Ladder

The ladder between heaven and earth is Jacob’s dream — angels ascending and descending in Genesis 28. Sufi tradition speaks of the mi’raj, the ladder of ascent. Jung treated ladders as images of graduated spiritual work: each rung an increment. The ladder’s state matters: sturdy against a wall suggests a reliable process; missing rungs, a skipped developmental step; a ladder that keeps extending, a spiritual journey whose end is not yet visible. Notice whether you are climbing up, climbing down, or stuck at a particular rung.