The ocean is the cradle of all life on Earth. According to Jung, the ocean is a place of creativity, fertility and birth. People feel their evolutionary belonging to the collective forms of life that originated in the ocean. In this regard, the influence of the ideas of Darwinism is easily traced. Moreover, this approach taken by individuals to dream interpretation is imperfect due to the insufficient number of connecting links between its components.
For many people, the ocean is associated with types of entertainment such as ship cruises, yachts, and scuba diving, which were not available to people of the past. Perhaps a person who sees the ocean in a dream associates it with entertainment and does not at all perceive it as a source of life and fertility.
For some, especially if they cannot swim, the ocean carries a connotation of fear and ill omen. Its endless expanses, combined with the inability to float on water, can be a symbol of the struggle against the insurmountable that you wage in real life.
The boundless expanse of water has always aroused awe in a person, and even if you dreamed of an ocean, it means something grandiose. It is possible that serious events are coming soon in your life that will change it greatly.
However, in order to understand what the ocean seen in dreams probably prophesies, you need to carefully remember all the details of the dream.
The state of water can be safely projected onto the dreamer’s life, but not everything is so simple and you should not take all the signs too literally. To get a reliable explanation of what you saw, pay attention to details, including color and depth, and also try to remember your own actions and feelings.
Over time, not only the perception of the elements has changed, but the interpretation of dreams about them. More 100 years ago the ocean was associated with misfortune, because they didn’t know how to cope with the wind and waves, the abyss was frightening with dangers. Now people have learned to cooperate with the ocean and contemplating the expanses of water brings only a feeling of calm, harmony and happiness.
Ocean: meaning for men and women
Differences in the interpretation of dreams for men and women are associated with different archetypes, as well as professions and even the relationship of the sexes to the ocean. For example, if A sailor saw a storm in a dream, which means that his next voyage will probably be successful.
If a man has nothing to do with sailing, then dream books say: the ocean seen in a dream means problems of an intimate nature.
For a woman in a relationship, a stormy ocean can be a sign of mistrust in her partner.
However, most often interpretations agree on the answer to the question “why do you dream about the ocean”: and big waves in a dream mean problems, and calm waves promise a serene and happy life.
Calm or raging?
Often in dreams, just an endless expanse of water appears before the eyes, and the dreamer only observes its sides. Depending on how the ocean behaves, the dream has different meanings.
Water color
We are used to seeing the depths of the ocean as dark blue, however, both in nature and in dreams, colors can change. And if in reality it depends on the composition and condition, then in dreams it can be a reflection of what is currently happening in the dreamer’s life.
- Blue, green and blue-green waters are a good sign, predicting a pleasant pastime, relaxation or vacation. If the waves are measured and small, then the holidays will go well and you will really be able to relax.
- Dirty water means trouble.
- See ocean floor - for pleasant events, however, only if you can view it through a veil of crystal clear and transparent water.
- Seeing a dry ocean bottom without water is an alarming sign, signaling that the body is lacking something.
Plunge into the abyss
However, if in a dream you did not just observe the waves from the side, but actively interacted with the elements, dreams may have different explanations.
It all depends on the state of the ocean, as well as on exactly how you behaved with it.
Diving into the abyss is evidence of a dizzying romance, perhaps even marriage.
It is often said that for a girl, a dream where she plunges into the ocean with pleasure prophesies pregnancy and positive changes in various areas.
Popular dream books
Despite the fact that interpretations in different dream books may differ slightly, almost all interpreters agree that seeing the ocean is a good symbol that prophesies well-being and well-being.
- According to Freud's dream book, any water element in dreams is associated with offspring. For a woman, this means an early conception; for men, this means a desire to have children.
- Miller's dream book explains what he saw as imminent changes in life.
- The ancient dream book explains the ocean as a long journey, a journey. Since the elements were previously considered extremely dangerous, no one could accept the idea of voluntarily plowing through dangerous waters; it was believed that going into the ocean meant separation from loved ones.
- According to the women's dream book, seeing the ocean means good times and positive changes.
- D. Loff argues that the ocean symbolizes the cradle of life and civilization, it is a place of creativity, birth and fertility. And your interaction with it will show how and to what extent your life is interconnected with it.
You can interpret any dream, whether there was an ocean or something completely different, based on your own feelings. Intuition will guide you in the right direction, suggesting the meaning of what you saw. And the existing explanation will become the key to unraveling the symbols.
Every night a person dreams about 5-8 dreams. Usually, when we wake up in the morning, we don’t remember anything from our dream. It seems to us that there were no visions. But there are dreams that shock you with their scale or the strength of the feelings evoked, or their unusual emotional coloring. The next morning we remember these visions and try to understand them. A dream about the ocean is one of the brightest and most memorable.
You may not have seen it with your own eyes, but even in a dream, the power of water excites and shocks. Undoubtedly, like a real ocean, a vision about it is also a phenomenon that foreshadows something large-scale, strong, and unusual. To determine in detail and accurately what information a dream about the ocean carries, you should refer to various dream books that give interpretations of the dream. Now let's look at different options.
Interpretation of Catherine
First, let's open Catherine the Great's dream book. The ocean, if it is calm, according to this interpretation means well-being in business, and for an enterprising person - the successful implementation of plans.
Perhaps there were troubles and problems, but now they are left far behind, as if you had sailed away and left them. A calm ocean also signifies various favorable life situations. But if the waves hit the sides of the ship you are sailing on, then you should prepare for unpleasant surprises. It is quite possible that something will not go as planned: a conflict with loved ones or a mess in business.
Freud's dream book: ocean
Swimming in the ocean means that your sex life will give you new joys. Perhaps it will be an exciting relationship, perhaps some new sensations from an already known partner, or just a date with someone who has long been liked. The ocean is endless. And therefore love can also become an endless positive experience.
Magic interpreter
What does the magical dream book tell you? The ocean symbolizes good experiences and achievements. If he is calm, then everything will be fine. But if the waves are strong and noisy, then you should think about your material well-being.
It’s very sad that if before your eyes it becomes small, it means that your income will melt and decrease. Wandering the ocean always means a long journey. But sailing through a turbulent body of water means having great difficulty maintaining your life in its current state.
Russian interpreter
Now let's look at the Russian dream book. The ocean is clean - there is every chance to be happy and, of course, calm. Such water always means peace, happiness, love, good luck. This will happen in everything - in your personal life, business, work and travel. According to the Russian dream book, the ocean promises new achievements, knowledge and victories.
Interpretation of Phoebe
What does Phoebe’s dream book say? The ocean dreams of fulfilling desires, of dreams come true. And to see the island is the realization of some hope. But if you see only yourself on an ocean island, even the most beautiful one, be prepared for a long period of loneliness in life. Often I dream not only of the ocean surface, but also of a ship. If he floats away into the distance, and you remain on the shore, there will be sadness and parting. It’s bad when a person who doesn’t know how to swim dreams about the ocean or sea. Its depths in a dream mean some kind of mental problems, anxiety and despondency. You need to understand your life: is everything really going well in it?
Perhaps the ocean in a dream is not empty - life is in full swing in it: fish are swimming, algae are quietly moving... Well, this only means one thing - a difficult period in life is beginning. There will be material problems, tension with family, and conflicts with others. Dealing with these negative phenomena will take a long and difficult time.
Does a sick person have a dream about the ocean? Then, probably, the long-awaited recovery will soon occur. Water symbolizes purification on all levels - physical, mental, and moral.
Miller's opinion
Let's open Miller's dream book. The ocean in a dream, according to this book, has a double interpretation. Which one exactly? What does the dream book say about this? The ocean raises waves, the water makes noise, rages - such a vision for married couples can end sadly. At the very least, problems in relationships cannot be avoided. But for lovers, the restless ocean brings passion and intensity of emotions, stormy confessions and sexual trials.
Interpreter of the subconscious
The dream book interpreting the manifestations of the subconscious gives a lot of information. Water, the ocean symbolize the mother as a parent or as mother nature. Considered to be extremely intuitive, he predicts the future with high probability. Some experts even believe that the ocean seen is a form of a higher power, a unified natural consciousness. Much depends on how exactly he appeared in the dream.
If calm, it symbolizes positive relationships with others and inspires optimism. It’s good to swim in such an ocean, giving it your energy and receiving in return the energy of cleansing water. The dream book interprets this as being in the womb of the mother. But it’s very bad when the ocean overwhelms you, makes you choke on the waves, pulls you to the bottom, or simply scares you. Such a dream can determine the meaning of the maternal personality, which, unfortunately, is suppressive and too aggressive.
Seeing a shipwreck in a dream is interpreted as a fear of losing something important to oneself, mental or material. It is important to pay attention to whether anyone managed to escape during the crash? According to the Dream Book of the subconscious, the emotions experienced during sleep are of great importance. Calm waters or swimming in them signify solace and finding peace. It was as if a person had returned to his mother’s womb and become a baby again.
Jewish dream book
The sea, the ocean along it indicate the interest of strangers in your affairs. This is especially true if in a dream you are sailing on a large ship with strangers who are very friendly towards you. Someone is probably very interested in your affairs and finances.
Interpreter Akulina
According to Akulina’s dream book, the ocean is nothing more than the emergence of new interesting adventures in life, the cessation of routine. Perhaps such an adventure is what you need to make life a little richer and more varied.
Star Interpreter
The star dream book states that the ocean in a dream means spiritual freedom and the protection of Neptune and Jupiter. All paths are open. Therefore, you can accomplish what you have planned for a long time.
What was the water like?
Having seen the ocean in a dream, you need to carefully remember all the nuances, reproduce them in your memory, and then check them in dream books. It is very important what you did and how you did it, what the water was like - clean or dirty, muddy, what the state of the ocean was - calm or stormy. These are all clues to the dream.
If in a dream you are swimming in the endless ocean, you should pay attention to the state of the water - a lot depends on it. Clean water promises the successful completion of all sorts of affairs, calm water also promises all sorts of benefits, but dirty or stormy water warns of various troubles that await in the near future.
Emotions in a dream
But the feelings you experience during sleep are no less important, especially since the emotional component is also well remembered. If the next morning there is a feeling of complete rest, calmness, emotions are smooth and unstressed, then the dream does not bode well. Otherwise, if after the vision you are left with anxiety, a feeling of weakness and unfulfilled work, if you are tormented by sadness, such a dream definitely promises negative events and experiences.
Miller's Dream Book
Seeing a calm ocean in a dream- fortunately, the sailor will have a pleasant and successful voyage. Business man- will be pleased with the progress of his affairs, and the young man- enjoy the charm of your beloved.
Sail far in the ocean and hear the waves crashing against the side- portends misfortune in business life and a stormy period of quarrels and reproaches in the home circle.
Watch from the shore as the ocean waves roll over one another- foretells your imminent deliverance from the machinations of ill-wishers.
If you dream that the ocean is shallowing like a river that you can ford- exposes the terrible abyss of the bottom, when the waves recede- this means that prosperity and well-being will alternate in your life with sorrows and difficulties.
Sail on a calm ocean- always means favorability in all endeavors.
Freud's Dream Book
Quiet, calm ocean- indicates enormous inner strength, as well as emotional and spiritual balance. The turbulent, restless ocean requires great courage from you to embark on a journey to calm waters through emotional storms.
Dream book of the 21st century
If in a dream you saw a quiet, calm ocean- this is a good dream, promising you all the best, success in everything; slight disturbance on the water, waves colliding with each other- a harbinger of victory over an enemy, competitor, deliverance or counteraction to your enemies; stormy ocean- a symbol of obstacles, difficulties and stagnation in business.
English dream book
Contemplating a calm ocean in a dream- to good; if the ocean is stormy- such a dream is an unkind sign.
To dream that you are sailing on a calm ocean surface with a tailwind- definitely a harbinger of achieving a goal, fulfilling desires and getting what you passionately strived for. After such a dream you can expect happiness and satisfaction with fate; the dream also foretells success in love. This is a dream for lovers- promises a delightful period of courtship, leading directly and honestly to the haven of marriage. Your desires will coincide, and mutual and reciprocal affection awaits you. For the sailor- everything is the other way around; if he dreams of a pleasant swim- in reality it will be full of dangers; if he dreams of a storm- this portends a successful voyage.
Dream book of lovers
If a man had such a dream, it means that he has problems in his sexual life. For example, it does not always come to sexual intercourse, but he quickly comes to his senses and can continue what he started. He should learn to delay the moment of ejaculation in order to please his partner, otherwise he will not be able to avoid conflicts and quarrels.
The Woman Who Dreamed of the Ocean- is very worried about his upcoming date with a potential partner.
Vedic dream book from Sri Swami Sivananda
Ocean- life will be the same as the ocean seen in a dream.
Quiet and peaceful- she will be if the ocean is calm, restless if it is stormy.
Psychoanalytic dream book
Ocean - dark forces; moods and mystical energy of the psyche. Matrix of all creations. Chaos. Cold, cosmic unconscious.
The depths of the ocean are that which cannot be grasped or comprehended, especially the depths of the unconscious, but sometimes the depths of evil.
Dream Book of the Wanderer
Ocean- long road.
Modern universal dream book
Many of us have felt at some point in our lives that all our efforts towards something were in vain. Have you felt like just a drop in the ocean - would you like to have more influence on others?
How do you see the ocean in your dreams?- Is he calm or stormy?
If the ocean represents your feelings- what do you feel?
If you dream about ebbs and flows- it means something is pressing on you. How do you behave in your sleep? Do you enjoy the ocean or escape from it?
If you sink into its waves- the dream suggests that you are surrendering to your emotions.
The ocean is also associated- with endless space. What in your life has no boundaries? Does this apply to your friendship with someone: does it truly have no boundaries and are you a happy person?
Don't be upset - it's just a dream. Thanks to him for the warning.
When you wake up, look out the window. Say out the open window: “Where night goes, sleep comes.” All the good things stay, all the bad things go.”
Open the tap and dream about flowing running water.
Wash your face three times with the words “Where water flows, sleep goes.”
Throw a pinch of salt into a glass of water and say: “As this salt melts, my sleep will go away and will not bring harm.”
Turn your bed linen inside out.
Don't tell anyone about your bad dream before lunch.
Write it down on paper and burn this sheet.
“I’m standing at the edge of the ocean, the water is clear and beckons. Suddenly I see a wave the size of a five-story building, it flies at great speed. I turn around and run away, but the water overtakes me. I physically feel her powerful push..."
Why do you dream about the ocean (sea), raging and calm, what do waves mean, diving into the depths, clear and muddy water - in the article we continue to analyze the “water” theme of dreams:
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Ocean in a dream
This is a symbol of unconscious incomprehensible wisdom, primitive intuition, the power of God (the Creator, the Higher Mind, the Spirit - who prefers which definition).
Swim in the vast ocean without fear means:
- trust in the Force that guides us in our movement through life and development;
- awareness of oneself as a particle of the Universe;
- having good intuition and understanding the limitlessness of one’s abilities.
Swim in the open sea(oceans):
accept the state of your soul, striving for openness and receptivity to any manifestations of the external world.
The further you are carried away from the shore in your sleep, the better your soul feels (it turns out to be closer to God). The shore in this case is everything that “holds”, slows us down in our true desires, earthly needs, attachments, established habits, way of life.
Often in such a dream we may experience fear. This is our “earthly” part, our personality, which is afraid of changes and new opportunities, clings to the old (“shore”).
How to react to a dream?
Listen to yourself, realize and accept your fear, think about the prospects that your soul points to, trust your intuition and stop resisting your essence. Then life will certainly change for the better, and this will happen easier and faster.
Air mattress - far-fetched, empty, inflated thoughts or emotions.
Dive into the depths of the ocean, explore the bottom or observe marine life:
to know the depths of one’s essence, unconscious drives, needs or passions.
What we encounter in the underwater kingdom reflects our own characteristics. At the same time, sea monsters, evil octopuses, plants or sharks are our fears, complexes (resentment, anger, aggression).
The sea (ocean) is restless, worried.
The following questions will help you understand the dream:
“What do I care about? What situation, problem or people are causing you concern?”
Focus on your sensations, physically feel (“ground”) your excitement. Enjoy it, tame it, don’t let fear turn mild anxiety into a storm of emotions.
Physical activity helps to cope with strong anxiety: brisk walking, dancing, swimming, running, etc. And also laugh, look at the problem from the other side, find it in yourself, or at least smile.
Restless, raging and threatening ocean, terrible storm:
- excitement and fear;
- lack of faith in one's own strength, intuition;
- fear of trusting the Creator, his help, care and guidance;
- spiritual values have given way to earthly goods, we do not hear our soul, its real desires.
Remember the old woman from Pushkin's fairy tale? When she became too exalted and “presumptuous”, desiring the royal throne, the storm (we mean the Higher Power) put her “in her place”: she swept away everything that she had given her before, leaving only a broken trough.
To avoid the storm in reality that the dream warns about, this situation needs to be worked out.
We ask ourselves questions and answer them honestly:
- What events cause a storm in my soul?
- What turbulent emotions am I experiencing?
- Why do I need this storm and what do they want to tell me, what to point out?
- What do I need to realize?
“I am a hurricane. I crush everything in my path, I am merciless, merciless. I have incredible strength, I can do anything!”
Listen to the sensations in your body and thoughts in your head. This practice will help you understand what caused the dream, adjust your behavior and intentions in daytime reality, and therefore avoid troubles, financial collapse, in your career or in relationships.
I dream of a shore with soft waves or a calm surface of the sea:
Perhaps it’s time to take a break from troubles and worries, to cleanse yourself of old outdated connections and thinking patterns.
Huge waves:
strong emotions and experiences.
The wave hits you or you flounder helplessly:
you are afraid to express or suppress feelings, fear, powerlessness.
Drowning in the sea (river, lake) - ask yourself:
“What problems, worries (about what, who) am I drowning in? What emotions oppress me, drag me to the bottom?
If a big wave hits you, but you don't drown, don't be afraid:
you are in control of the situation and know that you will cope with the emotions and “swim out”.
Treat dreams as clues. By analyzing the plot of a dream, you can better understand your state of mind and why certain events happen in reality.