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What Does It Mean if You Dream About Flying?

What Does It Mean if You Dream About Flying?

Many people may dream about flying, in which you could escape from the people, place, or events that bring pressure to you and feel a sense of freedom. Often the dream of flying suggests your internal desire for freedom since in today’s world it’s difficult for people to get out of the trivia in life.

The scenes in flying dreams are various and they could be interpreted into different meanings. The following are some common flying dreams and their implications.

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What is the spiritual meaning of flying in a dream?

From a positive perspective, flying always represents freedom in dreams. When you fly freely in your dreams, it seems to indicate that you could go anywhere. In other words, the flying dream is implying that you could do anything and be anyone if you want to do.

However, negatively speaking, a flying dream could symbolize your internal desire that escaping from somewhere or something you can not stand. The stress and anxiety of your daily life may be the leading cause of such a dream.

5 scenarios and their interpretations

Since the scenarios of flying dreams are various, here are some interpretations about 5 common ones.

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1. If your flying dream is a lucid dream

The flying dream could be considered as a type of lucid dream in which dreamers can take control over the settings or plot of the dream. Meanwhile, you’re actually aware that you are having a dream.

To experience the amazing rush of flying, someone might practice the art of lucid dreams. In lucid dreams, your expectations really shape the dream. Thus, if you imagine a superman in waking hours when planning your dream itinerary, then this idea will come to your mind and this will be the way you fly.

2. If you dream about flying increasingly higher

This may denote success and freedom from obstacles. In reality, you might have overcome some difficulties and obtain victory in work, finance, or relationship. But negatively, the higher you fly, the worse you fall. So this dream could indicate your pride, which reminds you whether you’re always boasting in front of others in reality.

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3. If you dream about falling down

Once you dream of falling down while flying, it might represent a decline in your status and personal growth. Maybe, some obstacles of real life are blocking your progress and you seem to fail in your pursuits. It’s time for you to stay focused on how to deal with the trouble.

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4. If you dream of flying with wings

When you dream of flying like a bird, it is a good sign of optimism and a new start, which symbolizes the free spirit. Some new opportunities may be coming your way and making you happy and ecstatic. It also means your inner strength and empowerment. You have removed all negativities in life and have become limitless.

5. If you dream about flying in an aircraft

This seems to signify that you have a clear goal in life. Airplanes denote life’s journey with freedom and independence. In this dream your destination is under control and you can easily reach there with courage and confidence, which means you can accomplish your goal successfully in reality as well.

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As above shows, the dream about flying is reflecting your inner mind. Usually this kind of dream is positive in nature and denotes that you are moving forward in your real life. How to interpret such dreams and how to make decisions in life depend on your own insights.

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23 comments

Nas Andy says:
January 20, 2022 at 12:29 pm

I really really appreciate your website cause whatever I read from is the my whole life in reality…I appreciate a lot.

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Mc says:
September 8, 2022 at 11:01 pm

Yours is what i have been looking for..
I have been through all this. And I kind of found my match but hasn’t find the real meaning of “our” dream .

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Fieldmarshall Chimhini says:
January 26, 2022 at 4:45 am

I oftentimes dream of fly with my arms as wings this dream normally comes after l tend to fail my usual life success that is when this dream comes.
Like last night was failing to locate where l had parked my old car at a shopping mall with assistance of the security guards was flying flapping my arms

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Tempest says:
February 28, 2022 at 2:47 pm

This article helps a lot, but I think my case is different, because ever since I was a kid I’ve been having dreams of flying, and now am an adult but yet I can still fly, though I find it amazing cuz I do fly whenever I want to fly and I move in whatever direction I feel like moving towards, earlier today I dreamt again where I was just flying around to impress my friends and a stranger. Am just curious you know, cuz no one seems to understand when I tell.

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AE Emmanuel says:
April 23, 2022 at 3:58 am

Please when you get your answer , I would really love to know it, coz I dream of flying , with my bare hands, I have heard this kind of dreams to the extent now I, completely believe I can fly. And I now want to understand how to activate my body energy to fly up in the sky. That is the extent to which I for one have reached in regards to this Drea

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Titus says:
September 24, 2022 at 6:30 am

This is so me

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Simone says:
May 7, 2022 at 12:24 pm

This is so me.

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Justine Gift Nabafu says:
September 23, 2022 at 5:44 am

This website is helpful,i have an answer to my dream
Thank you

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David says:
September 27, 2022 at 8:29 am

I had a dream that I was flying what a great feeling it was.
Me and my parents, we had been invited to a certain family. They were a very large family,and every kid has a talent. And for me in order to show them that I had a talent to. I started to fly.
And everybody was amazed by me. I could fly in any kind of area I could jump and fly in the air or I could just take over and fly. It was an amazing feeling.
I wander is that good in reality?

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David says:
September 27, 2022 at 8:59 am

Dreaming about fly for me, is the greatest feeling I ever dreamed. Because it gives me a certain feeling, it’s like I am free, it’s an awesome sensation, specially, when you are in the air, and observing the world under me, I felt very powerful, I hope to dream more again.
To be honest, I am still in bed and I’m gonna stand up and I’m gonna try to fly. I have a quite a high bed I’m gonna try first the way down from the top of my bed till the floor. If it works then I’m gonna jump from the Veranda.

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HG says:
March 6, 2022 at 3:43 pm

In my twenties I often dream of flying. There would be people chasing me to hurt me, like with a gun or knife and just before they get me I would be able to just rise and fly away. There was a time when I was able to see the city I flew over and the houses and cars right under me and the sky was peaceful.

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Rhonda says:
March 20, 2022 at 1:16 pm

When I dream I’m flying away from the demons! If I’m flying fast enough I can get away from them. Their always more of them to over power me to slow me down! If they do get me to stop. They disappear and I get to fly away again.

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Aspirations says:
April 13, 2022 at 2:19 am

I’ve always dreamed of flying since 12, I’m an adult now I still do, lately I saw myself fly away from where I live for another destination because of enemies, even on my way going in the air, I still met some little girls throwing obstacles at me, but I was so powerful that I couldn’t throw them back,

But the most surprising part of the dream is that throughout the journey, a very small girl was with me flying alongside

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Okeh Isaac says:
July 29, 2022 at 1:21 pm

THAT’S VICTORY ON YOUR SIDE AND YOU AKSO FLY IN VICTORY WITH CHERUBIMS. CONGRATULATION

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Aspirations says:
April 13, 2022 at 2:21 am

I could throw the obstacles back to the girls

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Afees says:
May 6, 2022 at 8:30 am

I dreamt of flying too buh I feel scared that why am I even flying n I try to bring myself down buh still i won’t come down n I started flying around the sky like a bird.

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Moyo M. M says:
May 13, 2022 at 5:18 am

Great, thanks for clear explanation..

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Christopher Shanley says:
June 11, 2022 at 5:50 am

I flew with 2 friendly strangers connecting a metal tube from an apparatus they had. We also flew with my jack Russell dog now passed on which I had for many years. We flew for not that long but I felt pretty calm and safe although we came down a little early as the dog whilst not distressed was a little uncomfortable. It felt calmly satisfying.

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James says:
June 26, 2022 at 6:02 pm

I always dream of a yellow kite since I was a kid that I am holding the kite and it takes me into the sky and I couldn’t get back down but I could see my grandparents home below then when I was around 9 years old my grandpa gave me that same kite and I was afraid of it until my twenties it stayed in my closet. I recently had that dream again and then my mom found that kite in the attic and gave it back to me she did not know about me having this dream. Why does the real life kite fro. My dream keep actually appearing and being given to me .

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Stephen Peter Faruk says:
July 10, 2022 at 3:04 pm

I really appreciate this article, it helps alot.
I dreamt last night of flying without wings, on seeing this beautiful lady staring at me makes me land and meet her.

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Lynn says:
August 12, 2022 at 2:10 am

I dream that I can take a few steps and hover above the ground, it takes effort to get above the others on the ground but once I am up I can soar.

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Mathew says:
September 11, 2022 at 12:20 pm

I dream exactly the same as you….since i was very young, i have been dreaming flying and in the whole community, i was the only one with flying abilities….i have never tried to know the meaning of such dreams but now i have decided to seek the meaning i hope its a positive interpretation.

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Prabhakar says:
October 15, 2022 at 6:30 pm

Hi this is Prabhakar 24years old
While iam in deep sleep iam getting a dream that is iam flying in Air with the help my Hands . Like iam pushing Air down with my hands simply iam flying in Air. But I never think about flying in my real life. But till now nearly 10 times I got dreaming this situation from last 6 months before I never ever dreamed it but suddenly this Dream came. So please what is the sign of this dream spiritually and mentally.

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