The hand is action, giving and receiving, creation and power. What the hand does in the dream shows how you act in the world and how you relate to others.
When the dream feels light
A helping hand or hands joined promise support, friendship and the ability to create.
When the dream feels dark
Wounded, tied or empty hands point to powerlessness, losing control or something you cannot hold.
Ask yourself
What do I want to hold, and what should I let go?
Correspondences
- Archetype
- The Hero — The will to set out, to face the trial and to return changed.
- Element
- Earth — body, matter and the real
- Planet
- Mercury
- Tarot card
- The Magician
- Alchemical stage
- Citrinitas, the Yellowing
Action and making. What you reach for now, you can shape.
Words that call this sign
hand, hands
Related signs
The Horse · The Feet · The Stairs · The Road · The Car · The Ship · The Aeroplane · The Fight
The card of this dream
The Magician. Will made real: every tool you need already lies on your table. The Magician raises his wand to heaven and points to earth, and all four suits lie on his table. He is will and skill made real: you already have every tool you need, and now is the moment to act with focus.