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Foxes in Waking Life and Dreams

One side effect of paying attention to the metaphors in dreams is noticing symbols and signs in waking life. Little synchronicities gain significance when they

Blue in Dreams

When I dream of blue, it’s usually the color of cobalt glass, like the blue in Colleen’s photo. Certain associations have come up so often

Dream Symbols

Suicide and Transformation

One of the most disturbing metaphors that dreams employ is that of death. A friend recently wrote to me after a dream that his son

The Other Wife with a Missing Right Arm

I let bibliomancy guide me to the dream symbol for this week. Not feeling inspired, I opened my dream journal at random to a dream

Dreaming of President Obama

In the last week I had two dreams about President Barack Obama. In one I’m wheeling a hand truck or dolly across a campus and

Wolf as a dream symbol

When I asked for dream symbols to discuss here, one of my friends offered this: “I dreamed a lot about wolves after 9/11, and I

Guardian Angel Eggplant

A couple of weeks ago I asked some friends for suggestions of dream symbols they’d like to see me discuss here. One of the most

Spiral as a Dream Symbol

Any time a spiral shows up in a dream, it carries with it the resonance of all spirals. In An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols,

Dream Symbols

Ocean as Metaphor

There may be nothing more archetypal than the ocean. As humans, we’ve depended on its waters to provide food and entertainment (sailing, surfing), and we’ve

Horse as Metaphor

Horses are associated both with the sun in that they pull the chariots of sun gods, and with the moon in that they are seen