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.

Leo swimming in our cellar when it was flooded a few years ago! (Such a weird memory that it could be a dream!🤣)

When you observe someone swimming in water in a dream, it could mean that a part of you is moving through emotions or inner change, while another part of you is simply watching and trying to understand.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai in 1831 has been described as “possibly the most reproduced image in the history of all art”

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: