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Dreaming of running
Read two ways. Let them disagree, the truth often sits between.
Artemidorus · Oneirocritica
Drawn up, it speaks of To outrun a pursuer signifies you will escape a present trouble.
Drawn down, it warns of Running but making no progress is the symbol of a labor not yet ready to bear fruit.
Jungian · the collective unconscious
Drawn up, it speaks of Running toward something in a dream is desire mobilized. The body is on board with the direction.
Drawn down, it warns of Running but going nowhere is the dream image of stuck affect, the body wants to act, the situation will not let it.
When it appears with another
Running in company
running + stairs
Movement between levels of consciousness. Up or down both matter, note which direction was urgent and which felt prevented.
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