What is the meaning of dreaming with the dead?

What is the meaning of dreaming with the dead? Have you ever experienced it? It is a fairly recurring dream, whether it is directly dreaming about death or something related to it. According to Luis Trujillo, author of the book Dream interpretation (2004), Death in the dream world symbolizes the world of the occultbut it also represents the darkness that precedes the spiritual rebirth of the human being.

It is the change from a physical state to a spiritual one. Thus, death, in a dream sense, It would represent the completion of a stage and the rebirth of a new one. In this way, according to Trujillo, if a character appears in dreams who dies, this can be interpreted as the end of a state (psychological, religious, love, work…) and the beginning of a new one.

On the other hand, it could also be a warning from our unconscious so that we settle once and for all situations that are unsustainable in our lives, that cause us suffering or that are harming us in some way. But what else can it mean to dream about death? What variants of dreams related to it can we find? We tell you!

What is the meaning of dreaming with the dead?

Dreaming that we speak with death is not the same as dreaming about one’s own death or that of others, for example. According to Anna Monteschi, author of The big book of dreams (2006), dreaming about death has different connotations or meanings, depending on the type of dream. Let’s look at the most representative dreams:

Search for death: dreaming that we are looking for death is related to a serious internal crisis.Talk to death: We have overcome the fears we had towards death.For those who are sick: If the person who dreams of death is sick, this is related to a speedy healing.For the artists: Its meaning is attributed to success and notoriety.Who is married: symbolizes, or represents, that that person will leave the family.For those who have children: It is related to a concern for the health of children.Being saved from death: the person who dreams is exaggerating a help of little importance.Dreaming of one’s own death: This is a good omen, especially related to marriage and health.See death: Dreaming about death directly, that is, seeing it, visualizing it, symbolizes great luck.

The most obvious: the fear of dying

Dreaming that you die and that it is a nightmare has a flat meaning: you feel afraid of death. In the end, we often insist on drawing convoluted meanings when it is a coherent reflection of our own concerns.

It is also related to the fear of the unknown, with the nuance of that which is impossible to reveal. This anguish can lead you to dream about death on some occasions.

Dreaming about death: deceased people

If our dream is not so much related to the concept of death, but rather to the presence of a dead person in the dream, its symbolism can be diverse. There are, as in the previous case, different possibilities:

Dream about a dead person: generically, this symbolizes the arrival of good news (which will arrive soon).A dead man in the coffin: If the dead person is in the coffin, the dream symbolizes the end of a danger in real life.In bed: If the dead person who appears in our dreams is in bed, it means that the person who dreamed it is insecure and impressionable.walking dead: dreaming of a dead person walking symbolizes a great financial crisis.A dead man who speaks: And dreaming about death, specifically a dead man who talks? Or a person who has already died in real life but who appears to us in dreams? Well, it is a sign that you should listen to his words.that resurrects: If the person who died in life has been resurrected in the dream, it means that an event will soon come that will cause a lot of people to talk.Dead man who appears hostile: If the deceased person in the dream is hostile towards us, it means that someone has discovered our double game.Veil a dead person: dreaming that we are watching over a dead person is related to a useless feeling of guilt in “real life”.See many dead: Finally, dreaming that we see many dead people symbolizes luck.

Dreaming about someone specific

As we see, dreaming about death can acquire multiple connotations depending on the type of dream, the person who dies, their actions, etc. So, dreaming about the death of a parent means that a significant change is being made in our life and that our relationship with them has evolved.

For its part, Dreaming that our partner dies can tell us that he or she needs a little more dedication from us.. Likewise, it could indicate that we miss some aspects that have been disappearing in the relationship, and that have gradually been distancing us.

On the other hand, dreaming about the death of a brother would convey to us that something about our personality is changing, that is, something we don’t like about ourselves is transforming for the better. On the other hand, dreaming about a friend who dies would symbolize frustration and insecurity.

If the deceased person we dream about cries, it would be related to serious emotional disturbances. If it is a relative, this would symbolize a feeling of guilt. Seeing a deceased person in a dream can be a demand for us to listen to their advice or remember what they gave us in life.

Finally, seeing a deceased person with a sad face in our dreams would symbolize that the person dreaming thought that something rude had been forgotten. However, this has not been the case and it manifests itself in the dream moment.

Dreaming about a grave, tombstone or cemetery

It is said that dreaming about graves or tombstones means that it is time to leave the past behind.

For its part, If you dream that you are taking flowers to the cemetery, it means that you miss someone very much.. It is also common for this dream to appear in times of insecurities, although if ghosts appear, it can be interpreted that you will soon have the support of your loved ones. Concerns, doubts and unresolved issues are what this dream brings, which can give you such bad feelings when you wake up.

Dreaming about death: a message from the unconscious?

Not all psychologists think that dreams can have important content in their association with our lives, but a good part of them think that this association does exist partially or totally. Also, with unconscious needs or desires. Dreaming about death has a very rich symbology, although it is true that it is usually associated with the generic idea that represents the end of a stage and the beginning of a new one.

As a curiosity, at the end of life of a person are frequent dreams related to death, not only through its image, but also through other symbols of death and resurrection. In a way, it is as if the unconscious was preparing the person for the arrival of the end of their days.

There are not many rigorous studies that have been carried out on dreams and their possible association with the course of reality at different levels – not because of the lack of interest in doing so, but because of the methodological complexity, the control of variables and the problems of associated measurement. The conclusions shared in this article should be taken with some distance, since they are the product of incidental clinical observation.

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