the body, parts of self
Dreaming of blood
Read two ways. Let them disagree, the truth often sits between.
Artemidorus · Oneirocritica
Drawn up, it speaks of Blood that flows clean and warm is money on the way, vital, replenishing, the body's currency.
Drawn down, it warns of Blood lost without cause foretells a wasted estate or a long illness.
Jungian · the collective unconscious
Drawn up, it speaks of Blood is the life-force, libido in the wide sense. To bleed and heal is to renew.
Drawn down, it warns of Bleeding that won't stop suggests an energy leak, somewhere your vitality is draining unproductively.
When it appears with another
Blood in company
blood + knife
Energy and the discriminating tool. A clean cut for the right reason; if the blood is yours, the cost is real. Make sure the cut is necessary.
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