nightmares

bad dreams,

fears,

sense of danger.

here, represents the inverting mirror in which we see our shadow, our 'dark' side.

with compassion and calm, this can be seen to be equally as beautiful and loving as our 'light' side, in its own terms, and only through the happy co-existence of the two are we truly whole, as represented by the third figure in the picture. see also 6 swords

facing fears, being confronted by fears

seeing that all your fears are just reflections of self,

when that is seen and accepted, a stronger self emerges