Abstract

Fate

The portion already assigned — what was going to happen regardless of what you would have chosen.

Fate in a dream is the dream's image of the portion already assigned, the part of the outcome that was going to happen regardless of what you would have chosen. Fate is not the whole picture; choice still occupies the rest. The dream brings fate when something in your life — a death, a structural constraint, a fact of the body or the family — has to be received rather than negotiated. Fate met with steadiness is the dream telling you the assigned portion is being accepted and the energy is freed for the part still open. Fate fought against past its edge is the dream noting that you are spending strength on a fixed wall, and the part of the life that is still negotiable is going untouched.

Related symbols

A dream within a dream

Awareness doubling on itself — the dream pointing at its own structure.

Ambition

A held intention to reach a higher level — a forward orientation that directs the use of one's energy.

Anger

A hot energetic response to a boundary violated — a signal that something not okay has happened.

Anticipation

The forward lean toward a coming event — present time coloured by what is expected next.

Autumn

Harvest and letting go — the phase that is fruitful and falling at once.

Awe

The response to something larger than the self — humility produced by accurate perception of scale.

Disclaimer: For entertainment and self-reflection only. Not a substitute for professional advice.