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Crying

What it can mean

Crying in a dream often reflects emotional release — sadness, relief or feelings you haven't let out while awake. Many people wake from such dreams feeling lighter. In folk tradition, tears in a dream can even foretell joy.

A question to sit with

What feeling is asking to be expressed?

Also found as

  • cried
  • cry
  • tears
  • sobbing
  • weeping
  • wept

Lenormand cards for this symbol

When this symbol appears in your dream journal, Moonread links it to these cards — draw a spread for the dream and see whether they turn up.

Keep a dream journal that notices

Write or dictate your dreams in the morning. Moonread spots the symbols, links them to the cards and, over the months, shows you the patterns.

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