Dream About Flying
Expresses a compensatory mechanism of the psyche.
Flying in a dream
Expresses a compensatory mechanism. A brief flight either carries no particular meaning or reflects the temporary removal of an obstacle. A prolonged flight points to a stable, hidden state of powerlessness and self-doubt.
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What does flying mean in a dream?
Flight, in scientific interpretation, is not 'freedom' or 'spiritual ascent,' whatever the popular dream books claim. It is a compensatory mechanism: the psyche makes up for a feeling of powerlessness with an illusion of superiority. A short flight may carry no meaning, or may mark the temporary removal of an obstacle — a moment of relief once a problem is solved. A prolonged, sustained flight, however, is a serious signal: it points to a latent, hidden state of powerlessness and self-doubt. The person flies in the dream precisely because in waking life they feel earthbound — unable to influence the situation, powerless, insignificant. Flight is a psychological 'drug' that creates an illusion of control and superiority in place of actually solving the problem. The longer and higher the flight, the deeper the hidden powerlessness.
What do different contexts of flying in a dream mean?
A short flight
Either carries no meaning, or reflects the brief removal of an obstacle — a moment of relief.
A long flight at great height
A stable state of hidden powerlessness — the psyche is compensating for deep insecurity with an illusion of superiority.
Flying with difficulty, losing height
The compensatory mechanism is weakening — the illusion is crumbling, and the real powerlessness is beginning to be felt.
Flight turning into a fall
The moment of truth: the compensation runs out, and the person 'lands' in their real situation.
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Blaze
The burning-out of instinct; see Fire.
Dead Person
The activation of a complex — a signal that the situation is developing unfavorably.
Log
Positive only when it is used for its proper purpose — burned.
Polyp
Most often points to the presence of a parasite of the mind.
Sexual intercourse
Means the following: 1) seen in full, with every real detail — naked bodies, genital union, orgasm — it is a positive sign; 2) when the dream shows only anticipated, expected intercourse, which is the most common case, it speaks of insecurity, indecision, unrealized potential, or impotence.
Cloth
(fabric) Positive only if something functional is actually being done with it.
Clearing
Erotic pleasure lived out in action — as long as the dreamer engages with this space in a living way.
Help
An inability to act for your own good — to cope with the situation on your own.
Parrot
A negative symbol of mindless, mechanical repetition.
Cigarette case
Positive, if it points to pleasure.
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