Diving

To dream of diving in water represents the choice to face uncertainty or negativity head on. Confidently choosing to confront problems directly. You may be putting aside obligations or responsibilities to deal with a problem with full strength. "Taking the plunge" in a situation.

To dream of diving into anything besides water represents full focus on a situation. Wanting to immerse yourself completely with something. Getting "head deep" into a problem or something you love. Confidently exploring an issue.

Diving in a dream may also reflect your wish to show others that you fear nothing or how serious you are about doing something.

Example: A man dreamed of being about to dive into water. In waking life he was prepared to make a more serious commitment in a relationship of which he worried about taking.

Diving Board

To dream of a diving board represents your preparation to face a problem or negative situation all at once. Thinking carefully before "taking the plunge" or making the next big step. Spontaneity and willingness to take a chance.

The dream may be a sign that you are dealing with an important new phase of your life. Anxiety about how difficult confronting a challenge might be. Sensitivity about confronting a problem perfectly or without making a mistake. Anxiety about making the same mistake you made in previous situation.

The higher the diving board, the more challenging it may feel to take the next step and make the plunge.

Docks

To dream of dock facing water symbolizes a tough time or difficulty you are expecting to confront. Anxiety about uncertainty or a negative situation that is close at hand. You may feel unprepared or worried about failure.

To dream of a dock facing land symbolizes a tough time that has passed as you move towards a more comfortable or stable time in your life.

If you dream of a dock that collapses it symbolizes mistakes or problems that have occurred while you waiting to confront a problem. It may also reflect mistakes or problems that have occurred as soon as you finished with a problem.

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Drinking Fountain

To dream of a drinking fountain represents feelings about easy access to replenishment, support, or resources whenever you want. An aspect of your life where you feel you can easily refresh or re-energize yourself. The availability and accessibility of emotional support, knowledge, or sustenance. Your perception of the accessibility of resources that can replenish your energy, vitality, or emotional well-being. How you perceive the availability of help or resources in your life, and your feelings about being able to access them without significant barriers. Feelings about utilizing a resource whenever you want to emotionally sustain yourself, revitalize yourself, or address your own needs effortlessly. Feelings about praying as an emotional source of strength and comfort to keep you going in life.

Positively, dreaming about a drinking fountain may represent an abundance of support and resources at your disposal. Feelings of security knowing that you can always find help or get what you need. A sense of relief, ease, and comfort in your life. Your ability to find quick solutions to your problems or access support when needed. A network of support, easy access to knowledge or information, or a dependable source of emotional sustenance. This dream may also suggest that you are taking care of your basic needs in a simple and efficient manner.

Negatively, dreaming about a drinking fountain could represent taking resources or support for granted. A lack of appreciation for the easy access you have to certain benefits or help. A dependency on external sources for support or sustenance, indicating a need to become more self-reliant or independent. Feelings of dissatisfaction with the quality or level of support you are receiving. Feeling of scarcity or an inability to access the necessary resources for nourishment, leading to a sense of frustration or deprivation. Replenishment that is temporary or the best you can do for the moment.

To dream of a malfunctioning or broken drinking fountain may represent a sense of frustration or disappointment regarding your access to support or resources. Problems or obstacles in accessing the support or resources you need to endure a challenging situation. Feeling that something in your life is not working as smoothly as you would like, and it may be time to seek alternatives or address the issue. Feelings about praying not working as a source of strength and comfort to keep you going in life when it usually does, indicating a need to seek alternative sources of support or to address underlying issues that are hindering your ability to replenish yourself. Feelings about your usual means of coping or re-energizing are not available to you.

Example: A woman dreamed of walking down a path and drinking from a drinking fountain. In waking life, she had a lot of issues on her mind with work, school, exercise, family, and taking the time to pray. In this case, the drinking fountain may have reflected her feelings about praying as a source of emotional replenishment and support in her life.

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Drought

To dream of a drought represents feelings about "dried up" opportunities or creativity. Jealousy of nothing positive or beneficial happening. Emotional emptiness. Relationships or family life where nobody is caring about having a good time. It may also reflect a financial or economic slowdown. Situations where prosperity, success, or happiness is more difficult than you are used to. Feelings about some area of your life being withdrawn or depressed.

Drowning

To dream of drowning represents feelings of being totally overwhelmed by uncertainty or situations that feel excessive. Fearing being overcome by failure that you can't escape. You may fears, insecurities, guilt, or other negative emotions that are overpowering and dominant. Something is too much for you to handle on your own.

Alternatively, you may be too deeply involved in something that is now beyond your control.

To dream of surviving drowning represents difficult emotional situations you have overcome, or are learning to deal with. You may have survived a problem that you didn't believe you could.

Example: A woman dreamed of drowning in the ocean. In waking life she was getting divorced and feared losing everything she had worked for up to that time.

Example 2: A 4 year-old boy dreamed of being in water and drowning with nobody coming to help him when he called for help. In waking life he was being sexually abused by his teenage brother. The dream may have reflected the young boy's feelings about the situation being overwhelmed and trapped with the abusive behavior while knowing he was innocent.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing her son drowning while her husband did nothing about it. In waking life she felt that her husband was allowing the uncertainty of problem to overwhelm his relationship with the son.

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Evaporation

To dream that water is evaporating represents negativity or uncertainty in your life that is slowly disappearing, fleeting, or going away on its own.

Negatively, water evaporation may represent ignoring or avoiding problems in your waking life, hoping they will just go away on their own. A lack of action towards resolving issues that ultimately result in the problems persisting or worsening over time. An arrogant or ignorant method of avoiding being responsible so that other factors will solve the problem for you. Additionally, the dream may symbolize a loss of emotional or creative energy.

To dream of evaporation that doesn't involve water may reflect feelings about something fleeting, slowly disappearing or fading away, whether it be a relationship, opportunity, or aspect of oneself. Negatively, it may reflect anxious feelings about losing something valuable or important without being able to control the outcome. Alternatively, it may represent a lack of commitment or effort in pursuing goals, leading to missed opportunities and regret. Surprise or disappointment at how fleeting and easy it is to lose something valuable. Loses that are slow, fleeting, and impossible to stop.

Example: A young girl dreamed of seeing her father's new fiance evaporating every time she would try to hug her. In waking life, she felt that he father's new finance didn't really like her and would keep pretending to like her before quickly become mean again. In this case, the evaporating may have reflected her feeling of being rejected by the fiance and the relationship feeling fleeting.

Faucet

To dream of a faucet represents access on demand that allows you to confidently manage, regulate, or control a situation by "tapping" a resource. Access to a steady flow of information and understanding about something that helps you. Confidence with control over managing a life situation, resources, or how money is spent. Faucets symbolize the flow of feelings, energy, or resources, and how you manage or regulate them in your life. Feelings about family or friends that allow you access or that can be "tapped" when needed. Feelings about parents or other people always being around to help you.

Negatively, dreaming about a faucet may represent feelings of abusing advantages or access on demand for a resource. Not appreciating easy access to information or resources. Using people as your personal "tap" to information or resources. Problems with access to resources.

Positively, dreaming of a faucet may reflect your ability to maintain a balance, control, or effectively manage your resources. A working faucet may signify that you have a healthy emotional state or a good handle on the various aspects of your life. Friends or family help you easily upon request. Access to good advice whenever you need it.

To dream of a bathroom faucet represents your ability to access resources and control taking care of yourself while confronting your personal problems. Control or discretion over fixing problems. Deciding when or how to get rid of something. Your ability to manage self-care with fixing problems or renewing yourself.

To dream of a kitchen faucet represents your ability to control taking care of yourself while preparing to experience something new. Your ability to manage self-care with preparing for new experiences or confronting new problems. An intuitive dream symbol about the future to prepare for accessing a resource on demand that is about to happen.

To dream of a hose faucet represents your ability to manage and direct situations so that nothing weird is happening with why your life is supposed to keep working properly. Managing uncertain situations maintaining common normal appearances is important. Managing normal appearances in public.

To dream of a running faucet reflects a constant access to a resource or consistent attempt to deal with a problem.

To broken or malfunctioning faucet may symbolize a sense of powerlessness or frustration in managing personal problems. A need to take time off to fix a more fundamental problem with lacking a strong ability to manage your life. Feelings about being unable to confidently control a situation when you feel you should be able to. Feeling that "can't do something about it."

To dream of a leaky hose faucet represents feelings of lacking perfect control or management ability over a situation. Feelings of not having 100% confidence to manage or regular a situation. Access on demand to resources is not working or stopping like it's supposed to. Issues that weaken your ability to control a situation. Loss, disappointments, fear, or frustrations may be distracting you. Difficulties in managing emotions or controlling the flow of resources, leading to stress and anxiety. It may also signify wasted energy or resources in your waking life.

Example: A young woman dreamed of black water coming out of the bathroom faucet. In waking life, she was afraid to make the choice to drop out of school due to problems because her parents would make her get a job. In this case, the bathroom faucet with black water may have reflected her feelings about herself having the ability to manage herself confronting personal problems, such as needing to decide whether or not to drop out of school and talk to her parents about it. The black water coming out of the faucet could symbolize her fear and negativity associated with the choice to drop out of school and be forced to have a less important job as someone without an education.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of a faucet being broken. In waking life, she felt that she was wasting her life because she never entered Makeup Artistry school sooner which forced to live her current life with a regular job. In this case, the broken faucet in this care may have reflected her feelings of being unable to manage or fix her life situation to get a better job because she hadn't sought out her family as a resource to help take care of her while she takes time off to go back to school to fix the the problem.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of using her kitchen faucet to quench her thirst. In waking life, she was jealous of not knowing what her dreams meant so she kept asking an expert about their meaning. In this case, the faucet may have reflected her desire to access a steady flow of information and understanding about her dreams from the expert.

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Ferry Boat

To dream of a ferry boat represents feelings about safely being helped navigate through uncertainty with a sense of easy transition towards a different phase of your life. Feelings about being helped through an uncertain situation while safely or comfortably taking your time thinking it's nice or wonderful that someone did it all for you. Feeling that it's someone else's job to help you safely get passed a difficult or uncertain situation. Feeling confidence or trust that you will be helped to make an uncertain transition with ease. Feeling optimistic about being safely carried through a problem situation that shouldn't be a problem with ease. Feelings about simply needing to pay someone to safely or professionally transition through an uncertain phase.

A ferry boat might also represent a sense of direction, progress, and smooth navigation through the uncertainties of life. A conscious adaptation to change and the optimistic anticipation of a new beginning or arrival at a different, potentially better, state of being. The dream might indicate trust in the process and the belief that the transitional journey you are on is necessary and beneficial.

Example: A woman dreamed about herself and her husband riding a ferry towards Angel Island. In waking life, she and her husband were being helped by doctors with in vitro fertilization to get pregnant. In this case, the ferry ride may have reflected her feelings about being safely and professionally aided by the doctors through the uncertain and challenging process of in vitro fertilization.

Example 2: A man had a nightmare of missing the ferry. In waking life, he was expecting an easy transition to a new job and feared potential problems arising that may end up making his new employer give the job to someone else. In this case, the missed ferry may have reflected his anxieties about missing out on an opportunity to safely and easily navigate the uncertainties and potential challenges associated with transitioning to a new job.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of being on a ferry, then getting off the ferry, and then seeing the ferry at a distance. In waking life, she was talking to lawyers about fighting a Child Protection Services problem with her grandchild. She called lawyers about the problem, but couldn't afford to pay lawyers. In this case, the ferry may have reflected her feelings about the possibility of being professionally and safely guided through the uncertainty and difficulties of dealing with Child Protection Services.

Fishing

To dream of fishing represents a wish to find new ideas or gain insights into problems. It may also reflect your search for a solution to an uncertain situation. Feeling that something is wrong in your life. An open-mind about solving a problem.

Negatively, dreaming about fishing may reflect a wish to discover ideas or insights to help you be dishonest. Awareness of yourself choosing to not offer help to others while they look for answers to their problems. Desperately hoping that someone you are jealous of will not find a much needed insight or idea that helps them. Being too serious about finding alternative solutions. Wasting an excessive amount of time hoping for a new idea. Pretending to faking solving problems. Looking for alternative answers to problems that have no solutions instead of asking for help.

To dream of ice fishing symbolizes a search for insight into hardened problems, or "frozen" situations. Things from your past that are difficult to understand, or that the ego prevents you from seeing. It may also reflect an attempt to find solutions during uncertain situations that are on hold.

To catch a fish symbolizes gaining insight as you pull it from the unconscious into your conscious mind. Discovering ideas.

To dream of fishing with objects that are not fishing rods may reflect unusual methods you are using to discover a solution to a problem. Consider the non-fishing rod object for additional meanings.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing his son fishing. In waking life he was intentionally faking helping his son move to another country while experiencing his son trying to find any alternative options available to help make his aspiration to move possible. He was aware of his son's desperation to move and intentionally ignoring offering real help that was easy for him to do.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing people fishing for mermaids and noticing that the mermaids were afraid of being caught. In waking life she was suspicious that her boyfriend was deceiving her and trying to prove it by tricking him. She was terrified of the possibility of losing the relationship if she discovered that her suspicions were true.

Example 3: A man dreamed of fishing, catching something, and then letting it go. In waking life he was brainstorming about an idea he had, but then gave up on it.

Fishing Rod

To dream of a fishing rod represents feelings about efforts or trying to gain insight into a situation that's unusual, has clues, or makes you suspicious about why it's not telling you everything that's happening. Your approach to uncovering hidden issues. Your wish to find a solution to a problem that you are inexperienced with. Trying to gain insight through patience, persistence, or simply seeing what happens. Using something as a tool in order to discover hidden insight or seek information.

Negatively, dreaming about a fishing rod may represent feelings of frustration or disappointment in your efforts to gain insight into yourself or a situation that's unusual about not telling you everything that's happening.

Fishing often appears in dreams of people undergoing therapy or who are trying to self-improve. Feeling ready to confront issues or difficult emotions.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a commercial fishing boat on the ocean with a fishing rod that catches a large fish. In waking life, he was experimenting with buying a number of products off the internet to fix an unusual health problem related to inflammation and eventually found the answer to his problem. In this case, the fishing rod may have reflected his efforts to explore different solutions and methods, patiently trying each one to see if any would successfully resolve his health issue.

Fishpond

To dream of a fishpond represents feelings about easy attempts to find insight. Easy solutions available to you if you look deep enough. Easy insights into problems if you try hard enough to look. Having no fear that you can't easy find a solution to a problem, find insight, or find a resource if needed. Feelings about easy it is to find a romantic date if want one. Business owners may dream of a fishpond to reflect feelings about easily available labor or talent that can be hired.

Example: A young woman dreamed of a fishpond with no fish in it. In waking life she was thinking about numerous potential love interests which ended up not being realistic.

Example 2: A young girl dreamed of standing next to a fishpond. In waking life she was thinking about ways to find her soulmate.

Floating

To dream of floating in water represents a negative or uncertain situation that you are dealing with. Staying strong, holding on, or keeping up. Feeling carried through an uncertain situation with little you can do about it. Keeping your composure with. Doing the best you can to survive a problem situation. Managing or having a handle on your emotions. Managing or navigating a difficult or turbulent emotional situation. Progress in a difficult situation by the most simple means. Concerns with being "carried away" by a dangerous or emotional situation. Anxiety or concerns about "drifting along" in a situation. Consider the term "staying afloat" and how it might apply to your current life situation. Feeling that nobody is supporting you. Problems that persistently won't go away until you confront or address them personally.

To dream of seeing a boat floating on water represents navigation of uncertainty or negative situations. Your potential to or active attempt to confront issues. A serious effort to "stay afloat" in a difficult situation. Responsibly moving beyond uncertain boundaries in your life. Feelings about needing to stay buoyant. Feeling that you have limited support or are capable of supporting yourself through a difficult situation.

To dream of seeing an object or animal floating in water represents an aspect of your personality that is holding on or surviving a problem. Uncertain possibilities, ideas, or modes of action that are still available to you. An area of your life that isn't succumbing to uncertainty, problems, or being impossibly overwhelmed.

Negatively, an object or animal floating in water may reflect an aspect of your personality that is persistently not being dealt with completely. It may also reflect opportunities that have shown up due to a negative or uncertain situation. Something in your life that is barely getting by or nobody else cares about anymore. Good idea or opportunities lost to negative situations or uncertainty indefinitely.

To dream of yourself floating in the air represents the feelings about yourself being incredible or doing noticeably incredible things. Feeling safe that people can't oust you or outsmart you. Living in stasis with a higher level of achievement.

To dream of floating in the air and looking down at yourself represents feelings about yourself observing yourself jealous that you can't reach a higher level of achievement. Feeling high in spirit, but low in physical ability.

To dream of an object floating in the air may represents ideas or possibilities that feel incredible. Feeling that something incredible is waiting for you to do something about it. Feeling safe to try something incredible or unusual.

To dream of floating above the earth and looking down at it represents your feeling about how wonderful or incredible your life feels. Feeling that your entire life revolves around being bigger or better than others in some way. Negatively, it may reflect feelings of being too big or rich to believe that anyone could do something better than you do.

Example: A man dreamed of walking across a river that had raccoons and possums floating on it. He used the floating raccoons and possums as a walkway to cross the river. In waking life he was dealing with a 6-year divorce with his wife while needing to deal with a temporary problem with his daughter connected to his wife. The floating raccoons and possums in the river used as a walkway may have reflected his feelings about all the problems with his wife that weren't going away being something he had to temporarily and carefully "walk over" to discuss issues related to his daughter.

Example 2: A man dreamed seeing a rowboat floating in water and then suddenly start sinking. In waking life he was attempting to manage a problem and suddenly become too overwhelmed with problems to continue managing the problem.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of unborn babies floating in a toilet. In waking life she was starting to feel unsure about the new man she started dating. The floating unborn babies in the toilet may have reflected her feelings about problems related to her new relationship persistently not going away until she made the decision to end the relationship.

Example 4: A teenage girl dreamed of herself floating in water. In waking life she was unsure about whether or not to initiate a real relationship with a guy friend. The floating in this case may have reflected her feelings about maintaining herself in a state of uncertainty about whether dating her guy friend was a good idea while knowing it was a possibility.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of floating in water. In waking life she was unemployed and experiencing financial frustration. In this case, the floating in the water may have reflected her feelings of trying to stay afloat amidst the financial challenges and uncertainty, doing her best to maintain her composure and manage her emotions, while seeking new job opportunities and support to overcome the situation.

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Flooding

To dream of a flood represents negativity or uncertainty that you feel overwhelmed by. Feeling inundated by problems. Emotional overload. Stress and tension. Difficult circumstances or issues you are struggling with. Something unexpected that is delaying you or holding you back. Feeling that a problem is too much to deal with by yourself.

To dream of a room or space being flooded represents negativity or uncertainty that has become a powerful distraction. A distraction or problem is predominantly on your mind. An interference or distraction that you have to wait to subside before you can return to normal. Dealing with a problem that takes precedence over your real goals or wishes. Issues with keeping serious problems to yourself to avoid embarrassment or making someone else angry.

Example: A young girl dreamed of experiencing a flood. In waking life she was in the middle of school exams when her boyfriend broke up with her. She felt overwhelmed by stress.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of a flooding occurring in a room. In waking life she felt overwhelmed by her friend's problems because her friend became too needy with discussing personal problems. She felt she couldn't get a break from her friend.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of flood. In waking life she had recently experienced a very stressful weekend.

Example 4: A man dreamed of experiencing an enormous flood. In waking life he was paying a lot of attention to the news prior to world war 1.

Frozen

To dream of being frozen may represent your inability to take action or progress. You might also feel unable to express yourself. It may also reflect delays or setbacks. Some area of your life that is doing nothing at all. Conversations that have come to a permanent standstill.

Frozen foods or objects may imply procrastination or putting something off. You've chosen to ignore certain issues or deal with something later.

Thawing frozen food could symbolize issues that are being reconsidered or a sign that you are finally confronting problems that you put off dealing with.

Example: A young woman dreamed of seeing people being frozen and killed. In waking life she was raped and felt that her mother was very unwilling to discuss the rape in a supportive manner. The freezing in the dream that killed people may have reflected her feelings about the "cold uncaring" attitude from her mother that "froze" the conversation and family support when the rape was brought up in conversation.