I once had a nightmare about this specific dragon that I just recreated.
I was very scared. It was tearing people in half with its huge jaws and almost ate me.
It was a menace that descended upon the school I was in.
But in psychology, there is a method of dream interpretation where you start telling the story from the perspective of each of the main characters in the dream.
And then I began to speak from the dragon's perspective:
"I am an evil and terrifying dragon. I have only one goal — to annihilate everyone. I am not interested in discussions. I just come and destroy everything."
And when I told this dream from its perspective, I felt relief. Because all this time I had this anger inside me, but I directed it at myself instead of using it to protect myself from violations of my boundaries.
Then I stood in its place — and realized:
it did not come to kill me.
It came to show what power I have when my boundaries can no longer be touched.
And then I felt safe. When I understood that the dragon is a part of me. Therefore, no one can harm me while it is with me.
It does not explain to violence why it is wrong. It does not negotiate with those who violate boundaries.
That is why it must be right behind me. Not in front, not on my arm, not somewhere "for beauty."
It is behind me — like something that does not need to be constantly monitored with my eyes. It simply is. It stands there. It protects. It looks where I do not look.
It just spreads its wings and tells the world:
"One more step — and you will cease to exist."
That is why for me it is a "guardian angel." It is a visualization of my Anger. That is — my Protection, my Armor.
Knowing that I have THIS within me, I feel safe. Protected.
This is not a tattoo "about the dragon." This is a tattoo about reclaiming my right to be dangerous to what is dangerous to me.
I was very scared. It was tearing people in half with its huge jaws and almost ate me.
It was a menace that descended upon the school I was in.
But in psychology, there is a method of dream interpretation where you start telling the story from the perspective of each of the main characters in the dream.
And then I began to speak from the dragon's perspective:
"I am an evil and terrifying dragon. I have only one goal — to annihilate everyone. I am not interested in discussions. I just come and destroy everything."
And when I told this dream from its perspective, I felt relief. Because all this time I had this anger inside me, but I directed it at myself instead of using it to protect myself from violations of my boundaries.
Then I stood in its place — and realized:
it did not come to kill me.
It came to show what power I have when my boundaries can no longer be touched.
And then I felt safe. When I understood that the dragon is a part of me. Therefore, no one can harm me while it is with me.
It does not explain to violence why it is wrong. It does not negotiate with those who violate boundaries.
That is why it must be right behind me. Not in front, not on my arm, not somewhere "for beauty."
It is behind me — like something that does not need to be constantly monitored with my eyes. It simply is. It stands there. It protects. It looks where I do not look.
It just spreads its wings and tells the world:
"One more step — and you will cease to exist."
That is why for me it is a "guardian angel." It is a visualization of my Anger. That is — my Protection, my Armor.
Knowing that I have THIS within me, I feel safe. Protected.
This is not a tattoo "about the dragon." This is a tattoo about reclaiming my right to be dangerous to what is dangerous to me.