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Desert
A clarity that is also bare
What it often means
Deserts speak of stripped-down life — what remains when comforts are removed. They can be barren or revelatory, often both.
When it tends to appear
- During simplification of your life
- When you feel emotionally or creatively dry
- When something has been removed that left a vast space
Sit with these questions
- 1
What has been taken away that the desert is showing you?
- 2
What do you carry with you in this barer life?
- 3
Is the dryness depleting or clarifying?
Did this symbol visit your dream?
Decode the whole dream