Dreaming of Spirit Beasts

Question: In my dream, a golden rhinoceros escorted me. Along the way, I saw spirit beasts such as rhinoceroses, qilins, and dragons hanging on both sides of the road. I wanted to rescue them, but inexplicably, I ended up taking a detour to a small river by the road. There, I encountered a brown bear, and though I was a bit scared, I was thinking of ways to escape or how to confront it if it attacked me. However, the bear didn't attack me; it just followed me slowly.

Then I crossed a small path next to a wheat field and returned to the main road. It seems like I saved the rhinoceros, but I can't remember the details. I've had dreams before about a standing polar bear, baring its teeth and claws, trying to pounce on someone but failing. I'm 27 years old, male, just graduated from graduate school, and unmarried with a girlfriend.

Answer: There's a saying called "heart-to-heart communication," and as you mentioned, there are "spirit" beasts such as rhinoceroses, dragons, and qilins in your dream. This includes previous dreams as well. The bear represents your enemy, while the spirit beasts are your friends. Bears generally symbolize clumsiness and strength, while the characteristic of spirit beasts lies in their "spirit," which is the opposite of the clumsiness represented by bears. Additionally, they are in a disadvantaged position, tied to trees.

These two aspects may also indicate two aspects of your personality or refer to people.

Regarding personality, it could mean that your beautiful and relatively weaker ideals have been struck by the boring but inevitable reality you face.

Regarding people, it could refer to someone in your life who may not be intellectually developed but is strong-willed, preventing you from getting close to someone you admire for their intelligence and gentleness, such as facing opposition from your father or mother in a romantic relationship, and so on.