The vast majority of organised movements and ideas that have come before (including all religions & education systems) have contained sufficient error that they have resulted in vast amounts of injury and death. There is so much denial and denial of denial itself, that those who intend to survive must focus like never before on understanding how to process their reality and emotional responses to a degree that has rarely been achieved in 'history'. This is a tall order, but it can be done.

As far as dragons and reptiles go - you will find much to be learned in the structure of the human form and brain. The 'survival' systems are often called reptilian and as zygotes transform into a fetus in the womb of human Mothers, they typically resemble small lizards for a while. All life forms share the ultimately same origin but have had different imprints and journeys along the way, leading to the differentiation in form and essence. This shared origin is hugely obscured by the ungrounded pronouncements and judgements made by billions of people every minute since physical history began. This is part of why relearning a silent mind so as to encounter the signals that lay beneath is key to allowing not only peace but also understanding.