Why do we have flying dreams? Did we used to fly? The explanation for falling dreams is convincing. Haven't you ever had a dream where you experienced a falling sensation, followed by a violent kick and waking up? Our arboreal ancestors slept in trees. Some of them fell out and died while sleeping. The quick penetrance of the falling sensation into one's sleep was therefore advantageous; those who didn't have the dreams are not around anymore. Then why do we have flying dreams, perhaps more common than falling dreams? Are we descendants of flying hominids that glided from tree to tree?

I had such a dream a few nights ago. My flying dreams are more vivid, realistic, and are accompanied by the same sentiments than most of my others. I don't skyrocket straight up, I always steadily climb around an angle of 20 degrees from the ground. I have a feel for the air more like a conscious airplane than a nimble bird. After a while I feel like I'm going to lose momentum and I come down. When I get really high I feel like it's because of the wind, or something else, outside my control. Once I get really high I wake up before coming down. The dreams are always exciting. In this particular dream I flew away from a Halloween party because I had forgotten something that I felt I needed. The guy at the door said "Remember to use _____." I don't remember what ______ was but I thought to myself that the guy was an idiot because I don't need _____. The flying ghoul-like creature elicited screams from outsiders and this made the flying ghoul feel powerful.