#oneiromancy

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Sandra Shulman - The Interpretation of Dreams and Nightmares - Harrow - 1973 (cover design by One+One Studio)

[mylittlegamer2468]

What is art even about man

[averbienque]

Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Vilgefortz of Roggeveen/Stefan Skellen Characters: Vilgefortz of Roggeveen, Stefan Skellen, Leo Bonhart, Nimue | Lady of the Lake (The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski), Condwiramurs Tilly, Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon, Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Stygga Castle (The Witcher), Oneiromancy, Allies To Lovers, Crack Treated Seriously, Metafiction, Introspection, Fluff, Humor, Domestic Fluff, Accidental Voyeurism, Being Walked In On, Forced Proximity, Fix-It, Implied Sexual Content, Non-Graphic Smut, underwhelming ending, Oh. OH. | Italicized Oh Moment, Gap Filler, Fast Burn Summary:

“What interests me,” Nimue leaned forward, “is the same thing as always – filling in the gaps in this story. Every possible one, Condwiramurs. To be more precise: what were Skellen and Vilgefortz doing at Stygga Castle from December to March, while Geralt and his company were trudging through the snow?”

I love it a lot that the ‘Stefan Skellen’ tag on AO3 is almost exclusively supplied by me, @krnberg and @astaldis - who could have thought that our little circle of Cahir fans will be serving the fandom that way 😄

[starlightdotpink]

Forest // for rest

I thought somewhere I'd try to take    // a few things off before I break: The red dress to the forest floor    // I don't want to be this anymore!

So now I'm walking through my forest    // hand in hand, but I'm with you. Yet I live here, and you're my tourist,    // just do what you came to do.

And leave me, leave me, in the clearing    // without my clothes, but you're not hearing: leave me, leave me, in the clearing    // and leave me, naked, without you.

[winedarkgod]

Dionysus is beneficial for farmers who cultivate fruit trees, especially vines, and also for innkeepers and all 'artists of Dionysus'. He is auspicious too for people in any sort of critical situation: he signifies relief and escape from whatever threatens them, because of his very name—'Dionysus' is derived from 'bring to an end' (dianyein), and he brings everything to its end...

...To dream of dancing for the god, carrying the thyrsus, carrying uprooted trees, or performing any other of the actions in which the god delights, is malign for all except slaves. For all others the dream signifies folly and damage because of the mental aberration and the frenzy, but for slaves it is indicative of freedom, because those they join in the revels are indifferent to their status, and also because of the god's epithet and his kindly nature.

from the Oneirocritica, written by Artemidorus (late 2nd century/early 3rd century AD), trans. Martin Hammond

[dragonandtiger]

Dreaming To Reality: Oneiromancy Chapter Thirty Three - 08

“You won’t believe what your parents have been up to since your ‘funeral,’” Oikawa drawled, twirling his lighter idly as he flicked it open and closed repeatedly. “They have this creepy little shrine, front and center in the hallway so you can’t even go to the bathroom without walking right by you. And it’s not a very flattering picture, either - a little grouchy and scowling. What better than the judgment of the dead when you wanna take a piss in the middle of the night, amiright? That sure as hell won’t give anyone a complex!”

“That reminds me,” Yamaki said. “I was meaning to ask you, sir.”

“Hm?” Oikawa glanced over his shoulder at Yamaki.

“The body, sir,” Yamaki said. “Who did the Ichijoujis bury, if it wasn’t Osamu? Where did it even come from?”

“Oh, that,” Oikawa said, breezily.

Yamaki’s expression nearly facefaulted at his superior’s reaction, given that they were talking about a cadaver. It was hardly a topic he expected anyone to be so nonchalant about. “Yes, that, sir.”

“Yamaki, dozens of people die every day, especially in a city the size of Tokyo,” Oikawa said, waving the lighter about in the air as he used it to gesture. “The city morgue always seems to have at least one Hanako or Taro Yamada lying around, with no family or friends to identify them. Or at the very least, no one who cared enough to identify them.”

Yamaki went perfectly quiet as his face turned a little green at the implication.

“And it’s not like anyone is going to randomly dig up the grave to do a DNA test after the funeral, you know?” Oikawa continued, chuckling despite the grim subject. “Especially when they have no reason to suspect anything.” Another chuckle escaped him. “Not that there’s much DNA to find from ashes after it was cremated.”

The junior detective grimaced, his lips pulling into a tight frown.

“And even if they did, so what?” Oikawa said, tilting his head as he smiled at his junior. “‘Whoops’, and all that. Looks like the morgue made a mistake, huh? Easy enough to do when the body’s unrecognizable due to the ‘wreck.’ The city’d owe, what, a couple thousand in apology money? And some token fall guy resigning, with all the deeply apologetic bows the family could ever want.”

“It would make the city look very incompetent,” Yamaki pointed out. “And lose some face in the eyes of the public.”

“Which sounds very much like a ‘not my problem!’” Oikawa replied, with a laugh. “Yamaki, one day you’ll learn. It’s not my job - or yours - to clean up the messes left behind. Let the bureaucrats come up with the excuses and explanations. Your job is that thing right there.”

[moirasgrimoire]

Dreaming in Reverse

Not all omens come forward. Some walk backwards through the veil.

Not all dreams are what they seem. Sometimes, the symbols lie — or rather, they invert. This is what I call dreaming in reverse.

[rowansinjune]

My dream potion has been delivering me visions of deeply problematic and beautiful women. Last night I saw myself a servant to a woman who was both a caretaker to animals and a taxidermist. Rumors said she had a particular fondness for snakes that made my associations with her... dangerous

My potion has yet to fail in delivering remarkably strange visions