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Broken Rituals

In the last year, I’ve encountered half a dozen or more dreams reported by women that all revolve around the same theme. In the dreams,

Elephant as a metaphor

Probably the first association with elephants that comes to many people’s minds is the phrase “An elephant never forgets.” The long memory of elephants shows

The Moon

This weekend the moon waxed full, a bright circle in the night sky, a sign of wholeness. I get reminders every month of the full

Foxes in Waking Life and Dreams

One side effect of paying attention to the metaphors in dreams is noticing symbols and signs in waking life. Little synchronicities gain significance when they

Blue in Dreams

When I dream of blue, it’s usually the color of cobalt glass, like the blue in Colleen’s photo. Certain associations have come up so often

Dream Symbols

Suicide and Transformation

One of the most disturbing metaphors that dreams employ is that of death. A friend recently wrote to me after a dream that his son

The Other Wife with a Missing Right Arm

I let bibliomancy guide me to the dream symbol for this week. Not feeling inspired, I opened my dream journal at random to a dream

Dreaming of President Obama

In the last week I had two dreams about President Barack Obama. In one I’m wheeling a hand truck or dolly across a campus and

Wolf as a dream symbol

When I asked for dream symbols to discuss here, one of my friends offered this: “I dreamed a lot about wolves after 9/11, and I

Dream Symbols

People from the past in dreams

Dreams often bring people to mind whom I haven’t consciously thought of in weeks, or months, or sometimes years. Some of these dreams ignite a