○ A mirror of the mind Read less as luck and more as a mirror of how you are now
A symbol of the deep unconscious. Clear water means talent or wisdom; a frightening well, feelings you have not faced.
Category: Places & buildings (how to read this category)
Psychology
A well reflects a doorway into the deep, unconscious mind. Drawing water from underground may symbolise the power to bring up buried memories or talents. Clear water suggests inner richness; a dark, bottomless well, feelings not yet faced.
Folklore and history
Japanese wells housed water gods yet were also seen as holes to the other world, as in the tale of Okiku counting plates from a well, or the legend that Ono no Takamura travelled to the underworld through one. Some still perform purification when closing a well.
A palm-sized, battery-powered digital thermo-hygrometer — record the indoor temperature and humidity while reporting at a ruin or haunted spot, adding an objective number alongside a note like "it suddenly felt colder."
dretec Digital Thermo-Hygrometer 'Corone' White O-415WT
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This site's view
In this site's view, ask whether you peered in or drew water. Drawing water means you can pull strength from within; meeting something's eyes below may be your own buried feeling. Well tales frighten because what is sunk always rises.
Going deeper: our reading
Before running water spread, wells sustained households and neighborhoods. The Japanese phrase idobata kaigi, a 'well-side meeting' meaning idle chatter, came from people gossiping as they drew water. In this site's reading, well dreams have two sides: descending into the depths of the mind and connecting with others. Someone talking beside the well suggests a longing for a person you can confide in; a covered well, concern about family stories long left untold or memories you have sealed away; pulling up water by rope, a slow effort to draw answers from within; the rope snapping halfway, a heart tired just one step short. This is our speculation, but people who dream of wells may be searching for a balance between holding deep thoughts alone and sharing them with someone.
What to do on waking
Slowly drink a glass of water and recall one feeling you recently pushed down. Writing it out lightens it from the bottom.
In this scene
- ◎Good Bright, wide and clean: room in your heart, heading somewhere good (good)
- ▲Warn Dark, cramped or ruined: feeling trapped or tired (warning)
- Cannot get out, or lost: unsure of your path — pause without rushing
- It felt good: the lucky reading gets stronger
- ▲Warn It felt frightening or painful: the warning reading gets stronger — rest first
- The same dream again and again: something your mind has not settled yet
A travel-size 200ml can of Saratect insect repellent with a cooling spray — compact enough to carry in your bag and use just before pushing into brush or tall grass at a ruin or haunted spot.
Earth Chemical Saratect Cool Insect Repellent Spray, Cooling & Dry Feel 200ml
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of a Well a good or bad sign?
A. Read less as luck and more as a mirror of how you are now. A symbol of the deep unconscious. Clear water means talent or wisdom; a frightening well, feelings you have not faced.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of a Well?
A. A recurring dream usually points to something your mind has not settled yet. Research suggests such dreams tend to stop once the underlying worry is resolved. Keeping a dream diary helps you notice what triggers it.
Q. What should I do after dreaming of a Well?
A. Slowly drink a glass of water and recall one feeling you recently pushed down. Writing it out lightens it from the bottom.
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More dreams in "Places & buildings"
- A Road
- A House
- Your Family Home
- A Room
- Ruins
- A Church
- A Tunnel
- A Railway Crossing
- A Station
- An Airport
- A Hotel
- A Hot Spring
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
