Owen SterlingSwimming in water is the mind moving through a time when nothing stays still. This dream is how the brain rehearses maintaining balance while moving through an environment that lacks solid footing.
The process of movement through this medium indicates how a person handles the currents of their own life. A dream of this kind often reveals the capacity to stay composed even when the ground beneath is not fixed. The experience allows for a testing of one’s ability to keep pace with what is happening.
A feeling of being overwhelmed by the medium can occur if the movement becomes too difficult to sustain. However, the dream generally provides a way to recognize the strength found in maintaining one’s rhythm.
The ability to observe or exist in the lower reaches without surfacing indicates a deeper level of engagement. Whether the dreamer is snorkeling in water or breathing under water, they find a way to remain present in what is usually hidden.
The sudden chill of swimming in ice water brings a sharp and immediate clarity to the experience.
The clarity and stillness of the surroundings allow the dreamer to move through the dream with an easy, calm insight. Light passing through the medium makes every movement feel effortless and sure.
The act of yielding to the movement rather than fighting it changes the nature of the dream. When someone is floating in water, the dreamer is practicing a way of trusting the natural direction of things.
The presence of sediment or cloudiness in the dream complicates the ability to see. If the dreamer is swimming in murky water, the dream shows how hesitation or the inability to see the path forward makes the dreamer feel lost.
The scale of the environment shifts the focus toward the unknown. When the dreamer is swimming in deep water, the dream explores the capacity to handle vastness and the weight of what lies far below the surface.
For its more general meaning: Dream about water
Women trying on heels and then jumping into ocean. She has nice legs. Now I’m in water. Scared, swim backwards to shore underwater to check if sharks come at me. Three large dark fish creatures come. Swim fast and get to shore. Creatures slow swim to shore, women say maybe they harmless. I say maybe they want to eat your brain. I don’t trust creatures and they scare me.
Dear Reader,
Your dream is about organizing, independence and responsibilities. This dream suggests you will organize, spontaneously, a plan that some people in your family will join. You need to be more independent and resourceful instead of relying on others. Perhaps you feel you are stretched too thin and overburdened by daily responsibilities.
Thank you the Messenger.
i had a dream last night that i was back at a spring i used to swim at as a kid, but my dog was there. some people and i (didn’t recognize them) were trying to stop my dog from jumping in the water, but she did anyway. i jumped in after her and swam around trying to catch her. she was being playful. at some point, i caught up to her and grabbed her, then she just *poof* disappeared. i woke up right after.
Dear Reader,
Your dream is sometimes union, confrontation and talking. This dream denotes union, fellowship and friendship are favorably emphasized. You need to confront your current problems in order to progress forward. You will talk to your ex again and you might have a rapprochement with him or her.
Me, my mother, and my aunt were swimming at a water treatment plant. The clear water started swirling like a flushing toliet. My aunt and I jumped out onto the concrete slab. My mother was still in the flushing water. She yelled at us to stop talking. Then we rescued her.
Dear Reader,
Your dream is an omen for well-being, ideas and subconscious. This dream signifies you are introducing something into yourself that is harmful to your well-being. You are looking for a fresh infusion of ideas within your creative or work life. Something from your subconscious is coming to the surface.