Deer Attack

Deer Elle,

I dreamt I was at the zoo near the deer enclosure. The viewing deck was above and the deer were down below. My teacher’s kid had a weather-vane type toy which she dropped accidently into the enclosure. I – being a typical hero – climbed down to get it. But before I could climb back up, the deer started charging at me. I tried to scare it off with the weather vane but it did nothing to stop the deer. It bit me on the hand. I’ve had this dream 3 times. What does this mean?

-Jeff, the god of biscuits

Dear Jeff,

Well, firstly it appears that you have a healthy sense of god-complex. Even though deer are sweet-natured creatures for the most part, the public are generally not allowed to mix and mingle with any animal within an enclosure. Having said that, the transformation of the deer in your dream from one of docility to hostility does seem to warn you to assess your targets before you act. Perhaps you could do well to choose your battles wisely. Something harmless on the surface could quite as easily turn out to be carnivorous. Or it could be as simple as a warning to stay away from all deer in real life. Do consider staying away from sheep too; they could be wolves.

-Elle

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