Annoying problems that are hard to overcome. Uncomfortable situations. Bad reactions to a certain situation.

(1) If there is some area in your life where you are - or feel - unable to "keep your head above water", this is probably what the dream is about. Dreams that follow may tell you what to do about the situation. You can either change the situation or change yourself, so that you react differently, or remove yourself (physically) from the situation.

(2) Water may be the symbol for the unconscious, so drowning may express a threat or fear of being swallowed up or taken over - overwhelmed - by unconscious forces. If there is such a threat, it will be from repressed or neglected contents of the unconscious. What have you been bottling up?

(3) Since water may represent the feminine, your dream may be asking you to do something about a mother-attachment that has been stunting your development as an individual in your own right. A mansfailure to free himself from such an attachment (which may be largely unconscious) may have disastrous results in his relationships with women - in whom he will always seek his mother. A woman, unlike a man, doesn't usually have to cope with the effects of an infantile incestuous fixation of her libido on her mother; but both Freud and Rank (Otto Rank) stressed the crucial influence of the mother on both male and female children: for all infants, male or female, the earliest deep attachment is to the mother., the source of nourishment. Moreover, for the achievement of normal development the female child must - according to Freud - perform the additional task of transferring her libidinal attachment from mother to father. Jung, too, regarded the liberating of oneself from psychological bondage to one's mother as the first great step in the process of self-realization.

Reference: Eric Ackroyd

Apex of thought or understanding. Could symbolize the dreamer is in a dangerous or precarious situation at present. Also a symbol of protection and shelter.

Placing yourself in undesired situations.

Emerging from a negative situation to a positive one. An inflated ego.

Difficult situations in your life. Disharmony in mental, emotional, physical or spiritual self.

The ending of a situation or experience; boxed in; feelings that there is no growth in your life.

Wings are a symbol of transcendence. A winged creature or person may represent a part of your psyche beckoning you to a "higher" more spiritual, or more detached

perspective, a "higher" level of consciousness; or liberation from an oppressive situation.

Flexibility in handling emotional situations. If swimming, you are in control of your emotions.

Reflecting on past memories and experiences. Organizing past experiences to help understand current situations.

May symbolize those human animal aspects that survive through difficult situations. May represent fertile opportunities that are offered to you in your path to self awareness.

Losing control. Uncontrollable situations that need discipline to overcome. Escaping reality. Hiding a feeling of guilt. Inhibitions.

Dreaming of hell indicates that you may be suffering from a seemingly inescapable situation. You may have placed your decision or course of action into someone else's hand. Alternatively, you may be possessing many inner fears and repressed guilty feelings. It is time to quit punishing yourself and take it easy for awhile.

Adapting to new situations. Compromising certain principles to conform to the realities in life. Bending backwards may indicate a need or readiness to please others. Bending forward may imply an eagerness to do something, rightly or wrongly.

Indicates a welcoming experience or inviting situation.

May symbolize the feminine side of a manspsyche. May represent your mother, or the wisdom that is available to you in your unconscious. May represent aggressive attitudes or threatening situations. Perhaps you need to bare your soul and let everything out into the open.