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Body
Head
Thought, identity, and control
What it often means
The head in a dream is the seat of thought, identity, and the will to direct your life. Pain, injury, or losing your head can point to overthinking, a crisis of identity, or a loss of control. It often marks the tension between the mind and the rest of you.
When it tends to appear
- When overthinking has taken over
- During a crisis of identity or direction
- When mind and body, or thought and feeling, are at odds
Sit with these questions
- 1
Where has thinking crowded out feeling, or the reverse?
- 2
What decision is your head wrestling with?
- 3
What would it mean to get out of your head for a while?
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