Jackal

Opportunism, or ready to take advantage of an opportunity.

Scavenging, or making use of what’s available, whatever you can find, or others’ work (since jackals are scavengers).

Alone time, or contentment with being alone.

Dreaming of this animal can represent too much or not enough of one of those qualities, or someone or something you associate with the quality or animal.

Consider also the animal’s actions, context, and your feelings about it.

See Animal, Dog, Coyote

Similar to ‘dog’, but a wilder version. The jackal is a cunning scavenger and as a result is sometimes associated with death. It can also see in the dark and the ancient Egyptians believed the jackal to be a pathfinder in the underworld—i.e. the unconscious—leading the dead to the other world or enlightenment. Be aware too of the ‘Jackal and Hyde’ phenomenon that exists inside all of us.

The jackal, or wild dog, in your dream is a warning symbol and shows that you may be being used by a friend, or friends, to further their own careers and leave yours in the dust; such people are known as jackals because they ‘feed’ off of you.

The warning is doubled if the jackal in your dream is your dream pet, or excessively friendly.