What Does It Mean to Dream About Parachute?

To dream of a parachute represents your wish to bail out of a situation or project that is under way. A need to escape something or have a "soft landing" in troubling situation. Safely exiting a complicated relationship. It may also reflect your preparations for trouble or a backup plan "just in case." Backup plans for problems or difficult social situations.

Negatively, a parachute may reflect a safe escape to situations where you need to explain your actions. Excuses to avoid a troubling or uncomfortable situation.

To dream of opening a parachute may represent a sense of safety or security in a situation that feels risky or uncertain. It may symbolize taking precautions to avoid a potential disaster, or feeling the need to take control of a situation in order to prevent a negative outcome. This dream may also suggest a need for a safety net or a backup plan in order to feel more secure in life.

Example: A woman dreamed of using a parachute. In waking life she was trying very hard to safely maintain her friendship with a boyfriend she was breaking up with. She wanted to break up and "bail out" of the relationship trouble free.

Example 2: A man dreamed of a pig with a parachute on. In waking life he was having trouble with a project at work and was considering "bailing out" of the project as safely as he could.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of preparing to use a parachute to jump out of a plane. In waking life she just finished a 21 day fast with her church. The parachute in this case may have reflected her feelings about wanting to safely abandon the group church fast.

Dreaming that you are in a parachute signifies being guided down slowly from a failed or aborted plan. Planes are symbol of transitions so parachutes can apply as both negative and positive symbols. Alternatively, they can be seen as symbols to trust and let your guides (wind) take control over your direction. If you are skydiving without a parachute suggests taking risks by changing direction of your flight. How the dreamer lands will determine if this is a positive leap of faith.