The Meaning Behind Swimming Through a Storm in Your Dreams

Dreaming of surviving a storm while swimming encompasses multiple layers of meaning, reflecting your inner emotional landscape and personal challenges. Water often symbolizes our emotions—it can be calming like a gentle stream or tumultuous like a raging storm. When you dream of swimming through a storm, it may indicate you are navigating through difficult situations in waking life.

The very act of swimming suggests movement and progress, as you're working through the turbulence that life throws your way. This dream could also represent resilience; despite the chaos surrounding you, you are capable of maintaining your course. Essentially, these dreams remind us of our strength and ability to endure hardships.

They can serve as a guiding light, encouraging us to confront our fears and challenges head-on.

• Surviving a storm in a dream signifies resilience and inner strength.
• Swimming can symbolize navigating through life's challenges and emotions.
• The storm represents external pressures or conflicts you might be facing.
• This dream can encourage you to trust your instincts during turbulent times.
• Dreams are personal; consulting knowledgeable individuals can provide deeper insights.

Symbols

• swimming
  • Government:

    (Ocean. See Swimmer)

  • Troubled waters:

    Swimming in troubled waters or in high tides in a dream means adversities, or having to face a strong opponent.

  • Swimmer:

    A swimmer in a dream represents someone who strives to serve his superiors or people in the government, though little is what he can offer.

• diving
  • Pearl fishery:
  • Treasure hunting:
  • Diver:

    (Go under; Submerse) In a dream, a diver represents a spy, an inspector or a reporter.

• tempest
  • Tornado:

    (Changing course; Storm; Wind) A tornado in a dream means death and destruction.

  • Torrent:

    (Inundation; Tumultuous outburst. See Flood)

  • April:

    (Curse; Omen; Policeman; Warning sign) In a dream, thunder without rain means a scare, a warning or an ultimatum. It also represents good promises, gracious orders, or the sound of drums. Seeing thunder in a dream means repayment of one’s debts, and for a sick person, it means recovering from his illness.

    Thunder, lightening and rain in a dream represent fear for a traveller, or the greed of a merchant. Hearing about an awesome blast in a distant land in a dream means that the dwellers of that place will be struck with a major calamity or sudden mass casualties. The sound of thunder in a dream represents a murder, a fight, a dispute, an argument, lack of religious atten¬ dance, loss of money, or the release of a prisoner.

    A thunderstorm with rain when needed in a dream represents a good harvest for that year. Hearing a thunderous sky without seeing the lightening in a dream means an assassination, deception, falsehood or slander. Hearing the sound of thunder in a dream also means being reprimanded by a higher authority.

    There are no benefits in hearing the sound of thunder in the darkness without seeing lightening in the dream, this would be interpreted as apostasy or disloyalty. This can be particularly true when it is accompanied with an earthquake. If one hears thunder in its season in a dream, it means good news and blessings.

    Otherwise, out of its usual season, thunder in a dream represents an army on the move, or a foreign occupation of a country. Hearing the sound of thunder in a dream also represents hymns, praising God Almighty, glorifying Him, or it could mean a sickness, fear, deafness, or the sound of drums in a wedding. If the one seeing the dream is an atheist, it means that he will be guided and have faith in God Almighty.

    If he is a sinner, it means that he will repent for his sins. Hearing the roaring of thunder in a dream on the first day of October means death. If it is heard during the first six days of that month, it means benefits, or lower prices, but if it is heard near the end of the month, then it means a plague or a disaster.

    Hearing the sound of thunder at any other time during the month of October in a dream means evil. If it is heard during the month of November in a dream, it means blessings for the land, prosperity, the spreading of God’s words in a new land, the falling of a comet in a populated area, the death of a leader, a pollution that will devastate bird life, or a heavy rainstorm with limited damages. If the sound of thunder is heard during the first ten days of December in a dream, it means the death of famous people within the Western hemisphere, inflation, rising prices, degradation of social behavior, decrease in harvest, inflation, or playing dirty politics.

    Hearing the sound of thunder during the last seven days of December in a dream means that the winter will be cold and dry, though the 43b idis ojC/jC/ruiN o forthcoming spring will be cool and wet. Hearing the sound of thunder in the first six days of the month of January in a dream means that a major event will take place, such as an earthquake, death, destruction, or a war in Iraq. If this dream is witnessed during the last week of the month of January, then it represents a solar eclipse, or the death of a Western leader, a plague, or the birth of a planet that signifies the destruction of a great city on earth.

    Hearing the sound of thunder on the first day of February in a dream means a good harvest, lowering or stabilization of prices, discovering a new disease in the East, death in the seas, heavy rains in Mecca, fear, devastation and famines in Ethiopia, or that a Western leader will move his armies to the East and control the land for a short period of time. Hearing the sound of thunder during the first six days of March in a dream means good harvest, lowering of prices, stabilization of the market and prosperity. Hearing the sound of thunder at the end of March in a dream means famines, destruction, or that a swarm of locusts may devastate the lands, or it could mean a drought that will kill African cattle.

    Also in this type of dreams, if the sound of thunder is heard on the twenty first day of April, it means that Western armies will drive East and establish military bases there. If the first of April happens to be a Sunday, then March will be a month of great fear and disturbances in the East, meanwhile, a conflict between the Western armies will end by the death of a Western leader and the defeat of his army. If the dream is seen on the eleventh day of April, it may mean that earthquakes or cyclones will devastate many countries.

    If the dream takes place on the thirteenth day of April, then it means that inflation will strike and price hiking will burden the common people. If the dream is seen on the seventeenth day of April, it purports a major political dispute between the leaders of the world, and if it is seen on the twenty second day of April, it means that a disastrous evil will contaminate many societies. If the dream takes place on the twenty third day of the month of April, it means abundance, falling prices, fertility in the lands, while if it is seen on the twenty fifth day of April, it will mean price hiking.

    If it is seen on the twenty ninth day of April, it means that blessings, fertility, relief and joy will spread in the land. If the sound of thunder is heard during the first nine days of the month of May in a dream, it means the death of noble and leading people in Turkey. During that period, rain will be in abundance, the land will be fertile and the farms most productive.

    If the dream takes place between the tenth and the twentieth day of the month of May, it means plagues. If the sound of thunder is heard in a dream during the first ten days of June, it means the death of renowned scholars, people of knowledge, religious leaders, or noble people in Egypt. Meanwhile, prices will fall, and abundance will ease the economy into a major economic turnaround.

    If the dream is seen during the first six days of July, it means that good rain will fall during the following December and that the land will be fertile. During that year, several Western leaders will die, and a war may take place in Persia. Meanwhile, evil will spread throughout Egypt, and it will be brought about by its own leaders.

    If the dream takes place during the last seven days of July, it means that peace will spread throughout the earth, prices will fall in Iraq and in East Africa, and a new disease will affect fruit trees, banana trees, date trees, though wheat will be available in abun¬ dance, even if the farmers were concerned about it in the early part of the year. If the sound of thunder is heard during the month of August in a dream, it means blessings for the people in Syria and the people of Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea. At that time, sea passages will be blockaded, the highways will be forsaken and a war may take place in China.

    If the sound of thunder is heard at the end of the month of August in a dream, it means the end of a drought in Egypt, risingprices, death, earthquakes, or major political changes. If the sound of thunder is heard during the first eight days of September in a dream, it announces a drought during the early part of the year that will be followed by DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 437 heavy rains and results in a good harvest. It also means that a long and destructive war will take place.

    If the thunder takes place on the tenth day of September in one’s dream, then it means a drought in Morocco. God knows best what He has reserved for His creation and He is the best of judges.

• storm
  • Torrent:

    (Inundation; Tumultuous outburst. See Flood)

  • February:
  • January:
• enduring
  • Contribution:

    (Alms; Charity; Contribution; Donation; Fulfilling needs; Gift; Offering; Profits; Religious endowment) Making a religious endowment in a dream represents good deeds that are done for God’s pleasure, seeking to be in 142 IBN SEERIN’S Hi3 nearness and asking for His blessings. Making a religious endowment in a dream also means rising in station, both in this world and in the hereafter. If what one donates for this purpose is a house or a book or money in the dream, it means repentance from one’s sins and guidance on the straight path, or it could mean begetting a son.

    Offering a swine or wine as an endowment in a dream means rising in rank in the world, injustice, and causing harm to others.

  • Religious endowment:

    (Alms; Charity; Contribution; Donation; Fulfilling needs; Gift; Offering; Profits; Religious endowment) Making a religious endowment in a dream represents good deeds that are done for God’s pleasure, seeking to be in 142 IBN SEERIN’S Hi3 nearness and asking for His blessings. Making a religious endowment in a dream also means rising in station, both in this world and in the hereafter. If what one donates for this purpose is a house or a book or money in the dream, it means repentance from one’s sins and guidance on the straight path, or it could mean begetting a son.

    Offering a swine or wine as an endowment in a dream means rising in rank in the world, injustice, and causing harm to others.

  • Fettering:

    (Fettering; Forbearance; Self-control) Exercising patience in a dream means glad tidings, or a warning about an adversity, or perhaps it could mean success in one’s endeavors. If one exercises patience toward harm or adversities he suffers in a dream, it means that he will rise in station, or receive a financial reward, or it could mean enjoying good living, safety, good health and victory in one’s life.

• aquatic exercise
  • Government:

    (Ocean. See Swimmer)

  • Swimming:

    (Employment; Knowledge; Prison) If a man of knowledge sees himself swimming in the ocean in a dream, it means that he will attain his goals. If he enters the water of the ocean then comes back to the shore in a dream, it means that he will commence his path of seeking knowledge then abandons it. Swimming in a dream also means going to jail.

    Swimming on sand in a dream means that one may be incarcerated, that his living conditions in his jail will be constricted, and that he will suffer in his prison from hardships equal to the difficulties he encounters during his swim in the dream. If one sees himself swimming inside his own house in a dream, it means that he will work for a ruthless, wicked and an unjust employer who will entrap him in his service through a business deal. Consequently, God Almighty will help him out of his entanglements.

    If one is afraid of swimming in the dream, it means that he is scared of someone in authority. If he runs away from swimming in a dream, it means that he will escape from him. If one sees himself entering waters where he can swim successfully in a dream, it means that he will engage in a major project, lead an important job, or acquire authority and power.

    If one swims on his back in a dream, it means that he will repent for a sin. If he swims in the sea and finds its water stagnant in the dream, it means that he will serve someone in authority, though his job will bringhim nothingbut trouble and the wrath of his employer. If he still manages to cross the sea in his dream, it means that he will escape from dangers his employment could inflict upon him.

    If he swims with fear in a dream, it means trouble, imprisonment, or a sickness he will endure depending on the type of needed efforts or distance he has to cross. Should he think in the dream that he will not be able to make it, then it means his death. If he shows courage during his swim in the dream, it means that he will be able to escape from such a dangerous job.

    Troubled waters in a dream mean adversities. Swimming successfully across troubled waters in a dream means overcoming one’s adversities. Any sea or agitated waters in a dream represent the authorities or the state, whether it be a swamp, a lake, a pond, 424 IBW SEEKIIN'S a sea, or an ocean.

    If one sees himself drowning in a river, or a lake, then if he is carried by others and laid on dry land motionless like a fish in a dream, this also means trials and adversities. If one is saved from drowningbefore he wakes- up from his sleep in the dream, it means that he will triumph over his trials. Otherwise, if he dies from it in the dream, it means that he may die from such adversities.

    If during his swim one meets a ship that pulls him out of the waters, or to which he holds or grabs, it also means escape from adversities. If one drowns in the dream, it means that he may die as a martyr, though having previously indulged in many sins. To walk on water, whether it is the sea or a river in a dream means good spiritual standing, religious assiduousness and a strong faith and determination.

    Walking on water in a dream also could be interpreted as ascertaining something about which one may have doubt, or placing one’s trust in God Almighty before embarking on a dangerous trip.

  • High tides:

    (Ocean) In a dream, swimming in troubled waters or high tides means adversities, or having to face a strong opponent.

• squall
  • Sea onion:

    (Onion) In a dream, a squill represents an obscene and corrupt person who is notorious for his pranks. Holding a squill in one’s hand in a dream means seeking something that will earn him the worst reputation.

  • Squill:

    (Onion) In a dream, a squill represents an obscene and corrupt person who is notorious for his pranks. Holding a squill in one’s hand in a dream means seeking something that will earn him the worst reputation.

  • Agate:

    (Quartz. See Stone 2 )

• symbolism
• surviving
  • Escape from danger:

    Escaping from danger or surviving a would be fatal accident 144 IBN SEERIN’S in a dream denotes one’s devotion, religious awareness, fasting, charities and good deeds.

  • Murder:

    (Murder; Suicide) Killing in a dream represents a major sin. If one kills himself, or commits suicide in fear of the consequences of his sins in a dream, it means that he is offering true repentance from his sins, though committing suicide is a major sin that will lead its author to eternal sufferings in hell-fire. Killing a human being in a dream means committing an evil and an atrocious sin.

    On the other hand, committing an outrageous sin, or a conspicuously objectionable act in a dream may mean killing someone. If one is killed in a dream, it means longevity and that he will acquire a great wealth from the one who kills him in the dream. If one kills someone without slaughtering him in a dream, it means that the victim will benefit greatly from his assailant.

    Slaughtering in a dream means injustice. Killing someone in a dream also means relief from depression, grief, affliction and sorrow. Killing oneself in a dream also means recognition of the value of lost benefits.

    If one is murdered in a dream and did not know who killed him, it indicates his failure to fulfill his religious duties. If one recognizes his murderer in the dream, then it means triumph over one’s enemy. If one sees a victim swimming in a pool of blood that is pouring from his jugular veins in the dream, it means that the victim will suffer greatly from the defamation and slander of his assailant.

    If one intention¬ ally commits suicide in a dream, it means that he is a subversive rebel and a disobedient servant of God almighty. Confessing to a murder in a dream means gaining the upper hand. Killing in a dream also could mean that one is missing his prayers, or neglecting them.

    Killing one’s own son in a dream means receiving money. If one dies as a martyr in a dream, it also means profits, fulfillment of a promise, business success, or perhaps that he maybe assassi¬ nated, or drown, or die under a collapsed structure. If the victim in the dream is a witness in court, it means that his testimony will be accepted, or perhaps it could mean that he will enjoy abundance of blessings in his life.

  • Strive:
• lasting
  • Gullet:

    (Life; chastity)

  • Mole 2:

    (A permanent skin mark) In a dream, moles mean a lasting attainment.

  • Pine tree:
• spiritual_significance

Practical Tips for Navigating Life's Storms

• Practice Mindfulness

  Engaging in mindfulness techniques can ground you amidst chaos. Spend a few moments each day meditating or simply focusing on your breathing. This practice helps you remain present and observe your thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed.

  Regular mindfulness can provide clarity and perspective on the challenges you face, ultimately easing emotional burdens.

• Reflect on Your Emotions

  Maintain a dream journal where you can document your dreams, focusing on emotions and recurring themes. This reflection allows you to connect the dots between your dreams and waking life, giving you insights into your feelings and life challenges. Understanding these connections helps you identify areas requiring attention or change.

• Seek Support

  Don’t hesitate to reach out to friends, family, or a counselor when navigating turbulent times. Sharing your experiences can lighten your emotional load, and you may find encouragement and advice from those who care about you. Building a supportive network not only fosters healing but also empowers you to face your challenges head-on.

FAQs

• What does it mean to dream about swimming in a storm?

  Dreaming of swimming in a storm often symbolizes navigating through turbulent emotions or difficult situations. It reflects your perseverance and determination to keep moving forward despite challenges.

• Is surviving a storm in my dream a positive sign?

  Yes, surviving a storm generally represents resilience and strength. It indicates your ability to overcome obstacles and find a way through life's challenges.

• How can I interpret the emotions I felt during the dream?

  Paying attention to your emotions during the dream can provide valuable insights. Feelings of fear may indicate worries in your waking life, while feelings of calm despite the storm might suggest confidence in your ability to navigate your challenges.

• Are dreams of swimming tied to personal experiences?

  Absolutely. Dreams of swimming often reflect personal experiences. If you're going through a period of change or upheaval, your dreams may mirror those feelings through the symbolism of water and storms.

• Can this dream type indicate spiritual growth?

  Indeed, such dreams can signify personal and spiritual growth. They invite you to embrace challenges as opportunities for learning and emphasize your inherent strength.

References

• Ibni Sirin's interpretations of dreams
• Islamic perspectives on dream meanings