Dog

Ew. Combined with your signature ... (you might not have noticed).

Reverse and think TOTALLY symbolically.

A leg relates to mobility, strength, the ability to get around. [Symbolic You] used it for your own consumption, hoping the owner wouldn't notice but also being aware of fatal risks.

Think of what mobility/ability might be...

- A church that has a great team of volunteers, who is used by a larger ministry, but then overworked or misused, disillusioned.

- A hyper friend with potential but who is sometimes reckless-- speaking bad gossip of them in a way that could partially disable their reputation. Then worrying their parents/teachers/youth leaders might retaliate.

I could suggest more options, but just trying to get you away from the guilt reality for a moment.

Ew. Combined with your signature ... (you might not have noticed).he he. Do you have any Chinese ancestry?

Assuming you don't leave too early in the morning, revving the car a little can help scare any animals away.

Dogs are loyal & territorial.

My dream is of her coming to our house This one stayed outside its normal territory & responsibility where there is risk. and me petting her. It's friendliness caused to lose sight of the normal boundaries is should respect to be gratified by a prerson other than the one it should remain loyal to. She rolled over on her back in submission to me. I then ate her right leg. After I did, I was afraid I had killed her, but she survived and walked away from me to go back home. My thoughts as she walked away were of hoping that my neighbor would not notice that her right leg was missing.

In addition to the applications mentioned above, another one I see is an encouragement to pray for protection of marriages of people in your church, people who are close to you, or perhaps people whp may be struggling to recover after an act of unfaithfulness. With the Lord's help & forgiveness between partners, healing does occur & the marriage can be stronger.

In terms of a potential personal application, the graphic repulsive aspect of the dream can be a warning of ugly consequences down the track if something which seems innocent is developed further- for example if you are finding your feelings starting to go out towards a man other than your husband. If this is the case I'd suggest avoiding contact with that person.

Cn-- oh gee, Firewater.

This one stayed outside its normal territory & responsibility where there is risk.

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Good point.

ugly consequences

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Notice how [you] were not even aware of your own guilt until afterward, and then you were appalled at yourself.

The possibility of unfaithfulness seems to come in at the concern for being caught. The protag was not afraid to commit the offense, but then was afraid of a usual negative response from [neighbors].

In your dream, did you feel like they were to blame for their negligence? I wonder how that aspect plays into the guilt you felt. There might be a parallel situation where the remorse is heavy but the offender is holding out in hope of a twinge of relief because they have someone to blame.

I think about some of the churches that have endured scandals lately. You felt continually protective of the victim, even though you ended up hurting it.

I hate to think that I did kill the dog. Which is why I am so afraid of running over this other dog.

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Oh, that explains a lot, thanks for sharing. It must be hard to deal with the emotions; it might take some time. But know that unintended damage happens to other people too.

It might feel more unresolved when you haven't been able to communicate with the owner, if there was one. Normally we'd walk down the street and apologize, sense their reaction, try to sooth emotions on both sides. You missed that moment of someone saying they forgave you.

If it persists, mbe you could put a formal apology ad in the paper or Craigslist to let the owners know to stop searching.

The guilt in your dream that was generated by other people. Worrying about what the neighbors would think, fearing their criticism. Maybe that sort of fear of others' words has been sitting with you a while. Stretch your dream emotions into other areas of life that might overlap.

We sometimes hear criticisms on TV or in public, and guard ourselves from having to face that ourselves. I would guess that occasionally people misinterpret how your son's illness came on-- people say rude things (and I am overstepping right now too, so delete this if you want). People make careless accusations like, "you shouldn't have had him vaccinated," or "you should have had more vitamins when pregnant," "you didn't have enough faith." Leading parents to internalize guilt. But they don't step out to help him or you, even in little ways.

These tiny -or large- comments can pile up and make us jumpy about what people think of us.

I have had some things in life that took unexpected turns and caused unwarranted guilt. It is even hard to type out the word "unwarranted" because it feels like I am absolving myself, shaking off responsibility. It can be very hard to see the reality of the situation, like a dog running in front of your car too quickly for you to prevent the accident.

It's a good time to face what you think of yourself, and to set the reality back in place. You didn't want to be the person you became on the basis of the accident. We judge ourselves sternly.