Dream Symbol: Hunter or Huntress

The theme of the hunter or huntress is a common archetypal one, and can represent seeking out unrealized or unconscious aspects of yourself. If the hunter is dark or sinister, it can represent the shadow. Consider what is being hunted; what the hunter part of you is treating to make contact with animals, people and whether it is to collect, capture or kill Hunting game can refer to the game of life or to your professional or business life hence to issues of success, competition, advancement.

In mythology, the hunter often makes a new or break an existing, relationship by his successful capture. Is there some relationship in which the aggressive or stalking behavior of someone is altering or threatening to destroy that relationship? Consider also the symbolic of the weapons used.

See arrow, game, gun, victory.