Dreaming of a Ship

ship, liner, vessel · mixed

A ship promises honor and prosperity, but storms or wrecks warn of setbacks and worry.

What happens in the dream

  • You see ships: honor and unexpected advancement
  • Ships loaded with goods: prosperity
  • You watch a ship in full sail from the shore: a love that's returned
  • You're shipwrecked: a close call for your life or honor; in another reading, luck in business but quarrels in love
  • You see it from another boat: your partner will be jealous
  • A ship in a storm: business setbacks, and worry that a private affair will come out
  • You hear of a shipwreck: a disastrous turn in affairs and betrayal by friends
  • Others are shipwrecked: you'll try in vain to shield a friend from ruin

How you felt

  • Momentum: the dream often reflects a wish to set out toward a better future
  • Apprehension: it may echo fear that everything will capsize

Ask yourself

  • What horizon am I sailing toward?
  • What could capsize my plans?

See also Shipwreck · Boat · Sailing · Sea · Voyage

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: liner, vessel.

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