Interpretations and Meanings of Dreams
Dreaming of sailing on a calm sea suggests that soon the dreamer will enjoy modest but satisfactory joys and triumphs. Dreaming of sailors working on the ship that the dreamer is on suggests that long journeys by sea or land will be made. If a woman has this dream, then it could mean that her relationship with her husband, boyfriend, or lover will suffer from a final break-up….
When we see a vessel set sail in a dream, then it often indicates the start of a trip that will bring happiness and success for us or our relatives. It can also be a sign, which shows that the dreamer will soon travel for pleasure….
Dreaming of fishing in a small canoe that is sailing in calm waters indicates absolute dominance over oneself and therefore can manage and govern life and business with absolute success. Sailing in this same way but in company of a loved one, if both are single it insinuates that marriage might be close and if both of them are already married, it indicates a well-matched marriage and a happy home. When the canoe is sailing in dirty water it indicates that life and business will go from bad to worse or that social relationships will deteriorate. Dreaming of running water of any kind always indicates the present and immediate future, depending on how the waters look: clean and clear or dirty and muddy, calm or turbulent….
Dreaming that you’re on a boat that is in calm waters indicates coming successes, happy moments and satisfactions. However, if the waters are muddy and turbulent, which also seem threatening, indicates that soon there will be problems against which you must be alert. Dreaming that you see a boat going far away, into the deep sea, hints that there are too many illusions that you must control. Dreaming that a ship is sailing towards a storm suggests that the dreamer’s affairs related to business, work, family are not going well, and that the problems soon will increase due to rumors and gossips. Dreaming of boats anchored in the port and stevedores loading things on them, it’s an announcement of personal gains, prosperity, a change of life, etc. If boats are still, without moving around, it indicates that the dreamer’s affairs and business will be the same as the boats. To dream that some people have shipwrecked, but the dreamer can help, hints that the dreamer will soon have to help someone who is in disgrace, and that these people are losing faith in one’s ability to correct errors. Dreaming of leaving a sinking ship and trying to reach land by swimming, suggests a serious confusion in the dreamer’s concerning matters, which involves risks, but if in the dream you fail to reach solid ground, it indicates that even if there are difficulties in your business, romantic life, or relationships, you will soon solve them satisfactorily. Dreaming that other people talk about two boats crashing or a shipwreck, suggests that your issues are bad because you neglected them, and perhaps because of the intervention of women (when the dreamer is a man) or men (in the case of women). Dreaming of dying in a boat that is anchored in the port indicates damage due to rumors and gossip. However, if the boat is in motion, all problems will be solved and the future will be less uncertain. Dreaming of being aboard on a boat in a storm hints that you’re getting involved in some dangerous situations that will have negative results. Dreaming of sailing on a boat in calm waters is an announcement of important achievements at work, business, or sentimental issues. Dreaming of several large ships sailing in convoy or formation, hints that soon there will be major changes in your life. It can also indicate news of international conflicts….
To dream that you’re sailing in a lifeboat suggests that you wish for your problems to end. To dream that a lifeboat is sinking suggests that you have lost your hopes for solving a problem. To dream that you’re in a lifeboat that is sailing adrift suggests that you’ve seen yourself fail and you have then lost all that you yearned to achieve. If in the dream someone intervenes and saves the dreamer, it indicates that he/she should be hopeful for a better future….
Dreaming of traveling in a cargo boat, sailing freely in clean waters suggests that, through hard work, you will soon achieve the things you want, including those related to business and money that was honestly earned. Dreaming of a cargo ship sailing in stagnant and dirty water insinuates that your affairs are going wrong and that you’ll hardly succeed….
Dreaming of a raft or canoe, or dreaming of navigating, indicates the probability of starting a new business or something new and attractive, but since it will be unknown for the dreamer, he could put himself at risk. Dreaming of sailing in raft or canoe and happily getting to your destiny suggests that, even though you’ll face a lot of obstacles, you will come up triumphant at the end. Dreaming of being in broken and useless boat is warning so you should stop acting in the way you have been acting, because your attitude will lead you to failure….
Sailing in calm waters indicates that you´ll receive very welcome news, money and will have a lucky streak. If the waters are choppy, then it means sickness, death and sadness. If the boat sinks, then it means your plans will collapse completely….
Dreaming of a yacht in which we are sailing on, and where we’re enjoying a luxurious atmosphere can be interpreted as our desire to break ties with the limitations of everyday life. Some authors interpret these dreams as a warning to potential thoughtless impulses to escape from reality….
Dream of fleet sailing with great speed means a sudden change in the business sector….
Rivers in dreams symbolize the time of life that goes away to never return. When a woman dreams of swimming or simply bathing in clean, transparent water, it can mean that she feels pleased with herself, enjoys a good health, has the sincere love of a man, and the sympathy of several people, which could dote her with some social prestige. Dreaming of any stream of clean, and clear water announces new opportunities, perhaps at work, in business or in love. Dreaming of a creek, pipe, or any stream that has dirty, muddy, and stinking water, announces that the dreamer is developing several diseases and illnesses. In some cases it may mean that bad people are trying to harm you. Dreaming of a river that has very clear water is an announcement of a peaceful, quiet and successful life, and a promise for a nice future. Dreaming of a turbulent river that has dirty or muddy waters means the opposite. Dreaming of sailing on a river whose waters alternate between calm and turbulent suggests that you’ll have some ups and downs in the affairs you’re handling, or in your social or romantic relationships. Dreaming of a river that is dry is a negative sign that means failing in the things you’re planning, diseases, etc….
Ocean or sea symbolizes the collective unconscious. Everything the ocean presages and represents in our dreams refers to what happens within us. If the ocean is calm so is also our life. Peaceful and quiet sea or ocean represents easy life. If it is troubled, then same is and with our inner self. Troubled ocean or sea represents complications and problems. To fall into the ocean presages some misfortune for which we will be guilty. If we sink in sea or ocean, it means that we resign ourselves to what we consider inevitable. If we try to swim and keep afloat it reflects our desire to fight with all our strength. Sailing through a rough ocean means we are getting carried away by a dangerous business even though we know the danger we are in….