Making a sacrifice in order to benefit another person can represent: The idea of making a sacrifice in real life somehow.
Care, concern, or love for the other person.
Generosity.
Co-dependence or a related issue or pattern.
A ritual sacrifice can represent: betrayal, doing “evil” or harm in the name of “good”, fear of harm or victimization, cold-heartedness or lack of compassion (pointing to an opportunity to resolve an underlying issue within yourself), an indicator of a Toxic Dream.
See Also: Hero, Ritual or Tradition, Killing
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