Dream meanings · 4 old dream books

Dream about the sea: what 4 old dream books say

Only 1 book say good or bad — not enough to compare
Counted from 11 entries about this symbol · books that give no direction (such as Miller) don't count as a vote

🇺🇸 Western · Miller (1901)

Sea — To dream of hearing the lonely sighing of the sea, foretells that you will be fated to spend a weary and unfruitful life devoid of love and comradeship. Dreams of the sea, prognosticate unfulfilled anticipations, while pleasures of a material form are enjoyed, there is an inward craving for pleasure that flesh cannot requite. For a young woman to dream that she glides swiftly over the sea with her lover, there will come to her sweet fruition of maidenly hopes, and joy will stand guard at the door of the consummation of changeless vows. See Ocean.

Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted — Gustavus Hindman Miller (1901) · Public domain (Gutenberg)

🇸🇪 Sweden · folk dream book

Seamixed — Calm: support from one's relatives; blue: good business; stormy: danger; to fall into it: a terrible occurrence · direction as read by the translator

Source: Den tillförlitligaste Drömboken (svensk drömbok) · Public domain (Gutenberg)

🏛️ Greek · Artemidorus (1881 German ed.)

The sea moving gently with wavesgood — Always lucky; foretells excellent success in business · direction as read by the translator
A calm sea (no wind)bad — Lack of business, because of the stillness · direction as read by the translator

Source: Artemidoros aus Daldis — Symbolik der Träume (German ed., 1881) · Public domain (printed 1881)

🇷🇺 Russia · Sonnik (1787 · 1811)

A calm seagood — Joy · direction as read by the translator
A rough seabad — Sorrow and loss · direction as read by the translator
A calm, still sea (while in a ship)bad — Means obstacles and stoppage, for the ship does not move from its place · direction as read by the translator
Calm, quiet seabad — A sign of obstacles and the halting of all business, for on a calm sea a ship does not move. · direction as read by the translator
Bluish, slightly rippling seagood — Signifies success in trade and other affairs. · direction as read by the translator
Extremely stormy seabad — A sign of great labor and harm. · direction as read by the translator

Source: Сонник, или Истолкование снов (1787) · Public domain (printed 1787) · 1 more in this book

How to read this

Each dream book comes from a different culture and century, so the same symbol is often read in opposite ways. This page shows what each book says. It doesn't decide which one is right. Translations were made by AI from the originals, and the original text is kept on every line so you can check it.

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