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KEY
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WORD
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ASSOCIATIONS
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INTERPRETATION
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GIANT
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Flood
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Catharsis, Overcome with emotions. Destruction. New Life. Dissemination.
Involvement. Increase. Abundance. 'Go forth and multiply.' Spiritual influx. Initiation.
Baptism.
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Need to open up to new spiritual
energy. Need to open up emotional flood-gates. Need to drop defences.
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DWARF
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Ego
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Egocentrism. Small-mindedness. Selfishness. Lack of concern for others.
Personal desire and craving. Spiritual failure Obstacle to enlightenment.
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Development is being inhibited
by a concern with protecting self-esteem and a sense of control, and by a narrow-minded,
self-orientated approach to life that fails to take a genuine interest in other
people. Tendency to take self too seriously.
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SOUL
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Whirlpool
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Confusion. Out of control. Lost. Powerful force. 'Drag me down'. Danger.
Magnetic attraction.
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Inner, emotional life in turmoil.
Inwardly confused, lost, at mercy of powerful emotions which threaten sense of self-control.
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PERSONA
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Truth
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Honest. Trustworthy. Open. Lack of duplicity. Reliable. Accurate. Innocent.
Intellectual. Intelligent. Wise.
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Outer personality = intelligent,
honest, reliable. Truth is a dominant conscious concern (or pose?). Intellectual
curiosity. Wanting things right and true.
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GUIDE
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Water
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Emotional. Sensitive. Receptive. Yielding. Fluidity. Spontaneity. Spirituality.
Romanticism. Naturalness. Intuitive.
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Inner strength = innocence,
sensitivity. Inherent spiritual concerns. Message to relax emotionally and to yield
to natural course of events. Take a more spiritual perspective.
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IMAGO
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Gate
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Opening. Opportunities. Control. Invitation. Exclusion. Barrier. Outside.
Sexual experience.
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Conscious desires for new (sexual?)
experience or greater sense of control. Anticipated opening up of fresh opportunities.
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SHADOW
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Devil
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Personal wickedness. Evil. Domination. Violence. Cruelty. Anger. Exploitation.
Degeneracy. Lust. Materialism. Darkness.
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Unrecognised 'devilish' qualities
in self (e.g., violence, cruelty). Repression of personal pain and anger.
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SPECTRE
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Self
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Loneliness. Lack of relationships. Self-reliance. Solitude. Self-preoccupation.
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Anxieties around loneliness.
Problems in relationships caused by insular tendencies. Too self-contained.
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STATION
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Maze
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Quest. Hero. Searching. Lost. Self-discovery. Confusion. Difficulty.
Identity crisis.
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Basic situation = time of
identity crisis, difficulty and confusion. But also a time of challenge, opportunity
and adventure. Heroic stance being taken to difficulties.
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BATTLE
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Transcend
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Transcendence of self. Overcome problems. Spiritual progress. Enlightenment.
Larger perspective. Expand horizons.
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Major moral task = going beyond
current constraints. Need to take broader perspective and to transcend egocentric
concerns.
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DESTINY
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Rebirth
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Spiritual initiation. New start. Reawakening. Healing. Making whole.
Fresh vitality.
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Final resolution of problems
will involve a fresh start or fundamental transformation in attitudes and approach
to life.
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