Hot Water
To dream of hot or boiling water represents feelings about heightened emotional stress, intense pressure, or dangerous uncertainty that feels out of control. Feelings of anger, anxiety, urgency, or emotional volatility that are becoming overwhelming. A situation that is emotionally "too hot to handle," where reactions may be impulsive, painful, or damaging if not carefully managed. Feeling threatened by an uncertain situation that is escalating quickly or reaching a breaking point. Emotional turmoil. Exacerbation or worsening of problems. A sign that a problem has been neglected or allowed to increase in severity. Relationships that feel tension or anger worsening.
To dream of hot water being spilled on you represents feelings about exacerbated problems or negative feelings from others effecting you. Feeling that something in your life has been made worse and "dumped" on you. Being embarrassed by something that feels terrible or dangerous.
Example: A young girl dreamed of soaking her younger brother in hot water. In waking life, she was very hostile towards her brother and had gotten him into trouble.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing a fish struggling in a boiling pot of water that turned into a bird when she turned down the temperature and looked at it closely. In waking life, she was getting subtle feelings that a fight was going to make her boyfriend stop talking to her so she stopped arguing with him to calm him down. In this case, the hot water may have reflected her feelings about the increasing tension in the relationship.
