in dreams, water often represents emotion

both water and emotion can: nourish or overwhelm;
flow or be contained; change and transform

in dreams, stormy seas may reflect the emotional turmoil
that the dreamer experiences in waking life



dreams of calm seas may come during times of
relative peace



snow and ice may reflect emotional numbness,
a sense that feelings have been suppressed or
“frozen”



water that is contained may represent emotions
that are blocked



an oncoming flood or tidal wave may signal emotions that
are breaking loose and threatening to overwhelm