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
school
where the dream is set
If favorable: To teach in a dream is to be respected for your learning.
If shadowed: To return to school confused is the warning to revisit a fundamental matter you have skipped.
key
things in hand
If favorable: To receive a key signifies you have been given authority, especially over a household or a small office.
If shadowed: To lose a key foretells the loss of authority or the breakdown of a trust.
teeth
the body, parts of self
If favorable: Strong, sound teeth foretell relatives still living. To clean them carefully is to attend the family well.
If shadowed: To lose teeth predicts the loss of relatives — the front teeth, the younger ones; the molars, the elders.
house
where the dream is set
If favorable: Your own house in good order is the augury of inner balance.
If shadowed: A ruined or unfamiliar house warns of trouble at the foundation of your affairs.
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.
hiding
what's happening
If favorable: To hide successfully signifies the prudence to wait out a hostile moment.
If shadowed: To be discovered while hiding warns of exposure of a secret.
forest
elements, landscape
If favorable: An open grove is the place of contemplation; nymphs and the gods of place favor it.
If shadowed: A dark woods you cannot find your way out of warns of confusion in counsel.
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