the body, parts of self
Dreaming of teeth
Read two ways. Let them disagree, the truth often sits between.
Artemidorus · Oneirocritica
Drawn up, it speaks of Strong, sound teeth foretell relatives still living. To clean them carefully is to attend the family well.
Drawn down, it warns of To lose teeth predicts the loss of relatives, the front teeth, the younger ones; the molars, the elders.
Jungian · the collective unconscious
Drawn up, it speaks of Teeth are bite, agency, the capacity to assert oneself. Strong teeth mean a strong waking voice.
Drawn down, it warns of Losing teeth signals a fear of losing power, status, or sexual potency, the wider culture's version of the castration anxiety, mapped onto the mouth.
When it appears with another
Teeth in company
teeth + mirror
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.
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