What does it mean to dream of a river?

What does it mean to dream of a river

It is not necessary to go to the country to swim every day to have a I dream of a river. Its flow sails from the top of the mountains to the sea where the fresh water flows to mix with the salty. If you have seen a movie where nature abounds or a photo, the subconscious could send you images while you sleep. In this article you will know what does it mean to dream of a river in detail.

But the most important to discover the exact meaning it is extrapolating the dream together with your personal situation and context (your reactions, the landscape ...). That is, a dirty and cloudy river is not interpreted the same as a crystalline and clear one. Is it plentiful or without water? Are there fish? Does blood or other fluid flow? Let's see step by step what rivers can symbolize.

What is the meaning of dreaming of a river?

The general dream interpretation is as follows: a river represents life In herself. From the beginning to the end, the water flows through the stream, encountering all kinds of obstacles: rocks, plants, curves ... and feeding its fish. The same in life, from birth to death you find yourself with many obstacles that put you in difficulties as a human being.

What does it mean to dream of a river

Dream fish in the river

Continuing with the examples, you could dream about fish that are nourished by the oxygen in clean and crystalline water, as a reflection of a life full of abundance.

I dream that I am drowning in a rushing river

But also You could have a nightmare where you drown in a rushing river very scrambled and that does not allow you to float. Maybe your subconscious overflows it causing floods? read what does it mean to dream of floods.

The behavior you adopt when facing the dream is a reflection of how you behave in real life. Next, I present another symbolism of onirology.

Dream of a dirty and cloudy torrent

Dreaming of a dirty and cloudy river means be full of doubts inside. You are not very clear about what you are doing with your life and a nightmare arises with this natural agent full of dirty, muddy water (more information in this article about dreaming of mud and mud). Perhaps there has been a turnaround that you did not expect and it has completely disassembled your personal or professional projects.

Another explanation of the psychoanalysis it is associated with the dirt of the soulIf you have behaved improperly, your conscience suffers from shady regrets that you can only clear up by apologizing to the relevant people. This will make the water blue and clear again. You may have been unfaithful or feel guilty about a minor argument.

Dream of a river that overflows

There are many catastrophes that nature can overturn on us: a earthquake, a tsunami, a tornado, etc. The overflow of a river like the Ebro, which grows and causes much damage to the surrounding families, is interpreted as a fear of losing everything what you have built in recent years: fear of losing your home, going bankrupt at the company or breaking a relationship with children. It also represents the fear of dying. Explain your concerns to someone close to you to solve the problems and avoid having more nightmares.

Dream of a crystal clear and calm river

Does the river run crystal clear? With peace of mind? When you dream that a crystalline river is calm, its flow does not dry up or overflow, it means that your mood is similar. You feel peace inside, you come home calm and you sleep peacefully at night.

Dream of a river of blood

Have you dreamed of a river of blood, red and brave? You have undoubtedly committed an act of which you deeply regret. You will see rapids and whirlwinds, you will fall down a waterfall of how bad you feel. You have stained your hands with blood and you will not stop dreaming this until you purify your actions. You have vertigo from how bad you have behaved. It is still a good idea that you review the article of the meaning of dreaming about blood.

Dreaming of turtles in the stream

Is it full of turtles? Then you should stop by the dream interpretation of turtles.

I would love to know what your dreams about rivers were like, tell your experiences in the comments so that together we can understand how the mind works when we sleep.

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? reference bibliography

All the information on the meaning and interpretation of this dream has been prepared using prestigious bibliography developed by leading psychoanalysts and experts in the field such as Sigmund Freud, Carl Gustav Jung or Mary Ann Mattoon. You can see all the details of the specific bibliography by clicking here.

16 comments on "What does it mean to dream of a river?"

  1. Good morning today February 11 at dawn I dreamed that I bathed in a river
    large wide about 4 to 5 meters wide and deep (the water was up to my chest)
    very clean with the normal and relaxed current with people I think I know, suddenly without realizing it I notice that the water stopped as if with a sensation that it was coming back but it was because it was growing but slowly and progressively there the current begins again normal but faster it starts running while the river rose, we all left the river but when we got out of the river it occurred to me to run with the current on the river bank ... I ran a lot, down the river following the flood until I reached a point where I was already calm I observed and then I returned to where I was with the people…!

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  2. I dreamed of a river, where there were some strange animals, and I had to cross in front, I see those animals and I go x higher, x where you could cross… .. It was like the night… What does it mean?

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  3. Hello, in my dream rivers appeared, and the water went backwards ...
    It was like the end of the world.
    A nightmare .
    What does it mean that river water goes backwards?

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    • I am frequently dreaming of clean rivers where the water flows upwards (from the sea to the mountains), but it is not a nightmare but as if it indicates my own destiny ... I currently live on the coast and before I start making plans to leave to the field he had already begun to dream this. Apparently if it is a convenient decision for the end of time (not the world), it will be necessary to get out of the system as soon as possible and seek self-sufficiency.

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  4. Hello, I have already dreamed of rivers twice in a row, the first one saw several people bathing in a not very clear river and then I saw that it fell with my husband and I try to get him out because he cannot swim; The other one that I just dreamed of is a clear river with many fish and then my 5-year-old daughter throws herself at a not so clear one and I'm pulling her by the arm but I can't.

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  5. Hello good morning at dawn I dreamed that I was crossing with my children and more people like waterfalls but that those were growing and we could not pass and more roads were opened to pass but those waterfalls came again and they took many people but my family I don't touch her, what does that mean, we were finally able to get out of it

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  6. Hello today, April 9, 2020 I dreamed that I was going down a river with more people in a canoe and suddenly at a bend in the river I began to see many guadua leaves and I was trying to hold those leaves with my hand when I saw that I was no longer in the canoe, so when I tried to see my companions, I already saw them, it was like from the shore of the river Poraya, far below, yes, the river was large and torrential

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  7. Well I dreamed of myself two months ago. Q people ran out of some bushes and I went into it to see what was happening and I heard a turbulent uncle and brother-in-law arrived I see that the river was taking all the people and it grew rapidly.
    It was not a normal river, it was not dirty or muddy, and I ran to my house to warn and the river grew to the houses.

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  8. Hello, I lived in a coastal valley, where the March weather rains in the mountain range and the river grows its cloudy flow and destroys everything it finds on its way and as it brings sticks we get to take out the sticks that serve us as firewood. My dream is that I was in the river with all its flow bringing some firewood with 2 people, one is my cousin and the other I do not remember and I was swimming and taking out the sticks and one of those put me a little bit more inside and the current I dragged myself swimming that I did not have to reach a collision of the river with the hill and as I managed to get out very just and then I continued to sank more sticks but with more care until I woke up. That would be my dream

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  9. Hello, I just dreamed that I was in a river with my husband and suddenly in the distance I saw the flood coming, we held on to a wall very tightly and the river passed very dirty and with many sticks, suddenly the river It dried up and we took the opportunity to get out of the river and leave there, when we were leaving I turned around and saw the river with crystal clear water and its normal cause.

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  10. Hello, a few days ago my partner dreamed that we were in a river of clean water, both defending water rights against other people, not fighting physically but fighting together for water rights.

    What does it mean?

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  11. I dreamed that I was crossing a swollen and muddy river with my brother and another friend, after walking, he told me I found my grandmother and I would go back to cross her at the end of crossing it there was a party and on the other side was my mother.

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  12. I dreamed that I had to cross such a beautiful river, its crystal clear and warm waters when I reached the other side, it started to grow and was overflowing but with mud, then it dried up and crossed it again when looking where the river came from, a great current came and dragged several animals, ugly, that if the dirty aga never touched me. Could you help me to know its meaning ...

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  13. Hello, In my dream someone was asking me to turn a key. When the tap turned the river increased the volume of water but the water flowed in the opposite direction. I was on the shore and I could see how the fish returned, especially two very large ones in bright colors and when they passed right in front of me it seemed that they were staring at me. The dream was repetitive and the person who was with me asked me to turn the key 3 times, but only the last time I saw the fish and the crystal clear water. The first two times that the river returned and I could only notice that the water increased a lot, although we were 3 people, my sister and a man who I don't know who he is, only I could turn the key…. I'm curious to know what it might mean, I don't watch television and I haven't seen anything related to nature or rivers.

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  14. Hello. I dreamed that I was standing looking at a swollen river and taking wild animals away. I also saw a well-reinforced bridge to cross the river. I never crossed I just looked

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  15. Aeneid Pisces: my dream is the following dream with a river but I see myself, I feel current, I look at the bottom I see a white paper, but the water is not transparent, rather it is like river water when it is summer that you see something yellowish, not cloudy either. I can't see a river, it is yes, but I do feel that it is a river because of the current that I feel in my dream. I would like you to clarify this dream for me.

    grace

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