Dreamers Dictionary

by Garuda
Symbol: The tail is a phallic symbol.

Vision: Seeing a curly tail: you love to tease other people and play practical jokes. Seeing an animal with a long tail: many difficulties lie ahead; everything is dragging out. Holding an animal by the tail: you are “putting the cart before the horse”! Watching an animal wag its tail: happiness is ahead.

Depth Psychology: The tail is usually a sign of sexual needs, instincts, and urges, but also of vigor, and vitality.

See the chapter on “Colors in Dreams—Black.”

The Big Dictionary of Dreams

by Martha Clarke
If in the dream you grow a tail it represents your animal nature. The fact the tail is on your back can also mean rejection of part of your sexual dimension.

If you cut off an animal’s tail, the dream predicts you will not receive care and affection.

If you grow a tail, your dream could allude to a bad action that you have done, such that the subconscious perceives you as a demonic being. It could also be interpreted as a phallic symbol or be a masculine sexual allusion. (See PHALLUS)

Complete Dictionary of Dreams

by Dr. Mıchael Lennox
Tails in the animal kingdom have a number of functions, from expressiveness to movement and balance. Since our most consistent relationship with this body part is through domesticated pets, it is the tail’s ability to express anxiety and joy that is most likely the meaning of a tail in a dream.

If you have a tail in a dream, it relates to both a return to primitive instincts as well as the transparency that comes when you can’t hide your true feelings.