Tribal Dream Meanings

Universal Landscape: Ritualistic connection to primal urges.

Dreaming Lens: What was the setting of the dream? Were you participating in a tribal activity? Were you watching something from a distance? Were you in danger? Were you part of the tribal society? Who else was present in the dream?

Personal Focus: Before the onset of Western civilization, all humans were gathered in aboriginal groups of hunter-gatherers. In this way, we all connect back through the history in our DNA to a primal sensibility that lives on today in images of tribal culture. The media has conjured images of this and movies have been filled with scenes of dancing hoards that are simultaneously engaging and dangerous. We are both drawn toward and repelled by our more primitive nature. In the dream world, a tribal scenario may be expressing a need to connect to this passionate element of our humanity.

Your first order of business with this symbol is to determine which direction the dream is pulling you in: toward this energy or away from it. The Dreaming Lens will provide this information. The more compelled or comfortable you feel, the more likely you are being called to tap into this part of your nature. If on the other hand you are frightened or in actual danger, you may be resisting the very qualities this scenario is pointing out.

What is actually taking place in the dream should also be examined. A celebratory dance has connotations that are different from a cannibalistic ritual. Use this dream to assess your unconscious relationship to waking up deeply routed passions that may be becoming more activated in your psyche. (See also Jungle)