Sea / ocean
Psychological (Freud)
The vast sea is a primal image of the collective and personal unconscious - immeasurable, changeable and full of hidden depths. A calm sea mirrors inner equilibrium, a stormy one the force of churned-up, barely controllable affects.
Oriental reading
In Oriental interpretation the sea often represents a powerful ruler, a great authority, or a vast life undertaking. Calm and crossable, it promises success and gain; turbulent, it warns of danger from the powerful or of a heavy trial.
Nature & Elements
Dream interpretation is for self-reflection and entertainment — it is not a medical or psychological diagnosis.