I was swimming in a calm ocean, then a big wave came and I felt overwhelmed.
Dream of tsunami, wave
I was in the forest, and shortly in the distance there was a little beach. On the beach there were 2 lighthouses side by side. I was standing in a position that had me looking at the lighthouses. Well, there was a storm going on in the distance, and it was powerful enough that a giant tsunami wave was made by the little beach. It never touched the area I was in at all. I just kept looking from where I was standing. The wave completely knocked over one lighthouse, but the second one didn't budge at all--it was still standing. I don't really remember feeling anything like terror or anything like that. I was just a close onlooker in the distance in my dream, I suppose. This is the part of that dream that I often think about, but I can't really make sense of it. I was going through a difficult time emotionally (the long term relationship i was in was coming to an end) so I took the tsunami wave to represent that emotional turbulence. I was just wondering if anybody had any insight for me as to the meaning of my dream? Oh and I remember being in the forest hiking before the tsunami and storm happened too.
This dream was added to the dreams database first time 13 years ago on October 01, 2012
Dream Interpretation Analysis
Meaning of tsunami in a dream
To dream of Tsunami means you are unable to cope with your own feelings. In dreams, the water and specifically the sea represents our emotions. To dream of Tsunami shows that your emotions are over flooding your heart, your soul and your mind and you find it hard to deal with all those emotions that comes as waves and sea and you seek a way to be able to stay above them.
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Meaning of wave in a dream
Dreaming of a tidal wave, or any massive wave, is usually experienced from the viewpoint of watching it approach, either on shore, from a hill or some other near-by vantage point. This dream may often be accompanied by a sense of fear or panic. To understand dreams of this nature, it can help to start by understanding what water and the sea mean to us in dreams (see “Dream Meanings: Water” post.) If we look at water in our dreams as a symbol of our emotions and feelings, part of our inner world, then tidal waves can be like our emotions welling up and getting a little out of control. One of the advantages of being on shore or nearby watching the wave approach in the dream, is that it gives us an opportunity to step outside ourselves and look at what we we are feeling. This is usually a helpful thing to do when our emotions get so strong that they well up into a massive wave! Tidal waves often appear in our dreams when are under a lot of pressure or when significant change is occurring. They may be a an indication that we feel a little overwhelmed, that maybe we fear we won’t be able to cope or adjust with what we see in our own future. They may occur as recurring dreams, with the wave getting bigger or closer over subsequent nights. This may correspond to our increasing anxiety, or the looming date we fear getting closer. It is worth recognising that when we have these dreams there is often an area of our life that we are not looking at clearly, or that we are avoiding. Tidal wave dreams remind us that if we don’t confront and deal with things that are out of balance in our life, then they will confront us first! There are fewer clearer signs of confrontation than standing right before a towering body of surging water!
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