◇ Depends on the scene Lucky or not depending on the scene — see "In this scene" below
High ideals, success and release from worry; calm means rising fortune, shaky footing a warning to stay grounded.
Category: Nature & weather (how to read this category)
Psychology
Standing on or looking down from the clouds suggests you have risen above your worries and can see the whole picture. Yet standing on nothing solid also hints at drifting too far from reality.
Folklore and history
Many cultures placed gods and buddhas above the clouds. Buddhist art shows buddhas descending on clouds to welcome the dying, and Sun Wukong rides a cloud in Journey to the West. In Japanese, "a person above the clouds" still means someone out of reach.
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This site's view
In this site's view, the key is whether you can come back down. If your town showed through gaps in the cloud, you remember where home is even at the top. If only endless white stretched below, you may be drifting too far from your life — and recall that the ancients also sent their dead above the clouds.
Going deeper: our reading
From a plane window, the world above the clouds is bright and clear even on a rainy day, and many people were surprised the first time they noticed. Views of a sea of clouds filling valleys, seen from mountains or high ground at dawn, are also famous. In this site's reading, notice how you reached the clouds. Arriving by plane suggests you are borrowing someone's help or circumstances to step away from your troubles. Climbing a mountain on foot to look down on the cloud sea shows real satisfaction in a broad view earned through effort. Simply finding yourself floating up there may mean high expectations came without a sense of having earned them. This is our speculation, but enjoying sunshine above the clouds while knowing storms rage below shows you can keep a quiet place in your heart even in hard times.
What to do on waking
Walk a little today paying attention to the soles of your feet. Feeling the ground ties the lift of the clouds back to daily life.
In this scene
- ◎Good Calm and clear: things flow smoothly (good)
- ▲Warn Stormy or swallowing you: feelings overflowing or being swept by change (warning)
- Only watching: you see change from a distance — a time to prepare
- It felt good: the lucky reading gets stronger
- ▲Warn It felt frightening or painful: the warning reading gets stronger — rest first
- The same dream again and again: something your mind has not settled yet
Turning a bad dream
In Japan, people once tried to turn a worrying dream for the better: a baku charm under the pillow, telling the dream to a nandina bush, or reciting an old dream-turning poem. Read the column on dream trading and dream-turning
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of above the Clouds a good or bad sign?
A. Lucky or not depending on the scene — see "In this scene" below. High ideals, success and release from worry; calm means rising fortune, shaky footing a warning to stay grounded.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of above the Clouds?
A. A recurring dream usually points to something your mind has not settled yet. Research suggests such dreams tend to stop once the underlying worry is resolved. Keeping a dream diary helps you notice what triggers it.
Q. What should I do after dreaming of above the Clouds?
A. Walk a little today paying attention to the soles of your feet. Feeling the ground ties the lift of the clouds back to daily life.
Related dream essays
- True Dreams and Reverse Dreams: Why We Read Dreams Backwards
- Buying Dreams, Turning Dreams: A Japanese History of Dream Trading and Dream Charms
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More dreams in "Nature & weather"
- A Star Falling Toward You
- A Burning Sky
- A Black Cloud
- A Pillar of Light
- The Horizon
- The Sea Horizon
- An Underground Lake
- Glowing Moss
- A Glowing Tree
- A Withered Flower Field
- Out-of-Season Snow
- A Night Rainbow
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
