Crossroads

The crossroads is the decision that cannot be postponed. Greek tradition placed Hecate at crossroads — a liminal goddess who saw both directions. Many African and African-diasporic traditions treat the crossroads as the domain of Eshu-Elegba, the trickster who opens and closes paths. Jungian analysis reads crossroads-dreams as moments when the psyche will not let the dreamer avoid a choice. Notice which direction feels warmer, and whether a figure waits at the intersection.