Dream Language

From the Tarot of the Sidhe, the Moon; from the Green Man Tree Oracle, Scots Pine:

People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.

― Neil Gaiman

          Our conscious minds can only handle so much information and sensory input at one time, so it falls on the unconscious to sort out the rest. Researchers propose that the function of dreaming is to consolidate memories, process emotions, express our deepest desires, and gain practice confronting potential dangers. Tangled up in trying to decipher what the symbols of dreams mean, it's easy to wind up down some dark, twisty rabbit holes. In the words of J.K. Rowling, "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." Scots Pine, the largest and longest-lived tree in the Caledonian Forest, is a keystone species upon which many other species depend. In the Highlands, they were often used as markers for burial places; in England they often marked the routes for droving livestock on foot from one place to another. It's message, paired with the Moon card, suggests we look for guideposts in the real world rather than relying only on information from the dream state.