Lake
A lake is water that has settled and deepened, so it stands for the floor of the mind and for wealth held rather than moved. A clear, still lake is a good omen of feelings settling and circumstances steadying — where the sea is great movement, a lake is closer to what you have kept. Walking its shore marks a time of sorting your thoughts. Water gone cloudy or drying up, by contrast, signals something long untended.
A lake has mouths that let water in and none that clearly let it out, so it keeps whatever arrives. Traditional reading treated running water and still water differently, and read a calm lake as stability. The colour of the water decides the meaning.
Readings by Situation
Seeing a clear, still lake
A good sign that your mind settles and your household steadies. Tradition read clear water as wealth. Water that mirrored like glass reads more strongly still.
Seeing a reflection in the lake
A sign of looking back at yourself. Tradition read a figure on the water as the inner mind. If you remember what was reflected, that is what occupies you now.
A cloudy or dried-up lake
A sign that what you have put by is shrinking. Tradition read dried water as a time to be careful. Rather than something to fear, take it as a call to look at your spending.
Entering the lake or swimming in it
A sign of looking into the deep. If the water was not cold, it reads well. If you were afraid because your feet did not touch, you are carrying a lot alone.
Lake dreams broadly stand for stability. A dried lake does not make your wealth disappear. Confirm things with numbers, always.