As the ultimate “nice guy’ who wins the heart of his leading lady with his sharp wit and sincerity in romantic comedies such as Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail, Tom Hanks may arrive in a woman’s dream to coax her out of a mind-set of suspicion and mistrust of men’s intentions. In Splash, where he brings home a mermaid who saves him and attempts to socialize her; he represents the archetype Poseidon, the ruler of the undersea, who creates sea creatures of his liking. Playing this role in a dream, Tom Hanks may symbolize a woman’s male side and may indicate that her wisdom and strong feminine intuition do have a place in the world. Appearing in a man’s dream, Tom Hanks may offer a model for a strong inrellert and an equally strong heart in balance.
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