Dream Dictionary

A dream in which you are falling has the exact opposite meaning as the dream where you ‘wake up’ to discover that you can fly. Where flying suggests an awareness that can transcend self-restraint, falling suggests the anxiety associated with setting unrealistic goals. Another reason that is suggested for the common occurrence of ‘falling dreams’ is that some part of the psyche is aware of ‘falling asleep’ or ‘sinking’ into a state of unconsciousness during dreaming. See Diving, Accident, Airplanes under Vehicles and Places of Transportation, and Flying.