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• Fun

enough fun into your

• Hobbies

life?

• Children

Roof

• Protection

• Headaches, migraines

• Connection with

• Vulnerability

Source

• Surrender

• Spirituality

• Open to a higher

power

Second Level

• Higher states of

• Relates to 6th Chakra

or Floor

consciousness

• Intuition

• Relaxation and

• Dreams and visions

tranquility

• Headaches

• Dreaming

• Escapism

Shower

• Self-care

• Releasing emotions

• Cleansing

• Surrender

• Releasing

Stairs

• Journey to a higher

• Related to throat

level of consciousness

and neck

• Are you getting

“tripped up” on your

journey?

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Symbolism or Meaning Mental/Emotional/

Physical Association

Stove

• Power

• Are you fully utilizing

your personal power?

Swimming Pool

• Abundance

• Are you feeling

• Flowing

drained?

• Renewal

Telephone

• Communication with

• Difficulties pertaining

others

to speaking

• Do you feel misunder-

stood or not heard?

Toilet

• Release

• Excretory system

• Surrender

• Lower intestines

• Letting go that which

no longer serves you

Toilet Seat

• Taking time to release • Hurried

emotions

• Not taking time for

self-care

Toilet Flusher

• A final release

• Hesitancy in releasing

emotions

Trees

• Life

• Cleansing

• Growth

• Shift in belief system

• Abundance

• Shit in foundational

• Balance

support

• Grounded

Walls

• Limitations,

• Neck and throat

obstacles, or

issues.

boundaries

• Respiratory and blood

• Open-minded vs.

flow

closed-minded

• Having tunnel vision

• Feeling blocked

creatively

Windows

• New perspectives

• Eyes

• Seeing the big picture

• Vision

• Seeing outside of

• Clairvoyance

yourself

• Refusing to see what’s

• Open to other’s opin-

in front of you

ions and viewpoints

• Lack of clarity

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There’s no place like home;

there’s no place like home;

there’s no place like home.

—dorothy, wizard of oz

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