Dreaming of mother

Artemidorus · Oneirocritica

Drawn up, it speaks of To see one's mother alive and well foretells protection in your affairs and good news of home; to be embraced by her signals a safe return from any venture.

Drawn down, it warns of A mother weeping or turned away warns of trouble in the household or the land you come from, and calls you to attend to what raised you.

Jungian · the collective unconscious

Drawn up, it speaks of The mother in a dream is rarely just your mother; she is the great origin, the ground you grew from, the part of you that nourishes and holds. Meeting her kindly means being on good terms with your own beginnings.

Drawn down, it warns of A devouring, cold, or looming mother is the origin that will not release, comfort become confinement. The dream asks where you are still a child in a grown life, and who benefits from keeping you one.