Black Cats/Panther Guidance
 

Thanks for welcoming me to your site! If possible, I was wanting some opinions on a recurring dream theme I have been having over the past few years. Before I begin, I would like to point out that I have not been a terribly spiritual person in the past, and I work in a scientific field, so feel a bit uncomfortable with the concept of spirit guides. However, the clarity of these dreams and their consistency lead me to do some searches on nature-based spirituality. Most information just left me feeling more confused though. So, on finding this forum, I was hoping that there might be someone out there that can help give me some clarity.
In the first dream, I saw stars moving around in the sky, the stars then fell to the ground and formed into a black cat. In the second dream, I was standing outside a glass house. A black panther went into the house. I was warned by a girl on a horse standing next to me not to interact with the panther, but I ignored her and went into the house and sat next to the cat. Instead of attacking me, the panther lay down and let me pat her and I felt we had some kind of ‘connection’. In the third dream, my sister and I were approaching a dark forest. A black panther approached us, and I assumed she would attack my sister, so I picked up a stick. Instead, she came towards me, and I tried to scare her off, but she stayed and sat down next to me and I no longer felt afraid. In the fourth dream, I was on a wild-life tour with a group of other people. At one point, I was standing on top of a hill next to the guide while the rest of the group was down below. Suddenly, a black panther jumped out of some bushes and onto the back of my husband, who was in the group. I started to yell, and looked over to the guide for help, but saw that his eyes were glowing yellow, and his feet were the feet of a spotted leopard (or jaguar). He held a claw in his hand, and used it to draw a large scratch down my leg.
Is there a message in all of this?
Thanks for your input, and apologies for the long post.