If I had a diamond for every time a dreamer has asked me about the meaning of water dreams, I would have a diamond mine. Let's take a look at some of the possible variations and interpretations of water dreams.
The image of water is a perfect example of why old-fashioned dream symbolism with fixed meanings for particular images is a waste of time. Just think of different ways that water can appear in a dream. You might be in a beautiful bath, drowning in a violent sea, saving a child from a polluted stream, you might be drinking from a romantic Hawaiian waterfall or sailing in the San Francisco bay. The water could be pleasurable or frightening, romantic or sexy and it could take forms such as tidal waves or rain or snow. You might water ski or swim with dolphins, play with sea otters or look down the throat of a humongous white shark. You could be washing clothes or dishes in fresh soapy water or maybe even cold greasy water.
Obviously water can mean an untold number of things depending on the dream and how the dreamer feels about it and of course depending entirely upon who the dreamer is and how the dreamer chooses to use water as a symbol to express something important to her.
For psychoanalysts the water might represent the womb and a desire to return to the mother or to have intercourse with her. Jungians are fond of interpreting water as the unconscious with all of its frightening and rewarding, but mysterious contents. Others interpret water as the spirit.
I think often water is used in a dream to provide one with the sensation of floating or a fear of drowning or of being overwhelmed. At other times one might dream of the joyous experience of floating, swimming, feeling exhilarated, feeling taken care of or magically enveloped. I don't think one has the slightest hope of understanding water imagery before describing the particular sort of water in your dream and your relation to it. If you do this carefully you will know why you dreamt of it. Sometimes water represents emotions, from stormy ones to placid ones to deep, meaningful ones.
Donald, you have a wicked sense of humour - LOL
You know Nick I feel dream interpretations depend on the individual. When I dream of water I am always walking on a quiet beach. My husband and I used to do this a lot when we wanted some quiet time. I guess I am just trying to go back to a time when we were together here until we can be together again.
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