What Do Panther Dreams Mean?
Panthers … such regal, majestic, sleek, and downright exquisite animals: That is unless we are talking about the Pink Panther and that’s a whole different ball game! Most of us will not see a panther up close and personal unless we visit a zoo or we travel internationally and somehow encounter one at a rescued habitat or some other means. Actually, we can consider ourselves lucky that we won’t encounter a panther face-to-face for as lovely as these creatures are, they are, of course, remarkably dangerous! So, the safest way for us to experience the symbolism of such a creature is in the safety of our dream narratives!
The meaning of a panther when it comes prowling through your dreams is highly dependent on the context of the dream and how you feel about what you have seen. If you fear the panther and there is a negative undertone to the narrative that colors the dream meaning in a darker light, it can suggest you have enemies that you fear, or that any partnerships will come to naught and fail. The panther, when feared, hints at potential dangers, whether literal or metaphorical, in your waking hours.
The panther is often associated with feminine energy, but also with sexual prowess. The sleek and muscular build of the panther, which is sometimes seen being “tamed” by a beautiful woman, has sexual undertones; Thus, your dream may be pointing you in the direction of your sex life and the status of it regarding health. If the panther is chained, this may suggest you are experiencing sexually repressed emotions.
If you dream there is a panther after you, but you cannot see it, then you may be dealing with issues of invisibility in your waking hours. This dream may be telling you that it is time to be more like the panther, confident, decisive, assertive, strong, and fierce. When panther comes to call, it is time for you to step into your own personal power and be seen.
As an alternative, you might be dealing with a situation where it is better for you to keep a low profile, hang back, and observe rather than participate, all while keeping your eyes and ears open and your senses alert, just like the black panther in your dreams. The speed, agility, and grace the panther has are exceptional traits that you can integrate into your waking life; consider some of the situations you are involved in and ask yourself in what ways can the panther’s attributes help me?
If you consider the panther as an aspect of yourself it represents the Shadow as described by Carl Gustav Jung: It is the darker half of yourself, which is not to be mistaken as evil or something you should avoid. In fact, it is the Shadow self that is behind you in flight or fight situations, and it is also part of some of your best attributes. When the panther visits you in dreams, it is time to pay a bit of attention to your Shadow self.
Now, after considering the real panther as a dream messenger, we can look to the Pink Panther as a culturally-design icon that can also have meaning. Think of the Pink Panther as clever, cunning, funny, and sometimes a bit trickster-ish, and you can expect these same things in your waking life, whether you become a clever and playful trickster or you encounter one when you are awake. Since the panther is pink, he can symbolize compassion: Something you might do well to have during your waking hours.
Now that you have some idea what it means when this big majestic cat makes an appearance in your nighttime visions, why not explore the meaning of other big jungle cats, mammals, insects, birds, reptiles, and amphibians? There’s plenty of information to start your exploration here at WhatIsMySpiritAnimal.com.
i had a dream that black panther is trying to find me and i am escaping from it and at one point i got caught and i decided to fight with it i was in immense anger and with some power i defeated it and made it as my pet.. it was fully black but it’s eyes we’re burning and it laughed at me when i got caught and when i defeated it and i order it to be my pet and demanded it to what i say its eyes where pleasant with smile and i was happy with dream.. i felt immense happiness after the dream..
i had a dream of a black panther and it was at my grandmother old house but i was there for a friends trip and some how we all booked a trip to upstate NY to my grandmothers house but its wasn’t my family living there in the dream my friend met a guy and we went out there with for the weekend and it ended up being my grandmothers house but the guy she met his aunt lived in the house and she had a pet panther and she was telling us not to be afriad to never run from the panther to let it come to you and smell you and that’s what we did every time we walked in and out of the house the panther walked down the stairs to us to smell us and we let it now we never pet the panther but we let it smell us and it will walk away like that was all it wanted… what does this mean?
Hi….I’m from Malaysia, I dreamed the same way but . The panther is my pet .
I had a dream recently where I was in a chaotic scene in a city. Car accidents all over the place, people standing around trying to figure out what’s going on. A black panther appeared and people started running. I was cornered on a chest high wall and just froze hoping it would avoid me. It came up to me and brushed its body up against mine without being aggressive and proceeded to climb over the wall I was up against and moved onward. People looked at me in astonishment. I felt really cool. Any idea what this means?
Hi I recently had a dream of a panther it seem to be stalking me wherever I went I was with someone forgot who it was but something I side said let it come to me and it rubbed its body against me and lick me
I just had this dream and it was about this black panther roaming around town and attacking some people and then it got into my house so i was locked upstairs in a room with some people and for some reason I decided to leave and since they’re smart, it decided to attack me right when i stepped outside. Immediately i woke up but fell back asleep but dreamt of myself falling back asleep and hearing the voice of a coworker so in my dream i swung my arm backwards and ended up grabbing the leg of this four legged cat or dog.
I have dream of a black panther been very friendly leaking my face . In my dream I didn’t feel no fear and it feel normal . In my dream I can see a little bit of brown spots on the rear leg of the panther and very deep yellow eyes but I didn’t feel no fear at all I wonder what this mean ?? Can u please reply to my email what this mean
I’ve had recurring dreams of a black panther, it’s not my panther it’s my nieces and she got it before she left for university
which she did in real life, the panther lived in a caged it was my job to look after it until she got back
however, in my most recent dream it had grown in size and was out of the cage, it didn’t attack her little brothers and sisters just me, so I caged it
I let it back out as it looked very uncomfortable in the cage as it was so big and the window was open, it looked at me and had a look like “life is not worth living in the cage” and it jumped to it’s death
it was snowing, and it fell to the ground and everyone was upset with me
they were calling me lazy and envies because I let it fall
it was in their arms dying and I was thinking “but it was dangerous to me” I felt very upset then I woke up
Would love to know more on having visions a black jaguar wearing a holly cross face to face with me.