Dream About The Moon Falling From The Sky (Ominous meaning?)

An apocalyptic dream where you see the moon falling from the sky can be disconcerting. 

Understandably, a dream like this may leave you worried about negative readings and potential disasters coming your way!

But dreaming of the moon falling does not necessarily mean the future looks ominous.

Moon dreams are powerful messages, as the moon is a potent cultural and scientific symbol. In many places, the moon stands for the magical and mysterious, and we know the gravitational power of the moon affects the tides. 

As such, the moon can have several significant meanings.

Let’s take a closer look…

What Does It Mean To Dream About The Moon Falling?

Dreaming of a falling moon can suggest you are worried about approaching changes. For example, you could fear the loss of a maternal, guiding figure in your life. On the other hand, the falling moon can also be a positive message, depending on the emotional content of the dream and your personal dream lexicon.

Before we look at what the falling moon indicates, we must consider what the moon stands for in our dream. Interpreting dream symbols is not exact. While there will be common cultural ideas about what something represents, you also bring your personal connations.

Think about what the moon represents for you and how your psyche might use this symbol to point you toward a specific interpretation. Here are some everyday things the moon can symbolize:

• Magic and mystery, creativity
• The feminine aspect
• Serenity, spirituality
• Madness (we get the word lunatic from lunar)
• The passing of time, moving through seasons and cycles
• A powerful force that changes the world
• A faraway goal

The moon can represent an aspect of yourself or a goal you wish to reach. 

Think of your emotions during the dream, as these are often essential to your interpretation. Once you better understand the moon’s meaning to you, it becomes easier to interpret this dream.

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You Are Looking for a Deeper Meaning

If the moon represents spirituality, dreaming of it falling from the sky could indicate that you are searching for something that meets a spiritual need in your life. 

You may be seeking answers, looking to the heavens.

If the dream is peaceful, the falling moon could be a light guiding you toward something just on the horizon. You will find serenity in the near future. 

If the dream makes you worried, perhaps you are looking in the wrong places for a guide or a community of faith.

You Fear Losing a Feminine or Maternal Figure

A full moon can symbolize a powerful feminine or maternal figure; Therefore, you may fear losing this person’s guidance and support. 

Perhaps you are leaving home, or this figure is moving away or passing on—in some way, you fear losing them and are preparing yourself for the loss. 

Alternatively, the dream could be encouraging you to take up their role in your own life and in the lives of others.

You Fear an Aspect of Yourself

The dream moon can represent an aspect of your personality or self. This might be a feminine or nurturing side of your nature or a creative mind. If you have been trying to avoid or ignore that part of you, the image of the moon falling and crashing could remind you to honor all aspects of yourself.

You Are Losing Control of a Situation

Dreaming of falling satellites and planets can signal you feel stressed and anxious about events spiraling out of control. 

• You may have taken on more than you can handle, and now things are going wrong. 
• You might be scared that you have no support from others.

A dream like this could be your subconscious prodding you to slow down and take stock so you can deal with oncoming problems before they worsen and not take on more commitments.

You Are Acting Impulsive

Our subconscious brain loves a pun and can’t resist using them in dreams to get the message across. Perhaps you have been behaving impulsively—like a ‘lunatic’—and acting without thinking. The consequences could be ‘earth-shattering.’

Your dreaming mind is warning you to calm down and act more rationally. 

Stop acting without thinking, and reign in your impulsive behavior before you have to deal with unwanted consequences.

A Relationship is Going to Start or End

Staying on dream puns, you may be ‘mooning’ over someone, and the falling moon could represent your feelings about them. If the falling moon elicits a happy emotion, ‘you might be ‘falling in love.’

However, if the moon represents a love that’s over, the falling moon could show your desire to move on from this person is so powerful that it pulls the moon out of orbit.

The moon shows the passing of time and the change of a cycle from new to fulfilled. So the kind of moon you see in your dream can indicate if this is a beginning or an ending.

You Fear Failing

Bright lights in the heavens, like the moon and stars, can symbolize your hopes and goals for the future. To see your hopes falling and crashing is a powerful metaphor for your fear of failure.

You might believe that you have aimed too high, and now your dreams for the future will never be something you can reach. Or perhaps circumstances in your life push your goals away, sending them hurtling into the distance.

It may be that you have already failed at achieving something. However, the dream reminds you to deal with the emotional fallout before setting out again.

I Had A Dream The Moon Was Falling Out Of The Sky

Dreaming of the moon falling from the sky could mean you fear an upcoming change. The moon moves through stages and often represents transformation. To see the moon fall could indicate that you worry that a significant change will significantly impact your life.

What Does It Mean to Dream About The Moon Crashing Into The Earth?

A dream where massive disasters occur can feel so real and frightening that you might assume it’s a portend of things to come. 

However, nightmares are usually caused by trauma, high stress, and anxiety, so something may be going on in your waking life that is upsetting you.

Another possibility is that you are ill or on medication and not sleeping well. You may even have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Irregular sleep patterns can trigger bad dreams, and if you can pinpoint the cause, you can take steps to help yourself get better sleep.