Animals

Stag in rut

A male deer in mating season — full antlered display and the seasonal violence of competition.

A stag in rut in a dream is the dream's image of full antlered display and the seasonal violence of competition. The stag spends most of the year quietly; in rut he is loud, and he will fight. The dream brings the stag when something in your life — an ambition, a courtship, a competitive moment — has entered the season when display and confrontation are part of the actual work. A stag winning his ground is the dream affirming the appropriate use of the season. A stag exhausted by constant fighting, with the antlers broken, is the dream noting that the season has been treated as permanent, and what was supposed to be a yearly performance has worn the body down.

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Disclaimer: For entertainment and self-reflection only. Not a substitute for professional advice.