Single dream symbol lookup

Lookup a specific dream symbol by slug or name (case-insensitive). Examples: 'snake', 'eagle', 'childhood-home', 'teeth falling out'. Returns full dual-tradition interpretation including Jungian archetype, Vedic dream tradition meaning, context variants, and related symbols.

Endpoint

GET /v1/dreams/symbol/{name}

Request parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	Yes

Example request

curl

curl -X GET "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/dreams/symbol/snake" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.dreams_api import DreamsApi

configuration = asterwise.Configuration(
    host="https://api.asterwise.com",
    access_token="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = DreamsApi(client)
    result = api.dream_symbol(name="snake")
    print(result)

TypeScript

import { createClient, createConfig, dreamSymbol } from 'asterwise';

const client = createClient(createConfig({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.asterwise.com',
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
}));

const result = await dreamSymbol({
  client,
  path: {
      "name": "snake"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "slug": "snake",
    "name": "Snake",
    "category": "animals",
    "jungian_meaning": "Instinctual energy, transformation, and healing. Often signals a profound psychological shift or the unconscious threate…",
    "jungian_archetype": "Shadow",
    "vedic_meaning": "Shubha (auspicious) if climbing or biting the dreamer — indicates wealth or Kundalini awakening. Ashubha if black and ch…",
    "vedic_auspicious": null,
    "traditions_agree": "partial",
    "emotional_tone": "transformation",
    "themes": [
      "transformation",
      "hidden danger",
      "... and 3 more items"
    ],
    "context_variants": [
      {
        "context": "white snake",
        "meaning": "Immense spiritual wealth and divine grace"
      },
      {
        "context": "snake biting you",
        "meaning": "Sudden financial gain or Kundalini awakening"
      },
      "... and 1 more item"
    ],
    "related_symbols": [
      "hotel",
      "justice-abstract",
      "... and 2 more items"
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.slug	string	URL-safe identifier.
data.name	string	Display name of the symbol.
data.category	string	Symbol category: animals, nature, people, places, objects, actions, body, or abstract.
data.jungian_meaning	string	Jungian/Western psychological interpretation.
data.jungian_archetype	string	Primary Jungian archetype activated by this symbol.
data.vedic_meaning	string	Classical Vedic dream tradition interpretation.
data.vedic_auspicious	boolean | null	True if auspicious (Shubha), False if inauspicious (Ashubha), null if mixed/context-dependent.
data.traditions_agree	string	Whether Jungian and Vedic traditions agree: 'agree', 'conflict', or 'partial'.
data.emotional_tone	string	Primary emotional register: anxiety, transformation, auspicious, warning, grief, power, healing, clarity, confusion, or neutral.
data.themes	array[string]	Thematic keywords used for AI synthesis and search.
data.context_variants	array[object]	Alternative readings depending on dream context.
data.context_variants[].context	string	The specific dream context or variant.
data.context_variants[].meaning	string	The interpretation for this specific context.
data.related_symbols	array[string]	Slugs of related dream symbols.

Errors

Code	Description	Reference
authentication_failed	Missing or invalid API key.	authentication_failed
ephemeris_unavailable	Upstream ephemeris service error.	ephemeris_unavailable
insufficient_tier	API key tier does not include this endpoint.	insufficient_tier
internal_error	Unexpected server error.	internal_error
ip_rate_limit_exceeded	Too many requests in a short window.	ip_rate_limit_exceeded
payload_too_large	Request body exceeds the size limit.	payload_too_large
resource_not_found	Referenced resource was not found.	resource_not_found
validation_error	Request body failed schema validation.	validation_error

Related endpoints

• Dream symbol database