Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams of Flying and Exploring
Dreaming of flying and exploring new places is a vivid and exhilarating experience that captures our deepest desires for freedom, adventure, and self-discovery. In many cultures, including Islamic tradition, such dreams are seen not merely as random occurrences but as reflections of our inner lives and spiritual journeys. Flying often symbolizes liberation from earthly constraints, suggesting a longing to rise above challenges and achieve greater heights.
Exploring new landscapes signifies openness to new experiences and personal growth. Remember, these dreams can act as spiritual guides, compelling us to consider our current paths and aspirations. As we delve into interpretations based on the esteemed works of Ibni Sirin, we will uncover the profound meanings behind these escapades in the realm of dreams and their connections to our waking lives.
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- Dreams of flying often symbolize freedom and new opportunities.
- Exploring new places in dreams signifies personal growth and adventure.
- These dreams can reflect desires for change or escape from daily routines.
- They may indicate a spiritual journey or a quest for self-discovery.
- Reflective consideration and consultation with knowledgeable individuals can provide deeper insights.
Symbols
- novel locations
- Luck:
(Dwellings)
- State 1:
(Abode; Changing condition vs. station; Dwellings; Transient)
- Downgrade:
To place things in the proper position, or to move them to a better place, or to give them abetter environment in a dream means commanding what is good and forbidding what is evil. To downgrade things by placing them in an unfitting environment in a dream means the opposite, or it could mean barter¬ ing good for evil, or unjustly depreciating and devaluating an object.
- Luck:
- airborne
- Floating in the air:
Standing in the air in a dream means being honored or acknowledged by a governor, though it will not last. If one has exaggerated hopes, arrogance, pride, or if he is a self-centered individual, then his floating in the air represents mere disturbed dreams. Walking in the air without ascending or descending in a dream means receiving dignity, honor and earning lawful money.
If one does not qualify for it, then walking in the air in his dream means travels. Hanging in the air between the heavens and the earth in a dream represents a concerned heart and uncertainty about what to do! Falling in the air in a dream means despair or loss of status in wakefulness.
Falling in a dream also means relief from distress, wantonness, or satisfying one’s needs. Clear, fresh and pure air in a dream represents a good time to take a trip for business or pleasure. Air in a dream also represents one’s desire and passion.
Thus, disobeying one’s mind, desire and passion in a dream means entering the heavenly paradise. Following one’s desires in a dream means negligence of once religious duties. Standing up in the air and speaking loud in a dream means blessings, favors, money, honor and fame.
Sitting in the air in a dream means arrogance and self- deception regarding religious opinions. Building a house up in the air or placing a mat in the air or raising a tent in the air means death of a sick person, and what is built in this case is one’s own coffin. If a governor sees that dream, it means his dismissal from his office or his death.
Seeing that dream after a wedding or after having marital relations with one’s wife means mistrust and loss. It also means involvement in an uncouth action, lacking knowledge of the Holy Book and prophetic traditions, because what one has built lacks a foun- UJUUliJUl u dation. Flying in the air in a dream may mean travels.
Flying with wings in a dream has stronger connotations and is safer. The wings here will represent money or power. Swimming in the air means benefits or business travels.
If the air looks opaque in one’s eyes, so he cannot see the skies in his dream, it means problems with one’s superior. If one does not have a boss, then it means that he may lose his sight. If all the people witnessed the air opaque or red in the dr earn, then it means a major calamity and a trying adversity.
- Walking in the air:
Standing in the air in a dream means being honored or acknowledged by a governor, though it will not last. If one has exaggerated hopes, arrogance, pride, or if he is a self-centered individual, then his floating in the air represents mere disturbed dreams. Walking in the air without ascending or descending in a dream means receiving dignity, honor and earning lawful money.
If one does not qualify for it, then walking in the air in his dream means travels. Hanging in the air between the heavens and the earth in a dream represents a concerned heart and uncertainty about what to do! Falling in the air in a dream means despair or loss of status in wakefulness.
Falling in a dream also means relief from distress, wantonness, or satisfying one’s needs. Clear, fresh and pure air in a dream represents a good time to take a trip for business or pleasure. Air in a dream also represents one’s desire and passion.
Thus, disobeying one’s mind, desire and passion in a dream means entering the heavenly paradise. Following one’s desires in a dream means negligence of once religious duties. Standing up in the air and speaking loud in a dream means blessings, favors, money, honor and fame.
Sitting in the air in a dream means arrogance and self- deception regarding religious opinions. Building a house up in the air or placing a mat in the air or raising a tent in the air means death of a sick person, and what is built in this case is one’s own coffin. If a governor sees that dream, it means his dismissal from his office or his death.
Seeing that dream after a wedding or after having marital relations with one’s wife means mistrust and loss. It also means involvement in an uncouth action, lacking knowledge of the Holy Book and prophetic traditions, because what one has built lacks a foun- UJUUliJUl u dation. Flying in the air in a dream may mean travels.
Flying with wings in a dream has stronger connotations and is safer. The wings here will represent money or power. Swimming in the air means benefits or business travels.
If the air looks opaque in one’s eyes, so he cannot see the skies in his dream, it means problems with one’s superior. If one does not have a boss, then it means that he may lose his sight. If all the people witnessed the air opaque or red in the dr earn, then it means a major calamity and a trying adversity.
- Wing:
- Floating in the air:
- exploring
- Migrator:
(Traveller; Migrator; Nomad) In a dream, an explorer represents an DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 147 outgoing woman from a wealthy family. Seeing an explorer in a dream also represents a morganatic marriage or a marriage for pleasure which is governed by duration. An explorer in a dream also represents orphans, or children of sin.
- Nomad:
(Traveller; Migrator; Nomad) In a dream, an explorer represents an DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 147 outgoing woman from a wealthy family. Seeing an explorer in a dream also represents a morganatic marriage or a marriage for pleasure which is governed by duration. An explorer in a dream also represents orphans, or children of sin.
- Inspector:
(Touch) In a dream, examining means spying, eavesdropping or paying attention to a conversation one should not listen to.
- Migrator:
- new places
- Downgrade:
To place things in the proper position, or to move them to a better place, or to give them abetter environment in a dream means commanding what is good and forbidding what is evil. To downgrade things by placing them in an unfitting environment in a dream means the opposite, or it could mean barter¬ ing good for evil, or unjustly depreciating and devaluating an object.
- State 1:
(Abode; Changing condition vs. station; Dwellings; Transient)
- Luck:
(Dwellings)
- Downgrade:
- flying
- Flying:
Flying in a dream means travels. If one sees himself flying lying on his back, then it means comfort. Flying for other than a traveller means joblessness.
Flying from one roof into another in a dream means changing from a man of dignity into a man who has no moral standards. In a dream, a roof also represents a woman or a wife. In this sense, flying bet ween two roofs could mean having a mistress beside one’s wife.
If a woman sees herself flying from her house into the house of a man she knows in the dream, it means that she will marry him. Flying from a known abode into a distant and unknown abode in a dream means death. If a prisoner sees himself flying in a dream, it means that he will be released from jail.
Flying with wings in a dream also means travels, and flying without wings means changes in one’s status or conditions. If a foreigner sees himself flying in a dream, it means that he will return to his homeland, or it could mean that he travels excessively. If one who has pride and exaggerated hopes sees himself flying in a dream, then his dream represents mere hallucination.
If one sees himself in a dream flying in a race with someone else, and if he wins the race, it means that he will conquer his opponent and rise 172 IBN SEERIN’S above him in station. Flying over a mountain in a dream means power and sovereignty. If one who qualifies for leadership sees himself flying in a dream, it means that he will attain a leadership position.
If he falls over something in the dream, it means that he will own or control whatever he falls into. If one does not qualify for leadership and sees himself flying in a dream, it represents pitfalls in his religious performances, or it could mean falling sick. If one does attain his intended destination in the dream, then his dream connotes a successful journey.
If one flies in his dream and disappears beyond sight, it means his death. If one flies from his own house into an unknown house in the dream, the latter house represents his grave. Flying in a dream also represent a sickness that could lead a person near his death before he could recover from it.
If one flies from a low elevation into a higher one and without wings in his dream, it means fulfillment of his aspirations. If one soars in the air like a pigeon in a dream and sees people below him, whereby he can benefit or harm whomever he wants, it means that he will preside over people and reach a rank of honor and dignity. If one becomes tired during his flight between tow cities or places and finds himself incapable of benefiting or harming anyone, and if he seeks nothing from his flight but is still happy about flying in the dream, it means that he is trying to find money for his personal needs or business.
If one sees himself flying from one land into another in a dream, it means that he will attain honor, power, comfort and satisfaction. If one sees himself flying hori¬ zontally in the dream, it means that his wife will straighten her act and without much effort on his part. If one sees himself flying vertically with his head up and his feet pointing to the ground in the dream, it means that he will receive benefits.
The more he rises, the greater are his benefits. If rich people or craftsmen see that dream, it represents a leadership position they could occupy. If a foreigner sees that in a dream, it means that he will return to his mother land, or it could mean that he will never return to his homeland again.
Flying with wings in a dream means benefits in general. Soaring high in the air and without wings in a dream means fears and hardships. Flying over people’s homes and over the streets in a dream means difficulties and disturbances.
Flying near a flock of birds in a dream means associating, living or working with unknown people. If an evil person sees that, it means a bad omen, and for a fisherman it means sufferings or death. Flying in the air at a low altitude in a dream means taking a short trip.
If one sees himself flying at will and ceasing to fly at will in a dream, it means easing of his burdens and expectation of great benefits to come his way. Seeing oneself in a dream flying upside-down means evil happening. If a sick person sees himself flying in the air in a dream, it means that he will die from his illness.
If one sees himself laying over his bed and flying with it in a dream, it means a severe illness or an ailment that will strike at his legs. Enjoying flying between the sky and the earth in a dream means having exaggerated hopes. Flying in a dream also means seeking a destructive knowl¬ edge, or pursuing an evil idea, or associating with villainous and notorious people, or it could mean being in a hurry, or that one takes lightly a serious project, then fails to accomplish it because of his angry character.
Flying in a dream also denotes extreme happiness, or it could mean superstition. If one flies from a bad place into a good place such as a farm or a mosque in his dream, it means benefits and growth.
- Aircraft:
(Airplane; Coffin; Flying ship; Knowledge. Also see Kite; Ship)
- Wings:
(Guild) If one sees himself flying with wings in a dream, it means travel. Wings in a dream also represent one’s children. If one sees his wings feathered, this could represent his prosperity or authority.
If someone sees himself flying with someone else’s wings in the dream, it means that he will receive his help and support. In that sense, traditional people say: “So and so flew with so and so’s wings.” Having wings and not using them to fly with in a dream means acquiring worldly wealth. A broken wing in a dream represents a severe illness one’s son may attract.
If one experiences the excruciating pain from his wings being pulled off his shoulders in a dream, it may mean the death of his son. A wing that does not allow one to fly in a dream means a wound or a permanent scar in one’s life that will slow his progress. It also could represent a punishment for one’s sins.
- Flying:
- investigating
- Court:
If one is investigated or probed in a court by people he does not know in a dream, it means that he has strayed into innovation and will remain account¬ able for his deeds.
- Innovation:
(Investigation) If one sees himself being investigated in a court of justice by people he does not know in a dream, it means that he has strayed into innovation, though he remains accountable for his actions.
- Inspector:
(Touch) In a dream, examining means spying, eavesdropping or paying attention to a conversation one should not listen to.
- Court:
- soaring
- Climb:
(Climbing; Rising) To see oneself ascending in the skies in a dream means falling in rank, or it could mean oppressing oneself. If one sees himself ascending in the skies until he reaches the stars, merges with them and if he becomes a star in the dream, it means that he will receive titles and powers. If one sees himself ascending a mountain it means depression, stress and travels.
However, rising in a dream means elevation of status, and descending means a backslide. If one sees himself walking up a steep road in a dream, it means rising in status, but involving toiling and hardships. If one sees himself climbing a mountain, then the mountain in a dream is interpreted as one’s goal.
Thus, one’s dream may mean attaining one’s goal as far as he reaches in his climb. In dream interpretation, any ascent of a mountain, a trail, a hill, an elevation or even climbing a roof means attaining one’s goal or satisfying one’s needs. To see oneself climbing flat on his back in a dream then means uncalled for, orunnecessary hardship.
- Rising:
(Climbing; Rising) To see oneself ascending in the skies in a dream means falling in rank, or it could mean oppressing oneself. If one sees himself ascending in the skies until he reaches the stars, merges with them and if he becomes a star in the dream, it means that he will receive titles and powers. If one sees himself ascending a mountain it means depression, stress and travels.
However, rising in a dream means elevation of status, and descending means a backslide. If one sees himself walking up a steep road in a dream, it means rising in status, but involving toiling and hardships. If one sees himself climbing a mountain, then the mountain in a dream is interpreted as one’s goal.
Thus, one’s dream may mean attaining one’s goal as far as he reaches in his climb. In dream interpretation, any ascent of a mountain, a trail, a hill, an elevation or even climbing a roof means attaining one’s goal or satisfying one’s needs. To see oneself climbing flat on his back in a dream then means uncalled for, orunnecessary hardship.
- Incline:
(Incline; Mountain road; Steep incline) If one sees himself climbing a steep incline in a dream, it means toiling to succeed in both his material and spiritual life, or it could mean trying to gather the benefits of both worlds, though with great strain on him . An ascent in a dream also could signify a difficult woman or a stern man who can only be handled with kindness, gentleness and love. An ascent in a dream also represents one’s associate, or a business partner who cannot be trusted with one’s money or life.
An ascent in a dream also represents the road to salvation or the dangers one may have to cross and the deeds that can save him from hell-fire. An ascent in a dream also could represent adversities, difficulties and dangers. Ascending a steep incline in a dream means danger and descending a steep hill means reaching safety.
An ascent in a dream also could represent a bridge, an underpass, a wife, a woman, or a scorpion. Walking through a steep incline in a dream also means rising in station because of one’s knowledge, politics, good conduct, fulfillment of one’s duties, his caring for others or wisdom. Falling through a steep hill in a dream means falling in rank, losing one’s prestige, losing one’s money, denying the truth, objecting to one’s religion or walking into darkness.
Climbing in a dream always means attainment of one’s goals. Climbing flat on one’s back in a dream has negative connotations. Descending from a steep hill, or from a ship, or coming down form a castle or a mountain in a dream also mean that one’s goal will not materialize.
- Climb:
- fresh sites
- Tender:
- Ripe:
- Stupid sprout:
- examining
- Inspector:
(Touch) In a dream, examining means spying, eavesdropping or paying attention to a conversation one should not listen to.
- Examine:
(Touch) In a dream, examining means spying, eavesdropping or paying attention to a conversation one should not listen to.
- Sexual organ:
- Inspector:
Practical Insights for Various Dream Experiences
- Embrace Your Desire for Exploration
When you find yourself dreaming of flying and adventuring in unfamiliar places, take this as a sign to explore new opportunities in your waking life. Consider what areas of your life feel stale or unchallenged. Perhaps it's time to start that hobby you’ve put off or plan a trip you've always wanted to make.
Traveling, even locally, can ignite fresh perspectives and invigorate your spirit. Engage with your surroundings—visit new cafes, parks, or cultural centers. Each small step outward can expand your horizons, much like in your dreams.
Open yourself to experiences that push you beyond your comfort zone, just as your dream invites you to soar through the skies.
- Reflect on Your Life's Journey
Use your dreams of flying to engage in self-reflection. After experiencing such a dream, take a moment to journal your thoughts and feelings upon waking. How did the flight feel?
Were you exhilarated or scared? These emotions can shed light on your current life situations. Consider areas in your waking life where you aspire to achieve liberation—this might be from routine, responsibilities, or emotional burdens.
Recognizing these desires will open the door to addressing them in your conscious life. You may also want to meditate on these dreams to seek clarity on your aspirations. Remember, the ethereal nature of flight brings a breeze of inspiration and revelation; each dream can serve as masterful guidance.
FAQs
- What does it mean to dream about flying?
Dreaming about flying usually symbolizes a desire for freedom, escape, or elevation in life's challenges. It can reflect feelings of empowerment or a longing for liberation from responsibilities. In spiritual terms, such dreams often indicate a higher state of consciousness or enlightenment, urging you to rise above worldly concerns.
- Why do I dream about exploring new places?
Exploring new places in your dreams often signifies a quest for personal growth or change. It reflects a need for adventure and indicates you’re open to new experiences in life. These dreams can symbolize a transition or an exploration of your own identity, urging you to discover more about yourself.
- How can I interpret my flying dreams better?
To interpret your flying dreams effectively, consider the emotions you felt during the flight. Were you joyous, fearful, or liberated? Analyze the surroundings and the context of your flight. Keeping a dream journal can also help you identify patterns and deeper meanings that resonate with your waking life, connecting emotions to personal energies or situations.
- Are flying dreams common?
Yes, flying dreams are quite common and occur across cultures. They often reflect universal desires for freedom, empowerment, and transcendence. Both positive and negative emotions can influence these dreams, shaping how one experiences them. Most importantly, they serve as reminders of our innate capabilities and aspirations.
- Do these dreams signify something negative?
Not necessarily. While flying often symbolizes freedom, it can sometimes reflect anxiety or a need to control situations in your life. If you feel threatened during your flight, it may indicate unresolved fears or challenges. Paying attention to these nuances can help you gain insights into areas where you might need growth or healing.
References
- https://dreamstellers.com
- https://www.islamicdreaminterpretations.com
- https://www.iboonsirin.com
