Dream of a deer
Posted by Rick MG at 23:51, 16 Jan 2010Last night I dreamed I saw U2 in concert (if only we could record our dreams! the new song they played was incredible, the Edge was on fire). After the concert, I was walking home and I saw someone move a live deer off the road onto the footpath, then leave. I was with my sister (at least, I think it was her -- there was a female presence with me) and we were in an industrial inner suburb. I said to my sister that the deer couldn't stay on the concrete, I had to go move it somewhere more suitable. As I said this, my surroundings were no longer urban, they changed to the central park in my hometown in the country. I thought to myself that the passerby should have moved the deer to the park, where a ranger could have looked after it, so I decided to do this myself.
Interestingly, my other dreams last night included being on a spaceship with other people, involving a plot that I can barely remember. Whenever I dream of animals, almost always my other dreams of the night include scifi elements like this.
Perhaps the deer is me?
Bookmark/Search this post with
- Rick MG's blog
- Login or register to post comments
Comments
12 April 2007
2 hours 42 min
Maybe the deer is a symbol of an asignment you feel you need to undertake. It's maybe a symbol of somethign you feel you need to be responsible of —since no one else bothered to do it.
It's not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me...
It's all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!
Red Pill Junkie
2 May 2004
2 hours 35 min
Reading the Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, Buddha gave his first teaching in a deer park, where he set in motion the first turning of the wheel of dharma. It's why you'll often see deer portrayed in Buddhist art, as a male and female pair to symbolise harmony and balance (interestingly, there was a female presence in my dream whom I thought may have been my sister).
In China the deer is a symbol of longevity, because it was believed to be the only animal that can locate the sacred fungus of immortality.
It's not the first time I've had a dream with Buddhist symbolism. Several dreams have included Tibetan monks, and I remember a brilliant dream from last year in which I saw a Tibetan monastery on a small hill above an endless sea of grass, stormy clouds overhead (a very positive, energising symbol for me). A dream from a couple of years ago, I was climbing a long mountainous path, and saw a monk blocking the path ahead, preventing my fellow climbers from reaching a hidden, sacred city. Somehow I managed to pass the monk (or he allowed me to pass), and I came to an incredible carved gate, with a an ancient monastery town behind ancient walls, and what looked like a clock tower that would be at home in one of the Myst games.
So the dream is a calling, of sorts, perhaps to continue my interest in Buddhism. It may also be a personal calling, to change my surroundings -- after 16 years in the big city, I miss the quiet, natural world. Returning the deer to a protected park may symbolic of what my soul needs.
Luckily, Gwedd didn't make an appearance in my dream. :-P
Edit: Perhaps the symbolism lies more with the Celts. The week or so before I had the deer dream, I was thinking about reading the final book in Robert Holdstock's Merlin Codex series. This got me to thinking that perhaps my personal 'tradition' isn't with Buddhism, but with the Celts/Europe; with my ancestors so to speak. I was listening to Cecile Corbel the day before I had the dream, so her music must have had an influence. The Celts and Buddhists both regard the deer with similar symbolism; gentleness, balance, harmony, etc. So in the end, my dream still means the same, no matter the cultural influence.
~ * ~
@levitatingcat
30 April 2004
5 hours 39 min
The other night I had a semi-lucid dream (unusual for me) in which I was flying. It was awesome, such a great feeling. Unfortunately, the second half of the dream consisted of me being tortured by some dude - he put me in an iron suit, which then flayed the skin from my body, starting from the top of my skull and working down to my feet. Not quite as much fun as the flying part... :/
Hope you're doing well over there in Aussieland! :)
Kind regards,
Greg
-------------------------------------------
You monkeys only think you're running things
@DailyGrail
2 May 2004
2 hours 35 min
Unfortunately, the second half of the dream consisted of me being tortured by some dude - he put me in an iron suit, which then flayed the skin from my body, starting from the top of my skull and working down to my feet. Not quite as much fun as the flying part... :/
Sounds like a shamanic calling, Greg. That, or PZ Myers has the voodoo doll out. ;-)
~ * ~
@levitatingcat
12 April 2007
2 hours 42 min
The way I interpret it, seems like it's a question your subconcious is raising to you.
Everything has a price in this life. So, are you willing to pay the price for letting your spirit soar into the air? Is it worth the pain?
That, or your subconcious is suggesting you need to put your taxes situation in order ;)
It's not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me...
It's all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!
Red Pill Junkie
22 November 2004
2 weeks 5 hours
I rarely have these soaring dreams now. But back when I did, typically I was always scared that I could not control the landing part. Invariable I rose too high.
----
We are the cat.
22 November 2004
2 weeks 5 hours
If I have a choice, I will take care of the dead deer instead of the iron suit stuff. If that's ok with everyone.
----
We are the cat.