The mountain is the great goal and the spiritual ascent: effort, endurance, perspective and the meeting place of earth and sky. Climbing it is the path towards a high aim.
When the dream feels light
Reaching the summit promises success, clarity and spiritual achievement.
When the dream feels dark
Not being able to climb, or falling, points to an obstacle that seems too great or a goal set too high for now.
Ask yourself
What summit am I climbing, and why?
Correspondences
- Archetype
- The Self — The centre and the whole of you, beyond the ego.
- Element
- Earth — body, matter and the real
- Planet
- Saturn
- Tarot card
- The Hermit
- Alchemical stage
- Citrinitas, the Yellowing
The hard ascent to the self. Each step is slow, but the view is earned.
Related signs
The Bird · The Eagle · The Tree · The Stone · The Sun · Light · The Voice · The Angel
The card of this dream
The Hermit. A lantern carried alone into the dark, wisdom found in solitude. The Hermit stands alone on a snowy peak, holding up a lantern in which a star shines. He is solitude, introspection and wisdom found within: withdraw from noise, seek the truth, become your own light.