Wind in a Dream

Nobody sees wind itself, only what it does to leaves, hair, flags and water. That makes it a fitting picture for forces in your life that you notice through their effects: a reorganization at work, a family decision made elsewhere, a shift in a relationship, a market that moves without asking you.

Direction is the most useful detail. Wind at your back, carrying you forward, tends to describe momentum and support. Wind in your face describes resistance, the sense that every step costs extra. Wind from the side, pushing you off your line, describes distraction or an outside pressure that keeps nudging you off course.

Calm after wind is a scene in its own right. It can describe relief after a stretch of upheaval, or an uneasy pause before the next change.

A strong wind that knocks you off balance or makes it hard to walk usually marks a period when circumstances feel bigger than your plans. The question to ask is which circumstance: money, health news, a move, a workplace change.

Things blown away by the wind, such as papers, a hat or a roof, often describe a feeling of losing your grip on something. Pay attention to what the object was. Papers can suggest plans or responsibilities, a roof can suggest security.

A wind that howls at night, with no visible cause, tends to describe diffuse worry: unease that has not yet attached to a specific problem. Wind that blows out a candle can describe energy or hope wearing thin, especially when it was a candle you were trying to protect. In each case, note whether you stood firm, sheltered or ran.

A gentle breeze on your face usually carries relief: a cooling-off after heat, a change of air after a stale stretch. A warm wind can suggest comfort and ease, while a crisp, cold one can suggest alertness and a clear head.

A wind that fills a sail, lifts a kite or carries you on a bicycle tends to describe opportunity and forward motion. If the wind suddenly changes direction, the dream may be about a shift of plan that you have not fully accepted yet.

Windy days with open windows, hair blowing and leaves moving can simply mark restlessness and a wish for movement, especially if you have been shut in by routine or weather.

One possible spiritual reading takes wind as something unseen that moves through life, a reminder that not everything that matters can be seen or controlled. On this reading, a wind that carries you can be received as trust in movement you did not plan, and a wind that pushes against you as a reason to slow down and check your direction.

Like the psychological readings, this is one way to hold the image. What tips it is your feeling: calm and openness lean toward the spiritual reading, while dread and resistance lean toward the ordinary one of pressure from outside.