, it sounds like we both experienced terrifing threats. I

suspect that this is what has talked about before....tests of

our surrender. Tough, for sure!

 

Thanks Julie,

Claudia

 

 

, Julie

<jewelport wrote:

>

> well miss claudia,mine was running away from being r@ped; but i did

not have the courage to post........that was night before last.  it

was a terrible feeling.  prayers for you.......we are all together in

this.

>  

> love,

>

>

> Julie

>

> --- On Wed, 9/24/08, Claudia <newtfoodbowl wrote:

>

> Claudia <newtfoodbowl

> frightening dream last

night

>

> Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 6:54 PM

It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I had

> one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading here,

> quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I remember

that

> there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-

> like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws to

> keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and the

> lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my throat,

and

> I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my grip

and

> lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression and

the

> smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A tense

> and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived to

help

> me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he

almost

> connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off

> myself, as long as I could. When I woke up, I was VERY unsettled.

>

> I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why. Does

> anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to

surrender

> to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while back

> with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him off.

What

> do you think?

>

> Claudia

>

[Guest guest]

Me too, Dhyana! So different from the tiger dream, where the tiger's

huge jaws were poised around my neck so close...I was much

more " resigned " in that dream, anticipating what it would feel like

when the tiger bit down. In this dream, I was tense with fear and

dread.

 

Blessings,

Claudia

 

, " novalees "

<dhyana wrote:

>

>

> Sounds like you are meant to let him devour you, lol!

> Its not the natural response, that's for sure. I wonder

> how you get from the natural instinctual survival response to

> " eat me! " in a dream. Hugs and love, dhyana

>

>

> , " Claudia "

> <newtfoodbowl@> wrote:

> >

> > It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I

had

> > one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading

here,

> > quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I

remember that

> > there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-

> > like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws

to

> > keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and

the

> > lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my

throat, and

> > I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my

grip and

> > lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression

and the

> > smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A

tense

> > and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived to

help

> > me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he

almost

> > connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off

> > myself, as long as I could. When I woke up, I was VERY

unsettled.

> >

> > I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why.

Does

> > anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to

surrender

> > to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while

back

> > with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him

off. What

> > do you think?

> >

> > Claudia

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Perhaps this was about the threat of having familiar supports removed,

of " flying free. " Again, a test of surrender, methinks. Sounds like

Shakti/God is talking to us all this Shaktipat season.

 

Claudia

 

, " novalees "

<dhyana wrote:

>

> The frightening dream I had Monday night was when

> I was trying to go into a meeting and the wind was

> blowing so hard it would rip whatever I was holding

> onto right out of my hands, leaving me with nothing

> to cling to to keep from being blown away. I don't

> remember feeling fear, just wonder at the power it

> was showing. Respect maybe was the feeling. It didn't

> blow me away. I think I crawled into the meeting.

> Don't remember what it was about though...lol!

>

[Guest guest]

From what Sarita has taught me about dreams, a house symbolizes the

self...perhaps this dream was talking to you about the loss of the

old self as Kundalini changes us...and you were right on target about

squeezing through the hole being like being birthed....you emerged,

safe, from the old self before it disappeared.

 

Maybe?

 

Claudia

 

, Alice Sackman

<vista.records wrote:

>

> Since we are sharing scary dreams, I had one two nights ago in

which my home - this gorgeous mansion - suddenly slid off its

foundations and was sliding down the hill toward a lake.  I was

inexplicably trapped inside a small closet that had a tiny hole to

crawl through.  I was squeezing through the hole (like being

birthed??) and making my way to the window, very fearful that I

wouldn't make it before the house plunged into the lake.  I made it

out and watched the house disappear into the water.  My hubby

says, " Well, at least it was insured - now we can rebuild. "

>

> I am kinda thinking that the house symbolized my life.  Anybody

else have thoughts?

> -alice

>

> --- On Thu, 9/25/08, novalees <dhyana wrote:

> novalees <dhyana

>

>

>

>

>

The frightening dream I had Monday night was when

>

> I was trying to go into a meeting and the wind was

>

> blowing so hard it would rip whatever I was holding

>

> onto right out of my hands, leaving me with nothing

>

> to cling to to keep from being blown away.

>

[Guest guest]

All supports I sense! And that it will be okay.

Love.

 

 

, " Claudia "

<newtfoodbowl wrote:

>

> Perhaps this was about the threat of having familiar supports removed,

> of " flying free. " Again, a test of surrender, methinks. Sounds like

> Shakti/God is talking to us all this Shaktipat season.

>

> Claudia

>

> , " novalees "

> <dhyana@> wrote:

> >

> > The frightening dream I had Monday night was when

> > I was trying to go into a meeting and the wind was

> > blowing so hard it would rip whatever I was holding

> > onto right out of my hands, leaving me with nothing

> > to cling to to keep from being blown away. I don't

> > remember feeling fear, just wonder at the power it

> > was showing. Respect maybe was the feeling. It didn't

> > blow me away. I think I crawled into the meeting.

> > Don't remember what it was about though...lol!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have noticed a common theme of letting myself be devoured lately, didn't know it was so popular, lol.

Whenever I really want to know how I'm doing, I can check in with this, i don't know, mental picture that depicts a girl (me) unconcious if I'm worn out, getting hit if I'm not taking care of myself, ect. It lets me know how I'm doing. I usually go there voluntarily but a few weeks ago I was jerked into that state, and saw me being run down by a cougar. Cougar is my power totem, and over the last few years I've had differing interactions with it in dreams but never in this waking state and never actually getting caught by it. My instinct was to let myself be devoured by it, not to fight.

And last night I dreamed I was trying to get away from a huge fish or shark, and someone, I think Chrism? helped me into a boat. But there was a long fishing line filled with hooks in it that was in the shark and as it swam away one hook got caught in my big toe and started to rip it off. I was screaming in pain and told me, no, its ok, you have to lose your toe. As soon as I accepted that the pain was gone and so was my toe! I've heard that dismemberment is a K thing, and I had been feeling pressure in that toe, but ouch! and ew! I am so happy to look down and see my toe still there, although it kind of hurts at the memory.

Don't know if this helps, but you're not the only one.

Annette--- On Wed, 9/24/08, Claudia <newtfoodbowl wrote:

Claudia <newtfoodbowl frightening dream last night Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 5:54 PM

 

 

It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I had one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading here, quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I remember that there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws to keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and the lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my throat, and I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my grip and lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression and the smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A tense and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived to help me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he almost connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off myself, as long as I

could. When I woke up, I was VERY unsettled. I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why. Does anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to surrender to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while back with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him off. What do you think?Claudia

[Guest guest]

I can identify with both you and Claudia. I have had so many dog

attacks in dreams and in OBEs, that it is unreal. I think it has

helped me to get over my fear of dogs, somewhat. Hehe I've only had

one rape dream and that was enough. It was by three primitive men

from way back in time. They were really crude!

 

Linda

 

, Julie

<jewelport wrote:

>

> well miss claudia,mine was running away from being r@ped; but i did

not have the courage to post........that was night before last.  it

was a terrible feeling.  prayers for you.......we are all together in

this.

>  

> love,

>

>

> Julie

>

> --- On Wed, 9/24/08, Claudia <newtfoodbowl wrote:

>

> Claudia <newtfoodbowl

> frightening dream last

night

>

> Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 6:54 PM

It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I had

> one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading here,

> quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I remember

that

> there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-

> like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws to

> keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and the

> lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my throat,

and

> I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my grip

and

> lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression and

the

> smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A tense

> and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived to

help

> me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he

almost

> connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off

> myself, as long as I could. When I woke up, I was VERY unsettled.

>

> I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why. Does

> anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to

surrender

> to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while back

> with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him off.

What

> do you think?

>

> Claudia

>

[Guest guest]

I was out late one night walking and this big dog

charged me. I froze. When he leaped up on me he started

licking my face and wagging his tail. Geeesh. Fear is

projecting the worse that can happen I think. Never

had it in a dream, yet.... I'd probably freeze in place

and it would have no problem devouring me. I wouldn't call

that fearless though, lol!

 

love,

dhyana

 

 

, " Linda "

<crazycats711 wrote:

>

> I can identify with both you and Claudia. I have had so many dog

> attacks in dreams and in OBEs, that it is unreal. I think it has

> helped me to get over my fear of dogs, somewhat. Hehe I've only had

> one rape dream and that was enough. It was by three primitive men

> from way back in time. They were really crude!

>

> Linda

>

> , Julie

> <jewelport@> wrote:

> >

> > well miss claudia,mine was running away from being r@ped; but i did

> not have the courage to post........that was night before last. it

> was a terrible feeling. prayers for you.......we are all together in

> this.

> >

> > love,

> >

> >

> > Julie

> >

> > --- On Wed, 9/24/08, Claudia <newtfoodbowl@> wrote:

> >

> > Claudia <newtfoodbowl@>

> > frightening dream last

> night

> >

> > Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 6:54 PM

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I had

> > one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading here,

> > quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I remember

> that

> > there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-

> > like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws to

> > keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and the

> > lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my throat,

> and

> > I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my grip

> and

> > lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression and

> the

> > smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A tense

> > and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived to

> help

> > me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he

> almost

> > connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off

> > myself, as long as I could. When I woke up, I was VERY unsettled.

> >

> > I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why. Does

> > anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to

> surrender

> > to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while back

> > with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him off.

> What

> > do you think?

> >

> > Claudia

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have experienced that frozen in place terror before. LOL! My

brother was locked out of the house one night and my window was the

only one not locked and when he was climbing in it woke me. I could

not move, scream or anything. Glad it was just my brother. Most of

the dog run ins I have experienced in the physical haven't been the

tail wagging type on the most part, but with their hair standing up

and growling mode, baring teeth and all. Scarey!

 

Linda

 

, " novalees "

<dhyana wrote:

>

> I was out late one night walking and this big dog

> charged me. I froze. When he leaped up on me he started

> licking my face and wagging his tail. Geeesh. Fear is

> projecting the worse that can happen I think. Never

> had it in a dream, yet.... I'd probably freeze in place

> and it would have no problem devouring me. I wouldn't call

> that fearless though, lol!

>

> love,

> dhyana

>

>

> , " Linda "

> <crazycats711@> wrote:

> >

> > I can identify with both you and Claudia. I have had so many dog

> > attacks in dreams and in OBEs, that it is unreal. I think it has

> > helped me to get over my fear of dogs, somewhat. Hehe I've only

had

> > one rape dream and that was enough. It was by three primitive men

> > from way back in time. They were really crude!

> >

> > Linda

> >

> > , Julie

> > <jewelport@> wrote:

> > >

> > > well miss claudia,mine was running away from being r@ped; but i

did

> > not have the courage to post........that was night before last.

it

> > was a terrible feeling. prayers for you.......we are all

together in

> > this.

> > >

> > > love,

> > >

> > >

> > > Julie

> > >

> > > --- On Wed, 9/24/08, Claudia <newtfoodbowl@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Claudia <newtfoodbowl@>

> > > frightening dream last

> > night

> > >

> > > Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 6:54 PM

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I

had

> > > one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading

here,

> > > quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I

remember

> > that

> > > there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-

> > > like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws

to

> > > keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and

the

> > > lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my

throat,

> > and

> > > I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my

grip

> > and

> > > lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression

and

> > the

> > > smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A

tense

> > > and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived

to

> > help

> > > me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he

> > almost

> > > connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off

> > > myself, as long as I could. When I woke up, I was VERY

unsettled.

> > >

> > > I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why.

Does

> > > anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to

> > surrender

> > > to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while

back

> > > with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him

off.

> > What

> > > do you think?

> > >

> > > Claudia

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

This sounds like one of the big devouring dog dreams that has told us about. The idea would be to offer to let him eat you, but perhaps you weren't ready to let go yet. I had a lot of yucky dreams before I was able to surrender to the alien. Maybe next time you will go lucid and can make the decision to surrender.

Sarita

, "Claudia" <newtfoodbowl wrote:>> It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I had > one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading here, > quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I remember that > there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-> like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws to > keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and the > lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my throat, and > I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my grip and > lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression and the > smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A tense > and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived to help > me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he almost > connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off > myself, as long as I could. When I woke up, I was VERY unsettled. > > I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why. Does > anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to surrender > to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while back > with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him off. What > do you think?> > Claudia>

[Guest guest]

That's pretty much what I would have said too Claud.

Sarita

, "Claudia" <newtfoodbowl wrote:>> From what Sarita has taught me about dreams, a house symbolizes the > self...perhaps this dream was talking to you about the loss of the > old self as Kundalini changes us...and you were right on target about > squeezing through the hole being like being birthed....you emerged, > safe, from the old self before it disappeared. > > Maybe?> > Claudia>

[Guest guest]

Yes! This sounds exactly right! The house wasn't my life, but me. Funny too, because the house was elaborate and beautiful but the foundation was bad. The whole thing had to be demolished and the re-built from the ground up. Thanks, Claudia.-alice--- On Thu, 9/25/08, Claudia <newtfoodbowl wrote:Claudia <newtfoodbowl Re: frightening dream last night Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:23 AM

 

From what Sarita has taught me about dreams, a house symbolizes the

self...perhaps this dream was talking to you about the loss of the

old self as Kundalini changes us...and you were right on target about

squeezing through the hole being like being birthed....you emerged,

safe, from the old self before it disappeared.

 

Maybe?

 

Claudia

[Guest guest]

yep,

 

I had quite a few dog dreams at one stage, and they were often highly

aggressive gigantic german shepards. If you aren't lucid, then just

re-imagine the dream where you hug the dog, make friends with it and

so on...in a sense making friends with the energy that is emerging

into your consciousness..that process always worked for me.

 

love

Bruce

 

 

, " Sarita "

<sarita1969 wrote:

>

>

> This sounds like one of the big devouring dog dreams that has

> told us about. The idea would be to offer to let him eat you, but

> perhaps you weren't ready to let go yet. I had a lot of yucky

dreams

> before I was able to surrender to the alien. Maybe next time you

will

> go lucid and can make the decision to surrender.

>

> Sarita

>

>

> , " Claudia "

> <newtfoodbowl@> wrote:

> >

> > It's good to read everyone's Shaktipat experiences. I believe I

had

> > one last night but it wasn't as uplifting as what I'm reading

here,

> > quite the contrary. I don't remember the whole dream. I remember

that

> > there was a fierce dog trying to attack me...it was very wolf-

> > like...perhaps a German Shepherd. I was having to hold its jaws to

> > keep it from killing me....I had its upper jaw in one hand and the

> > lower jaw in the other. It would rest and then lunge at my

throat, and

> > I would always just barely keep it from breaking loose from my

grip

> and

> > lunging at my neck. I can remember the smell of his agression and

the

> > smell of my fear...it was so intense that I could smell it! A

tense

> > and terrifying standoff. At one point, 3 other people arrived to

help

> > me, but they couldn't hold his jaw like I had been doing and he

almost

> > connected with my throat. I decided to continue to hold him off

> > myself, as long as I could. When I woke up, I was VERY unsettled.

> >

> > I believe that the dream was significant but I don't know why.

Does

> > anyone have any ideas? Perhaps it was just an opportunity to

surrender

> > to the inevitable pain and destruction, like I dreamed a while

back

> > with the tiger at my throat, but this time I was holding him off.

What

> > do you think?

> >

> > Claudia

> >

>