Dreaming of Lakes
Still water, and whatever is sitting at the bottom of it.
The traditional read
A calm lake meant peace; a murky one meant secrets kept close.
What it usually means now
Lakes are contained emotion — still because it isn't moving, not because it's shallow. What's under the surface is the question the dream is asking. A lake you can see the bottom of is self-knowledge; one you can't is unfelt material.
But symbols don't dream alone
A dictionary entry can't see the room, the person standing in it, or how it ended. Describe the whole dream and get a reading that uses lakes as context, not as the answer.
What does a lake in a dream symbolize?
Lakes are contained emotion — still because it isn't moving, not because it's shallow. What's under the surface is the question the dream is asking. A lake you can see the bottom of is self-knowledge; one you can't is unfelt material.
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