Actions

Feeding

Giving food to another — the basic act of supplying what keeps a creature alive.

Feeding in a dream is the dream's image of the basic act of supplying what keeps a creature alive. Feeding is not generosity in the abstract; it is the specific, repeated handing-over of fuel. The dream brings the action when something in your life — a child, an animal, a project, a relationship that depends on you — is currently being kept alive by your steady supply. Feeding done at the right hours and in the right amount is the dream affirming that the dependence is being honoured. Feeding withheld, or feeding far past what is wanted, is the dream noting that the supply itself has been turned into the lever — the act of caretaking has become the means of control.

Related symbols

Apologising

Naming a fault you committed and taking responsibility for it — the action of putting yourself, in language, under the harm you did.

Baptising

Marking a beginning through immersion in water — a ritual that names a person into a new identity.

Bargaining

Negotiating an exchange of value — the act of trying to alter the price of something that has been set.

Being chased

Running with a pursuer behind you — energy spent on distance from something you have not turned to face.

Being chased

Avoidance — something you have been refusing to turn around and look at.

Being naked

Exposure — the fear of being seen unprepared.

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