Uncurling fern
A young fern unrolling its frond — the visible opening of something that was held tight.
An uncurling fern in a dream is the dream's image of the visible opening of something that was held tight. The fern's new growth is rolled small and dense; it opens at its own pace. The dream brings the fern when something in your life — a long-held position, a guarded heart, a withheld piece of communication — is at the stage of beginning to unfold. A fern uncurling in a damp wood is the dream affirming the slow honest opening. A fern broken at the moment of unrolling is the dream noting that the opening was interrupted by an outside force, and what was about to come out is now damaged.