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Animals

Dreaming of
Dog

Loyalty, friendship, protection, or betrayal.

In-Depth Analysis

The dog is 'man's best friend' and represents loyalty, unconditional love, and protection. However, an aggressive dog can represent a betrayal of trust or an internal conflict where you feel attacked by your own conscience.

Jungian Archetype

The Guardian

From a Jungian perspective, this symbol connects to the collective unconscious, representing universal patterns of human experience found in myths and stories across cultures.

Cultural Context

"Cerberus guarded the underworld in Greek myth. In modern culture, dogs represent faithfulness and unconditional love."

Common Scenarios

A barking dog

Someone (or your own conscience) is trying to warn you about a danger you haven't noticed.

Being bitten by a dog

A betrayal by a friend or a feeling of guilt is gnawing at you.

A lost dog

You have lost your confidence or your sense of loyalty to yourself.

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