Weird dream involving a severed cat head and a praying mantis?

Question

I had a very strange dream last night. I was walking down my hallway with my boyfriend and we spotted a large insect-looking creature. A closer look made it fly down the hall a bit and when it landed, we realized it was a giant praying mantis. This thing had to be about 9 inches long, and green and tan in color. I was trying to find a way to bring the mantis outside when I realized my boyfriend was doing the same, but he didn't care about the well fare of the insect. He was being too rough with it and then next time I looked the mantis had holes in it from being toyed with by a cat. I looked next to the dead praying mantis and saw a severed cat head (tabby cat I think), and the head started to open its mouth and move its tongue. The cat that had eaten the mantis was still walking around us, which is also strange b/c I'm not a cat person and my boyfriend hates them.

This dream comes a few weeks after having one about holding a tiny praying mantis that began to sting me repeatedly on the finger and I couldn't get it off of me.

Answer 1

This is a very telling dream, quite different.  Few dream of praying mantises.  I'll make an attempt here.  First of all there are three people involved here.  You, the boyfriend and a woman.  This woman may be a friend, relative, I cannot say, nevertheless, this woman has recovered from something, an illness, a conflict.  This woman has or will find relief.  Her relief comes by way of her strengthening her spirit, perhaps by way of finding religion or being mindful of prayer. This previous point is the important part in your dream.  This woman has companionship with you and your boyfriend.  Could it possibly be your sister?  You, as well have or will be introduced somehow to religious concerns   Your boyfriend has little interest in this.  Ultimately, you and this other woman will have some kind of dealings with religion.

Please do mention whether there's any truth to what I wrote as I'd like to know how well I've done.  Thank you.

Regards

Answer 2

Being that your not a cat lover, it can signify misfortune, treachery, and bad luck. And to see a praying mantis in your dream, suggests that you are in a destructive relationship. It may also indicate that you are preying on others or that you are behaving deviously.

You also stated to having your boyfriend in your dream, that is often a straightforward indicator of your uncertainty in relationships. Measure your level of cynicism by whether the boyfriend was romantic or adversarial. You will need to concentrate more on the other symbols of your present dream as the boyfriend can represent several different aspects or people in your life. A boyfriend can be friend, enemy, lover, companion, or the symbol of any of these things in the emotions. If bodily harm is threatened from this person it would be best to take this as a literal, true, dream and act accordingly. In this case, he was acting rough toward the severed cat's head. Have you been having any problems with your boyfriend? Take all these analyzes into consideration. Your subconscious can usually read more than you think.  

Answer 3

something that started as small and bothersome has grown into a

bigger problem.  maybe it wasn't handled carefully.

Answer 4

Dreams should never be ignored. Thy are trying to convey a message to you. Its like all the cells in your brain are trying to tell you something related to someone or some situation in your life. They can only do this when you are in a quiet place, all by yourself, say walking on the sea shore or while gazing at the stars. Maybe you have a hectic life and your mind and body are at rest when you are asleep. This is the time your subconsious speaks to you. Objects, animals or people are symbols in your dream.. Read http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-heal...

to get a better idea...and use your intelligence to guide you.