Crying in a dream is release: feelings held back finally flow. It often brings relief, even if the dream is sad.
When the dream feels light
Crying with relief speaks of healing and the end of a tension.
When the dream feels dark
Crying in despair points to grief not yet lived, or sadness you hide by day.
Ask yourself
What feeling do I hold back when I am awake?
Correspondences
- Archetype
- The Soul-Image — The inner other, anima or animus, who guides you towards feeling and depth.
- Element
- Water — feeling, dream and the unconscious
- Planet
- Moon
- Tarot card
- Five of Cups
- Alchemical stage
- Albedo, the Whitening
Release. Tears are the water that cleans the inner glass.
Words that call this sign
cried, cries, cry, crying, tear, tears, wept
Related signs
The Cat · The Deer · Water · The Flower · The Moon · The Witch · The Dream · The Dance
The card of this dream
Five of Cups. Grief over spilled cups, while two still stand behind you. A figure in a black cloak mourns three spilled cups, not seeing the two cups still standing behind him or the bridge that leads home. It is loss, grief and regret: but not everything is lost.