Alright folks, grab a drink. Been meaning to write this down since last night kinda spooked me. Whole thing started cause I woke up sweating buckets, heart pounding like mad. Dreamt of this massive black snake, seriously huge, just staring at me. Freaked me the heck out. Couldn’t shake the feeling all morning. Felt like it meant something, y’know?
Figuring Out Where to Start
So, after gulping down some strong coffee, decided I needed to figure out this snake business. Remembered hearing about dream dictionaries ages ago. Grabbed my laptop, fired up the search bar. Typed in “dream meanings animals.” Holy moly, the stuff that came up! Pages upon pages. Felt totally lost. Some sites looked like they were designed in 1998, swear.
- Started clicking randomly: Found one saying snakes mean transformation. Huh.
- Clicked another: This one screamed “Danger! Betrayal!” Thanks, real helpful. /s
- Even found a weird forum: Dude claimed a black snake dream meant he won the lottery next week. Yeah, right.
See the problem? Every site said something different. Felt like playing dream meaning roulette. Zero consistency.
My “Brilliant” Plan
Figured, maybe if I look up animals myself, find common threads, I can make my own little guide. Sounded simple enough. Opened a notebook – yeah, actual pen and paper.
- Wrote down “SNAKE” at the top of a page.
- Started listing meanings from maybe seven, eight different sites. Transformation. Healing. Hidden fears. Danger. Sex drive (awkward!). Temptation. Shedding the past.
Tried the same with a few other animals popping into my head:
- Cats: Independence, mystery, feminine energy, intuition, sometimes deceit?
- Wolves: Pack loyalty, instinct, feeling threatened, loneliness, leadership?
- Birds (generic): Freedom, messages, aspirations, sometimes gossip? How confusing is that?
Hitting a Wall (And the Neighbor)
Spent like two hours doing this. Notebook pages filling up, but it was just a chaotic mess of words. Couldn’t see any clear patterns. Got frustrated. Slumped back on the couch. My cranky neighbor, Mr. Henderson, suddenly started yelling about squirrels getting into his trash again. Right then. Even he interrupted my dream research!
Started questioning the whole thing. Is a snake ever just a snake? Or a squirrel just… well, a squirrel stealing Mr. Henderson’s leftovers? What if it all just depends on my life, my brain? Maybe that snake wasn’t telling me I was betrayed or suddenly psychic. Maybe I just watched too many nature docs before bed.
Where I’m At Now
Honestly? Think I wasted a good chunk of my morning. Got myself more tangled up than that snake probably was. Learned one thing for sure though:
- Dream animal dictionaries online? Mostly a bunch of guesses mixed with maybe some old myths.
- My DIY approach? Total disaster. Created a glossary of confusion.
Maybe the only meaning that truly matters is the gut feeling I have about it. That black snake? Yeah, it scared the pants off me. Maybe it just means I find big snakes genuinely terrifying. Which, fair point. Probably won’t be buying any dream dictionaries anytime soon. Or messing with Mr. Henderson’s squirrels.
Sticking to caffeine and listening to my own gut from now on, dream snakes be darned.
#DreamDictionaryFail #MorningConfusion #MrHendersonsSquirrels
