NYMPHS

1- Nymphs arc personifications of feminine universal productivity. They have an innocent and carefree energy which is naive and clear. They tend to be guardians of sacred spaces such as woods, mountains and lakes. In dreams, therefore, they are connected with a woman’s sense of beauty and her own femininity.

2- Psychologically the nymph most clearly has associations with the princess (see Princess in Archetypes and People). She is the carefree, fun- loving aspect of energy which glories in movement and light. As pure energy, when we work with dreams, the nymph allows us the opportunity to connect to the qualities of purity and grace.

3- Nymphs are Earth spirits that deal with pure energy. Their charm is their vouthfulness, beauty and vitality. Each group of nymphs has their particular own role and guardianship of specific areas, such as forests and lakes, woods and valleys, mountains and grottoes. Dryads, for instance, do not mingle with others nymphs. Their significance spiritually is that they epitomise most of the feminine qualities in their purest states.

Gives gender-specific: In dreams nymphs are connected with a woman’s sense of beauty and her own femininity. Each group of nymphs has their own particular role and guardianship of specific areas, such as forests and lakes, woods and valleys, mountains and grottoes, which has a certain resonance with different aspects of our personality. In a man’s dream nymphs will often represent a perception of innocence. Also consult the entry for fairy as well as the information on princess in archetypes in the introduction and in the people entry.