Jackal dream meaning is explained below using 16 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Nancy Wagaman

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

Source: The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary • Author: Nancy Wagaman

Interpretation 2 — Zolar

lucky numbers: 10-12-13-24-31-36

attacking you: an opponent is stalking you, awaiting your weak moment.

children being with a: a loyal friend with good intentions watches you.

owning a: your tenaciousness feeds off others.

others: your cowardice wil postpone your success.

with a yellow color: wil be made to look foolish by one whose esteem you desire.

scavenging dead bodies: the transformation into your worst nightmare; seek help!

Source: Zolar’s Book of Dreams Numbers and Lucky Days • Author: Zolar

Interpretation 3 — Theresa Cheung

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.
Source: The Element Encyclopedia • Author: Theresa Cheung

Interpretation 4 — Pagan - Anonymous

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.

Source: Tryskelion Dream Interpretation • Author: Pagan - Anonymous

Interpretation 5 — Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen

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.

Source: Encyclopedia of Dreams • Author: Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen

Interpretation 6 — James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

Jackals are considered negative creatures because they scavenge dead bodies. In Egyptian mythology, the jackal led souls to the land of the dead.

As a dream symbol, the jackal can signify transformation. It can also symbolize someone’s worst nightmare.

Source: Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia • Author: James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

Interpretation 7 — Versatile - Anonymous

Esoterically the jackal assists in allowing us to access past lives and the astral planes.

The jackal-headed egyptian god anubis weighed the souls of the departed in the judgement hall.

It is this that gives the jackal its quality of scavenger.

Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile • Author: Versatile - Anonymous

Interpretation 8 — Katherine Taylor Craig

This dream denotes an enemy who will backbite and bring trouble (Gypsy). An Egyptian symbol of judgment, and of watchfulness over sacred things, it was evidently held in horror by the faiths that succeeded those of Egypt.
Source: The Fabric of Dream • Author: Katherine Taylor Craig

Interpretation 9 — Ibn Seerin

In a dream, a jackal represents a man who deprives people from their rights, or one who causes evil. Ajackal in a dream also could mean friendliness, or a light and fun companionship.
Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation • Author: Ibn Seerin

Interpretation 10 — DreamForth

To dream of a jackal is a symbol of influence and control. You have a habit of using others for your own benefit without any thought of their welfare.
Source: Dream Symbols and Analysis • Author: DreamForth

Interpretation 11 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

1. Being looked after, cared for.

2. Manipulation, sometimes cruelty.

3. A feeling of being taken advantage of.

4. Tenacity.

Source: New American Dream Dictionary • Author: Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

Interpretation 12 — Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

This wild dog in your dream is telling you that you need to protect yourself from overpersuasive friends with overambitious plans.
Source: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams • Author: Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

Interpretation 13 — Internet Archive - Anonymous

Some enemy will back-bite you and cause ou trouble.
Source: Mystic Dream Book • Author: Internet Archive - Anonymous

Interpretation 14 — Tyler Wolfe

A symbol of an evil scoffer, Ps. 44:19
Source: Christian Dream Symbols • Author: Tyler Wolfe

Interpretation 15 — Pamela Ball

see Animals
Source: Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary • Author: Pamela Ball

Interpretation 16 — Versatile - Anonymous

See animals
Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile • Author: Versatile - Anonymous