Twice in less than a week I've had dreams of sitting on cliffs. The first was a tiny cave cut into the side of a sheer ice face (maybe a glacier?) that I was in with my family, and for some reason we were supposed to be climbing back and forth to a similar cave a few meters to the side. There were no handholds, just more snow and ice. And the nook we were in was so high up on the cliff that I have no idea how we even got up there in the first place.

Last night it was a giant, semicircular waterfall, a bit like Niagara Falls, but I think it might have been part of a thermal region since it had that yellow and orange coloration on the rocks that I've seen at places like Yellowstone and Lassen. Apparently though, the water was coming from underground, since we were sitting just on the very edge of a cliff with the water pouring out in front of us. It seemed safe enough to sit, but the thought of moving or even standing up was frightening. Other people with me seemed not to be bothered (I think Mom and Dad were there again, and three or four other people I don't remember).

So out of general interest I looked up what this could possibly mean. The online dictionaries differ a bit, though all contain something to the effect of conclusions and risk. The first and most complete (also the one that seems most relevant) was the one I found at dreammoods.com:

To dream that you are standing at the edge of a cliff, indicates that you have arrived to an increased level of understanding, new awareness, and a fresh point of view. You have reached a critical point in your life and are afraid of losing control.

That bears some commentary, but it's morning so I'd better get moving. More later? I'm supposed to be hardcore writing all this week (I'm thinking quals-level intensity, yikes) so I might need the occasional break.