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What it means to dream about the sea
Two readings: the one the old dream book gives, and what this dream actually means.
What the traditional dream book says
The sea in the tradition announces big change and a long road ahead. Calm, it promises good fortune. In a storm, it warns of trials and rough weather in your affairs. Setting out across it was read as a whole life turning over.
What the dream really reflects
The sea is the big ungovernable thing around you: life, fate, feeling with no floor to it. Calm water means you are at peace with it. A storm means it covers you without asking first. However far from shore you were in the dream is how far from solid ground you are awake.
What changes the reading
The same dream reads differently, and here is what shifts it.
- A calm sea
- You are at peace with what you cannot govern. Life is carrying you gently and you are letting the current do most of the work.
- A stormy sea
- Something stronger than you is going over the top of you. Hold on, because rough weather never asks for permission first.
- Drowning in the sea
- You are completely overwhelmed and there is no floor under your feet. This is the point where you ask someone for help out loud.
FAQ
Is dreaming about the sea a good sign or a bad one?
Neither one directly, because a dream does not prophesy. It shows your state, and whether that is light or heavy is yours to weigh once you look closely. Sea here is a mirror rather than a sentence.
The dream reflected you for one night. The chart of the sky holds your whole reflection.
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