Dreaming of an airplane in Chinese dream interpretation: meaning
The folk interpretation around the dream book of Zhou Gong has moved with the times. Contemporary Chinese dream guides often read a plane taking off as promotion, success or a journey that brings something, in the line of a well-known saying: yi fan feng shun, a prosperous journey with the wind in your sails.
Within this tradition
Old Chinese dream books spoke of dragons, cranes and clouds: images of rising that often stood for a higher position or a successful official career. A well-known saying is qing yun zhi shang, straight up to the blue clouds, for a rapid career. Contemporary guides extend that line to the airplane: taking off stands for progress, promotion or a plan getting off the ground.
A prosperous flight fits the wish yi fan feng shun, a sail with favourable wind, which people give each other for a journey or a new beginning. A dream about a calm flight is therefore often read favourably, especially if in the dream you look out over the land beneath you.
A plane descending or crashing is read as a plan that disappoints or an ambition that went too fast. Because in folk tradition the opposite of the dream is sometimes expected, some people read such a nasty dream as a sign that things will turn out well. That shows how loose such readings are.
Old dream books are folk interpretation, not fixed rules, and are often used with a smile.
Common variations
A plane taking off
Progress, promotion or a plan getting off the ground.
A calm flight with a view
Yi fan feng shun: a prosperous journey.
A plane descending or crashing
A plan that disappoints, or according to some precisely the opposite.
Being high in the clouds
Qing yun zhi shang: a rapid career.
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What does yi fan feng shun mean?
Literally: a sail with favourable wind. A wish for a prosperous journey or a good start.
Do Chinese dream guides sometimes read dreams in reverse?
Yes, in folk tradition the opposite of a nasty dream is sometimes expected. That shows how loose such readings are.
Is the dream book of Zhou Gong really by Zhou Gong?
No, it is a collection of folk interpretation attributed to him, centuries after his life.