The Cube is an exercise in visual imagination
Please do the exercise here BEFORE reading the interpretation
After doing the exercise you may wish to make a few descriptive notes. Just what you saw and any changes that took place.
Then scroll down for the interpretation
Then scroll down for the interpretation
In interpreting any visual imagery there are some simple principles that work well. With any objects (like the cube or the ladder) what they are made of, how they appear, their qualities - size, shape, texture, strength, colour - and any other aspects that your consciousness presented may well be meaningful.
Once you have considered the description of the qualities - and quantities if relevant - then let your own intuition suggest the meaning.
Once you have considered the description of the qualities - and quantities if relevant - then let your own intuition suggest the meaning.
The Cube
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This is you. You in your world.
So what is the cube made of? What is its size? Where is it in the desert? Is it strong and hard or soft and pliable. Is it with or without colour? Is it bright and shiny or dull and soft. Take each aspect of your cube - YOU - and think what that might mean. Let the ideas pop into your mind. Remember the consciousness speaks to us in pictures, so take your time thinking what they might mean. Your consciousness also will provide the key! And where is the cube in relation to the desert. Is it partly buried? Is it below the horizon? Is it firmly on the sand or is it floating? Does it rise above the horizon? This will suggest your relationship to your lower or sub-consciousness (down in the sand); the horizon is ordinary everyday consciousness, being in-touch with the everyday. You might think floating is good - and spiritual - but it may indicate your feet are not on the ground and you are an impractical sky pilot! |
The Ladder
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This is your friends.
Friends come before all else. Friends are your main way to ascend in this world, they re your support, your mentors and the ones who challenge you to more. So what is the ladder made of? is it weak or strong? Was it whole or broken? Does it have few or many rungs? And where was it in relation to the cube? Connected or just lying somewhere? Ladders are there is most religious symbology - be it Jewish, Christian, Hindu or Buddhist. Ladders represent the journey in the vertical dimensions. |
The Horse
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This is your lover
This is the or a key person in your life. It may be your closest friend. It may be a crucial companion. So what are the qualities of the horse? Is it strong or a bit broken down? Is it an old nag (look for word play as you think about the images)? Can you ride this horse or does it need breaking in? The horse can represent sexuality - but can also represent the energy your closest companion(s) bring to you. It may represent the challenges you face in finding a companion right for you. |
The Storm
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This is trouble.
This is what may be on the horizon. How it manifested says a lot about how you deal with life's difficulties. The quality of the storm and what the storm does tell you how you see challenges. What the storm does to the cube, the ladder and the horse - if anything - is important. Was the storm bracing? Did it provoke fear? Did it blot out everything else? Did it simply pass by in the distance? |
The Flowers
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These are your children.
So look at how many? What sort of flowers. What colours? Were they healthy or choked by weeds? Did they have enough water? Where were they in relationship to everything else? Was someone or something looking after them? These may be literally your children - or represent your child. Or These are not literally your children, but they represent your works in the world, the way your creativity is born and comes to fruition. |
The Desert
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The desert is your world in total
Did it change? How did it feel being there? How did all the parts relate to the whole? |
There is much to ponder here.
Give your creative imagination time to offer you interpretations.
If some insights are not that comfortable, then now at least you know; you can do something about it!
Give your creative imagination time to offer you interpretations.
If some insights are not that comfortable, then now at least you know; you can do something about it!
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This book, with a more detailed section on analysis and also what to do with your findings, is still in print and available here on kindle or in paperback.
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