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Flying dreams, known too as a form of astral projection, are experienced by seven out of ten people, at least once in their life. It is a most exhilarating feeling and few, if any, find it frightening. By using your arms like wings it is possible to rise above the ground and travel beyond the bedroom into the street, soar above the treetops and out into the country. It is even possible to be transported to faraway places and, as proof of this, bring back information that could not have been received in any other way. One explanation is that during sleep the spirit leaves the body. The practical belief is that such a dream reflects our inherited memory when, according to Darwin’s theory, our ancestors were birds. Psychologically, it is explained as a form of depersonalisation. These, however, are merely words to describe an experience none of us truly understands.

Whichever of these theories is correct, if indeed any, it still remains that there is a close link between flying dreams of this nature and teleportation. A further revelation is that a person who can fly in their sleep is rarely of a depressive nature. Symbolically, this makes sense because in reality flying dreams show that the dreamer wishes, or indeed is able to rise above his or her problems. They may also denote a desire to be free from a mundane situation that ties the dreamer to a life that is restrictive.