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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
What would your waking self cry about if it had room?
- 2
Whose company would make the tears feel safe?
- 3
Where could you let one feeling all the way through this week?
Did this symbol visit your dream?
Decode the whole dream