Night Terror: Safari

Shortly after my terrifying dream about demon possessions on a family vacation, I was able to fall back to sleep for a few more hours. The next dream I had was equally scary and stressful...

For some reason, another one of my roommates, my girlfriend, and I were at a safari park. We parked my Jeep and I turned in my keys to the main building. Everything was going fine until there was a stampede of wildebeests. Somehow the animals broke free and were running wild throughout the park. The main building was knocked to the ground killing everyone inside. Luckily the three of us survived. After all of the wildebeests left, however, the big cats came. I watched a child's head crushed in the mouth of a tiger. His mother was helpless and could do nothing but scream as the tiger carried her son away. In a panic, my friends and I rushed to the rubble of the building to find my keys. The keys were everywhere and were pressed in the mud from the hooves of the stampeding animals. As I searched in a frenzy, I turned around to see a massive, blood covered lion staring us down and coming our way. Scared beyond belief, I had to make a decision. My roommate and I looked at one another and stood up in order to defend my girlfriend from certain death. Somehow, we were able to chase the lion away and find my keys. I woke up as we got back safely to my Jeep.

Interpretation:
To dream that you are on safari represents a desire to break free from the rules of civilization. To see a stampede signifies a need to show restraint. It represents wild and erratic behavior. To dream of a tiger represents power and an ability to exert this power in various situations. To see a key To dream of mud indicates that I am in a tough, stressful situation. To dream of a lion represents strength, courage, and aggression. To dream of being attacked by a lion represents challenges and self-destruction. Though I am still unsure what to make of the dream, I am glad its over. Both dreams were extremely scary and vivid. While I am usually able to control my dreams and avoid nightmares through lucid dreaming, I was unable to do anything in both cases. They were incredibly realistic. They were unbelievably terrifying.