A variation of being chased is seeing rats running all over the place. Can you relate? Be sure to vote in the poll about rat dreams. Rat dreams — which describes yours:. It may seem odd, but some people have dreams about different colored rats.
There are too many variations to list on this page but here are a few of the biggies. Many people have dreams about giant rats. Others conjure up images of small ones. The truth is there are more meanings that can be assigned to dreams than I can shake a stick at. That said, here are some other thoughts about what rat-related dreams could mean. One of the best ways of determining the meaning of your dream is to keep a dream journal.
Think of this as a tool that you can use to record images and content. Dream journals are easy to create. Just grab a notebook and pen jot everything down that you recall. You can even buy one online that is specifically designed for this task see Amazon. In addition to the journal, you may also want to consider picking up a dream dictionary. There are many on the marketplace. I like it because it offers tons of insight into various objects and symbols.
Dreaming about rats can be terrifying. This dream usually indicates victory over your enemies, or ending a relationship with a person who has betrayed you. Sometimes this dream reveals your fears and anxiety about confronting some issues you have. Dreaming about rats attacking you — If you were attacked by rats in your dream, such is a good sign.
It is a sign of new opportunities and good fortune. This dream is asking you to seize these opportunities and make the most of them. Dreaming about a rat biting you — If you dreamed of a rat biting you, such dream is a good sign, and usually warns you about some problems you need to address soon. This dream is also a sign of being betrayed or backstabbed by someone close. It is a reminder to trust your gut feelings about some people. On the other side, this dream could be a sign of successful business endeavors.
It could be a sign of a career move, promotion and raise of income. Dreaming about a rat nibbling something — If you observed a rat nibbling something, such dream could reveal a state of anxiety and worry you are experiencing. Maybe it is a sign of your fear of something or somebody. This dream is a sign your worries are not realistic and are all in your head, so you need to calm down.
This dream might be signifying a bad period in your life, especially regarding your finances. You should consider this dream a reminder to be aware of how you spend your money. Begin saving so you could maintain a sense of security if something unexpected happens.
Dreaming about dirty rats — If you saw a dirty rat or rats in a dream, such dream is a warning to pay attention to your behavior towards others and improve it. Maybe this dream indicates the need to help someone to improve its behavior. In some cases, such dream symbolizes some issues at work you need to deal with. It could also be a sign of overworking and exhausting yourself at work. Such dream could also symbolize new work opportunities you should watch for. Dreaming about being chased by a rat or rats — If you dreamed of being chased by a rat or rats, such dream could symbolize trying to escape from some issues and problems you should instead encounter and deal with.
This dream is asking you to gain the courage and deal with the issues you have. The meaning will evolve from both your association with the qualities of rats as well as what is going on in your current life. What can I learn about myself from dreaming about rats? Are there any tricks to avoiding or inducing dreams about this subject?
If you fear rats, set the intention of waking up in a dream if a rat appears. Beyond analysis, what cultural symbolism can be found in dreams about rats? In some Native American traditions, rats are symbols of survival and lack of fear. Who tends to have dreams about this subject most frequently? My point is that part of their resistance comes from their sheer willingness to take on whatever comes at them — no matter how big it is.
So, if you have dreams about rats, take this kind of courage into consideration. Perhaps you need to embody some of this rat courage in your life. Resistance is the ability to withstand the attack of pathogens. Pathogens are disease-causing agents, which includes something such as poison. A rat will actually test out any food before consuming the whole thing.
Can you recognize psychological poison when it enters your system? How often do you get yourself into toxic relationships? How quickly will you pull out of a toxic situation once you recognize that it is bad for you?
The resistance also goes for trapping rats. If one rat gets trapped, it will send out stress signals to its mischief a group of rats , who then know to avoid the trap. Again, ask yourself a similar a question:. Do you recognize a psychological trap when you see it? Sometimes we entrap ourselves by getting caught up in negative thought or emotional patterns. The spinning round in our heads of obsessive thoughts or the replaying of painful narratives — those are the psychological rat traps that keep us down.
In this kind of obsessive pattern, perhaps we see the negative quality of the rat, with its uncanny power to penetrate even the most rat-proofed openings. Rats scurrying above your head or in the walls — especially in the middle of the night — can drive you crazy!
And, so too can all of those thoughts and emotions that I just mentioned. If you have ever been to a Chinese restaurant, then you probably know your Chinese zodiac animal. The rat is the first of all of the Chinese zodiac animals. According to one story, the Jade Emperor — a representation of the first Chinese god — said that the order of the zodiac would be arranged according to the order in which the animals arrived at his party.
The rat tricked the ox into giving him a ride and just as they arrived, the rat jumped off the ox and landed before him. People born in the year of the Rat are described as clever, quick-thinking, and successful. Now, think of this association in relation to our dream example: new day, baby, new beginnings. In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and surplus. So, not everyone sees rats as greedy thieves. As I said before, your dreams about rats are speaking to something specific in your life.
Optimistic and energetic, people born in the Rat year are likable by all. Their personality is kind, but due to weak communication skills, their words may seem impolite and rude. On the financial side, they like saving and can be stingy. However, their love for hoarding will sometimes cause them to waste money on unnecessary things. Men born in the Rat year are clever and adapt quickly to new environments. They are creative great at taking advantage of opportunities.
However, they sometimes lack the courage to do so. Although they have great ideas, they might not be suitable for leadership positions. Women born in the Rat year are the traditional women. They love keeping things organized and place great value on the family. Everything is taken care of by them and there is no need for their husband to worry. First the brief story of Karni Mata.
Karni Mata was an incarnation of the goddess Durga, who rid the world of a terrible buffalo demon named Mahishasura. In Indian mythology, the demons who take over the world are symbols of our own ignorance, which we experience as various forms of suffering. Read symbolically, Durga symbolizes the power to overcome the earth-bound forces of ignorance and the chaos that it causes.
In psychological terms, Durga is an archetypal mother figure who can empower us to transcend our darkest fears — real fears that come to us in the night, such as hopelessness, self-doubt, self-loathing, guilt and shame. One day her son died in a drowning accident.
When the Lord of Death, Yama, refused her request to bring him back to life, she became the goddess Durga and did the job herself. As Durga, she also gave her clan the gift of eternal life, but through the curious method of transforming from human to rat and rat to human.
Now, this story may seem out of place to some readers, but can anyone see the relationship between this story and our example dream? The rat in this story becomes a human, just like the one in our dream. Who would imagine that a lowly rat could symbolize something as profound as transformation and rebirth? This whole concept of rebirth and reincarnation is related to our own ability to become reborn in this life: it is symbolic of our ability rise out of lowly states into higher forms of consciousness.
I went deep into this symbolism in the post on the symbolism of the snake and serpent. Ganesha is known as the Remover of Obstacles, Bestower of Boons , and Vanquisher of Illusion and Confusion, to name only a few of his powers.
The vehicle-companions of the gods always embody the same attributes as the god. Ganesa, therefore, as the Lord of Obstacles, combines the animal features of the elephant and the rat.
His irresistible force, progressing toward and attaining the goal. The rat goes ahead like an elephant through jungle or like a rat into the most carefully protected larder. But, as I said earlier, if we resist taking action, then the rat will steal our life force.
So, even in India we come across this seemingly negative projection onto the rat. Again, I ask you to think in symbolic terms. Whenever we suffer from anxiety or depression, we can say the rat has stolen our energy. In my experience, anxiety and depression are symptoms of our inability to act.
Yes, in a sense the rat steals and robs from the food supplies. Translated psychologically, the rat steals our psychic energy. But keep in mind that rats are also hoarders, meaning that it also stashes that same energy. We only need to access it, first through consciousness and second through action. Ultimately, if we get to the meaning of rats in dreams, then we receive the boon-bestowing qualities of the elephant-rat duo. So, there you have it. I hope you picked up something new about rats in dreams, and maybe, even about rats in general.
Keep an open mind. Research your dream symbols. Keep a dream journal. Rat Genius from Chuck Walter on Vimeo. OK, so I was at a swimming pool that I do not recognise at all but I was with my elder sister. We noticed a tiny kitten that was walking past and we said how cute but young it was, then on closer inspection it was really flea ridden, I said to my sister we need to get it to a vet, then behind it came a rat in the … Read more ».
So informative and eye-opening! Read so many articles prior to this and they were laden with judgement and criticism of the rat! Your explanations and digging deep were so beautifully intuitive and spiritually healing! Thank you! I had a wonderfully powerful dream with the mighty rat. It was a shorter dream, but I am drained. I was in a school type setting and the masculine friend I had with me morphed into a feminine type cat creature and I told him I accepted him even if he turned into some kind of hedgehog.
He then asked me if I had that power, and … Read more ».
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