Universal Landscape: Exotic, foreign territory; off the beaten path.
Dreaming Lens: Were you in a jungle habitat in your dream? Were you alone? Were you in danger? Were you excited and intrigued, or were you frightened? Were you able to maneuver or were you held captive by the landscape?
Personal Focus: By definition, a jungle is any land that is densely vegetative and essentially impenetrable by standard means. Only found in tropical climates, these vast, moisture-laden habitats are isolated, mysterious, and for most Westerners, completely foreign to our civilized mentality. This can make for a romantic view of such a setting in a dream.
If the jungle atmosphere in your dream evoked a sense of wonder and enchantment, you may be tapping into some new and interesting territory in some area of your life. The flip side of this coin would be this image expressing a desire for experiences that are new and different. Your dream could be a request for life to bring you a taste of the exotic.
Of course, your interpretation should match up with the Dreaming Lens. Jungle terrain can be quite inhospitable—from deadly animals to insects carrying disease, your life could be in peril in such a place. If this is the case, you will want to find an association with your waking life where a sense of isolation or foreign sensibility may be causing you fear or stress.
The rainforests are the lungs of Mother Earth, responsible for much of the oxygen that is released into our atmosphere. As we continue to decimate these precious resources, we put our very existence in jeopardy. Whether you consider yourself an advocate for saving the rainforests or not, you are connected to every inch of our planet through the collective unconscious. Your dream may be representing the callous destruction of resources, both globally and in your personal life. Consider both when forming your interpretation.
[1]1- The jungle in dreams is an image belonging to mysticism and fairy tales. It can often represent chaos. This chaos can be either positive or negative depending on the circumstances of the dream.
It is the eruption of urges and feelings from the unconscious, perhaps from those areas which could be considered to be uncivilised. In myths the jungle symbolises an obstacle or barrier that has to be passed through in order to reach a new state of being. With this meaning it has the same significance as the enchanted forest (See Also: Forest).
2- To be trapped in a jungle indicates that we are trapped by negative and frightening feelings from the unconscious with which we have not vet comc to terms.
To be conscious of having come through a jungle would indicate that we have passed through, and overcome, those aspects of our lives which we have never dared approach before. Psychologically, without the ordering of information that we receive, our minds can simply become a jungle of information. We need to use logic to apply order so that we can make sense of ourselves and our environment.
3- “fhe jungle can symbolise spiritual chaos due to its unpredictability. Spiritually for the dreamer it may be ‘a jungle out there’.
[2]Dreams of jungles often appear when you are pressured at work. As a more savage and untamed version of the forest, the jungle—with its creepers, wild animals and carnivorous plants—is a metaphor for the tough and confusing instincts lurking in the unconscious. It can often symbolize chaos, as in ‘a jungle out there’, and this chaos can be either positive or negative, depending on the interpretation of the dream. The jungle represents your unconscious urges, those areas of yourself that remain uncivilized and which need to be tamed if you are to move forward with your life.
If you are trapped in the forest in your dream, this indicates that you are feeling trapped by negativity and fear; but if you are surviving happily in your dream jungle, you have overcome your fears and made sense of yourself and your environment.
See Also: NATURE AND THE SEASONS.
[3]Psychological / emotional perspective: Psychologically, without the ordering of information that we receive, our minds can simply become a jungle of information. We need to use logic to apply order so that we can make sense of ourselves and our environment.
To be trapped in a jungle indicates that we are trapped by negative and frightening feelings from the unconscious, perhaps from those areas which could be considered to be uncivilized.
To be conscious of having come through a jungle would indicate that we have passed through, and overcome, those aspects of our lives which we have never dared approach before.
[4](See Also: Creatures by type. Forest, Trees)
The chaotic world (e.g., “it’s a jungle out there”).
The wild, untamed animal nature within each of us that desires a place where it can run freelv.
Filled with vines: Entangled situations in which almost every movement makes things worse.
Hidden hazards despite overwhelming appeal.
The heat and humidity of the jungle can metaphorically relate to feeling pressured or nervous (e.g., having “sweaty palms”).
[5]The jungle could represent your confusing and overwhelming thoughts regarding daily life.
If you dream you are in an impenetrable jungle, your unconscious may be revealing to you the anxiety you have about a particular situation, a current difficulty, or the future.
If you find yourself freely exploring the jungle, it is a positive dream image which might be encouraging you to go new adventure and discover unexplored areas of your own psyche.
See Also: Forest/ Woods
[6]Material aspects: The jungle in dreams is an image belonging to mysticism and fairy tales, often representing chaos, which can be either positive or negative depending on the circumstances of the dream. In myths the jungle symbolizes an obstacle or barrier that has to be passed through in order to reach a new state of being. With this meaning it has the same significance in dreams as the enchanted forest.
[7]A jungle symbolizes the subconscious. Its animals, your most primitive and indomitable instincts. You should pay attention to the elements that appear in the oneiric scene to obtain the correct interpretation.
If you are lost in the jungle, the dream foretells problems. In case you encounter the way to exit the jungle, the problems will vanish.
[8]Dreams of a jungle represent that your most primal feelings and urges are rising up from your unconscious to be integrated with your conscious mind, as you are connecting with your deepest desires and passions. You may be charting your way through a challenging time in your life and you are feeling out of your element.
See Also: Integration Dreams.
[9]• Eruption of urges and feelings from the unconscious —could be negative or positive depending on dream; confusion; area of uncivilised’ or unconscious, maybe non-socialised, feelings and urges, therefore may contain unmet anxieties (snakes and lions) or sexual urges (native men and women). Idioms: law of the jungle.
[10]To dream that you are in a jungle mirrors certain aspects of your personality that are repressed. Perhaps you are in a very confused state right now.
If you are lost or trapped in a jungle, this indicates that your pessimism affects the achievement of your goals. You have to come to grips with yourself and what you want to accomplish.
[11](Forest) In a dream, a jungle means people one cannot benefit from their company. Amongthem there is an intruder, for jungles grow on plants intruding upon one another, behind which hunters hide to jump at their prey. Ifthe jungle belongs to someone, then it represents enemies one will have to fight.
(See Also: Forest)
[12]If your dream contained a jungle you had best watch your finances for the next few weeks and not become involved with someone else’s financial problems.
If you are walking in the jungle it is a warning to cut your present romantic entanglement, especially if you are married to another, to avoid much trouble later on.
[13]You are being warned to guard your resources and avoid getting involved in someone else’s financial problems if your dream featured a jungle, unless you were walking in it, in which case it indicates a foolish romantic entanglement which you would be wise to cut before it becomes a serious problem.
[14]Often points to difficulties, particularly when you have to clear your own path in the dream.
The jungle is a symbol of the working, everyday world. Frightening or intimidating situations, usually of the emotional type.
See Also: Primeval Forest.
Folklore: Financial difficulties.
[15]Gives gender-specific: In a man’s dream of a jungle he is often helped by a feminine figure – his anima – in his search for a clear passage. In a woman’s dream she must frequently overcome the negative aspects of femininity before she can reveal her true identity or power.
[16]As a thick tropical forest, a jungle may signify density and mystery that you must penetrate in order to liberate yourself finally from an overgrowth of influences in your life. It may represent a wild environment with prowling animals or threats at every turn.
[17]If the jungle is Impenetrable, your subconscious may be revealing to you the anxiety you have about the future.
If you find yourself freely exploring the jungle, it may be a hint that you need a change of scene.
[18]1. Primal ways of coping, usually with relationships.
2. Risky financial matters.
3. Trouble dealing with the commercial world (as in “it’s a jungle out there”).
4. The unconscious mind.
[19]A jungle is a symbol of the unconscious. Its wild inhabitants are probably neglected, disorderly, possibly mutinous ‘animal’ or instinctual drives, and repressed guilt-feelings and fears.
[20]The jungle in dreams represents the wild, passionate side of your personality. How you feel about the jungle in your dream indicates how comfortable you are with this side of yourself.
[21]The wild parts of the dreamer’s personality that may have been inhibited by social conditioning may express themselves in dreams of the jungle or the wild. (See Also: Forest).
[22]The jungle can symbolize spiritual chaos due to its unpredictability. It suggests a rite of passage – a journey which must be taken to reach maturity.
[23]1. World;
2. Trials;
3. Complicated journey;
4. Lush growth. Jer. 6:21.
[24]A place so overcome by competition that it is overwhelming; see “forest”
[25]Financial affairs will cause you anxiety. Economise while there is time.
[26]Enormous growth. So much happening it’s hard to assimilate it all.
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