Dreaming of a Well
well, water well, wellspring · mixed
Drawing clear water from a well grants your wishes; falling in or finding it empty signals despair or loss.
What happens in the dream
- Drawing clear water and drinking it: your strongest wishes come true, perhaps a marriage; murky water: unpleasantness
- Working in a well: you will waste your energy and let others steer you
- A well caving in: your enemies' schemes will win out
- An empty well: you will be robbed if you confide in strangers
- A well with a pump, or an artesian well: chances to get ahead and access to knowledge
- Looking into a deep well: you will find a treasure
- Giving clear well water to others: you will make them richer; murky water: you will cause them grief
- Falling into a well: deep despair, even serious danger
- Seeing someone fall into a well: grave misfortune for that person
How you felt
- A need for resources: the dream may reflect a search for energy or meaning deep within
- A fear of sinking: you may feel close to discouragement
Ask yourself
- What inner source can I draw on?
- What am I afraid of falling into?
See also Water · Pump · Fountain · Cistern · Pit
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: water well, wellspring.