things in hand
Dreaming of mirror
Read two ways. Let them disagree, the truth often sits between.
Artemidorus · Oneirocritica
Drawn up, it speaks of A clear mirror reflects you fairly, the augury of self-knowledge gained.
Drawn down, it warns of A broken or distorting mirror warns of false reports about your character.
Jungian · the collective unconscious
Drawn up, it speaks of A clear mirror is the moment of seeing oneself with neither idealization nor diminishment, rare and integrating.
Drawn down, it warns of A distorted reflection is the persona at work, the image one shows the world refracted into the dream.
When it appears with another
Mirror in company
mirror + teeth
Self-image and the capacity to act, assertion under examination. The dream is asking whether the way you present yourself is actually backed by what you can do.
mirror + water
Two surfaces of reflection. The persona and the unconscious both presenting an image, compare them. The dream asks which one is the truer self-portrait.
Did you dream this?
Keep it before it fades
Write the dream down in your journal and the cards will name its symbols for you, or have the whole dream read in full.