Drowning

6 readings from 5 sources.

Zhou Gong

周公解夢 (Zhou Gong Jie Meng)

attributed to the Duke of Zhou (周公旦)

classical, undated · Chinese

inauspicious

Falling into water and not coming out: inauspicious.

In the source 自跌水中不出凶

Section 水火盜賊燈燭

Jagaddeva

Der Traumschlüssel (Svapnacintāmaṇi) des Jagaddeva

Jagaddeva; edited and translated by Julius von Negelein

11th century; critical edition 1912 · Indian

Whoever sinks in swampy water in a dream and cannot surface again despite his efforts is soon driven south by the demons of death.

In the source Wer im Traume in sumpfigem Wasser untersinkt und trotz seiner Mühe nicht wieder auftaucht, strebt infolge der Todesdämonen bald nach Süden.

Section Negelein 1912

Russian dream book, 1787

Сонникъ, или Истолкованiе сновъ

1787 · Russian

To fall into water or into a bog means death.

In the source Въ воду или въ болото впасть значитъ смерть.

What the OCR read

Pre-reform Cyrillic comes out of OCR damaged. What stands above is a reading of the damaged line; this is the line itself.

Войну вид Ъ ть во снБь значит Ъ ссору» ВЪ , воду мли вЪ, болошо ‚ впасшь э значишЪ смершь.

Section Калуга 1787

To fall into a river in a dream and come out of it means deliverance from illness.

In the source Падать въ рѣку и изъ ней выходить во снѣ значитъ избавленiе отъ болѣзни.

What the OCR read

Pre-reform Cyrillic comes out of OCR damaged. What stands above is a reading of the damaged line; this is the line itself.

Падать вЪ р$Ъку и изЪ ней выходишв В0 енз. значипГЬ избавлен От 60- ‚ яёзни или наласщи.

Section Калуга 1787

Russian dream book, 1811

Новый, полный и подробный сонникъ

1811 · Russian

To drown in the sea is a sign of an unnatural death.

In the source Тонуть въ морѣ есть знакъ неестественной смерти.

What the OCR read

Pre-reform Cyrillic comes out of OCR damaged. What stands above is a reading of the damaged line; this is the line itself.

Уонутб 06 морё, есть знак неесше- ственной смерши, или удалевля изЪ отече- сшва вЪ чужя сшраны, и окончаня шамЪ нашей жизни.

Section СПб 1811

Miller

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream

Gustavus Hindman Miller

1901 · American Victorian

To dream of drowning, denotes loss of property and life; but if you are rescued, you will rise from your present position to one of wealth and honor. To see others drowning, and you go to their relief, signifies that you will aid your friend to high places, and will bring deserved happiness to yourself. For a young woman to see her sweetheart drowned, denotes her bereavement by death.