It is inevitable to have nightmares or horrible dreams some night and you should not forget them without finding an interpretation. Dreaming of the death of a loved one is one of those dreams that leave you anguished for several days, thinking that it can be premonitory, but it is not. Discover in our Dream Dictionary what it means to dream of the death of a loved one.
The first thing to take into account these dreams related to death is that they are not premonitory dreams and they will not come true, so you do not have to be scared. Nor are they an unconscious desire to want the person who dies disappearing from your life, so you can put aside that feeling of guilt that does not abandon you since you have dreamed. The meaning of this dream has little to do a misfortune.
+ Generally dreaming that someone dear happens when you are worried about that person. Maybe he is sick, maybe he is going through a bad vital moment or maybe you think he is not prepared to face all the problems he has. That your subconscious presents your concern for that person in the form of death, is something that even Freud himself could explain.
+ You can also have this dream because you have distanced yourself from that person, a relative or a friend and you fear that this distancing cannot be overcome. That supposes in a way the death of the relationship and that is how you must interpret the dream. Of course, as soon as you wake up, you should use the dream to fix the anger, the fight or the distancing you have.
+ There is one more reason to dream of the death of a loved one if you understand death as a kind of rebirth. When we die, we close one cycle and open another, so you can have this dream when that loved person is about to change life, for leaving for a foreign country, for a deep renewal of his personality or for some other radical change that will experience.
+ This aspect of understanding death as an opportunity to rebirth is one of the most curious but almost never takes into account. Of course it is not the first idea that comes to mind after dreaming of the death of a loved one and that is because in our culture death is the end. Point and end. And it is true that death is the end of life as we know it but what if we take it from another perspective?
+ Without even leaving life as we know it, we know well that sometimes you have to put an end and start a new stage. Sometimes it is about spending the page, other times it is about writing a new chapter and sometimes it is about closing that book and starting another from the beginning. In life, every final implies a beginning because we do not live linearly, but cyclically.
These are the general meanings of dreaming of the death of a loved one, but there is even more. Pay attention to the most common dreams because they will surprise you.
All this may sound a bit radical because we are very fearful of death. But in other cultures death are taken in another way less traumatic. It is true that when a person dies we can no longer share with her or good or bad times. It is true that when a person dies we are going to miss it and it is true that the pain for his loss can become unbearable. But because we are thinking about us, the void that leaves us.
We understand that dreaming of the death of a loved one if he is alive is an absolutely disturbing dream experience, but let us insist that it is not about premonitory dreams or a desire that you have repressed in your subconscious.
It is common to dream of the death of your father or your mother, for example. When it occurs in situations where your parents are neither very old nor very sick, the dream responds to your deepest fears. Losing parents is losing references, the support point and it is normal for you to have this dream when things are not going very well and you are going through a delicate moment in life.
And the same happens if you dream that your son dies, for example. It is a nightmare, we cannot deny it and surely wake up wishing not to have had that dream experience. But it does not have a negative meaning, but quite the opposite. Somehow you are trying to convey to your child that renovating energy you need to move on.
It is also common to dream of the death of your partner, your brothers or a friend. In this case it has a different meaning to the death of parents. It is not so much that you are having a bad time but that it focuses more on them, on the person who dies in your dream.
And here we find that aspect of death as the previous step when reborn. What you really want is that this person is renewed or starts a new vital stage. Or you want to advance more in the relationship you have with them, for example if it is your partner, you may want to end one cycle of your relationship to start another.
It is quite common to dream of a loved one who dies when he has already died. In this case you are reviving something again that you have already experienced, something that has surely been quite painful for you. And your subconscious bring you that experience in dreams, but why?
It can simply be a reflection of what you have already lived, of that pain that has not yet left. It can also be a warning that you need to enjoy life more, because you know it is ephemeral. Or maybe the dream is motivated by the memory you have of that person, because you miss him a lot.
It is normal that when someone dies you cry, and it is that it is a response from the body to vent, to release tensions. Crying is not bad, it is a way to heal wounds of the most recommended. Therefore, dreaming that a loved one dies and that you cry, is a dream experience that can have a positive reading.
Your subconscious is notifying you that you need to release certain concerns to live again with certain well -being. Of course, it can also mean that you are going through a bad streak, that you feel a certain loneliness or pain, and even lack of protection, and you need to trust others again.
Dreaming that a loved one dies in an accident, whether traffic or even plane, is a nightmare that surely makes you wake up with some concern. No, it is not that your loved one is going to die soon, it is surely going through difficult times, you may even have discussed with the person of your dream and you need to review the relationship because your attitudes are causing you to distance you.
You can also dream that a loved one dies burned, or even drowning. In this case the dream experience can also talk to you about a distancing with that person. But perhaps your dream points to that loved one is having a bad time, it is overwhelmed by different situations, it has many problems to face and need your help.
The dreams in which a loved one dies in your arms are not premonitory and do not usually talk about the person who is dying, but of yourself. This type of terrible dream experiences, quickly turned into nightmares, reflects feelings of guilt and responsibility.
You may have many responsibilities behind your back, so many that you cannot take care of all. Perhaps you are taking care of the responsibilities of other people, because you just want to help, but in the end the problems of others end up being yours. And you feel guilty for not being able to fulfill those responsibilities, sometimes imposed, that you need to take away.
If you have ever dreamed of the death of a loved one when he is alive, and on top of that, it is a dream that talks about concern. Not so much for you, but for the person you see to die and resurrect in your dream, because you know that it is not going through a good time.
And of course you also know that he needs a second chance, he needs to “relive” in some way, take off everything bad and start over. Your subconscious finds how to revive that person with this dream, but it is a warning to continue helping that person to take the reins of his life.
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