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Dead / Death Dream Meaning

Dreams about the dead or about death are not usually omens of literal death, although they may indicate anxiety about death. Violent death may represent anger and aggression, although much depends on the more general tone or “atmosphere” of the dream. When the dreamer dies but is not particularly unhappy or distraught in the dream, death often symbolizes the letting go (or “death”) of an old part of the self or the destruction of a prior stage of life.

This kind of dream death is, in other words, a symbol of self-transformation.

A lifeless corpse, on the other hand, may represent a feeling of devitalization—a kind of death in life that comes from adhering to a lifeless routine. (See also: Burial, Coffin, Crypt, Grave, Hearse). [1]

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  1. Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia by James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver [Back to dream]

What does Dead / Death mean in a dream?


Dreams about the dead or about death are not usually omens of literal death, although they may indicate anxiety about death. Violent death may represent anger and aggression, although much...

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If you dreamed of being dead yourself, it indicates an approaching release from all your worries and/or a recovery from illness.If you spoke with someone who is dead, you will...

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1. Death to self;2. Not receive spiritual truth;3. Literal, physical death;4. Demonic deception if a dead person speak to you/soulties5. An aspect of one’s life laid down; Mark 8:34; 10:31;...

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The end of a phase, process, or project.Death, dying, or the afterlife (or fear of such).A scary or spooky feeling.Feeling limited, trapped, or at a “dead end” somehow in your...

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(1) A cypress tree symbolizes death and mourning.See also Dead / Death.(2) Being evergreen, however, it also symbolizes immortality; the hope of new life on the other side of death.See...

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In the past, dreams about dead people were rather frequent; today they are relatively rare.The land of the dead is that of the unconscious where the Shadow resides.A dead person,...

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To dream of an owl characterizes knowledge, opinions, and desirable qualities. Alternatively, dreaming of an owl may also be associated with death and gloom. Hearing the eerie hoot of an...

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Dreaming about death is very common and it can be interpreted in many different ways. Death is usually a symbol of some type of closure or end. It implies an...

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To dream that you see a dead man, signifieth that he tnat dreams will be subject to the same passions and fortune as the party deceased had when alive, if...

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This omen depends upon the circumstances, but on the whole, it concerns other people, not the dreamer.If you speak to friends or relatives who are Dead, it means news of...

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Feelings about one’s own death; very occasionally warning about health of person buried. One’s own funeral: it is a common dream to watch one s own funeral. It depicts your...

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1. Curse of the law;2. Spiritually dead;3. Death;4. Demonic influence;5. Resurrection life of God, the dead in Christ shall be raised first; Matt. 23:27; Luke 11:24.

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Dreams in which you appear dead or are dying are unlikely to presage your actual death.If you were struck down by a disease in your dream, then your unconscious may...

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A feeling of loss, grief, loneliness, or isolation.Grieving a specific loss or change in your life (losing a loved one, losing a job, etc.).A fear or feeling of abandonment (whether...

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(see also Digging)A black spade, as on a playing card, may symbolize death.See also Dead / Death.

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Feelings or concepts of death, feelings about someone who is dead; realisation a part of yourself is dead, buried or killed.See cemetery; tomb.

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To see a dead body in a dream can be symbolic of spiritual death or someone who has been attacked by Satan, Ps. 110:6

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(1) As a sexual symbol, a tunnel represents the vagina. A train or car entering it symbolizes the sexual act.(2) It may symbolize the unconscious.(3) It may symbolize death; or...

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To dream of a dead person or corpse usually represents some aspect of your life that has died. It can refer to the death of feelings in connection with someone,...

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Depicts our thoughts and feelings regarding death; our family heritage of attitudes or traditions; contact with the dead; things in our life we have ‘buned’; being mel­ancholy about life or...

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(1) Something covered with dust is something that hasn’t been touched or used for a long time. Is there some shut-awav and forgotten part of your personality that you ought...

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(1) A tomb may symbolize death, literal or figurative.See also Dead / Death.(2) It may symbolize (death and) rebirth, literal or metaphorical (e.g. a new lease of life, or a...

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(see also Door, Escape)An exit may symbolize death (literal or figurative).See also Dead / Death.

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(see also Dead / Death, Ice)Winter may symbolize decline or death, physical or metaphorical.

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If a person sees himself as asking a dead person about anything regarding the dead persons’ or another’s condition then the answer of the dead person will be true to...

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An ending (such as of a phase of life, a phase of a relationship, a job, or an activity).A feeling or fear of losing a person, a relationship, a job,...

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(1) An anaesthetic may symbolize some kind of death-wish or some longed-for escape from painful circumstances.See also Dead / Death, section (4).(2) Alternatively, the* dream may be telling you that...

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(see also Ascent, Height, Sky)(1) Climbing a mountain may symbolize cither achievement; or a task or long-term undertaking.(2) Seeing things from a mountain top may symbolize passing vour life under...

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1- In everyday life, a mortuary is a frightening place, connected as it tends to be with the trauma of death. When a mortuary appears in a dream, we are...

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(1) Being both dark and light, or neither, twilight may symbolize the conjunction of opposites: good and evil; conscious and unconscious; male and female.(2) It may symbolize the approach of...

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Seeing a person in a dream who has passed away in real life can represent that person, your memory of them, a characteristic of theirs (optimism, creativity, etc.), or something...

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Material aspects: Dreaming of visiting a medium very often means that we are looking for some kind of contact with our own unconscious, or with the dead. We may also...

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In a dream, a dead end usually represents the obvious, namely the sense of one’s efforts coming to naught, or pursuing a line of research and reaching a “dead end.”

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To dream that an eagle is seen in some high place, is a good sign to those that undertake some weighty business, and especially to soldiers.If one dream that an...

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The dead, feelings we have buried about a dead person; our mother, a pan of self which might be reborn, attempt to preserve a way of life which is dead—...

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1. Without the Spirit of God;2. Dead/death;3. Fear;4. Framework; 1 Cor. 15:26

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(see also Dead / Death, Water-lily)A lily may be a symbol of new life; life after death (which is why white lilies are associated with funerals).

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Placing something no longer there in its right place. This dream symbol most likely evokes fear, but before making quick interpretations, carefully consider all of the details in this dream.The...

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Material aspects: Maggots appearing in dreams in their correct context can represent the feelings we have about death.If a fisherman was using maggots we would be referring to power and...

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Vision: Seeing a carcass in a rotting state can evoke disgust, dislike, or grief. Either an event provoking such a response is going to happen soon, or the dream is...

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Meeting the unconscious as if it were spirits; con­cern about death or the dead; intuition.

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Dreams about death are not necessarily bad omens, but they usually represent anxious or angry feelings.To dream of your own death is actually positive - it means renewal and letting...

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(see also Boat)(1) This may symbolize moving from one phase of your life to another; or a resolve to leave the past behind for a new and better future.(2) If...

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(1) A crow may symbolize death or misfortune.See also Dead / Death.(2) Possibly, it may represent something in your psyche that can enrich or renew your life. (Crows sometimes fly...

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(1) A crossroads will almost invariably symbolize a crisis, a point in your life where you must make a choice of direction. Usually it will not be difficult to identify...

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To dream of the ghost of either one of your parents, denotes that you are exposed to danger, and you should be careful in forming partnerships with strangers.To see the...

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A dream in which you received a death sentence or were being led to your execution or are requesting euthanasia is a rather dramatic way of symbolizing the need to...

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Many dreams of dead people come from women who have lost their husband.It is common to have disturbing dreams for some period afterwards; or not be able to dream about...

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To see dead people in your dream, forewarns that you are being influenced by negative people and are hanging around the wrong crowd. This dream may also be a way...

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A close family member has died and the remaining family are attending the funeral. Everyone, including you, is crying. Such dreams can be very unnerving because you may worry that...

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The scavenger of the bird tribe, the vulture teaches us to honor death as pan of a natural cycle of life.The vulture picks the meat down to the bone to...

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Dreams that contain images of death, or of saying goodbye or farewell to family and friends, also suggest times of change. Such dreams do not mean that someone is going...

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(1) An abyss may symbolize impending danger, real or imagined. In either case the important thing is that the dream is expressing vour anxiety. Look for anything in your present...

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Your life force, life energy, chi, or the part of you that constitutes “life” can represent: Your existence.Your soul.Your will, ego, or consciousness.Your identity.The idea of being alive.Your life force...

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To dream of rooks failed expectations from your friends. This may be a expectation for pleasure, vivacity, and elation.A dead rook bodes sickness or death of someone dear to you.

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(1) A river may symbolize a flow of (emotional) energy (e.g. sexuality).(2) Crossing a river in a boat may symbolize either death (see Dead / Death); or a more or...

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