Every person has had to fly in a dream at least once. The feeling of flying, complete freedom, the ability to control your body, and not be afraid of falling evokes unforgettable emotions. I want the flight to last as long as possible. After awakening, you are left with a feeling of joy and lightness, an unprecedented surge of strength.
Why does a person fly in his dreams, where does he get knowledge about these sensations if he has not experienced them in reality? These questions have always interested both ordinary people and scientists. Let's try to understand some of them.
Reasons for flying in dreams.
Why do people often fly in their dreams?
When children talk about dreams in which they flew, they are told: “If you fly in a dream, it means you are growing.” How can we explain that even an adult can fly in a dream?
There are different versions of this phenomenon.
Metaphysical. Some peoples have a special attitude towards sleep. Some people believe that one should not wake a sleeping person. He must wake up himself so that his spiritual essence, which left the body at this time, has time to reunite with the physical.
Many residents of warm countries are sure that it is impossible to close the window in the room where the child is sleeping, otherwise his astral essence will not be able to return to the body. In other words, flying in a dream means the soaring of the soul.
Anthropological. Proponents of Darwin's theory explain the feeling of flight by the body's memory of our primate ancestors. They lived in trees and jumped from branch to branch. That’s why we know how to climb trees and love swings. Ancient people often slept in trees to escape predators - this explains dreams of floating and fear of falling.
Biological. Scientists have found that the feeling of flight in a sleeping person occurs when a hormone is released in the body, which is responsible for the growth of skin and bone cells. This occurs in both children and adults. It has been noticed that after a serious illness, recovering people can often fly in their sleep.
Psychological. Famous psychologists and psychiatrists had different points of view about why we dream of flying in our dreams. According to Freud, this is related to sexual desire. Alfred Adler believed that this is how a person expresses his desire to suppress others. And Thomas Jung was convinced that this was the desire to gain freedom from conventions and restrictions.
To soar above the ground means to rise above your problems, overcome difficulties, see their insignificance, and find ways to solve them.
Fantastic. There are more exotic explanations. Advocates of the alien origin of our civilization admit that flying in a dream is a reminder of a person’s lost or blocked abilities and capabilities to solve tasks that are currently impossible for him. For our alien ancestors, flight by force of will is as common as telepathy or teleportation.
Do all people dream about flying?
If we consider this phenomenon as a dream, then we can safely say that not all people see such pictures. Most often, it is children who fly in their dreams. The fact is that this phenomenon is, according to bioenergetic theory, a restructuring of human consciousness. This is the moment when consciousness rises above the emotional component, improving the child’s personality.
Such flights are not at all hallucinations that people with certain nervous problems suffer from. These are just steps towards self-improvement and changing yourself for the better, towards growing up. This is why flying in a dream is mainly the prerogative of children.
Classification of dreams.
Most often, children dream about flying. With age, some lose this ability, although some experience a feeling of carefree flight into old age. During such a dream, a restructuring of consciousness and self-improvement occurs.
Oddly enough, they try to classify such dreams on the basis of the sensations and meaning that arise. There are three main types of dreams.
A person has the feeling that he can fly above the ground in a horizontal position with the help of wings, like a bird. Some even see their color and shape. Fantasy can give various shades to such a dream. Such a person is trusting and open to everything new. A dream means spiritual growth and soulfulness.
There are no wings, the movement is similar to gliding over land or water, it occurs in a vertical position. The force that interferes with gravity is concentrated in the arms or legs. If a person sees that he can fly over the sea, he is a very emotional person, and in a dream he gains the ability to control his passions and curb them. Such dreams teach you to control your emotions.
Why dream of flying on a magic carpet, on a dragon, on a fighter jet, on anything living or inanimate?
If a person flies, for example, on a horse and controls it, it means that he can take matters into his own hands and tries to cope with problems. If he simply clings to some animal in flight, he is ready to adapt to the circumstances, remaining passive. Any person dreams of this, but only a woman can dream of flying on a broom. This means the ability to cope with any situation, teaches you not to panic, but to think about the problem and solve it.
Why does a person fly in a dream? Reasons, meaning, video
Every person at least once in his life has had a dream that he is flying. Not everyone in their dreams rushed to distant stars, or at least soared, forgetting about the laws of earthly gravity. For many, dreams of this kind were limited to just the feeling of falling, after which they woke up in horror.
Where do such dreams come from, and why does every person dream of them, despite the fact that not everyone has experienced something similar in reality? Where do these deep memories and dreams, embedded somewhere deep in the brain, come from? Many inquisitive people asked such questions. There are several answers to these that are definitely worth considering.
Interpretation of dreams in different dream books.
Interpreting dreams is fun for some, but for others it is an important guide in life. You shouldn’t ignore dreams, because it’s not in vain that our brain sends signs that are associated with complex, still unstudied functions of the body. A huge number of different dream books provide explanations for any detail of a dream. The most famous dream books: Gustav Miller, Vanga, Nostradamus, Sigmund Freud. Most often, interpretations are based on folk wisdom and largely coincide among different authors.
Miller's Dream Book
Flying in the clouds in a dream means receiving news. Weightless, transparent clouds promise unclouded happiness. Yellow - failures and useless troubles. Black, depressing - a sign of bad news, sadness, poverty.
If you dream that a dark cloud suddenly enveloped you, expect failure and disappointment, they will come after your sudden success. Rain and thunderclouds foretell failure, disappointment, worry and danger.
Fly low - close to the road, and fly too high above the ground - overestimate your capabilities.
Vanga's Dream Book
Flying means striving to solve important issues. Flying alone with a man and experiencing happiness in a dream means well-being in marriage, harmonious love relationships. Flying with a guy promises good prospects in a relationship. If at the same time a feeling of discomfort and fear arises, then you should think about your relationship - perhaps you should not trust this man, you are making a mistake.
Women are more attentive to dreams, and a pregnant woman is even more prone to anxiety and worry. The birth of a child marks the second birth of its mother. Flight here is a symbol of change, freedom, birth. This is often associated with anxiety and fear that needs to be overcome. If the flight ends abruptly and you wake up with a feeling of regret, you can expect a quarrel with your husband.
Dream Interpretation of Nostradamus
Soaring in dreams means anticipating success, internally striving for achievements.
Flying in space is a sign that there are too many empty fantasies in your life and it’s time to pay attention to real events.
Flying over the mountains in a dream means overcoming obstacles, over the valley - family, everyday happiness, and over the city and around the city - the desire to conquer it, dreams of recognition and glory.
Freud's Dream Book
Dreams of flying represent a desire for sexual freedom. Freud believed that the balloon symbolized men's health. For a man, flying in a dream on well-inflated and elastic balloons means a fulfilling sex life, while on sluggish and deflated balloons, it means problems with potency.
Modern dream book
Flying in a helicopter in a dream - you will get into trouble; on an airplane - joyful changes in life await you; in a hot air balloon - you will regret missed opportunities.
Flying by car and being behind the wheel - any problems will be solved, and the passenger sitting next to you may be the most dear person to you. The more luxurious the car you're flying in, the brighter your prospects.
Flying over muddy water is a bad omen. For business people, this may mean the machinations of competitors. In addition, you need to be wary of conflicts at work or family quarrels. But flying over clean, beautiful water is a sign of success and spiritual growth.
Islamic dream book
The Islamic dream book assures that the benefit of dreams lies in the revelations with which Allah helps a person. These are righteous dreams. But Shaitan confuses the thoughts of the faithful and leads them away from the path of the Almighty. Such dreams are meaningless and useless. Explanations from the Qur'an and Sunnah are trustworthy. The description of dreams from these sources is considered the most accurate and true. Flying in a dream is considered a good omen.
For a person striving for power, this means getting it if he deserves it. Flying with wings means changes in life, flying vertically means achieving honor and respect.
For women, flying in a hot air balloon in a dream is interpreted as a promise of family happiness.
One of the most unpleasant dreams is about a sudden fall during a flight. Usually this means internal uncertainty, fear of making mistakes. It’s interesting that only people who have something to lose dream about such a plot. Those who have already fallen are not afraid of falling. Sometimes in a dream a fall turns into free flight, which is a very good sign. But more often in this case we wake up from fear.
There is no need to be afraid to fly. There are stories about the importance of such dreams. In the United States, similar phenomena have been studied and research conducted for a long time.
One of the participants, disabled since childhood and barely able to walk on crutches, said that he experiences true happiness when he lifts off the ground in his sleep and floats freely in the air. “I constantly fly in my dreams,” he says, “it makes my life more joyful, fuller, but I once thought about suicide.”
This means that the connection between levitation in a dream and growth is undeniable. Growth not only physical, but also spiritual. For people who are capable of developing and improving, such flights do not end after saying goodbye to childhood. All their lives they set new goals for themselves that require self-development, and know how to achieve them. Well, those who are not looking for new ways and are content with little can only remember their childhood dreams and envy people who have not lost the ability to fly.
Why do you dream of flying according to Loff’s dream book?
This dream book considers a dream about flying to be a significant event. Loff offers the following interpretations of what it means to fly in a dream:
- If you feel like you are flying without your own effort, you are driven by the desire to travel or escape from difficult circumstances.
- To take off in a dream of your own free will - you are full of strength and determination to achieve your goals.
- Flying on an airplane promises fulfillment of desires.
- Flying on an unusual object or shape is an indicator of anxiety and restlessness.
Separately, Loff suggests paying attention to what emotions you experience from sleep: joy or danger? The emotional coloring itself can tell almost everything about the dream.
