I had this dream last night. In the dream I am flying over the land. I fly over mountains and fields then I see an area of the land that is burned and scarred. I fly towards it and I see a dragon. His belly is huge and low to the ground. His tail falls behind and there are spikes on his back. His head is huge and it is shaped like the dragon in the Disney movie Sleeping Beauty when the Queen changes form. There is smoke coming from the dragon's mouth. The dragon's name is Belshuzar (This is the spelling from the dream). I fly towards the dragon and get close; taunting it in some fashion. As I fly close, I can't get high enough to fly over the dragon and I end up too close. The dragon's mouth opens and I am so, so small in comparison to it's teeth. I am smaller than just one tooth. The mouth opens wide and I fly too close. I wake up.
I think the dragon in your dream represents an aspect of yourself that you are afraid you can't control. What does the name Belshuzar make you think of?
Your comment seems accurate. The dragon is probably something within my psyche that I am afraid of and I cannot control. Belshuzar reminds me of Belshazzar from the Bible. He was the king of Babylon just before the fall.
Flying can indicate the idea of fleeing from something. When flying using only one’s body, it is an indication of using emotional power in a way that is “for the birds” – a bit ridiculous. Flying can also suggest a situation in which you might see yourself rising above a situation so as to now look down upon it. In this case what you appear to be looking down upon – not giving much respect to – is the rational grounds of reasoning that a human is meant to use. (fly over mountains and fields) What you can see when using a higher or more intelligent perspective is that some area of your grounds of reasoning has been subjected to very illogical thinking. (area of the land that is burned) Here the dragon is found on such grounds. The dragon, being an animal, would represent an emotional aspect of your instinctive nature and can refer to feelings of power that come from emotions. As a dragon belongs to mythology, it might be worth considering that such “power” is really a myth. [Actually a human’s real power comes from their ability to think; not from their emotions.] As you fly towards the dragon it could suggest that you are drawn to this sense of emotional power. The logic for emotional power seems impressive but is also greatly exaggerated. (head is huge)Note how you have referred to the dragon as “he”. (his belly .. his head) This strongly suggests that the sense of power coming from your emotional nature is more influenced by the mind than actually being a reflection of the emotional nature. By likening the dragon with the one in the Disney movie, it can be understood that this emotional power relates with the idea of a human female (the wicked fairy) turning into a dragon. This means that a rational emotional nature has been put aside in favour of an instinctive, irrational one. This would not be a compliment to any human. Many dragon tales speak of the “fire breathing dragon”. Here the feeling of great emotional power seems to be producing “a lot of smoke but no fire” – meaning it is not in possession of any real power. The name Belshuzar is found in some scriptural references where it also has an alternate spelling of Belshazzar. Belshazzar was a king of Babylon, who because of his worship of things rather than God was shown “the writing on the wall” and soon died. Flying close to the dragon taunting it could be seen here as tempting fate when getting too close or perhaps getting too at ease with this form of emotional power. You end up literally flying into the jaws of death. This emotional power is, in other words, deadly. You, as a rational human, are diminished by association with it. (I am so, so small in comparison to it's teeth)You are not rationally a match for the aggressiveness this aspect of your emotional nature possesses. (very long teeth) On a physical level the dragon could represent a person or organization conveying the impression of having great power but a danger to you.