Quicksand stands for a situation where struggling only makes things worse. Tradition reads it as feeling pulled under by worry or circumstance, and as a reminder that calm movement works better than panic. Sinking slowly points to a problem growing gradually, while being pulled out suggests that help or a new perspective is close. Watching someone else sink is read as worry for a person caught in difficulty. It can help to ask where effort has stopped making progress.
Where in your waking life have you met something like this lately?
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