This is especially true for dreams that have extremely intense and unusual contents without any recent personal connections, what C.G. However, the essential importance of water in human life allows us to say with some confidence that water is a universal dream symbol of forces of nature that are both positive and negative, that we both can and cannot control, and that vitally connect us with vast energies, primal rhythms, and non-human forms of life.
The range of possible meanings can vary in different cultures and periods of history, so there is no one universal way of interpreting dreams of water. It can symbolize the source of all life, the maternal matrix of uterine development, the wellspring of growth and vitality. It can symbolize the unconscious and everything that is submerged within the hidden depths of the psyche. For instance, water can symbolize emotions in its power and fluidity. Third, what might the water in your dream symbolize? With many dreams, it is easy to trace images from the dream to a recent experience or perception in waking life, what Sigmund Freud called “the day residue.” However, even if you identify the literal source of an image, the water in the dream might still have symbolic meanings, too.
How are you getting along with water in your dreams? Is your relationship friendly and comforting, or tense and frightening, or something else? This might sound strange, but does the water in your dreams seem to want anything from you? Maybe not, but it’s worth at least considering the possibility that vivid dreams of water are calling you to pay attention to emotional realities outside your normal range of conscious awareness, to feelings that are vitally important yet hard to grasp or pin down. As you reflect on your interactions with water in your dreams, you might think of it as you would a relationship with a human character. Civilizations have risen and fallen according to how well people have managed to use water for beneficial purposes while avoiding the destructive threats of water. Second, how do you interact with the water in your dream? Are you observing it from a distance, or are you immersed in it? Is it peaceful or dangerous, a gentle pond or a bursting dam? Are you swimming, floating, paddling, or sinking in it? Are you using water for bathing, drinking, washing, or cooking? These questions lead quickly to perennial concerns of human life.
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