I have been having a common element in my dreams recently

That’s actually a very rich and interesting recurring dream theme. A few things stand out:

🧠 Recurring Setting = Psychological “Holding Space”

When the same marketplace appears with the same vendors, your mind is creating a stable inner environment. This is common when your unconscious is trying to provide a sense of safety or continuity while you explore something new or uncertain. It’s like an internal “safe zone” where you can roam.

🛍 Vendors as Archetypes

Each vendor could symbolize a different aspect of you or your needs:

Crystals & Handmade Jewelry → Healing, self-adornment, authenticity, spiritual grounding.

Mixed Media Art → Creativity, integration of diverse parts of your life, self-expression.

Incense/Exotics → Mystery, ritual, sensory enrichment, “the unknown.”

That they’re paired together suggests your psyche sees these qualities as interconnected — creativity, spirituality, and ritual as part of the same inner “market.”

💵 Buying Something in a Dream

Actually making a purchase could be your psyche’s way of “committing” or “integrating” something. Buying in a dream often represents taking ownership of a trait, value, or skill. If you set your intention to have enough money and complete a purchase, you’re signaling to your subconscious that you’re ready to internalize whatever those vendors represent.

🔮 Practical Experiment

You could try this intentionally: before sleep, affirm to yourself, “Tonight I’ll have enough to buy something from the stalls and see what happens.” When you wake, write down not only what you bought but how it felt and what changed. Sometimes the dream will shift dramatically once you “accept” or “take home” the item.