Yes, Thunder Bow, I think you are right that there is a lot of self-acceptance here, and consciousness. I discussed this dream with my therapist today, who has a Jungian influence, and he said the "Author of this world" seems a lot like the Self (with a capital S) which is a Jungian concept for the impulse in the psyche to move toward wholeness. There's integration, getting the different countries to accept each other. Also the image of feeding the animals definitely means that the Author (God or Self) is asking me to care for myself better both in what I feed myself emotionally and in actual food (both need some improvement). I had this dream after a day of significant positive events and I have a lot of positive feeling attached to this dream.

Mike