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Dreaming of flying

Flying dreams are about freedom and perspective: you rise above a situation that feels heavy when you are inside it. They tend to come when you have recently said no to something, or are about to. Enjoy them — and notice what you could see from up there.

Common meanings

  1. 01

    A freedom your waking life is short on. The dream supplies the altitude your days are missing.

  2. 02

    Perspective: from above, the maze has a shape. Flying often follows the moment a decision becomes obvious.

  3. 03

    Ambition, without apology. The body remembers what it is like to be unafraid of the size of a wish.

The emotional angle

Exhilaration, usually — and sometimes the fear of falling that sits just under it. If flying was effortful in the dream, struggling to stay up, the message is about how much energy you are spending to stay above something rather than walking through it.

What it may be asking of you

This is the dream that shows you the whole map. Use it: write down what you could see from the air, because that is the perspective the plan needs. Flying is your subconscious rehearsing the size of the life you have not admitted you want.

Tonight’s intention

I rise to where I can see the whole picture.

Questions people ask

Often, once you notice you are dreaming. Flying is the most common first act of lucid dreamers, which is why it appears in the archetype quiz.

Dreamed of flying last night?

A dictionary reads the word. The decoder reads your dream — where it was, who was there, what you felt.

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For self-reflection and entertainment. Not medical, psychological or predictive advice.