Dreaming about flying over water
What does it mean to dream about flying over the sea?
One of the most consistently positive dream experiences on record. This combination shows up repeatedly in accounts of the most vivid and most pleasant dreams people remember.
It is also strongly associated with lucidity. Flying is a common trigger for realising one is dreaming, and open water gives the sensation somewhere unambiguous to happen.
Where this reads well
Reported with unusual warmth. Dreamers often describe it as freeing rather than merely pleasant.
Where it is harder
Where the dreamer is losing height, or the water is rising to meet them, the flying material under Actions covers the falling variants.
Worth asking yourself
How high was I? Did I ever realise I was dreaming?
Dream interpretation is subjective. Nothing here is a diagnosis, a prediction, or medical advice.
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