An enemy in a dream often carries what you dislike in yourself. Real conflicts appear too, but the battle is mainly inside.
When the dream feels light
Defeating or making peace with an enemy speaks of victory over a fault or a conflict resolved.
When the dream feels dark
An enemy who wins or attacks points to a fear, a rivalry or self-criticism that weakens you.
Ask yourself
What does my enemy show me about myself?
Correspondences
- Archetype
- The Shadow — What you have refused to see in yourself, dark but full of force.
- Element
- Fire — will, passion and change
- Planet
- Mars
- Tarot card
- Five of Swords
- Alchemical stage
- Nigredo, the Blackening
The opponent mirrors your shadow. What angers you in them lives in you too.
Related signs
The Wolf · The Rat · The Bat · The Goat · The Storm · The Forest · Night · The Shadow
The card of this dream
Five of Swords. A hollow victory, a conflict that leaves everyone poorer. A smirking man collects swords while two defeated figures walk away toward the sea. It is conflict won at a cost: a hollow victory, humiliation, betrayal.