Dreaming About Lions
Authority, yours or someone above you
Lions are widely assumed to mean danger; the older reading is status. They stand for authority, pride and command — a manager, a father, an institution, or the dreamer's own ambition looked at directly. The dream usually turns on your position relative to the animal, since holding ground, backing away and being ignored give three different readings.
What happened in yours?
The variation matters more than the symbol. These are the ones people report most.
A lion blocking your path
Read as a person with the standing to stop you, whether or not they intend to.
A lion that ignores you
Usually taken as being beneath the notice of something you consider important.
Being roared at
Associated with authority asserted loudly because it is not entirely secure.
A caged or tamed lion
Read as power that has been domesticated, including your own ambition.
Tell someone the whole dream
Lion dreams commonly appear before something that requires nerve — an interview, a confrontation, a claim you have to make out loud. Check whether that is already in your diary.
A page can only describe the symbol. Describe the actual dream — what happened, how it felt, what was going on in your life that week — and a reader will interpret it for you. Your first answer is free.