If you don’t associate the grandparent with impartial wisdom, ask yourself whether he or she may have been an archetype in disguise, especially the priest or priestess, or wise old woman or wise old man. Whichever archetype seems to fit your grandparent, their advice will help set you on the right path; the very appearance of a family elder in a dream indicates that you should look to the past for inspiration and solutions to your current problems. The key may be an ancestral trait you have inherited or an actual event in your family’s history that has parallels with your waking situation.
To dream of a grandparent who has died will usually be reassuring, telling you that you have inherited some of their wisdom. For Jungians, the grandfather may symbolize the wise old man; he can appear in various forms such as king, wizard, prophet, teacher, guru or priest. The grandmother may likewise symbolize the great mother archetype, which may appear as a goddess, wise old woman, prophet or teacher. Jung called these figures ‘mana personalities’, from the Melanesian word for ‘the divine’. These are symbols of the power and the wisdom that lies in the deepest part of the psyche, and dreams that contain mana figures represent a time of great spiritual progress and opportunity in waking life. [1]
An authority or caretaker figure.
Unconditional love and support, wisdom, understanding, maturity, or something else you associate with a grandparent.
A spiritual authority figure or wise elder in your life.
See also: Family, Person You Know, Authority Figure [2]
To dream of one or more grandparents is a sign that you will succeed through the exercise of tact. [3]
being a: wil inherit wisdom of their past without regressing to childhood.
grandchildren being with a: advancement in health condition; a plethora of experience.
great-grandparents: non-life-threatening il ness to come; heed their advice to prevent it.
speaking to a: have made a wise decision; fol ow through with it.
talking in the dream to: expect help in living a more prudent life. [7]