If you dream of riding a donkey, its meaning is usually related to the story in the bible. Jesus was riding into Jerusalem town on a donkey. He was wronged as a sinner. As Jesus was famous for riding into town on a donkey, that act and dream image became closely associated with him. The dream interpretation of riding on donkey usually means you will be falsely accused of doing something bad.
![Meaning of dreaming of donkey or mule](https://artmater.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0288.jpeg)
Donkeys are sturdy animals. Morocco suffered a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on September 8 2023. Many roads were destroyed. Locals resorted to using donkeys to carry essential supplies to stranded people.
Other dream interpretations of riding donkey:
It means you’ll be using someone’s energy to get to your destination.If you’re riding on a donkey who is under stress, then it means your source of energy is diminishing. If your donkey is used to pull a cart, it means you’re focused on getting work done. If the dreamner is male, and he dreams of a female donkey, it means the dream is about a woman/ Anima/ feminine.
If the dreamer is female and she dreams of a male stallion (male horse) then her dream is about her Animus/ relationship with a man.
The donkey, which carries the rider in the dream, is a beast of burden. In dream interpretation, this donkey is the Mother Archetype.
The Mother Archetype is a basic blueprint we have in our subconsciousness. This blueprint gets influenced and distorted by childhood, socialisation and later, your parental experience.
There are eight main Mother Archetypes. They are:
- Kindly Mother. This is the traditional motherly figure who nurtures.
- Destructive Mother. This is the non-supportive mother who opposes everything you stand for.
- Princess Archetype. She is pampered and slightly biased.
- Siren Archetype. She is aware of her feminine charms and uses them to trap male and female people alike.
- The Amazon. She is the independent and single career woman.
- The Competitor. She behaves like a competitor, constantly vying to be the best in whatever field she has set her sights on.
- The Priestess. She uses her knowledge for everyone’s common good.
- The Witch. She’s the self-centered woman who manipulates to achieve her goals.