Symbol Brief — Money
For the last couple hours, I’ve been exchanging e-mails with my brother about the implosion of three of this nation’s five largest investment houses. My brother, who works in financial services, told me that what happened on Wall Street today will have far reaching ramifications on our economy for years to come.
I know money is the grease that oils our societal machine, but history has often warned us to keep money in perspective and not let it become the focus of our lives: “Thou shalt not steal.” “. . . it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” “The love of money is the root of all evil.” And lets not forget, Avarice is one of the Seven Deadly Sins and is often depicted as a sinner holding a purse or as a miser holding money and being attacked by a beast.
There are other, less negative aspects to money’s symbolism. In dreams, money often symbolizes our psychic energy. For instance, if we dream we have too little money to pay for something or to take a trip somewhere, we may lack the ability to tackle a particular problem or take advantage of a particular opportunity. If we have enough money to acquire what we want, then the dream may be reassuring us that we can attain whatever goal the dream is focusing on.
If there’s some other aspect of money symbolism that you’d like to add, please leave a comment.
–Writeye
Posted on September 15th, 2008 under Symbol Brief • Tags: money symbolism. • 
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