Dreaming of falling in Santería: meaning
Falling in Santería is read as a question about support and about the state of your orí: what are you standing on, and does it hold?
Within this tradition
Ground underfoot and the head are both meaningful in Santería. Falling touches both: you lose support, and your direction becomes uncertain.
The tradition looks at what happens after the fall. Landing softly or getting up is read more gently than falling without end: something catches you.
Falling into water shifts the meaning into the domain of Yemayá or Ochún, depending on the kind of water, and is read as surrender rather than loss.
Being pushed is different from falling of your own accord. That is set beside outside influence within the tradition, and is one of the images for which people turn to their padrino or madrina.
A well-known saying in Santería is that orí, the head, is the first orisha you must honour: without the support of your own orí even an orisha cannot help you. A dream about falling is therefore sometimes read as a question about the state of your head: are you in balance, or pulling in too many directions at once? The egun, the ancestors, are also seen as ground that carries you. Whoever dreams of falling and being caught by someone can read it in that light.
Common variations
Landing softly
Read more mildly: something is catching you.
Falling into water
Shifts to the domain of Yemayá or Ochún, and is read more as surrender.
Being pushed
Held up more against influence from outside, and a reason to seek divination.
Being caught by an elder
Support from the egun, the ancestors, who carry you.
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Is falling a bad sign?
Not necessarily. The tradition looks mainly at what happens after the fall, and treats the image as a signal.
Why does orí play a role in a falling dream?
Because orí is the head, the seat of consciousness and destiny. A fall touches on balance and direction, and so on the state of your orí.
What do I do after such a dream?
Within the tradition the usual step is to discuss the dream with your padrino or madrina, who can look at it through divination. Dreamkin prescribes no rituals.