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States & actions

Crying

Permission, finally

What it often means

Crying in dreams is often a release that the waking self has not given itself — a permission slip from the deeper psyche to feel what has been postponed.

When it tends to appear

  • After holding it together for too long
  • During tender or grieving seasons
  • When the mask has finally cracked, kindly

Sit with these questions

  1. 1

    What would your waking self cry about if it had room?

  2. 2

    Whose company would make the tears feel safe?

  3. 3

    Where could you let one feeling all the way through this week?

Did this symbol visit your dream?

Decode the whole dream