…In a dream, a river represents a noble and a great person. Walking into a river in a dream means befriending or encountering such a person. Drinking from a river in a dream means trials, but if the water is clear, it means enjoying prosperity and a happy life. Jumping from one bank of a river to the other in a dream means escaping from adversities, dispelling distress or anguish, and it means winning victory over one’s enemy. In a dream, a river also denotes travels. Swimming in a river in a dream means working in the government. If the river runs through the streets and markets, and if one sees people bathing in it or taking their ritual ablution in it in one way or another it in a dream, such a river then represents the justice of a ruler. If the river floods the streets, or runs…

…that was alternately jumping up and down, and rearing up, first on one end and then on the other, after the manner of a shying horse. The jumps eventually getting higher and higher, the engine at last jumped so high that it jumped out of sight, whereupon passengers and officials, with agonised shrieks and wails, climbed out of the doors and windows of the train, and, rushing across the fields, plunged all together into a muddy, roaring river. I now found myself the only passenger in a train that, without either engine or officials, was stranded in one of the wildest and weirdest spots imagination could conceive. Ghastly as was the appearance of the muddy, turbulent river, that of the hedges separating the railroad from the fields was even more so, for although at first sight they seemed ordinary enough, on closer inspection they proved to be no hedges at…

If you dream with: the sea or troubled waters, it means misfortunes, anger and sorrow. Calmed and clear waters indicate that you have peace of mind and good health. Walking on water is a sign that you will be successful in a business you’re about to start. If you dream about a place where water is scarce and you want to drink some, it means that you are going through a difficult and overwhelming period. Dreaming about swampy and marshy water is a sign of illness or near death. Throwing or pouring water is a premonition of a possible loss or theft. Jumping on a river or a stream of water indicates that you are trying to get rid of some situation that causes you stress. Drinking cold water means good events and joy. Drinking hot water is a sign for trouble and bad news.