Water

Dream Symbol Meaning & Interpretation

What Does Water Mean in Dreams?

Discover the dream symbol interpretation and spiritual meaning

Western/Modern

The symbol of water constitutes for being one of the most common dream occurrences. Water acts as a metaphor reflecting our current emotional state, a powerful symbol that belongs to the emotional unconscious of the dreamer that is not fully understood. A symbol that needs to be translated for the dreamer to understand their emotions and feelings so they don’t overwhelm them in their lives. The color, shape, depth and location become a clue to help guide the dreamer to the true meaning.

Hindu

This indicates that a baby will soon be born.

Chinese

In the interpretation of dreams, the water is generally regarded as a symbol of affection, female, creativity or vitality. It is a kind of mysterious substance because it can penetrate the object, flow along its surface and around it. It will destroy any obstacles on its way. Your potential and inner need to open a new life can also be manifested by the water. No matter what appear in your dream, such as serene lake, trickling creek, furious river and calm ocean, the water in your dream is always the indication of the essence of life and represents not only the baptism and rebirth of spirit but also your health condition. If you usually dream of flood or drowning and calling for help, it may indicate the disease in liver, gallbladder and kidney and you had better go to the hospital for a physical examination. Psychological Meaning: Water is a symbol of purity and it can remove the inner and external contamination in people's daily life. It helps the baptized person to wash the past sins and makes you to get rid of the shackles of inheriting family property. The state of the water in your dream is very important to analyze a dream. You should pay attention to whether the water is flowing or freezing, clean or dirty. Dream about Water The dream of gentle and clear water indicates the happiness and good luck in your life. The dream of fast-flowing or dirty water may indicate difficulties in the future. If you dream of ripples in the water surface, it represents that you may start a new love and you may meet through a chance encounter. Unexpected encounter in libraries, art galleries or other places will let you have an easy start. The dream of boiling water suggests you should be calm. You should never be impetuous and impulsive. If you are looking out at the calm water in your dream, you can do very well in dealing with others. An unmarried man dreams of a pool of clear water means that you will fall in love with an innocent girl. If you dream of being in the deep water, it indicates that you will lose your original dependence. Waking in and over Water If you dream of walking into the water, you are likely to have a new start. If you are of physical discomfort, your dream about walking in the cold water reminds that you may have kidney disease. If you are walking over the water in your dream, it indicates that your wishes will come true soon. However, you cannot do nothing but wait or rely on others and you must fight for it. If you dream of just wait and do nothing over the water, it reminds you to make efforts to fight for it. Taking a Bath A woman's dream about bathing in the water is an indication of finding a considerate husband. Additionally, this kind of dream for a man is an indication of having a virtuous wife. The dream of bathing in the sea indicates that you will win distinction, have a good luck and your career will enter a new stage. However, the dream of soaking in the hot spring may imply the decline of your health condition. You should pay special attention to the recent nephritis, influenza, hepatitis, irregular menstruation and other diseases recently and should rest to ensure adequate sleep. Swimming in Water The dream of swimming in the water suggests you to work hard to be rich. Diving into Water The dream of diving may indicate your life situation makes you feel depressed and you are eager to get rid of it. Floating in Water If you dreaming of floating from the bottom to the water surface, it indicates that the original problem for you will finally get steadily resolved. If you are happily floating on the water, you may want to go back home and back to your mother's side. Falling into Water The dream of falling in the water indicates injury and disease. Drowning in Water The dream of drowning in the water is an indication of problems in your health. It reminds you of the large possibility of recurrence of the disease. People of allergic constitution or those who had suffered from nephritis must be especially careful. Drinking Water If you are drinking water in your dream, it implies you will be very healthy. If you are drinking continuously, you will make a big fortune. If the water you drink is clear, you will be physically strong. If the water is cold, you will get achievements and honors through hard work. Flood The dream of flood represents enormous pressure. However, it may also mean you will get some expected money. The unmarried girl's dream of flood means that your parents will approve of your marriage with your beloved.

Biblical

Symbolic of the word of God and sanctification, Eph. 5:26

Jungian

Water dreams are very common because water represents your emotions, and how you feel about the changes that you face as you move through life. The sea is a classic symbol of the depths of the unconscious and the unknown, untapped or fearful aspects you hold within the psyche. To dream of turbulent seas suggests a sense of emotional crisis associated with moving forward. Any time this type of dreams occurs, later, you may dream about being on a similar ship and crossing the water that has become calm. This is representative of the emotional growth that you have achieved. In all of our ancient stories, water is the mysterious reservoir where the hero is to retrieve a treasure. Similarly, raging water often initiates you into a process of self-discovery. Floods can undermine the foundation of your beliefs until you are forced to let go. What you thought was solid and what you thought you needed, is washed away in the pursuit of basic survival. Water can also represent health and wellness since it is a symbol of the elixir of life.

Islamic (Ibn Sirin)

Water in a dream represents a happy life, money, prosperity, expansion of one’s business, increase in one’s income, or it could mean marriage. If one sees the water pure and abundant in his dream, it means lowering of prices, peace and social justice. If one sees himself chewing on water in a dream, it means toiling and hardships related to earning his livelihood. Drinking a glass of water in a dream means protection against any danger from one’s enemy and it denotes a prosperous year for the one who drinks it in a dream. Drinking more water in a dream than what one usually drinks in wakefulness means longevity. If one glass of water does not quench one’s thirst in the dream, it means discord between husband and wife. If one immerses his hand in water in a dream, it means that he will play with money and confuse himself. Fresh potable water or a well in a dream also could be the immediate cause of a trial, fight or calamity. Giving someone a glass of water in a dream is glad tidings of a child. Drinking a glass of spring water in a dream means conceiving a child, or that he will receive benefits from his wife. In this sense, glass in a dream represent the substance of a woman and water represents a fetus. Drinking hot water in a dream means distress and adversities. If one is pushed into a pond or a river of clear water in a dream, it means receiving a pleasant surprise. Seeing oneself submerged in a body of water in a dream means facing a trial, distress, bewilderment and adversities. Carrying a jar of clear water in a dream means receiving an inheritance. Asking people for water to drink in a dream means lying to them by claiming to be needy. Stagnant water in a dream means imprisonment, distress, or depression. It is said that stagnant water in a dream has weaker meaning than running water. Bad smelling or putrid water in a dream represents a wretched life. Bitter water in a dream means a bitter life. Boiling water in a dream means suffering from heat. If boiling water is used during the daylight in a dream, it means suffering from chastisement, afflictions and punishment for one’s sins. If used during the nighttime in a dream, then it means fear of evil spirits. Salty water in a dream means hardships and difficulties in earning one’s livelihood. Murky waters in a dream represent unlawful earnings. Black colored water in a dream means destruction or family problems. Drinking black colored water in a dream also may mean blindness. Yellow water in a dream means an illness. Boiling water, blazing water, or oozing water in a dream means change of one’s status, or being deprived of God’s favors for lack of gratitude and for being a hindrance against those who do good. Drinking polluted seawater in a dream means turbulences, distress and sufferings that will be brought about by someone in authority. If seawater runs inside one’s dwelling place or business, and if one drinks from it in a dream, it means an illness. If everyone drinks from it in the dream, then it means a plague. Murky water in a dream denotes a tyrant. If a sick person bathes in murky water then walks out of it in a dream, it means that he will recover from his illness. If he is facing adversities, it means that he will be able to overcome them. If he is incarcerated, it means that he will be released. Pure potable water in a dream means salvation. Saltwater in a dream means distress. If one sees murky water gushing froth from a water well in a dream, it means a bad marriage. Walking on water in a dream represents the strength of one’s faith, certitude and trust in God Almighty. This is particularly true if while walking one also speaks words of wisdom and piety. Otherwise, walking on water in a dream could mean ascertaining something that is not too clear. Walking on water in a dream also means undertaking a dangerous trip and trusting in God Almighty for protection and guidance. Walking on water in a dream also means undertaking a dangerous venture. If one walks back from the water to dry land in a dream, it means that he will satisfy his needs or desire. Falling into a deep sea or a deep river but not reaching the bottom of it in the dream means wealth and prosperity, for the world in a dream represents a deep ocean. If one falls into a river and if he is overcome by water in a dream, it means that he will fall sick. If he drowns in a river in a dream, it means his death. Falling into water in a dream also could mean happiness, joy, or blessings. Observing the reflection of one’s face in the waters looking beautiful in a dream shows kindness toward one’s household and neighbors. Reaching a pond of clear water in a dream means speaking good words. Pouring water inside a bag in a dream means spending money to please a woman. Pouring water over a place where it is of no benefit in the dream means wasting one’s money. Floods in a dream means distress, suffering and corruption, depending on their strength. If the water level of a dam or a river rises and inundates people’s homes and businesses and becomes a threat to people’s lives in a dream, it means discord and trials after which evil people will be eliminated from that place. If one sees water flowing over his own roof in a dream, it means a quick distress, or a permanent stress that will be brought by someone in authority. Sweet potable water in a dream represents lawful earnings, a good heart, knowledge, revival, recovering from a dangerous illness, a wife, a husband, or marriage. If one drinks a sweet and a refreshing glass of water from a permissible cup in a dream, it means that his marriage is proper. Otherwise, if the container from which one drinks in his dream is unlawful, it means that his marriage is illegal from a religious point of view. Water in a dream also denotes the drink of poor people, or what gallant people exchange and share among themselves. If a thirsty person quenches his thirst with water in a dream, it means comfort, appeasement of one’s bewilderments, prosperity verses poverty, or reuniting one’s family. Bathing in fresh spring water in a dream means payment of one’s debts. If sweet and potable water becomes salty in a dream, it means apostasy, or straying from the path of God Almighty and meeting with insurmountable difficulties. Car¬ rying water in a container in a dream means conceiving a child and increase in one’s income. Abundance of water at a time when it is supposed to be low, or drought at a time when it is supposed to be raining in a dream means injustice, abuse, high prices, divided opinions, weaknesses, or payment of Financial damages. Clear water in a dream also means recovering from trachoma. The explosion of a water tank or a pipe in a dream means distress, trouble and adversities. Green colored water in a dream means a long illness or a wretched life. Drinking black colored water in a dream means becoming blind. Sucking water in a dream means tight circumstances. If unexpectedly one is showered with hot water in a dream, it means a fever, an illness or a scare from evil spirits, the intensity of which is relevant to how hot is the water. If one’s garment gets wet in a dream, it means changes in one’s travel plans, or it could mean delaying a project, or failure of one’s plans. If a poor person sees himself carrying a container of water in a dream, it means money. If a rich person sees that dream, it means marriage, or conceiving a child. Carrying water in a purse, socks, a cloth, or in any porous material in a dream means pride about one’s wealth, status, attainments, fame and living conditions. Pouring water into a container in a dream means getting married. Bathing in cold water in a dream means repenting from sin, recovering from an illness, release from prison, payment of one’s debts, or dispelling one’s fears. Drawing water from a well in a dream means earning money through deception and fraud. Channeling irrigations to 472 IBN SEEKIN’S water a garden or a farm in a dream means earning money from a woman. If the trees of one’s garden or farm do blossom in the dream, it means conceiving a child from such a woman. Watering a garden or a farm in a dream also means having sexual intercourse with one’s wife. If pure water gushes forth from one’s mouth in a dream, it means that he is a gnostic and people will benefit from his knowledge, wisdom and admonition. If one is a young merchant, it means that he is a truthful person. Sweet water in a dream also represents the element of faith in God Almighty, while saltwater represents the element of atheism. In a dream, water also means wealth. Seeping water from a crack in a wall means adversities and distress caused by a brother or an in-law.

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