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In this episode of Cuppa Terrific, Sheree explores a vivid and unsettling dream that arrives at a turning point in Season 2 — a moment when ascent gives way to reorientation.

After attempting to self-administer a vital medicine and realizing she’s missed the vein, the dream unfolds inside a military hospital hallway where every door leads to a small bathroom — private spaces for quiet containment — but no stairway out. What follows is not panic, but discernment: a recognition that some kinds of care are not meant to be handled alone.

Using a Dream Inventory to slow down and honor the images before interpreting them, this episode reflects on the Wounded Healer archetype, the ethics of self-reliance, and the wisdom of the Temperance card — especially the realization that even the most skilled professionals do not treat themselves in isolation.

This is a short, focused episode about thresholds, appropriate care, and knowing when the next step isn’t higher — just different.

🧭 Dream Inventory

Before interpretation, the dream elements named in this episode include:

• Self-administered medication
• Dark burgundy liquid
• Oversized needle and syringe
• Missing the vein
• Swelling from elbow to fingers
• An arm becoming translucent
• Breaking off the syringe
• The needle left in the arm
• Calm, controlled movement
• Desire to leave quietly
• Fear of being seen
• A military hospital
• An unfamiliar hallway
• Searching for a stairway down
• Repeated small bathrooms
• Refusal to enter the bathrooms
• A looping corridor

🔮 Themes Explored

• The Wounded Healer at capacity, not collapse
• Why competence doesn’t equal appropriateness
• The difference between private containment and proper care
• Temperance as ethical discernment, not restraint
• Reorientation as a form of movement

🪜 Listener Reflections

You might gently ask yourself:

• Where am I still trying to administer my own medicine?
• What “small rooms” keep being offered to me — and why don’t they work anymore?
• Who would be the appropriate, trusted presence at this level of care?

☕ Support the Podcast

If this episode resonated with you and you’d like to explore this work more deeply, you’re welcome to join me on Patreon. That’s where I share bonus reflections, extended content, and resources for those who want to walk a little more closely with this kind of dreamwork.

https://www.patreon.com/cuppa_terrific
No pressure — just an open door.

✨ References

• Tarot: Temperance
• Archetypal Framework: The Wounded Healer

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Until next time, may all your cups overflow.