(Lily, Hyacinth, Nenuphar, Nubile, Nymph) In a dream, a water lily means life, hiding, concealment, travels by sea. Ifa traveller by sea sees a water lily in his dream, it means that his ship may drown.
A water lily in a dream also represents a lawfully earned money from which one spends for his charities to please his Lord.
A water lily in a dream also means sorrow, sadness, illness, a man with different faces, someone whose actions are tainted, or whose temper is changing constantly. Having a bouquet of water lily in a dream means changes, illness, sorrow or endurance.
[1](1) A water-lily may symbolize either the conscious ego or the self (for self). (The Buddha is called the ‘Jewel in the Lotus’; see Buddha.) See also Mandala.
(2) It may symbolize creative power or the source of (new) life. (Indian mythology tells of how Brahma, the creator-god, was ‘bom of the lotus’ and the lotus became the universe.)
(3) It may be a sexual symbol, representing the vagina.
[2]A pond full of water lilies can predict a very pleasant romantic experience. It means that your relationship with a partner will go through a time of great comfort, tranquility, and harmony, but also that you may fall in love suddenly. Considered by some civilizations as a sign of good fortune, the water lily represents the force of passion.
[3]Water liles in your dream signify that your grasp exceeds your reach. You would be wise to readjust your ambitions and be more realistic.
[4]To dream of a water lily, or to see them growing, foretells there will be a close commingling of prosperity and sorrow or bereavement.
[5]The world of the emotions and a symbol for wholeness and completeness.
See Also: Rose.
[6]Grief, sorrow, and bereavement.
[7]To dream that you see this flower is indicative to 'a single lady of innocence on the part of her suitor, or to a married lady of the great beauty of her children. For a single man to dream of seeing a water-lily, denotes the purity of the character of his sweetheart. To dream of seeing a water-lily wither, denotes great misfortune both physically, in business, and in friendship.
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