The first dream of this kind happened in my early teens or possibly even before. When i wake up from these dreams i feel an extremly deep sense of loss of self, like i am not complete and seemed to have forgotten/misplaced/lost and essence of 'me'. At the beginging flying was new to my dream-world self and I was clumsy. As more of the dreams happened, most likely many I do not recall, I became much more skilled at flying and LEARNED how to control to the power with every dream. Energy emanated from my forearms and out my hands, like ripples of invisible water-like jets, and so I position my hands toward the ground to shoot upwards.
When I was learning to fly but still not very good at controlling it, I found a way to make it work in order to save someone. In the latest dream I have vivid memories of looking at my arms and consciously turning the power on and off, having the ability finally 'click' in my mind, also in time to save someone. And I remember thinking how good it was to have part of myself back. I felt complete. When I woke from this particular dream, again a sense of deep loss, and my forearms throbbed subtly and felt like they had a glow of energy around them. I felt like I could still use my arms to fly, even when I woke. Waking from this last dream also freaked me out like none of the previous. It felt more real than any other and the emotions that I woke with were so deep and compelling.
In later flying dreams, I could recall earlier dreams, like that dream self had her own memories and experiences. She learned a skill over a period of time, and it felt like I, the dreamer, was looking through to a different world and observing her life, watching her progress; except she is me and I am her.
Is it common to learn new skills in dreams? What does it mean when my waking self feels such a deep attachment to said skill?
What does it mean when in my waking life my forearms feel like they did in my dream?
Is it within the realm of possibilities that this dream girl is a separate consciousness, and her and I share some kind of 'link'? Or maybe she is a part of my 'self' who is conscious in a different realm? Or......