What does flying in a dream mean?

Having had such dreams myself since I was a young boy, I became interested in how the dream might be interpreted. I believe that if you are flying in a sluggish manner, it's as if you're running from something, whether in real life or in the dream, but something that you can't escape. Generally, these dreams will occur when you are depressed or otherwise feeling down. The ones where your sluggish that is. In others, you might be flying higher and faster than you can possibly imagine being real. Sometimes you will lose yourself in the dream, and be surprised when you awake. I believe that these dreams symbolize a person's lust for adventure and power over their own destiny. They don't want to be weighted down with the problems that face them in the real world. In some dreams, you might face an enemy, and use this flying ability to fight them. This, I believe, would symbolize a wish to conquer your worldly fears. In essence, flying in your dreams can mean anything from wanting to escape the pressures of your life to making a conscious decision to tackle all obstacles ahead of you and leap above and beyond them, leaving those obstacles dwindling in the distance. I hope this has helped you.

Flying dreams fall under a category of dreams known as lucid dreaming. Lucid dreams occur when you become aware that you are dreaming. Many dreamers describe the ability to fly in their dreams as an exhilarating, joyful, and liberating experience. Flying may symbolise liberation from something that's been troubling you. If you are flying with ease and enjoying the scene and landscape below, then it suggests that you are on top of a situation. You have risen above something. It may also mean that you have gained a different perspective on things. Flying dreams and the ability to control your flight is representative of your own personal sense of power.