also see Drowning1- Dreaming of swimming has much the same symbolism as immersion (see Immersion).To lie swimming upstream in a dream would indicate that the dreamer is going against their...

Snorkeling may suggest that you are swimming on the surface of your emotions. It may represent seeing through the surface into the depths of a situation or searching for wealth.

Symbol: Dreams about bathing and swimming are always symbols of cleansing and renewal.Vision: Dreaming about swimming outdoors: everything is looking up because you are gaining strength and endurance. Taking a...

Wild ducks flying indicate a change for the better. Tame ducks swimming on the surface of a pond predicts freedom from family worries.

To dream that you see yourself swollen, denotes that you will amass fortune, but your egotism will interfere with your enjoyment.To see others swollen, foretells that advancement will meet with...

Have you had that feeling of zooming through the air, feeling free and unhindered? Flying is one of the most popular dreams because such images can inspire the dreamer, lifting...

Water connects to emotional issues.A swimming pool is a humanmade construction that contains a small amount of water that is used for recreation and relaxation. In this way, a swimming...

Pathways you have created into your unconscious; ways you have evolved to deal with innermost feelings and memories; vagina or being in the womb; strategies developed to reach our inner...

A natural hot spring is an opening in the earth that connects to an aquifer below that is being heated by the geothermal system that exists below the surface. In...

Walking on a slippery surface, or tripping over a slippery surface may mean abolition of a wrongdoing one has committed in the past. It also means forgetfulness, distraction, slowing of...

For an accurate inter- pretation of a swimming dream, all the details of water, weather, and other conditions, such as loca tion, etc., should be cor- related to the action,...

To dream about swimming lessons suggests that you are seeking some kind of emotional support. Pay heed to advice from an older and wiser female source - you could learn...

The flamingo is a wading bird, so it is connected symbolically to the realm of emotions and things that are just under the surface of the unconscious.A flamingo’s elegant visage...

Fish are lucky in dreams, representing spiritual growth and transformation. Some specific fish dream meanings: To see fish swimming in your dream, signifies insights from your unconscious mind.To dream of...

A ditch is a culvert in the earth that has been deliberately created by human intervention. With the ground being a symbol for consciousness, anything that is just below the...

Surface appearance of things; the surface layers of your own feelings and awareness, cover up.

Spiritual advancement.The more efficient the mode, the more effective and rapid is the advancement.The rocket would be the most rapid and the highest traveling. Crawling would be among the least...

You are expressing a need or desire to get to the bottom of something. Anything that is under the surface of the ground relates to hidden consciousness—available to be known,...

1. A need to look under the surface of an affair—possibly business, sometimes in a relationship.2. A repressed difficulty or anxiety trying to come to the surface.3. Possible health issue.4....

In Greek mythology, river crossings are often associated with death or a journey into the unconscious and they may have this same association in your dreams. It takes great physical...

A mine is a place beneath the surface of the earth where raw materials are found and cultivated.The shaft is the portal through which you get to the place below....

1. Social ritual, routine (as in “keeping in step” with the world).2. A feeling of joy about life coming to the surface.3. Spiritual transcendence.4. Good fortune in love.

A quarry is designed to harvest the bounty of what is available just below the surface of the earth in the form of rocks, minerals, and surface metals. In the...

Gives gender-specific: Because of their association with fertility and divinity these significances can surface in both men’s and women’s dreams as they move towards a more spiritual understanding of life.

Universal Landscape: Where the unconscious and conscious meet.Dreaming Lens: What was the energy of the beach? Was it turbulent or calm? Was there anyone else on the beach with you?...

Symbol: The river indicates that “everything is moving along well.” The river is a symbol of universal hope, fertility, death, and renewal.Vision: Dreaming about a big river where the water...

(See Nakedness). Nudity in dreams has many beautiful implications, whether it is of a man, woman, or child. For one to dream of admiring his or her own nudity, predicts...

An obstruction that sticks up from below the surface of the ocean, an iceberg is a symbol of stuck emotions or patterns that pose a danger to you navigating the...

If you dream a surface that is smooth, then this represents that you have an integrated ego, and thus are easy going, and able to go with the flow. You...

There are many different kinds of tape, but the premise is the same: repairing some sort of damage to a flat surface by bonding to that surface, creating adhesion that...

Swimming or floating in a pool can represent: Freedom from your usual limitations (or a desire for it).Taking a break, or a desire to escape from your responsibilities for a...

Dreams of kelp signify a tangled relationships that you are feeling stuck and unable to leave. Sea kelp is also a protein that can be nutritious for your hair and...

Fish are symbolic of ideas that float around under the surface of the water of your emotions and your unconscious nature.A fish tank is a symbol that puts such ideas...

Dreams of diving, floating and swimming usually hint at your current emotional state or the need to tap into the resources of your unconscious mind.If you are diving into water...

Graves are generally depressing and represent some form of death. On a very physical level this dream does not appear to be a very happy omen. However, the dream could...

Since Sigmund Freud, a key term in psychotherapy. Besides the more technical aspects in actual therapy, the idea of transference in essence means that during everyday situations old and ancient...

(Oversight) A slip of one’s tongue or to slip in a cutting remark in a dream may mean walking on a slippery surface in wakefulness or vice-versa.(Also see Slippery surface)

Vision: A man dreaming about a nun: cravings and emotions are stirring in the dark recesses of the unconscious and are about to surface. Trying to repress them won’t be...

There may be an obvious lack of passion and life force in your life right now. In a desert, you have to look deeper for the signs of life that...

Water is such a life giving force that it symbolizes the flow of life energy itself.It is a rather mysterious substance, given that it has the ability to flow through,...

The hippo is one of the largest mammals on Earth, and though it resembles the pig and the elephant, its closest living relative is the whale. Hippos are semi-aquatic, so...

1- Dolphins are perceived by sailors as saviours and guides, as having special knowledge and awareness, and this is the image which surfaces in dreams. Coming from the depths -...

The ankh is a key to the way to knowledge of hidden wisdom. Traditionally it is also a symbol for life and for the universe. As you progress in spiritual...

Transformation. Pluto, Roman god of the underworld, is the planet of profound change, of starting deep within and moving toward the surface. Pluto is the archetype of primordial energy, the...

A body of water such as an ocean, lake, or pond can represent: The context of your life, “your world,” or the setting and situations within which the your life...

To understand the symbolic meaning of this majestic animal, consider its habitat.The ocean represents our deep unconscious mind, and the whale is the animal that breathes air, but can dive...

1- To be conscious of sucking in a dream suggests a return to infantile behaviour and emotional dependency. Sucking a lollipop alerts us to a need for oral satisfaction in...

Barrier to growth; caution. Also, protection while swimming in emotional waters.

(Such as a church, mosque or temple) as an environment for us to consider our system of belief, any religious building will suggest a place of sanctuary and refuge and...

(Cutting remark, Oversight) A slip of one’s tongue, or to slip in a cutting remark in a dream may mean walking on a slippery surface, or viceversa.(Also see Slippery surface)

also see GhostAt its very basic level, we all have fears and feelings about death, and the appearance of Spirit helps us to come to terms with these. It will...

1- The cemetery and its association with death can have a double meaning in dreams. It can represent the parts of ourselves that we have ‘killed off’ or stopped using....

A creature of water, the lobster relates to the depths of the unconscious mind. Lobsters continually grow throughout their lifespan and can regenerate a lost limb. In this way, the...

also see Tree1- In former times the yew tree symbolised mourning and sadness. While few people would necessarily recognise a yew tree, there is, on an unconscious level, awareness of...

To drift, not wanting to control anything, similar to River and Water. Are you living your life? Or are you swimming with the tide?

To see them, whether swimming, flying, or on the ground, is a forecast of improving conditions; but if you heard them cackling, you are being warned that someone is trying...

1- The voice is a tool that we use to express ourselves. We all have inner awareness of our own state which is sometimes difficult to disclose. Often in dreams...

1- For most people the way they see themselves is important.To be overly conscious of something like a pimple in a dream is to suggest some worry as to how...

You may be skimming the surface of deep emotional issues below the surface. Any vehicle in a dream refers us to our paths in life.A boat travels over water, the...