Last night I was dreaming about a dying scorpion (it looked almost dead, droopy, shedding, peeling) with which I was forced to deal. I just wanted it to go away, and all I had was my old rusty but trusty kitchen knife. While I could have just chopped off its stinger and let it die, I was very surprised by its speed and determination to sting me even though you'd think it would have had better things to do. Not at all clear how it was resolved. (It wasn't.)

I'm skeptical about dream interpretation, especially on the Internet, but I thought I'd give it a go. Maybe some readers can supplement the interpretations and save me a bundle with free therapy.

I'll start with the "Mystic Advisor":

Scorpion
dream interpretation
Dreaming about a scorpion may be symbolic of something in your environment which is hurtful, dangerous, and "stinging." It may represent bitter words and very negative attitudes. Superstition based dream interpretation books say that a scorpion may constitute a warning. It further states that if the scorpion in your dream bit you, you will overcome your problems. However, if you killed the scorpion, be exceptionally careful around people that are not your friends, or are false friends. Some believe that the scorpion is a symbol of transformation.

Here's a similar interpretation:

Scorpion
may be symbolic of something in your environment which is hurtful, dangerous and "stinging"; may represent bitter words and very negative attitudes; may be a dream of warning; if the scorpion in your dream bit you, you will overcome your problems; if you killed the scorpion, be exceptionally careful around people that are not your friends, or are false friends.

This site, on the other hand, suggests that the scorpion might represent not others, but me:

Scorpion - Poisonous thinking. Maybe a symbol of an idea that is dangerous, or that you have made some comment that is stinging and hurtful.

More here:

Needing to be wary of something, bearing in mind that there’s a sting in the tail
A situation that could inflict physical or emotional pain on you

Then there's the knife. The fact that I was armed with my most trusted kitchen knife must mean something. From the same dream site:

Creating something new either through carving it from scratch or by cutting away unwanted parts
Feeling betrayed or knifed
Wanting to harm others, knife them
Being knifed may represent self-inflicted injury
Something achieved comfortably or with ease, like a knife through butter

There's a lot there, but I ought to cut the Freudian/Jungian crap and get to work!