River / lake Dream Meanings

River / Lake Dream Meaning: From 1 Different Sources


River / lake

In dreams, rivers indicate the eternal change and flow of life, serving as a reminder that change and renewal can be something refreshing, strong and not to be feared. Streams and brooks are gentler images of change. A riverbank may represent the security of the conscious mind if you go swimming or paddling in the river of the unconscious.

If your dream reveals an image of yourself contemplating on the river bank, pay attention to how you feel. Are you anxious or feeling confident? If an artificial embankment or levee appears in your dream, this may be a sign that you need to build stronger defenses as you are in danger of being submerged by unconscious desires.

In dreams, lakes are symbols of the unconscious. What lurks beneath the water? If you dream of fishing, swimming or sailing on the lake, this can suggest contentment; if you are drowning, this suggests anxiety. For Jung, a lake, like the sea and the river, is a symbol of the mother archetype. A dream pond can suggest hidden depths. When you see a swamp in your dream, it is referring to a part of your life that is dark and hidden, or to something that is holding you back.

If you see a marsh, this may refer to anxieties that undermine your confidence in waking life. A spring is an image of beginnings and, as such, it symbolizes maternity in dreams as well as purity and clear, clean water.

According to Freudians, the image can suggest joyful sexuality. Jungians might see dreams springs as an image of the inner life or spiritual beginnings. A waterfall unites images of female and male sexuality with the foam of the tumbling waters evocative of the sensations of orgasm. Alternatively, the turbulence of the waterfall can represent powerful changes in your life.

See also ELEMENTS; PLACES.

Dream Source: The Element Encyclopedia
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Dream Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation

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Dream Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation

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Dream Source: A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences

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Dream Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation

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Dream Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation

Bathing in the river or sea and not experiencing any fear, panic or humiliation suggest deliverance from afflictions: if the observer of the dream is grief stricken, his grief will...

Dream Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation

Drinking clean water from a river suggests that he will enjoy a certain ni’mah and bounty of Allah and live a clean and pure life....

Dream Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation

If a person sees himself drinking dirty or muddy water from a river it means he will suffer grief, anguish and heartache, the extend depending on the amount he drinks of such water...

Dream Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation

All these suggest that the observer will prosper in both the worlds, the extent of his prosperity depending on how much of the above he sees....

Dream Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation

If a person dreams of himself as plunging or entering into a river and thereby panicking or experiencing phobia it means he will soon be afflicted with grief and sorrow....

Dream Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation

If a person sees a river flowing with wine and such a river flows through lush and green land with which he is not familiar, drinking from such a river or entering such land is a g...

Dream Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation

Emotions, Intuition, Spirituality; a Boundary, Choice. ...

Dream Source: The Bedside Dream Dictionary

It is a good sign for lovers if the Pond is quiet and clear-looking. Look out lor trouble if the Pond is dirty or full of mud....

Dream Source: Mystic Dream Book

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Dream Source: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams

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Dream Source: Dream Dictionary The Biblical Model

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Dream Source: The Element Encyclopedia

The course, path, or flow of something (such as your life, or a particular process, project, or relationship in your life).The passage of time.The “path of least resistance” (s...

Dream Source: The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary

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