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
When these meet
flying × falling
Inflation and its correction in a single image. The psyche is balancing the rise with a needed humility — neither one is the whole truth.
Each symbol — Artemidorus
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.
lost
the dreamer's condition
If favorable: To find your way after being lost foretells the conclusion of a long perplexity.
If shadowed: To remain lost in the dream warns of an ongoing confusion in waking life — ask for guidance.
falling
what's happening
If favorable: To land softly is to be caught by friends or fortune.
If shadowed: A sudden fall foretells loss of position; falling into water is recovered, falling onto stone is not.
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