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Anonymous asked in Social SciencePsychology · 1 decade ago

I keep dreaming of plane crashes? What does this mean?

Of course, like anyone else, I'm terrified of plane crashes. But I keep dreaming of them, and it's becoming recurrent. Which is strange, because I fly frequently. However, it's always from a first-person perspective, with me in the plane. But it's not a reoccurring dream, since it happens in different locations and in different circumstances each time. What does this mean?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    So what do airplane crash dreams symbolize? Part of the clue to interpreting these dreams can be found in the word 'airplane' itself. Separating the word into 'air plane' may reveal that the dream has something to do with our thoughts. In the Zodiac, the Air Signs are those that deal with thinking and all manner of mental activity. If you dream of an airplane crash this may symbolize an overactive mind, one that needs a rest from thinking. It may also symbolize a need to get out of your head and bring your ideas down to earth. An airplane crash may also symbolize spending a lot of time worrying and fretting about things over which you have no control.

    Control is one of the basic differences between a car and plane crash dreams. Cars are vehicles over which we typically have control or at least know how to operate. Unless one has studied to be a pilot, the same is rarely true of airplanes. When we take a trip by plane, we are relying on the skill and expertise of someone else--we are completely out of control of the situation.

    This lack of control may be another concept a plane crash dream symbolizes. Do you feel like you are in a situation where not only are you not in control but there is absolutely nothing you can do to rectify what is occuring? When planes crash there are also devastating consequences, not to a singular person but to everyone aboard the plane. Do you feel a situation is occuring in which not only you but many people could be injured? Do you feel that the person in charge of the situation is ill-equipped to handle it?

    Most plane crash dreams involve the dreamer as a passenger, however, there may be times when you dream that you are, in fact piloting a plane which is crashing. Piloting a plane means being responsible for a massive vehicle and the welfare and lives of many other people. If you are dreaming that you are piloting a plane that is going down, it may be an anxiety dream. You may be experiencing some fear of responsibility or a fear that you have undertaken a project which is too big for you to handle. Remember though that these dreams are telling you how you are feeling--not what is going to happen. What is important is that you look at the situation and honestly evaluate it to decide if the fear is a warning or just an anxiety about doing something completely different.

    Plane crash dreams can also be seen as the Tower card in the tarot. In the Tower card, the typical image seen is that of a tower being struck by lightning sending its inhabitants plummeting toward the earth. The Tower card is typically thought of as extremely negative, and usually its appearance does indicate an intense, abrupt, completely life-altering experience. However, despite the pain which may accompany this change, the ultimate result is usually one of the person's life being completely cleared out which results in liberation from a stagnant life.

    The same may be true of airplane crash dreams. They may represent a necessary change, usually in your thinking that allows you to enter another 'plane' of existence--the current 'plane' must crash to allow new freedom of existence. Should this be the case, remember that what always survives the crash is the black box--that part of you that keeps your memories, your dreams, and your soul alive!

    A final note about plane crash dreams. Planes involve soaring, of reaching unbelieveable heights and traveling at amazing speed. Your dream may simply be telling you that you have the ability to accomplish more than you ever thought humanly possible but the fear of taking flight and going into a place you've never been is overwhelming you. If this is the case, I encourage you to step on the plane, get in that seat, and prepare for the adventure ahead...even if you need a friend to help you do it!

    Until next time, sleep well and dream out loud!

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    4 years ago

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    5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    I was a frequent fl-yer until a couple of years ago and now I go on a plane only to go on holiday. My thinking was that if one flies as often as I did then the chances of me being involved in a fatal crash was more likely. To me that was logical. Of course planes do crash from time to time, it is still a rare occurrence it is the safest form of travel. Your dream as a survivor is common so you are not alone. You need to analyse your life and any changes in any department that has happen recently for maybe there is a connection.. I am imagining that you are not loosing too much sleep over this and able to get on with your life outside of the dream as you are not saying it was/ nightmares you are experiencing. I would say relax, discuss issues you have or anxieties during the day and hopefully your mind will be clear when you need to sleep. best wishes maureen.

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    Of course, like anyone else, I'm terrified of plane crashes. But I keep dreaming of them, and it's becoming recurrent. Which is strange, because I fly frequently. However, it's always from a first-person perspective, with me in the plane. But it's not a reoccurring dream, since it...

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  • 7 years ago

    i keep having this dream of plane crash...i am not always inside the plane..at first i see the plane flying then it will look as if it loses control and start coming towards my direction as it was gonna crash on me but all of a sudden it crashes in a house i live in without the plane being destroyed

  • 5 years ago

    God is coming soon and it's only through Jesus that you can be saved only Jesus can fill the empty space in your heart. In the bible Romans 10:9 says if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Its only through Jesus that we are saved.Jesus is way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Him. John14:6 the part of your dream with the airplane, lava and detruction is the last day. In the bible it says:But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. 2 Peter 3:10. Accept Jesus into your heart for the day is short what do you have to lose? You will gain love, joy, peace, and prosperity in Jesus.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    My mom has this book that explains what dreams mean, and it says that a plane/helicopter crash just mean shattered plans. So I doubt you have to worry about getting on one again, it just means your plans are gonna be like cancelled or something. :) Hope I helped.

    Source(s): My mom's book. :)
  • 1 decade ago

    "To dream that a plane crashes, suggests that you have set overly high and unrealistic goals for yourself. Your goals may be too high and are impossible to realize. You are in danger of having it come crashing down. Alternatively, your lack of confidence, self-defeating attitude and self-doubt toward the goals you have set for yourself is represented by the crashing airplane; you do not believe in your ability to attain those goals. Loss of power and uncertainty in achieving your goals are also signified." - Dream Moods Dictionary

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    5 years ago

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    Your dream appears very much rooted in the things you have identified as stressors in your life. I am sorry for the difficult time you and your mother have had to cope with, but it is good that she has one who cares as you do. With the love you have for her there would be pain and concern and those things create enough stress to generate vivid dreams of disaster. What goes on in your lives right now probably feels like a disasterous thing at times, understandably so. The dreams in turn project these like-feeling events as a way of trying to ventilate what has been pushed to the back of the mind in your daily living. The vivid images do carry meaning but consider that they are the product of your own perceptions and imagination. To undergo an impending disaster in a clear blue sky could represent something like encountering difficulties in an otherwise happy life - there is irony in it. The maze of dreaming of dreaming - the event being dreamed on the airplane, that itself of course also a dream - may relate to a realization of the stress and that dreams have fed some of this string of feelings. That is the nature of dreams - while meanings can and often are there, they also have an unruly side and take us for real rollar coaster rides when our emotions are fragile and we are tired from the challenges in life. The best remedy may be for you to keep doing what you are doing now - help your mother by providing moral support. Find as much joy with her as you can and keep moving to put the past where it belongs - behind you both. Look for the brighter things that you can share together in the future as you move ahead. It takes time, but a positive frame of mind and realized effort in that direction can help and may ease the negative dreams over time. Perhaps some of these observations may help in your understanding. Consider them in the context of your life. Again, I am sorry for the difficult time you are in but I do encourage you to keep using your good heart and mind to help your mother and find happier days ahead. All the best to you and your mother for sweeter dreams.

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