Material aspects: In mundane terms, any conflict in waking life could manifest as a personalized opponent or as opposition in dreams. How that opponent presents itself will often give us the information we need to deal with the problem.For instance, an imp as an opponent might mean that we will have to deal with minor irritations first.
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An opponent in dreams, from a spiritual perspective, is that part of us that is not co-operating in the grand scheme of things and is, therefore, introducing an element of negativity.It is also, as we become more aware, negative elements, which we may be required to confront and overcome, or at worst understand, before there can be progress.
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