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Guardian Angel Eggplant

A couple of weeks ago I asked some friends for suggestions of dream symbols they’d like to see me discuss here. One of the most

Spiral as a Dream Symbol

Any time a spiral shows up in a dream, it carries with it the resonance of all spirals. In An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols,

Spiral Life

We in Western culture tend to have linear models for progression: moving from point A to point B. We use phrases like “the straight and

Dream Symbols

House as a Metaphor

I dream often of houses, sometimes houses I recognize from waking life, sometimes ones created fully from my imagination, and often a hybrid of the

Dream Symbols

Ocean as Metaphor

There may be nothing more archetypal than the ocean. As humans, we’ve depended on its waters to provide food and entertainment (sailing, surfing), and we’ve

Animal Consciousness

One of the benefits of the Internet, for me at least, is the amazing number of photos, videos, and stories that I see about inter-species

Horse as Metaphor

Horses are associated both with the sun in that they pull the chariots of sun gods, and with the moon in that they are seen

“Shooting the Man on the Bus”

Here’s a dream from a friend which I had a lot of immediate reactions to, so clearly I’m doing my own work in projected form

Bicycle as Metaphor

Fairly frequently, I dream I’m riding a bicycle. Sometimes the road is smooth, but more often I’m navigating difficult terrain or riding through crowds. Sometimes,

Trapeze as a Metaphor

I dreamed again of a flying trapeze the other night. I’ve had a few very memorable dreams in the past where I was watching trapeze