Personal power.
Decisiveness, the attitude of “act now, think later.” Being in touch with your basic instincts.
Smoothness in action.
Capability, possibly with an edge of unpredictability.
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.
The larger the cat, the greater the power of this totem.
The mountain lion is one of the smaller of the great cats, and the association with the terrain on which it is found connects to the ability to traverse higher levels of consciousness. [2]
A female you know may represent some danger to your social position or sense of well-being. [3]