When You See The Lone Wolf

Recently, I have had a recurring image come to me during deep meditations and occasionally in dream sequences. It is of the lone wolf, who breaks away from the pack, to explore the other side of the mountain. Where no tracks have yet been laid. Where snow has fallen, a blanket of purity still unmolested, undisturbed, unequal in its impermanence. It is always a reassuring image, one that brings a sense of manifesting, making, discovering and creating a new pathway. Where does it lead? I don't know. And that is okay. For the first time in a long time, it is perfectly fine not to know. And still, I am curious what it means to others who have encountered this imagery as well.

Here is what I found in my own research. I welcome your thoughts and insights.

Wolves are calling us to live our lives as we desire, free and uninhibited by various restrictions, which society and the people we are surrounded by, are imposing on us.

A wolf in a dream also symbolizes solitude, mystery, survival, pride and self – confidence. Maybe your dream indicates your solitary nature. It might also indicate being able to manage your way in different circumstances.

These dreams can sometimes be an encouragement to embrace our true nature, the one we are afraid to reveal to others, fearing they might judge or reject us.

Although wolves normally live, travel, and hunt in packs, occasionally a young wolf will choose to leave the pack and set out on its own. As a result, this Lone Wolf usually grows to be much stronger, and more cunning, than the average wolf which is a member of a pack. The Lone Wolf is an archetype, a metaphor, a symbol for freedom, independence and self-reliance.

The Lone Wolf is someone who prefers to work alone, is Self-Reliant and enjoys the peace and contentment of his, or her, own solitude. The Lone Wolf lives by his, or her, own rules: rules which are in harmony with universal laws and its own personal divine nature.

In the Tarot deck, Lone Wolf is represented by two cards: The Fool, which Symbolizes the young Lone Wolf, and The Hermit, which symbolizes the Wizened Lone Wolf. These two cards are the archetypes, or Symbols, for those persons who choose not to follow in the footsteps of conformity.

Where are you heading that is still uncharted?