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Creativity
Power
Illusion
Hidden mysteries

Illusion – not real
Transformer
‘Magic’ comes from the ancient word ‘magh’ meaning power
Channeling power from the inner realms to the outer realms

Irresistible attraction
‘Opposites attract’

Communication
Contact
Recieving news
It may be a metaphor for a 'male' in your life

Importance of appearances
Hiding/covering up of scars, blemishes etc
Are you comfortable in your own skin?
Are you trying to cover up your insecurites or emotional flaws?

Yang energy
Masculine within
The projecting energy
Can represent the linear, rational and practical parts of yourself

Circle
Harmony
Beauty
Balance

Abundance
Wealth
Spacious living situation – room in your life to spread out

Planning (a journey)

Commitment
Bonds
Contract
Meshing together of two separate people or ideas
Uniting the male and female sides of your self
Integrating aspects of self / Completeness
Anxiety / anticipation
Life changes

The roman god of war
Can represent small disharmonies

May represent emotional stagnation or insecurity

A lack of personal power
Feeling victim of life’s circumstances
Resentment
A feeling of unappreciation
Can represent issues with accepting responsibility for your actions

Different aspects of yourself
Dishonesty

Integration of the different parts of yourself

Unlit – potential as yet unrevealed
Lit match – your inner light shining through

See ‘Labyrinth’

‘The meat of the matter’
The essence of something
Nutrients

Healing
‘A taste of your own medicine’
‘A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down’

Deceptive nature (serpents on the brain)
Seduced into sudden peril
Lulled into stagnation (turned to stone)

Ripe abundance
Opportunity
Wholeness

‘Melting away’ of your fears, inhibitions, troubles etc.

Cleansing
Releasing of the old

Messenger to the gods
Bearer of messages
Rapid changing of moods
God of trade, commerce, gain, luck, travel and gifts

Feeling like you are going around in circles and not getting anywhere
Childlike joy and playfulness
Metal
Strength
Hardness

‘Being looked at under a microscope’
Analyzing
Dissecting
Intense examination

Feeling pressed to prove yourself
Being able to "fit" where others can't
Unwanted attention / discrimination
Feeling small / different / awkward
Feeling picked on
"Small" identity - horizons, experience, poor health, etc
Being seen as a child / helpless

‘Mother’s milk’ – nurturance and sustenance
‘Don’t cry over spilt milk’
‘Milk of human kindness’

‘Mine field’
Inner treasures discovered

Looking into yourself to see who you are
A reflection of the true you
‘Man in the mirror’
‘Mirror image of another’

‘Miscarriage of justice’
Unfulfilled plans
Loss of a new beginning
Loss of joy
Can represent the loss of your inner child

Hidden
Lost
Anxiety

Excitement / risk / infidelity
Misplaced attention / devotion
Dooming what you have
Being "married" to things or situations
Breaking from obligation / imposition
Splitting / shifting your attention

Burrowing
Under ground
‘He was a mole' - a spy

Retreat or withdraw from the world
Spiritual safe haven

Wealth
Riches
Abundance
Necessity
Means to an end
‘Money makes the world go round’
‘Money is the root of all evil’
‘A wealth of experiences’

Unwanted or feared part of yourself
Hidden fears in manifest form
Fear of the unknown

Feminine aspects of self
Yang energy
Ebb and flow of life
Intuition
Inner emotional peace
Deep inner reflection
What phase was the moon in?
Example:
New moon – new beginnings and initiations
Full moon – creative intuition and wholeness

Uncontrollable temptation towards something that will harm you
‘Being a moth to a flame' - not being able to stop yourself from going towards a bad situation or person in your life
‘Moth eaten' - something that has holes in it, has been eaten away

Nurturance
Wiser aspects of self
‘Mother Earth’
‘Divine Mother’

Place of spiritual retreat
Progress towards an attainable goal
Can be an obstacle in your way
‘Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill’

Mourning the loss of aspects of self that are no longer necessary
Releasing
Closure

Timidity
Quickness
Quietness

Self expression
Communication
"Shut up!"
"He's got a big mouth!"

‘A stick in the mud’
‘Mud, mud, glorious mud’
Feeling stuck or unable to grow
Things seem ‘unclear’ in your life

Strength
Power
'Muscling your way into a situation'
Built-in abilities / internalized traits
Feeling under- or over-worked
Admiring / flaunting / sexualizing a trait
Invigoration / exhaustion

Learning from the past
Knowledge
Wisdom from the past
Untouchable – behind glass

Harmony
Uplifting spiritual alignment
Out of tune music can represent feeling out of tune with your life

Creative harmony
Spiritual expression
‘Marching to a different drum’
What type of instrument is it?
Example”
Drums – primordial instincts
Harp – celestial alignment – angels
Bagpipes – cultural fellowship