Symbol: The sphinx is a mysterious creature with a human head and an animal body.
Vision: Seeing a sphinx: this puzzling creature poses a question: have you proven yourself reliable and worthy or are you living blissfully without concern for others? Take an honest look at how you live your life.
Depth Psychology: A sphinx always symbolizes the puzzling nature of human life, the meaning of life and the question of life after death. Maybe this dream will provide answers to some of these questions for you.
[1]1- The sphinx, for most people in dreams will represent Egypt, and all the mystery it contains.
2- Psychologically, and because even today so little is known about it, the sphinx stands for the enigmatic side of ourselves. In dreams it will highlight the mysterious strength which is available lo us particularly in times of trouble.
3- Spiritually the sphinx stands for vigilance, power and wisdom as well as dignity.
[2]Dreams of this creature with the body of a lion, wings, and a woman’s bust and face represent the intersection of your spirituality, humanness and animal nature, the embrace of all aspects of yourself. You are in the midst of an important and life changing initiation/rite of passage into your power.
See Also: Riddle, Integration Dreams.
[3]Psychological / emotional perspective: Psychologically, and because even today little is known about it, the sphinx in dreams represents our enigmatic side. It will highlight the mysterious power that becomes available to us, particularly in times of trouble.
[4]A symbol of ancient Egypt,: he Sphinx signifies the mystery and power of Ra, the sun god. Widi its human head, body of a bull, feet of a lion, and wings of an eagle, it symbolizes a combination of physical, intellectual, and spintual power.
[5]Material aspects: The sphinx, for most people in dreams, will represent egypt and all the mystery it contains. It may also represent a hardened attitude.
[6]Mystical awakening not yet expressed; must be awakened in self through understanding. Cold, hard, expressionless; lack of aliveness, turned to stone.
[7]An omen of con- trary. You will soon have the answers to some things which have puzzled you in the past
[8]That which is mysterious. It was Oedipus, the hero, who solved the riddle of the Sphinx.
[9]1. Fear of some threat, but an unknown one.
2. Intrigued with a foreign culture.
[10]To see a sphinx in your dream symbolizes fear of the unknown. Also see “Egypt”.
[11]Spiritually the sphinx stands for vigilance, power and wisdom as well as dignity.
[12]lucky numbers: 01-05-10-17-28-45
being a: great wisdom that you dare not impart, as it wil be misused.
meeting with a: no words can ask a question that has no answer.
questioning a: are trying to answer unanswerable questions.
standing guard, a: what is keeping you from befriending others?
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