As such, many dream characters-strangers as well as some family members or friends-may fulfill this role in the dream. The medicine man encounter is an encounter with the wisdom of the universal subconscious. There is something eerie, yet reassuring; safe, yet a little unnerving about the medicine man. The encounter often leaves us looking at the world a little differently for the presence of the medicine man. The important thing to remember is that this character's role is to be a ritual connection of past and future-physical world and spiritual world. As such, dreams concerning the medicine man often reveal our position at the intersection of these influences in our lives.
Do you see yourself as a healer-guide for others in your family or community?
Is the medicine man character (you or another person) benevolent, powerful, or taboo in comparison to mere mortals in the dream?