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.
