Question: A colleague of mine was fired a few months ago. Last night I had a dream about her drowning dogs from a dock on a river. The dock had a little square in the middle that allowed access to the water. This is where she was holding the dogs underwater. She used a pole with a noose on the end. The dogs were all small breeds. Her demeanor wasn’t like she was being evil, just doing something that needed to be done. She explained to me matter-of-factly that these dogs simply had to be drowned. When she was finished drowning the dogs, she buried them in a field – much like she was planting them.

Answer: This is an introspective and potentially cleansing dream. All persons in your dreams are aspects of self. Since it was a former colleague, then the dream is talking about your professional or business aspect. So in other words, there is a characteristic that this former colleague has that you see within yourself. It could be an aggressive or assertive nature. Drowning the dogs is you letting go of aggressive tendencies that have been holding you back. Death usually symbolizes rebirth or new beginnings. The dock represents a safety zone or a place for reflection – emotional peace. The river is your inner flow of life.

Apparently, you have been going through an emotional time, and this is your way of dealing with letting go and finding your happy place or new direction. I think you have come to terms with where you are headed as your dream ends on a calming note. The field and planting – albeit dogs that were drowned – represent a calmness that you have realized, while the planting suggests a determined positive new direction.

Good luck to you, I think you are on the right track!