Dream Analysis: What Do Flood Dreams Mean?
The dream interpretation (or dream analysis) for flood dreams is pretty cut and dry. The symbolism of the flood waters and the feelings the dreamer experiences during, and after, the dream represent circumstances and situations in the dreamer’s real world.
Floods, and other natural disasters (such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes) represent UNCONTROLLABLE forces that are POWERFUL, and very often leave their victims utterly helpless. It’s these feelings that the dream, itself, represents.
If you dream about a flood, more likely than not you have recently felt overwhelmed in your life by something (or someone) that seemed like an uncontrollable force – one which left you feeling somewhat helpless, at their mercy, and victimized.
Think about the word flood for a minute. We talk about floods of emotion, floods of tears, floods of rain – each time we’re referring to something that seems endless and out of control. The floods in a dream represent something in our daily life that seems out of control, relentless, and overwhelming. A flood dream is almost always symbolic of something negative in our lives that we want to address but haven’t yet found a way to do so. I say almost always because there is an exception.
More than likely, if you have a flood dream, your emotions will be anywhere from frightened to extremely anxious. However, if your emotion could be described as calm, amused, or even relieved, your dream analysis is different from the one discussed above. If you have a positive emotion during your flood dream, your dream is symbolic of relief. This could mean that something WAS overwhelming, but you found a way to handle the situation and come out on top. Your dream could be a celebration of this triumph.
If you feel relief during the dream, it could mean that you have bottled-up (or “dammed up”) emotions that you want to release. Your subconscious mind is letting you know what a relief it will be when you release these emotions and sort of let the flood gates open!
Finally, ask yourself if the dream seemed to be more about the flood, itself, or the “washing away” of homes, cars, etc. If the dream seems to be more symbolic of “washing away,” you could either be looking to make changes in your life OR you could be afraid of unwanted changes washing over your life. Again, the emotions you feel in the dream will clue you in on whether this is a positive dream or a negative dream
Dreams About Obstacles: When the Dream Stays With You
If your dream involved chaos and confusion, your subconscious mind is most definitely trying to tell you something! Below is a recent dream submitted to Dream Prophesy for dream interpretation. The dreamer is looking for the meaning of the dream because the frustrated feeling the dream left with her is lingering.
I hope you can help me with a recent dream I had. I woke up feeling so frustrated and confused and the feeling is still with me over 24 hours later. I have the feeling that my mind is giving me a message of some sort but I can’t figure it out. Here’s my dream. I was in a village in the middle of nowhere. The people didn’t talk at all. They didn’t even use sign language. I tried to communicate with them but they just looked at me, then looked at each other like I was crazy and they were amused by me. If they did make noise, I knew they would laugh at me.
Because no one would talk, I couldn’t figure out how to get out of the village and to the town. See, I knew that I had to leave the village and, for some reason, it was the most important thing in the world to get back to town. Whatever town it was!
Each time I tried to take off for a certain direction, I found trouble or a dead end then had to go back to the village, where everyone was looking at me like I was a crazy woman. The people were Indians – all dressed up like you’d see in a Western movie. Feathers, tomahawks, etc. They were so beautiful, but I hated them because they wouldn’t talk or help me find where I needed to go. I can’t describe how helpless and frustrated I was or how much I knew I needed to get to the town. But each way I tried lead to mountains or lakes or fire or wolves. Nowhere I went was the right way! I woke up completely frustrated and the feeling won’t go away. Please help so I can have peace of mind. Thank you. – Brenda
Brenda, fascinating dream! I can feel your frustration in your words and can practically see it in your dream symbols. The good news is that this dream’s meaning is pretty clear to me. The bad news is, you may have a little work in front of you for the peace of mind you’re looking for.
The first thing that came to my mind after reading your dream is this: Somehow you have lost your way in life and are, subconsciously, trying to find it. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ve gotten WAY off track in some area. It could be as simple as slacking off with a few goals or even New Year’s Resolutions. Many people, after trying to battle some particular goal they’ve set for themselves (losing weight, saving money, controlling their temper, quitting smoking….) will fall off the wagon, so to speak. They grow frustrated and even wonder if they can meet the goal – they often wonder if they should even try.
During this time, they can sort of lose their way. Their purpose in life is clouded by the clouds of doubt and frustration. This can quickly lead to great frustration.
Another instance of losing your way is if you allow other people to make choices for you. If you keep allowing someone else to decide where you go to school, where you work, what you eat, who you spend time with, what you wear (or any combination of personal choices) – you’ll eventually feel trapped and wonder where that person ends and you begin.
If you recognize your personal situation in either of the descriptions above, I’m sure you realize how frustrated your subconscious mind is. YOU are inside trying to get out! Whether you are in your own way, circumstances are holding you back, or someone else is in your way can only be determined by you.
The bottom line is that you essentially feel that you have lost your way. You find yourself lost within a situation that your subconscious mind wants out of. The way you longed for the “town” in the dream is symbolic for what you yearn for in your real life. The best way to figure this out is to simply sit down with yourself and have a good old-fashioned self-talk! Free yourself from all distractions and really get in touch with the real you – beneath the layers of day-to-day stress, responsibilities, relationships, etc. You will undoubtedly uncover what it is you feel is holding you back. This thing (whether it’s a personal trait, situation, or individual) is symbolic of the obstacles you kept encountering. You feel that, in life, something is in your way
The villagers represent helplessness. In some area of your life you feel helpless – just as helpless as the people were when they either refused to help you or didn’t know how.
One final thought about the dream symbols. The fact that the people, themselves, weren’t aggressive and the fact that the obstacles you met were not human obstacles leads me to think that the obstacle you face in your day to day life is probably yourself and/or circumstances. I believe that if your obstacle involved another human being, you would have encountered an angry or aggressive human in your dream. By contrast, they were silent. In society, we have often referred to people as dumb who refuse to speak. I believe this is an important symbol in the dream and believe that you somehow feel “dumb” because of your situation. Of course, that’s ridiculous because we all “lose our way” from time to time.
As for the dream staying with you, when this happens we can rest assured that our subconscious mind is deeply troubled and looking for answers.
I have complete confidence that you’ll get back on the right track right away. Keeping a Dream Journal is an excellent way to keep track of your dreams. They really help you sort things out.
Best of luck and thanks for sharing your dream!
Dream Dictionary: What Do Flower Dreams Mean?
A “Lovely” Dream Prophecy from a Symbol of Beauty
Many dream experts believe that a flower dream’s meaning depends upon the type of flower in the dream. While there are extenuating circumstances where the type of flower carries a lot of weight, I believe that flower dreams can pretty much ALL be dealt with similarly, regardless of the type of flower it is. Besides, a lot of people don’t know a Daffodil from a Lily!
Personally, I believe that the color of the flower or flowers is of greater significance, but we’ll get to those in a minute.
Like most things, flowers have a lot of different meanings to a lot of different people. They’re symbolic of everything from romance to funerals. We give/receive flowers when we’re in love, when someone is sick, when congratulations are in order, when someone has a baby, when someone has died, when someone has moved into a new home, and to celebrate special occasions such as Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day.
Flowers essentially represent the following:
- Beauty
- Emotion
- An attempt to make things better
Think about it, when we give flowers, we’re letting someone know that we care. We’re attempting to bring beauty into their lives with one of the most universal symbols of beauty: Flowers.
In dreams, if we are giving flowers to another person, it is symbolic of our desire to make something better for someone or to at least let them know we care. We may have done something that we’re seeking forgiveness for or we may simply want to show our love. Only the dreamer will know for certain when it comes to the motivation.
If we receive flowers in the dream, almost always the interpretation is the same: We are looking for love, concern, and for someone to acknowledge us in some way. Many people who feel under-appreciated and taken for granted will dream of receiving flowers.
If the flowers are flowers you associate with funerals or death (usually carnations or black flowers in dreams), the dream interpretation is that you are gravely concerned for someone’s health – possibly even your own. On the other hand, if they’re flowers you’d associate with a newborn baby (usually pink and/or pale blue), you have babies on the brain! Interestingly enough, this could even symbolize kittens or puppies. They’re babies, after all!
If the flowers in the dream indicate a wedding to you (Calla Lilies, white roses, baby’s breath…), the interpretation is that you are either, literally, thinking of a wedding, or you are contemplating a commitment of some sort.
The first things to ask yourself about the flowers in your dream are:
- What do I associate these flowers with? (gardening, love, sickness, funerals, beauty, Valentine’s Day, weddings)
- How did the flowers make me feel in the dream? (comforted, happy, sad, loved)
- What colors do I remember most about the flowers? (pink, red, blue, black, white, yellow, purple…)
The answers to these questions will lead you to your own personal interpretation of your dream.
A few Dream Symbolisms from Flower Dreams:
- Black flowers indicate depression, sadness, disappointment, and even death. Dreams are not prophetic, so don’t jump off the deep end when you read the word death! This simply indicates that death has been on your mind fairly recently – whether you’ve been thinking about your own life, someone who you are worried about, or someone you’ve already lost.
- Blue flowers generally represent something soothing, but they can also be symbolic for a male.
- Red can be symbolic of several emotions. The dreamer must look at how it’s used in the context of the dream (in other words, how did you FEEL in the dream when you saw the red flowers). Red usually symbolizes love, romance, and passion – but it can also represent anger and jealousy.
- Pink usually means romance, flirtation, or girls. However, it can also be symbolic for breasts – breast health, breast cancer, and breasts in general!
- Purple flowers stand for great success – royal success even. If you have purple flowers in your dream, you have success on your mind. You may have also recently achieved something that you feel very proud of.
- Gold, Silver, and Bronze flowers symbolize celebrations. Whether it’s weddings, anniversaries, or other milestones, flowers in these colors mean that you’ve recently had something of great importance on your mind and/or in your life.
- Yellow and/or orange flowers indicate pure joy, cheerfulness, and happiness. Generally when people dream of yellow or orange flowers, it indicates a clear conscience as well as a great mood.
- White flowers usually represent honesty, purity, and love. However, they can also represent a desire to CLEAN something or even someone! White is a highly complex color when it comes to dreams, so you really have to rely on how you felt at the time of the dream.
- Green is generally considered to be symbolic of jealousy or envy. If you dream of green flowers, you may have recently dealt with one of these common emotions.
Dream Interpretation: Why Garden Dreams are Particularly Fascinating!
Dreams about vegetable, flower, or herb gardens are absolutely fascinating for dreamers and dream analysts. What’s more, the dream interpretation can give the dreamer a lot of insight into their lives… and minds.
If you’ve had one of these dreams, the most important thing to do is to determine the condition of the garden, itself.
Here’s why: The garden is a symbol of our life, or more importantly, how we view our life.
If the garden in your dream is lush, beautiful, and causes you to feel at peace, content, and happy – it’s a sign that you are at peace with your life right now. The way the garden makes you feel in your dream mirrors your attitude toward your current life as well as the person you perceive yourself to be.
If, on the other hand, the garden in your dream “needs work” or “requires attention,” your subconscious mind could be trying to make a point – in a decidedly colorful way.
If the garden is in ruins, with dead/dried vegetation, weeds, and overgrown plants and leaves you feeling discouraged, angry, or even sad – your dream interpretation would be that there’s regret or disappointment somewhere in your life. Generally speaking, whatever emotion you feel in the dream is the emotion you feel about this REAL life situation. If you feel remorse or regret, you possibly have undealt with guilt in your life. If the situation causes you to feel angry, you obviously have an underlying anger that you haven’t fully dealt with.
If, in your dream, you feel angry at someone else for the state of the garden, as opposed to yourself, you are possibly harboring resentment and finding it difficult to forgive someone for something they’ve done or said (or failed to do or say, for that matter).
If the garden’s required work seems too much for you, it reflects a feeling of being overwhelmed in your life.
In the dream, if you find yourself simply observing everything that needs to be done… and then rolling up your sleeves to do the work, it’s a sign that you know there are things that you need to do in your daily life. If, in the dream, you don’t possess any negative feelings or emotions, it’s a sign that (deep down), you’re anxious to get started on the work you know needs to be done.
In fact, you may even be excited about the challenge!
What Does it Mean to Dream of Having Angry Outbursts?
I’ve had a few people recently ask me what it means to dream of being angry. One college freshman worded it this way, “I had a disturbing dream last night that I was a ticking time bomb. Not literally, but figuratively. Everything that happened in the dream made me mad and I exploded at just about everyone who spoke to me! That’s not like me in real life and I was just wondering what this dream means?”
A mother of two in Miami had a similar dream: “I had a dream about a week ago that I can’t forget. I yelled so much during the dream It’s a wonder my throat wasn’t sore after I woke up.”
Finally, someone who referred to themselves as “Dreamer in Alaska,” described their dreams like this: “I have had three dreams lately. Each time I am SO angry and SO mad at everyone. I don’t understand why. I cussed and even threw things in two of the dreams. I don’t cuss, so I thought that was odd. I also don’t throw things, so that was odd too. What do these dreams symbolize? I’m really curious and hope my angry dreams stop. They make me worry that I’m angry inside or something.”
Anger dreams are, pure and simple: They are a way of releasing anxiety, anger, disappointment… or, basically any negative emotions or feelings that the dreamer experiences in their day to day life. If these feelings are “repressed,” or not dealt with, the emotions sort of store up inside the individual.
Anger dreams are a way the subconscious mind tries to let the negativity out!
These dreams do not indicate that you are an angry person, at all, so don’t worry about that. They simply mean that you’ve encountered something negative, somewhere, and your mind continues to process your feelings while you sleep.
You could have contacted this negativity in a relationship, at school, at work, or even through a television show. Rest assured that these dreams will go away quickly – they seldom last beyond two dreams, three at the most.
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