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Objects

Statue

Something held still in stone

What it often means

Statues in dreams hold what has been monumentalised — ideals, ancestors, a self you used to be. They can inspire or constrain, depending on whether you are still living up to or living past them.

When it tends to appear

  • When old expectations are still shaping you
  • During reckonings with legacy
  • When you have grown beyond an old self-image

Sit with these questions

  1. 1

    Whose figure was set in stone?

  2. 2

    What ideal have you been holding still in your life?

  3. 3

    Is the statue serving you, or fixing you in place?

Did this symbol visit your dream?

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