Two traditions of dream reading
Dream Journal
Write what you remember of a dream below. We will pull out the symbols we recognize, read each one in the tradition you choose, and surface any pairings the tradition has notes on. For a full written interpretation by Dylan, see the instant interpretation.
The 2nd-century Greek master of dream interpretation. Artemidorus collected thousands of dreams and tracked which ones came true under which circumstances. His rule: a symbol's meaning depends on who is dreaming it, what they hope for, and what is happening in their waking life.
Or tap symbols — pick as many as you like
Each symbol — Artemidorus
chase
the dreamer's condition
If favorable: If you turn and face the pursuer in the dream, you will overcome the thing that has been pursuing you.
If shadowed: To be caught is to be confronted by what you have been avoiding — sometimes a literal creditor or claim.
sea
elements, landscape
If favorable: A calm sea is the augury of safe ventures and good return.
If shadowed: A stormy sea foretells turmoil in affairs, particularly trade and travel.
flying
what's happening
If favorable: Flying low and easily over the land is the dream of success and rising station.
If shadowed: Flying too high or near the sun is the old warning of Icarus — you have set your aim above your strength.
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For an interpretation that ties these symbols together into a single woven reading, written for you — drawing from both Artemidorus and the Jungian frame — let the dream be read whole.
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