The old saying that “to keep the wolf from the door” indicates security and not going hungry. Wolves can appear in our dreams when we fear or are experiencing loss, especially of a material or financial nature. The wolf in a dream may also be associated with a predatory nature in a sexual sense, so those who have suffered abuse, or who fear some sort of sexual overtones they are not comfortable with may dream of wolves in this way. Take care and consider if you have been behaving in a potentially threatening or intimidating way to someone else. The Big Bad Wolf in “Little Red Riding Hood” may be sign of your own wild nature, or it may symbolise a person who is threatening or bullying. This may to a part of your self or to someone else. The mythical She-Wolf who nurtured Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, as well as Mowgli from the Jungle Book, can help us understand how wolves in our dream can be a sign of seeking or offering nurturing, care and protection. Looking at the role wolves play in fiction, folklore and films may also give insight as to what the wolf means in your own personal dream. Or maybe you need to approach a situation carefully, using the stealth of a wolf to get close without being discovered. Do you feel a need to express your true self more freely, let go of inhibitions and howl at the moon? By exploring your own inner feelings, you can start to understand the message of the wolf in your dream. Or perhaps there is a threat in your waking life, but this dream is reassuring you that there are protective forces around you to call on. Do you feel ready to step into a leadership role? Or do you need to become a better team player and work with the rest of your “pack”?ĭo you feel a need to protect something that is important to you? The fierceness of a wolf mother may appear to inspire you to levels of courage you have within, but didn’t realise consciously. A wolf in a dream may also be about leadership. This can be around themes of belonging or feeling outcast. A wolf in a dream can be exploring the role you think you play in society. The behaviour of wolves in their native environments can give clues as to why you might be dreaming about them. Do you long to feel isolated of lonely, and wish you were part of a group? Perhaps you seek the support and kindred spirit of a pack. Other times a wolf dream will be a warning that you are behaving too wildly, that you may be threatening something else that is important to you. This may come up if you fear revealing yourself because of pressures to conform. Sometimes the meaning of wolf in a dream is to guide you to find your true, authentic nature. Consider not just how you feel about the wolf, but how do you feel about the wilderness and wild things in general? Understanding what it means to be wild to you will help you understand the meaning of a wolf is a dream for you personally. Wild can be untamed and bad mannered, but wild can also be pure and uncorrupted. But what is wild can also free, excite and release. What is wild in our polite and safe day-to-day existence can damage, hurt and upset.

Wolves in dreams can represent all that is wild and “uncivilised” about ourselves. To understand the meaning of a wolf in a dream, we can start by understanding the wild nature of these animals, and the very attitudes that society has to them can reveal much about our own wild selves. Wolves star in folklore and fairy-tales from many generations ago, and still capture our imagination through popular films and television today.Ī wolf in a dream may be scary, threatening and vicious, she may be noble, protecting and wise, or maybe something else entirely – mysterious, elusive, wild. Feared, maligned, misunderstood, yet also worshipped and revered, the wolf is a potent symbol through-out much of Europe and North America, and now thanks to cultural diversity, through much of the world. The meaning of a wolf in a dream will depend very much upon your own feelings and personal experiences.

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