WOW.

So last night I had the weirdest dreams. I don't often remember my dreams, as I have severe sleep issues. As is often the case, it doesn't appear that I enter into REM sleep until early in the morning, just before dawn. I believe this dream occurred after I woke up at 5:22, but before I arose around 8.

So there was this army of anteaters facing me. They were about to overtake me, but I stood against them and they, as a group, stopped. I was with someone or something else and we were united in our opposition to the anteaters. Then somehow one of them approached me and in the next scene it was on my back. I was climbing stairs, and it was holding on to me. I remember moving gently so it would neither be harmed nor harm me. When I reached the top of the stairs, I bent over so it could crawl off my back.

I turned around and a baby cougar or some kind of cat (it was black) had hold of my foot. It sunk its teeth into my shoe but I couldn't shake it loose. It was a baby, and I didn't want to crush it, but it clearly thought it was ferocious and I just couldn't shake it.

And then I woke up.

So I've finished my first supervision and instead of going out to take a walk, I remember the dreams. I look up anteaters on the itnernet, and this dream dictionary tells me that anteaters are connected to business relationships, and that they signify celebration of completeness or wholeness. It says a dream about them may also mean that I have entered into a difficult situation or business arrangement (what an understatement!), and that it is important to harness my energies. It sort of indicates that, because there were no negative changes or feelings, that positive changes are afoot. OTOH, it also indicates that there is a situation in my current life where I'm unable to grasp a solution to the problem, and that I'm trying to fight a troublesome person or a difficult problem.

As I was reading the dream stuff, I opened a letter from the Feds demanding reparyment of $334,750.00 that was apparently stolen by the administration prior to mine.

Hmm... So then I read another site about cats. It says that "To see a cat in your dream, symbolizes an independent spirit, feminine sexuality, creativity, and power. It also represents misfortune and bad luck. The dream symbol has different significance depending on whether you are a cat lover or not. The cat could indicate that someone is being deceitful or treacherous toward you. If the cat is aggressive, then it suggests that you are having problems with the feminine aspect of yourself.. ..." It goes on to say that: "To dream that a cat is biting you, symbolizes the devouring female. Perhaps you are taking and taking without giving. You may be expressing some fear or frustration especially when something is not going as planned. ... To see a black cat in your dream, indicates that you are experiencing some fear in using your psychic abilities and believing in your intuition. ... In particular, if the black cat is biting, clawing or attacking you, then the dream means that you must acknowledge what your intuition is trying to tell you. You can no longer ignore it. Do not be afraid to face the situation."

So. I'm in the midst of a hellacious situation, but am resolved that I can hold on and it WILL get better....

Really gotta get out of this office for a minute.