Dream Dictionary

An abyss or deep pit or gulf usually symbolizes the unconscious and its underlying instincts. It can also represent the nothingness before you are born, your mother or the maternal breast. It is very common to dream about standing on the edge of a never-ending drop, where the fear of falling into it is great. It could be that you are being invited to descend into your subconscious, to have a good look at yourself from the inside; this is often a very scary thing to undertake which is where the fear comes in. What lay beneath the abyssal darkness could be the repressed parts of your nature.

You may find yourself flying or leaping over a deep ravine, or traversing a bridge across it. This is a symbol of shallowness, where you don’t want to delve to deeply into yourself but prefer to skim over the surface for whatever reason.

If you dream of actually falling, uncontrollably, into the abyss it could be a sign that you are or are becoming depressed; or that you’ve been enduring anxiety for too long.

A dream of falling into an abyss can also be a warning from your unconscious to be careful of danger.