Dream Interpretation - Dreams of Flying
Dreams of flying may well be the most common of all dreams.
Dreams of flying often fall into that special category of dreams
in which the dreamer realizes he or she is dreaming. These
dreams, called lucid dreams, are some of the most fascinating to
both dreamers and dream researchers alike. Dreams of flying are
often described as joyful, fun and exhilarating, and flying
dreams are often among the most pleasant dream experiences.
Dreams where you are flying easily, soaring over the landscape
and enjoying the serenity often mean that you feel on top of the
situation and in control of your life. Flying dreams of this
nature are often a nighttime manifestation of the feeling of
rising above it all and being in control. Often dreamers are
able to control where they fly in their dreams. Being able to
control where you fly, how fast you fly and how high or low you
fly is often a representation of a strong sense of personal
power. The flip side of that happy scenario are dreams in which
the dreamer has difficulty remaining in the air, or dreams where
you are unable to fly and begin to fall to earth. These types of
flying dreams can represent a lack of power, and an inability to
control your personal circumstances. Often people going through
situations where they feel powerless will experience these
negative kinds of flying dreams. Obstacles like power lines,
mountains and trees in a flying dream can be dream state
manifestations of actual barriers in your waking life. For
instance, if you feel that roadblocks are constantly going up in
your life, you may see these roadblocks manifested as trees,
mountains, power lines or other hazards in your flying dream.
Identifying the barriers in your life, and overcoming them, can
remove these barriers from your dream state as well as your
waking life. Often the dreamer will experience fear while
flying, or be afraid that he or she is flying too high. These
types of dreams are often representations of fear of challenge,
or fear that you cannot succeed. Dreams of flying are some of
the most interesting types of dreams for dream researchers and
psychologists. Unlike dreams of being naked, dreams or running,
dreams of falling and other common dreams, flying dreams
represent an ability that humans do not have in their waking
lives. Anytime someone dreams of doing something they do not
have the ability to do, it is of interest to dream researchers.
Dreams of flying can represent yearning, or striving to be
better. They can also be manifestations of feelings of power, or
in some cases feelings of lack of power. The ability of the
dreamer to take control of the flight in his or her dream can be
an exhilarating experience, and provide the dreamer with a
feeling of power than can last into his or her waking life. No
matter what the dream of flying represents, it remains one of
the most fertile fields in the world of dream interpretation.
There are many reasons to dream of flying, and many ways such a
dream can play itself out. Chances are that dreams of flying
have been around as long as humans have been dreaming, and that
they will continue to be around for millennia to come.