Shark

The shark is raw predation in deep water. Pacific Islander traditions treat certain sharks as ancestor-spirits or guardians. Jungian analysis reads shark-dreams as encounters with an appetite in the unconscious — often one’s own, sometimes another’s. A shark circling without attacking is often a warning; a shark pursuing, an instinct that has become dangerous through suppression. Notice the clarity of the water — clear water with a visible shark is a relatively rare gift: the threat is legible.