Flying dreams are most of the times connected with a sense of freedom and independence. People usually experience such dreams after dealing with a situation in which they felt restricted or limited.

Flying dreams are very common among individuals and generally bear a positive significance, foretelling prosperity, fortunate times and happiness to follow into one's life. To see yourself flying announces progress and personal achievement, gaining strength, power and being successful in any undertaking.

To see yourself flying high in a dream and not being afraid of this is also a positive dream symbol pointing at one's high ideals and goals. To fly also stands for being above a certain situation, completing it with success and/or accomplishing something easily.

According to dream interpretation experts and psychoanalysts, falling dreams are usually connected with insecurity, instability, unsteadiness, 'not being on firm ground'. On the other hand, flying dreams are closely related to a general balance and equilibrium, to joy and happiness, positive feelings and emotions which can make someone's soul literally fly.

Flying as dream image may also stand for re-birth, revival or new thoughts, ideas and a new beginning.

The Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist C. G. Jung associated flying in dreams with a strong desire for freedom and independence, while Alfred Adler's opinion on these type of dreams was that they are superiority dreams and denote someone's will to control and dominate the others. On the other hand, Sigmund Freud interpreted flying dreams as the expression of primitive urges, especially of sexual desire.

To fly 'high in the sky' in a dream but not feel joy and happiness, instead being frightened and worried about the landing usually translates your uncertainty about the future and your emotional imbalance.