Hi Joy—
What a romantic dream! If this is your version of every man and woman’s “wedding jitters” dream, then your future looks very bright indeed!
The emeralds and butterflies in your dreams are symbols of transformation. The jewels because light passes through them and becomes another color, and the butterflies because they emerge first in life as caterpillars, then retreat into a chrysalis and later evolve into butterflies. With your impending nuptials on the horizon, and your fiance being the man who brings you these gifts in the dream, can there be any doubt that the symbols represent your approaching transition in status—from single to married?
Similarly, the ribbon laid across your hands, in your opinion, is a reference to the Celtic common law wedding practice of handfasting, in which couples use a rope or thread to bind their arms together during the ceremony, to symbolize the commitment which “ties” them to each other. In the dream you accept your fiance’s magical gifts—and the highly significant ribbon—willingly. It appears to be a match well made.
If this dream leaves you with mixed emotions, perhaps it reflects the natural mourning that seems to accompany all periods of growth in our lives. As you stand at the threshold of marriage, (the doorway in your dream also functions as a point of entry to “your house” your self), it is natural to look back, as it were, and wave goodbye to yourself in the mirror. It is true that you are leaving a period of your life behind (being single and free), but the overwhelming message of the dream is positive. Your fiance is bringing you a wonderful gift of metamorphosis, which you open a door gratefully to embrace.
Is it time to draw your eyes back from the mirror? The past is done. A magical future awaits you.
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