Dreaming of getting up in the air in a balloon, on the other hand, indicates that you are going through a good time but you must not lose sight of everyday reality.
Dreaming of a balloon cruise promises an unfortunate trip. Moreover, it can also mean that you see everything from a higher perspective. The condition of the landscape below the balloon can tell you a lot about your life and your circumstances. [1]
If you are taking a ride in a balloon: you have lost the ground under your feet—lost sight of your goals. Watching a hot air balloon explode: somebody is really angry with you—and you have given that person every reason to be angry! See Air, Bali, Helium Balloon.
Depth Psychology: If a balloon is floating in the air: you are daydreaming and will be disappointed; if a balloon is bursting: hopes and dreams will fail. [2]
Pressure, or someone or something that’s under pressure.
Emptiness.
Something that ends up amounting to nothing (such as a worry).
Fullness or abundance.
A balloon floating in the air can represent lightness, happiness, or the ability to “rise above it all.” A deflating balloon could represent: a loss of momentum, the end of a process, a downturn in mood or events, a deflated ego or loss of self-esteem.
Popping a balloon could represent shattering an illusion or dashing someone’s expectations.
2- Balloons were once made of pig’s bladders and were used by the court jester to lighten up the atmosphere around the king and to remind him that he was human. In dreams they may introduce a note of fun amid seriousness.
3- A balloon is a symbol for joy, often a feeling of Might spirited’ joy, or indeed the spirit rising. [4]
If your balloon is deflated, someone you look up to has disappointed you.
To dream that you are in a hot air balloon, suggests that it is time to overcome your feelings of depression. You need to rise about your current problems and reach a calmer, more spiritual place within yourself. This dream may also suggest that you feel the need to be elevated in someone else’s eyes. Also see “Water Balloon.” [5]
It is also a symbol for arrogance, or the desire for social advancement, similar to Aristocrat, Auction. Less often a symbol of ideas. Is the balloon flying or bursting?
According to Freud, a phallic symbol (particularly in the case of a Zeppelin). [6]
A reason for celebration.
In a bundle: An image of childhood joys and blessings.
Being lifted away by: Detachment; a type of ascent dream. Alternatively, burdens easing or an improved perspective that makes problems seem smaller.
Inflating a balloon represents situations that have been likewise inflated by a lot of hot air and heated words. [7]
A popped balloon is the bursting of an illusion or fantasy, which gives momentary concern but lasting understanding. Riding in and controlling a balloon means soaring to new heights; drifting means you have no control and are at the mercy of the winds of change. Set your course. [8]
A hot air balloon, however, whether you are ascending in one or just watching one go up, is always indicative of financial gain. [10]
(2) Coloured party balloons may symbolize rejoicing and happiness: something to celebrate. [11]
If you are ascending in a balloon this is an omen of especially frustrating conditions in your life. [12]
The number of balloons may also be significant, indicating a party mood or a celebration.
A deflating or deflated balloon suggests that the energy has run out of a particular project. [13]
A deflated balloon may indicate disappointment. [14]
2. Parties and/or commemorative celebrations (birthdays, weddings, etc.).
3. Arrogance (as in “inflated ego”).
4. Disappointment (riding in a balloon). [16]
To ascend in a balloon, denotes an unfortunate journey. [18]
2. In the Spirit;
3. Filled with the Holy Spirit;
4. Childlike faith; Prov. 1:23; John 6:63. [20]
being in a: a release from captivity of your creative idea.
ascending: a risk you take wil compromise the venture.
basket of hot air: slow but steady progress to unlimited heights.
descending: unfavorable ventures unless you calm down and accept aid.
bursting: find the pieces and fit them together in a different way.
child’s: you wil quickly get over disappointment of losing job.
deflating: you have given reason for another to be angry.
floating: you need a stepladder to reach your goals.
of a: your inventive mind causes disappointment to others.
seeing a colorful: catch a discovery before it dissipates in thin air. [25]