I'm sorry if I seem kind of naive on the subject of dreams, I've never really gotten into dream analysis but this one I really felt like I needed to take a look at. It's 3:20 AM where I live and I have to get this out there. This is by far the most vivid dream I have ever had, I can recall the colors and feelings I had throughout the whole thing.

So I guess I'll start with the dream... When the dream started I was wandering alone in a forest. The brush and trees were thick and while it was daytime in my dream there was little to no light in the forest and most of the brush was damp. I wasn't scared of my situation but I was lost and kind of bored. As I was wondering along hopelessly I noticed something scurry past my feet and naturally I go and try to find what it was. As I go in the general direction of the animal I happen to come across a small clearing about 40 feet in diameter, still in low light and now a little bit of fog around said clearing. At this point I am very curious and start just looking around to see if I can find the animal. I hear something behind me so I quickly turn, then that kind of cliche movie scene happens where the animal is always behind me. Eventually I catch a glimpse of it and see it is a fox. This fox walks out from behind one of the trees up to me and it sniffs at my legs so I squat down to let it smell my hand. Then it lets me pet it and scratch it's head a little. At this point I'm feeling happy and intrigued and chuckle to myself as this fox walks back to the edge of this clearing. Then it turns around and looks at me and I almost instinctively knew to keep following it back into the forest. So I follow with a felling of blind trust for this fox. Some time passes and I can tell the day was waning, I wasn't worried but started to feel disappointed in my decision to follow. Shortly there after I see some light shine through the trees as the fox leads me straight onto a beach with an endless horizon over the ocean. I stood there just taking in the amazing sight and laughing at myself for doubting the fox. I then look down at it and it looks me in the eyes then the dream went instantly black again. Now something crazy happened, I had the same exact dream but from the point of view of the fox. I even saw myself wandering around the forest and watched myself from the brush look around in the clearing. This half of the dream I didn't have any emotion, it all felt obvious to me as the fox to help. When I (as the fox) looked up at myself in the end and locked eye contact, that's when I woke up and sat for a couple minutes questioning my dream.

I have heard about things like spirit animals and how they may have a connection to the real world and was wondering if that's what this might be. It feels like it. I was thinking it might have something to do with my current situation in life. I'm 19 and just finished up my first year of college, it wasn't hard and I had a pretty good time. I am a musician by training and am currently working toward a music performance degree. I also work as a piano teacher with an independent contractor. While I do love music and my job isn't bad, I'm not satisfied with where I think I'm going. I have dreams of being well off and financially independent so I can use my life to do many different things and not be strapped down to a job, also so I can provide a good life for a future family. I feel like to become financially independent I would like to become an investor, start businesses, and hold rental properties such as apartments and duplexes. I already know the basics of trading things like stocks and options thanks to my dad and we are looking to buy 'plexes when we have a little more money. I don't know if any of this is relevant but it is what has been on my mind the most recently. Like I said, any help and interpretations is appreciated as this is my first time really delving into this world.