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Quagmire / Swamp Dream Meaning

To see yourself bogged down in a quagmire signifies your inability to meet obligations and your feeling that you are stuck in a boring routine. To see others bogged down in a quagmire denotes that you are being affected by the moods of others. To see a swamp in your dream symbolizes aspects of yourself that are repressed and dark; it also represents feelings that undermine your confidence and well-being. Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by a feeling or an emotion. [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Element Encyclopedia by Theresa Cheung [Back to dream]

What does QUAGMIRE / SWAMP mean in a dream?


Vision: You are walking through a quagmire: you are working extremely hard, but the rewards for your efforts are small.See Mud, Swamp.Depth Psychology: Emotional barriers interfere with your independence and...

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To see yourself bogged down in a quagmire signifies your inability to meet obligations and your feeling that you are stuck in a boring routine. To see others bogged down...

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Vision: Looking at a swamp: a plan or project already started should be abandoned as quickly as possible—the chances of success are nil.If you are stuck in a swamp and...

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Material aspects: When we dream of a marsh or a swamp, it can indicate that we are feeling ‘bogged down’. We feel that we are being held back in something...

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See Swamp, Mud. Physical desires that are being repressed, that are dragging you down. Fear of death or fear of life. You are unable to move forward, and are being...

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Vision: Wading through mud: things will move painfully slowly in the next few days, the mood is bleak and troubles abound. Getting stuck in mud: you are in a difficult...

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Be careful—quagmire and mud. Either it is difficult to get ahead or the reed points to protection; you can hide in the reeds, and you can also cover your roof...

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Bogs, denotes burdens under whose weight you feel that endeavors to rise are useless. Illness and other worries may oppress you.See Swamp.

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A real or imagined challenge that seems difficult to escape or recover from.A perceived “losing situation” in your life, or one that seems to keep getting worse.See Problem, Unstable, Swamp,...

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lucky numbers: 07-12-17-21-27-40being a: wil have many ups and downs, but plans wil fail to materialize. confessing to a: have strayed from moral ground and need a hand out of...

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Fear of sinking into the world of the emotions and / or instincts that need to be dealt with.An opportunity for self-knowledge.See Submarine, Swamp, Diving.

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Dreams of an alligator symbolize that predatorial energy in your life, or your fear of being eaten alive, overpowered, or pulled into the swamp of your fears. This could be...

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Feeling bogged down, held back, losing ground, perhaps due to lack of self confidence or emotional support; may show the emotional dependence one gets stuck in between child and parent;...

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Moving in slow motion is evidenced in many anxiety dreams.The dreamer may be wading through heavy waters, engulfed in mud, or merely running in tortuously slow motion.This type of dream...

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Being carried away by emotions (Water), being transported by and giving in to the existing Rhythm.See Sailboat. Here the power of the Winds, as well as the intellect, is used...

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Dreams of a crocodile symbolize anger that could eat a person alive, and an unintegrated shadow aspect of you is sneaking up on you from the murky swamp of your...

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Example: ‘I have to keep walking because there is something I am afraid of behind me. When I am pressed up against the ceiling being crushed I look down and...

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Zoo animals, habitats, and activities can represent the variety of things in your real life (such as people, houses in a neighborhood, activities, facets of your life, etc.).A group, community,...

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Example: ‘1 look down and the stairs and bannister rail are swarming alive with a black moving wave of crawling things, like some awful insects; and in the hallway is...

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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...

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A planner symbolizes an extremely detailed personality.If the dreamer sees herself using it, then it is likely that some events will change her life. On the contrary, to lose or...

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(Employment, Knowledge, Prison) If a man ofknowledge sees himself swimming in the ocean in a dream, it means that he will attain his goals. Ifhe enters the water of the...

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