Selenarium · Dreams
What it means to dream about flying
Two readings: the one the old dream book gives, and what this dream actually means.
What the traditional dream book says
Flight in folk tradition promises growth, good fortune, release from something that held you. Falling was read as losing your footing, a setback in your affairs, the fear that comes with the height you have climbed to.
What the dream really reflects
If you fly in a dream, you feel free and lifted awake, or you are missing that feeling badly. If you fall, you are losing your footing or your control and the ground is sliding away. Both dreams say the same thing: how firmly you are standing in your life right now.
What changes the reading
The same dream reads differently, and here is what shifts it.
- Flying high
- You feel free and full of lift, or you are aching for both. Something in you wants off the ground and already knows it perfectly well.
- Falling from a height
- You are losing your footing or your control. Awake, the ground has been sliding out from under you for a while and you have felt it.
- Flying low, close to the ground
- There is freedom here, taken carefully and in small doses. You have not quite made up your mind to go all the way up with it yet.
FAQ
Is dreaming about flying a good sign or a bad one?
Neither one directly, because a dream does not prophesy. It shows your state, and whether that is light or heavy is yours to weigh once you look closely. Flying here is a mirror rather than a sentence.
The dream reflected you for one night. The chart of the sky holds your whole reflection.
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