In this dream, I see something that seems obviously desirable to me but is ignored by others.

I was at a friend’s or relative’s home.  We were visiting in the living room in a very casual way.  The front door was open.  I happened to be sitting on the couch where I could see directly out the open door.  A Panda bear came into view just a few feet away.  He was young, perhaps half the size of an adult Panda bear.  He was very cute as Panda bears tend to be.  He ambled his way into the living room, curiously looking about, and began sniffing his way around the room.  I exclaimed happily, “There’s a Panda bear in the house!”  No one responded.  They ignored me and the bear and continued on with whatever they were doing.  I didn’t understand why they would ignore the bear.  I thought to myself I would like to take him home and keep him.  I wondered if my husband would let me do that.  The Panda Bear looked a little goofy, as if he might be a simple-minded.

Friend’s or Relative Home-A state of mind that is not my normal state, but one in which I temporarily visit as represented by “friends” or “relatives”.

Front Door-an opportunity, experience, or idea coming next

Bear-something or someone with two sides.  For example, gentle and kind but when angered, ferocious and mean

Panda-I have no meaning specifically for a Panda.  In this case, I need to apply what I observe about the Panda, meaning his colors and apparent state of mind.

Black-knowledge associated with the unknown, the unconscious, or the suppressed. Mystery

White-generally associated with purity, virginity, innocence and holiness.  The ideal of completeness.

Living Room-one’s state of mind or environment.  Could correspond to one’s daily activities or a more formal and public life.

Husband-my actual husband or what he represents to me

In this dream, I temporarily enter a different state of mind (friend’s or relative’s home).  As I enjoy this, I observe a new experience or idea coming.  It has two sides (bear), in that it is both knowledge which is unknown or suppressed (black) and it is knowledge which is pure, innocent and/or holy (white).  I think it is amazing and point it out to those I share this consciousness with, but they ignore me.  I would like to incorporate this new knowledge into my normal state of mind, but don’t know if my logic will allow me to.  Or if my actual husband will either. The knowledge seems simple-minded (how the bear appears to me) but I still like it.

There aren’t any clues here as to what the knowledge specifically addresses or comes from.  But generally, for me, if I dream something is black or white, those colors represent the knowledge of God in two different forms.  White is spiritual knowledge- those things that one can understand logically and believe to be true without having to experience personally.  Generally, these are values and morals taught by our parents, schools, and churches.  Black is mystery knowledge- those things that not everyone understands and which must be learned through experience.  Mystery Knowledge can be quite difficult to accept, especially if it contradicts beliefs we have held our whole lives. This is usually knowledge about ourselves-some failing or fault we have but have never acknowledged as a failure or fault.  It is easy to see these in others, but not so easy to see them in ourselves.

For example, I can understand logically that it is wrong to steal because it harms the person I steal from.  Basic spiritual knowledge (white).  On the other hand, what if something is stolen from me and this causes me great harm. My reaction is to hate the person who stole it.  Why shouldn’t I hate the person who harmed me, especially if the harm they caused was very damaging and even life-altering in a negative way?  The mystery knowledge (black) teaches us to not hate, even those who harm us. Why?  Because carrying hate in one’s heart, even if for good reason, causes more harm to yourself than it will ever cause to the person you hate.  This is because hate affects how we view other people, our relationships, our attitudes, our behaviors.  It permeates everything, even if we think we are only applying the hate towards the person who wronged us.

If I have hate and refuse to let go of it, then Spirit/God will step in to teach me why I should not hate.  This Mystery knowledge from God must be learned and accepted as true, through experience.  Upon acceptance of its truth, I am changed for the better. I am now less likely to cause harm to others, and myself, because I no longer hate.  If I do not accept the Mystery Knowledge, then I will suffer the consequences in my life, as my failing or fault negatively effects my relationships/behavior/work/etc.

Through acceptance and living of Truth from Mystery knowledge, we move closer to God, just as we move closer to God through acceptance and living of basic spiritual knowledge (white).