elements, landscape
Dreaming of water
Read two ways. Let them disagree, the truth often sits between.
Artemidorus · Oneirocritica
Drawn up, it speaks of Clear water foretells health; bathing in pure water is the augury of cleansing and starting again.
Drawn down, it warns of Muddy or dark water signals confusion of soul, and to drown is to be overcome by what you cannot name.
Jungian · the collective unconscious
Drawn up, it speaks of Water is the unconscious itself. Calm clear water means you are in good relation with what's below.
Drawn down, it warns of Drowning or dirty water signals the unconscious overwhelming the conscious, or contents that have gone toxic from neglect.
When it appears with another
Water in company
water + snake
The transformative symbol meeting the unconscious. A change is rising from the deepest layer of the psyche; refuse to be alarmed by the form it takes.
water + mirror
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.
water + fire
The classic alchemical opposition. Both elements present means a true transformation is on the table, neither dominates; the work is the marriage.
water + money
Worth and the unconscious. A sense of value is rising from a deep place, or draining into one; notice which.
water + bridge
The crossing and what flows beneath it. You are passing over a depth of feeling; keep moving, but do not look only at your feet.
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.