Lion Spirit Animal
Lion Totem Meaning
The lion as a spirit animal or totem symbolizes:
- Strength, assertiveness, personal power
- A common meaning for the lion spirit animal is predatory feelings, such as anger, aggression directed at someone else or towards you
- Personal struggle to deal with these feelings
- Lion spirit animals warn about a threatening situation or event in your life
Lion spirit animal, symbol of personal strength and courage
The lion spirit animal is generally associated with a representation of personal strength. If the lion appears powerful to you, its presence as a spirit guide can be interpreted as a positive representation of your self-confidence or personal power. As such, lions point to qualities of strength, courage, assertiveness.
Lions are also animals who dominate other animals in nature. Remember as an example the expression “the lion, king of the jungle”. When a lion appears as your power animal, it could reflect your ability to lead others or tendency to dominate in relationships or at work.
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A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
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When lion spirit animals warn about challenges
This spirit animal could point to one of your weak spots or a difficult situation you’re experiencing. The lion animal spirit guide is perhaps showing you the way to deal with the issue and keep going with the courage it also embodies.
Lions could also represent an authority that may feel overpowering or a conflicting relationship with power and authority. When you see a lion as a spirit animal, it could symbolize external power, authority, forces that dominate or rule parts of your life. For instance, if you dream about a scar or threatening lion, it may remind you that you need to deal with an overbearing boss, partner or teacher in your waking life.
Lion spirit animal, symbol for anger & personal struggle
Seeing your lion spirit animal could be an invitation to control your temper or your moderate aggressive impulses. For instance, observe if you could really listen to what people have to say before striking back at them. Or explore how to express your needs or anger more openly and constructively to reduce your level of frustration.
If you are dreaming of being chased by a lion, it may represent a situation that brings about personal struggle. Common dream scenarios with threatening lions are as follows: A lion suddenly appears in your dream. You feel threatened by this wild animal known for devouring its prey with no mercy. The lion is now preying on you. You’re trying to escape, but it is still behind you, chasing you like you’re about to get devoured.
Dream interpretation: Being chased by a lion
This lion dream scenario is classic. Dreaming of being chased by a lion is one of the most common themes featuring this creature in the dream world. The lion chasing you generally connects to the struggle the dreamer is experiencing regarding feelings of anger or aggression in waking life.
The dream about your lion spirit animal could point to anger you may feel towards someone or aggression that is directed at you. Being chased by a lion in a dream could be a warning from your animal totem that you’re struggling with these feelings and how to express them. The lion totem could mean that you’re having difficulties dealing with a situation where someone is mean or aggressive with you.
Scary dreams about lions
Terrorized by your lion dream?
This kind of dream is expressing in strong images what you actually feel within. The meaning of your lion dream is symbolic and likely represents the intense psychological or emotional tensions you are experiencing in your waking life. Dreaming about a lion in this way is an invitation to examine what’s happening in your life that is causing tension and despair.
Most likely, you’re facing a challenging situation or behavior that is hard to comprehend at a conscious level and the lion appears as a spirit animal to help. It may be too hard to deal with or seem unacceptable to you and therefore is rejected out of your awareness, a bit like a protection, a defense mechanism. The presence of your lion spirit animal could be a warning to pay attention to a situation or person who’s creating worries or concerns for you.
On a positive note, a terrifying lion is likely indicating that you’re in the process of becoming more aware of the issues at hand. It works as a reminder that whatever is bothering you in your waking life needs to come out in the open to be dealt with. Bring forth the courage that lion totems symbolize.
Lion spirit animals in dreams: When the lion bites you
A lion that bites you in your dream could be a warning from your spirit animal and signify that you’re feeling overwhelmed in your waking life. The source of worries could be about feelings you or someone else may have or a situation that is particularly challenging. The image of the lion bite is a strong call to look at what’s going on in your life that could feel threatening or dangerous before it really “bites” you.
Another interpretation of such lion dream is to ask yourself what is dominating your life these days and see if you can bring more balance.
Scary images of lion spirit animals and the “shadow self”
When you are scared by the presence of your lion spirit animal, whether it’s in dreams or in waking life, this could be an invitation to look at your “shadow self”. The shadow self is a part of yourself that you prefer to keep “in the shadow” or the dark. In other words, a part of yourself you would hide or reject because it’s not likeable, you or other people think it’s unacceptable, not worthy, etc.
Your spirit animal indicates the need to look at these aspects of yourself and resolve the tensions inner conflicts may create. For instance, by just starting to acknowledge parts of your “shadow self”, looking at them, perhaps understanding what they are about, what they are connected with, you can start bringing a better understanding of yourself.
Elena Harris is the chief editor of Spirit Animal. Her approach combines the traditional wisdom of ancient cultures with the latest scientific research to bring a fresh, engaging perspective to the world of spirit animals.
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I always thought my spirit animal was the sea turlte, but recently in a guided meditation to meet my spirit animal I was faced with a lioness. At first I felt fear, but then the lioness came toe and cuddled me and began to purr and we embraced and I cuddled her like my house cat. I’m so curious as to what this specifically means!
The world of spirit animals and how the expressions of higher self or the divine surfaces through the archetypes as old as the creation itself is real. I had a dream of a lion(ess) and a cub, cheerfully stayed and played with me. I guess it means follow your soul, it knows the way.
after a while i am praying to ask God to come into my life..
i have had a dream and inside the dream i was with Jesus , we travel and came out of a “water well” with a ladder(cant quite remember where we was coming from ) and getting into a some sort of vehicle and i am thinking i am going to touch him and i did and said in my mind “Open the heart of my eyes Lord” suddenly i started to see a vision inside of my dream , i was with 2 big lion walking towards the sunset in the wilderness …..and suddenly going through universe and seeing the earth looking planet around so many planets and ended up in a town Jesus multiplying himself and dancing with joy,.. and i woke up …..
what is going on …. what does all this means …
Can someone help me interpret my dream please. I was at the beach and afraid to go into the water. I love the ocean but one of my biggest fears is getting attacked by a sharp while swimming (I did read an article earlier in the day about a great white close to shore). After a while the ocean kinda turned into a river pond scene. There were a lot of sharks on the pond and river that I waw. Interesting thing that I was also in some kind of large enclosure. Like a loins den in a zoo. Then I spotted the lions. I have to scare them away so I started to scream and it says super loud because it was echoing against something. That managed to get them away and when they were out of site I ran up a tree nearby. They came back. It was two make lions. They looked like brothers. They looked at me in the tree one at a time and kept on walking. A s of they didn’t want to try to get me. Once they were gone. I climbed down the tree to the door or gate of the enclosure and let myself out.
My dream was that I was trying to run from something and then I started floated toward the heavens/universe (I’m not religious). I had to say a certain spiritual prayer to keep levitating and avoid being eaten. Then I saw a beautiful giant lion, with a rainbow streaked mane, running toward me through the clouds. The thing trying to eat me smiled and thought the lion was also going to eat me, but I for some reason just knew it was non-threatening. I don’t remember if the lion turned into a woman or there already was one that I didn’t see. Either way the woman’s hand emerged from the cloud and scooped me up away from ‘thing’, into the clouds where it couldn’t cross. Would be wonderful if you could help me interpret the dream :)
Biblical JESUS is referred to as the lion ???? tribe of Judah ! Not being sure but it sounds like in your dream , His presence saved you from whatever you feared … Again Scriptural, The Bible says, those who call upon The Lord, Through Prayer shall be SAVED
I hope your find clarity to your dream..
I can’t get over how strong the lion in my dreams look, he was big, his coat was brown and his maine was golden. Someone brought him in a big red truck and just dropped him off. I was out in public and it was as if he was looking for me and I ran away trying to hide. Everyone was scared too trying to run and hide but the lion was more interested in finding me. I’ve had several dreams about lions and lioness chasing me and being in my home, but this one was just so strong. The moment he stepped down from the truck the floor shook and nobody seemed to noticed until he started chasing me.
My lion was very skinny and just stood in silence looking at me and me at him while other healthy lion walk around us
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Where is the lion in all this