🌊Sea

In the traditional reading

The sea, being larger than water, was read as the wide world or a large arena to face. A calm sea meant smooth going, rough waves meant trial, and crossing it was treated as a rite of passage.

From dream research

Content research gives the sea no fixed meaning, though vast natural settings are reported alongside scenes in which the dreamer feels small.

Scene by scene, as it was handed down

• You look out over a calm sea — Taken as the mind settling and matters running smoothly.
• Rough waves sweep you up — Read as a warning of a situation beyond your means.
• You cross the sea by boat — Seen as a rite of passage into the next stage.