5 Lions Jan '05

I went to visit a house, it was a huge mansion filled with all kinds of art; paintings, statues, trinkets, etc.As I walked thru house being escorted to a room, I could see lions a couple of rooms away.I was alarmed that they did not appear to be chained to anything.I began to Roam thru the house and came across a group of people, I seem to know them.It was a party.Someone had a little black dog that jumped from her arms and took off running.Someone said the lions would kill it and several us ran after trying to prevent the dog from stirring the lions.As I ran into a room to look for the dog I could see the lions in the next room.They began to fan out,they were all male lions,as if to look for something.I feared they would see me and come for me,I entered another room,it was a tunnel with water and my impression was that it was under the house.Every now and then I could see lions running pass a doorway and hear people yelling and scrambling for the dog.Then I saw the dog run by with 5 lions chasing after it, they had all run very near me and one of the lions looked at me as it ran by.I began looking for a way out of the house, the lions were becoming increasingly agitated and I could only think of the way the one looked at me.Then I looked to my right and saw the black dog running straight for me.He jumped over me as I ducked down.I was scared, the lions were close behind.I stayed extremely still and did not panic,hoping the lions would not see me.They all ran in a row and leaped over me in pursuit of the dog.I could feel the body heat of each one,each had a distinctive smell and I could see them breathing as they leaped over me.I was shocked that they did not see me.I woke up and my fist thought was "This dream means something." I fell back asleep.I was then trying to continue to find my way out.The house seemed situated in a zoo with high overgrown walls in the shape of a large circle.Portions of the wall represented different wildlife by its design and horticulture.I was trying to find a way out without falling off the wall.I found myself reunited with some of the people from the house.It was a swimming party in a small body of water.Again seemed to be under the house.Like a cavern.As I jumped in one time I felt someone wrap themselves around me.I could feel there body and could tell it was a woman.As I surfaced I saw it was a friends wife.I felt uncomfortable but knew that it was a dream and I wanted to explore the potential of her being so close to me.I knew not to and got out to leave.As I did her husband and another friend showed up.We greeted and then we sensed the lions nearby and everyone ran to lighted area that had stairs going back up to the house.I went the same way as before; thru the tunnel to the wall.Someone else had taken the same route this time.I helped escort the individual since I had been here before.We were able to climb off the wall onto a set a bleachers filled with people appearing to watch a game.The lions now were people running after us.The person I had helped and I took off under the bleachers.It was much like the cavern we were in before.We jumped onto a mobile device of some kind-like a hovercraft-and escaped.We were now fleeing thru a city that was futuristic.I awoke.