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Beings

Child

A younger self asking to be remembered

What it often means

Children in dreams often represent a younger part of you — a need or a hope you set aside long ago that is asking to be remembered with kindness.

When it tends to appear

  • When inner-child needs have been overlooked
  • During healing of old patterns
  • When you are reclaiming something playful you let go of

Sit with these questions

  1. 1

    What did the child seem to need from you?

  2. 2

    What did you love at that age that you have stopped making time for?

  3. 3

    How could you tend the younger part of you this week?

Did this symbol visit your dream?

Decode the whole dream