Balloon dream meaning is explained below using 28 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Martha Clarke

Dreaming of a balloon promotes reflection on the ideas of wholeness, freedom, and lightness. So you must meditate and contemplate calmly what concerns you from a broader view. In the case of a childish balloon that escapes from the dreamer’s hands, perhaps in real life you are letting good ideas escape. However, if you let it escape while admiring its flight it indicates intellectual progress. Now, if the balloon bursts it denotes superfluous thoughts. The vision of the balloon predicts short trips, but can also reveal an excessive lust for power.

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.

Source: The Big Dictionary of Dreams Author: Martha Clarke

Interpretation 2 — Zolar

lucky numbers: 17-37-39-44-46-49

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.

Source: Zolar’s Book of Dreams Numbers and Lucky Days Author: Zolar

Interpretation 3 — Garuda

Vision: Seeing a balloon: good ideas are forthcoming, maybe even a discovery. You might also have a love affair now—but beware—things will soon dissolve into thin air.

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.

Source: Dreamers Dictionary Author: Garuda

Interpretation 4 — Nancy Wagaman

Lightness (such as of mood or substance).

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.

See Bubble, Air, Bursting, Swelling

Source: The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary Author: Nancy Wagaman

Interpretation 5 — Pamela Ball

1- Very often it is the colour of balloons in our dreams which are important (see Colour). However, they can also indicate a party mood or a desire for sex.

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.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary Author: Pamela Ball

Interpretation 6 — myjellybean

Balloons in dreams represent creative freedom.

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.”

Source: My Dream Interpretation Author: myjellybean

Interpretation 7 — Klaus Vollmar

Flying, weightlessness. Being or having often been depressed, now is the time to conquer depression. But this is a warning that you are losing ground.

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).

Source: Little Giant Encyclopedia Author: Klaus Vollmar

Interpretation 8 — Versatile - Anonymous

Psychological / emotional perspective: 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.

A descending balloon suggests that there is a situation in life in which you need to be grounded and practical.

Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile Author: Versatile - Anonymous

Interpretation 9 — Patrica Telesco

(see Ascent, Circle)

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.

Source: The Language of Dreams Author: Patrica Telesco

Interpretation 10 — Betty Bethards

Uplifting of spirit, lighthearted, unrestricted.

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.

Source: The Dream Books Symbols Author: Betty Bethards

Interpretation 11 — Versatile - Anonymous

A balloon has a similar connotation as the sphere and the ball from a spiritual perspective but with the added symbolism of ‘light spirited’ joy, or indeed the spirit rising. Thus an ascending balloon – whether it is child’s or hot-air – suggests that you may be making some kind of transition in your life.
Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile Author: Versatile - Anonymous

Interpretation 12 — Raymond Buckland

It seems solid but, in reality, it is just full of air! Don’t be distracted by bright colors. Examine any personal or business offers you receive to make sure they are sound.

A hot air balloon, however, whether you are ascending in one or just watching one go up, is always indicative of financial gain.

Source: Gypsy Dream Dictionary Author: Raymond Buckland

Interpretation 13 — Eric Ackroyd

(1) A hot-air balloon in the sky may symbolize either (a desire for) freedom from the problems associated with your daily existence, or the achieving of an objective, detached or more spiritual view of things.

(2) Coloured party balloons may symbolize rejoicing and happiness: something to celebrate.

Source: A Dictionary of Dream Symbols Author: Eric Ackroyd

Interpretation 14 — Pagan - Anonymous

To dream of seeing balloons in your dream indicates a dashing of hope on any and all fronts, business or love, as well as a general falling off of all kinds of businesses you may be involved in.

If you are ascending in a balloon this is an omen of especially frustrating conditions in your life.

Source: Tryskelion Dream Interpretation Author: Pagan - Anonymous

Interpretation 15 — Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen

To dream of seeing balloons in your dream indicates a dashing of hope on any and all fronts, business or love, as well as a general falling off of all kinds of businesses you may be involved in.

If you are ascending in a balloon this is an omen of especially frustrating conditions in your life.

Source: Encyclopedia of Dreams Author: Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen

Interpretation 16 — Versatile - Anonymous

Material aspects: Very often it is the colour of balloons in our dreams which are important.

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.

Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile Author: Versatile - Anonymous

Interpretation 17 — James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

Balloons are often used to celebrate someone or something. In dreams they sometimes also represent the freeing and releasing of feelings or creative ideas, while the strings keep them from flying away.

A deflated balloon may indicate disappointment.

Source: Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia Author: James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

Interpretation 18 — Dream Explanations - Anonymous

Dreams of a balloon symbolize freedom and feeling as if you were floating on air. You may be feeling so high that you have lost touch with reality and this dream is your message to stabilize your bliss and get grounded.

See Bubble and Flying.

Source: Strangest Dream Explanations Author: Dream Explanations - Anonymous

Interpretation 19 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

1. Creative thoughts, aspirations.

2. Parties and/or com­memorative celebrations (birthdays, weddings, etc.).

3. Arro­gance (as in “inflated ego”).

4. Disappointment (riding in a balloon).

Source: New American Dream Dictionary Author: Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

Interpretation 20 — Ella Freeman Sharpe

Frustration of the dreamer’s aspirations. More than one balloon, assignments, either too difficult or distasteful. As a symbol of motion, the balloon is also classified as a sex motif.
Source: Psycho Dream Interpretation Author: Ella Freeman Sharpe

Interpretation 21 — Gustavus Hindman Miller

Blighted hopes and adversity come with this dream. Business of every character will sustain an apparent falling off.

To ascend in a balloon, denotes an unfortunate journey.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation Author: Gustavus Hindman Miller

Interpretation 22 — Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

Toy balloons signify trivial disappointments; however, passenger balloons follow the classical interpretation, and ascending is favorable while descending portends setbacks.
Source: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams Author: Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

Interpretation 23 — Vincent Wienand

1. Celebration; Luke 15:23-24

2. In the Spirit;

3. Filled with the Holy Spirit;

4. Childlike faith; Prov. 1:23; John 6:63.

Source: Dream Dictionary The Biblical Model Author: Vincent Wienand

Interpretation 24 — Ibn Seerin

Inflating a balloon in a dream means begetting a son.

(Also see Ball)

Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation Author: Ibn Seerin

Interpretation 25 — Tony Crisp

Party mood; breasts; desire for sex (similarity to condom); the womb.
Source: A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences Author: Tony Crisp

Interpretation 26 — Internet Archive - Anonymous

Another unusual omen, and therefore an unfavourable sign for the dreamer.
Source: Mystic Dream Book Author: Internet Archive - Anonymous

Interpretation 27 — Margaret Hamilton

Useless words and efforts that rise to fall
Source: Dream Dictionary Unlimited Author: Margaret Hamilton

Interpretation 28 — Katherine Taylor Craig

Unsuccessful schemes (Gypsy).
Source: The Fabric of Dream Author: Katherine Taylor Craig