A Disturbing Dream

My left hand, in waking life.

And this is how it was in a dream, two days ago.  I remember nothing else about the dream.

It is said that what really matters is not so much the dream as the interpretation.  So I'm going to assume it's an auspicious omen.

Dog Head Cloud

OMINOUS OMEN?

An omen, no doubt about that.  This surely would have driven ancient soothsayers into a state of consternation.  Whether it was an auspicious omen or an inauspicious one, that wasn't so certain.  I thought about all sorts of dog-related imagery and expressions to see if any would provide a clue to interpreting it, such as 'The dogs of war', 'Let sleeping dogs lie', 'Hour between dog and wolf' -- even "Release the hounds!" -- but couldn't make up my mind.

But then, close examination showed that the dog had its tongue out, which I took to be a positive sign since it probably indicates a peaceable and engaging mood.  If the heavens were sending a message, it seems to be at the very least one of reassurance.  It might even be a personal one, since the Dog is my Zodiac animal (by the Asian 'Zodiac', not the Western one).

Something Really, Truly, Is Going On Up There

Is it just me or is there a truly extraordinary amount of weirdness going on up there in the skies lately?

One evening last week, as I was leaving work I saw a beautiful sunset and snapped a few photos in the parking lot. I was checking them out just now, and when I came across this one I noticed something odd straightaway:

I heightened the color and contrast, and saw exactly what I thought I saw;  a skeletal dragon with outstretched wings, swooping down -- or perhaps falling down, like a certain angel who fell and became known as a dragon.

Alternatively, if you turn the image upside-down, it looks like a fiery red dragon rising from the depths of the dark waters toward a flaming sky, carrying a serpent in its crocodilian jaws..

If anyone does not find this apocalyptic image disturbing, they must, like Siegfried, be totally ignorant of fear;  either that, or they're already under some glamour worked by this leviathan to make humans selectively blind. In fact, that latter could well explain why no one else around me seemed to notice it. I must be somehow immune to the spell...

This fact adds a new urgency to my mission as Monster Scout; whatever these otherworldly creatures' purpose, it is clearly something that affects us, probably adversely -- why else would they take the trouble to mask their existence from our sight?

And the recent increase in their activity may well mean something big is coming up. I haven't a clue as to what that could be; all I can say is, it fills me with apprehension...