Water of the Unconscious – Week 6

Water is one of the most common and powerful symbols in dreams.

In the work of Carl Jung, water is often linked to the emotional and unconscious parts of the psyche. The parts of us that are felt rather than thought.

The state of the water matters.

Calm, clear water can reflect a sense of peace or emotional clarity.

Rough, stormy water may point to overwhelm, stress, or strong emotions.

Deep or dark water can suggest something unknown or not yet fully understood within you.

Being in the water, watching it, or being swept by it can all carry different meanings, depending on how it feels in the dream.

A question to ask yourself:

What did the water feel like?

Dreams often speak through emotion (more than logic.)

So when water appears, it may be your inner world showing you something about how you are feeling beneath the surface.

For our 6th and final week of this, Once in a Dream Creativity Challenge, here is the Challenge for this week:

Here is some of our Creativity for the Week:

And just like that, our six-week Once in a Dream creativity challenge has come to an end.

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in, shared, watched, encouraged, reflected, created, or simply held space with us.

I hope this challenge reminded you that creativity does not have to be perfect or impressive. It can simply be a way of noticing, reflecting, and connecting again.

May you keep paying attention to your dreams and to the subtle, or sometimes not so subtle, messages they may be giving you.

I would love to hear if anything stood out for you during the challenge, whether it was a realization, a message, a question, or simply something that stayed with you. I had many interesting conversations during these six weeks, and also a few small but quite meaningful realizations of my own.

The weekly topics are on my blog, and the previous creativity challenges are also there if you ever want to explore a bit more. I now send out a monthly newsletter for the blog, rather than an email with every new post.

I have also recently started a small YouTube channel where I want to share more reflections around creativity, health, and finding joy in ordinary life. You are very welcome to subscribe there too if it feels like something you would enjoy. Subscribing is free.

I’ll leave this group open for a few more days in case anyone still wants to share a thought, reflection, or final picture. You are also very welcome to send reflections directly to me if there is something more personal you want to share.

With love,
Janny