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Grief And Bereavement Dream Meaning

Dreams in which you woke up crying or feeling sad because you have had a dream in which you were bereaved can be a cathartic experience, helping you work through grief towards accepting the loss of a loved one in real life. If, however, you were grieving for someone who is still alive and healthy in your dream, have you neglected your responsibilities towards that person or is your dreaming mind using the death of a loved one as a symbol of something that needs to end in your waking life? What is it about you or your life that the deceased person in your dream could be representing? Inhibition or recklessness perhaps? Or could the deceased represent a quality that has departed from your life, such as fun or relaxation? You may also fear that your relationship with this person might actually end in waking life.

Whatever the identity of the deceased person, dreams of being bereaved also bring up issues of loneliness. Perhaps you feel that your partner is neglecting you or you feel you are losing touch with your friends. Such dreams may be urging you to make a conscious effort to reconnect with other people

A house is often interpreted as a symbol of the dreamer and represents the place from which you withdraw to live your inner life. A dark, cold or empty house can symbolize a profound sense of loss, suggesting that you feel deprived of emotional warmth. Images of ashes and dust in dreams are also often associated with the loss of a treasured person or thing in waking life.

If you dream of an empty purse, you are mourning—through a classic symbol of death and bereavement—for the comfort and happiness we all crave. On a literal level, however, it may signify that you overvalue material things in life.

See also: LIFE STAGES; SPIRITS AND GHOSTS. [1]

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  1. The Element Encyclopedia by Theresa Cheung [Back to dream]

What does Grief and bereavement mean in a dream?


To dream of the bereavement of a child, warns you that your plans will meet with quick frustration, and where you expect success there will be failure. Bereavement of relatives,...

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Dreams in which you woke up crying or feeling sad because you have had a dream in which you were bereaved can be a cathartic experience, helping you work through...

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To dream of feeling grief, or grieving someone who is lost,, refers to your inability to let go of the past. You need to clear away your feelings about those...

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To dream of looking upon clear, shining stars, foretells good health and prosperity.If they are dull or red, there is trouble and misfortune ahead.To see a shooting or falling star,...

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Dreams that feature farewells or final goodbyes tend to have the same significance as dreams of bereavement.If you were saying goodbye to someone in your dream, ask yourself if that...

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Urinating in a bathroom or removing hair with lime or any shaving cram is regarded as a good ream; If in misery, the observer will soon find relief from his...

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Probably a legacy and great sadness through bereavement.

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A bathroom or hot bath symbolizes grief caused by women. But since a person normally spends very little of his time in the bathroom it means his grief with be...

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Cucumbers, turnips and other greens symbolise meager sustenance which the observer will acquire after experiencing grief and fear. At times, it could also mean that one’s grief and sorrow will...

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To see shepherds in your dreams watching their flocks, portends bounteous crops and pleasant relations for the farmer, also much enjoyment and profit for others.To see them in idleness, foretells...

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lucky numbers: 14-28-33-35-46-49along with grief: wil enjoy pleasures, financial position and a healthy marriage. friends: limit your expenditures; wil receive an unexpected gift. others: wil panic unnecessarily over bad news...

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Ashes are usually associated with dreams of loss or bereavement.The dreamer could be experiencing the physical death of a loved one or the separation of a friend or spouse. It...

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To dream that you are telling the beads of your own Rosary means reconciliation with a friend, to see someone wearing a Rosary signifies bereavement.

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For a woman to dream of receiving a necklace, omens for her a loving husband and a beautiful home.To lose a necklace, she will early feel the heavy hand of...

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This foretells that great trouble is going to come, loss in business, bereavement and separation. Family ties are broken by death—quarrels in family and fear everywhere, heart breaking agony and...

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To dream that you are rambling through the country, denotes that you will be oppressed with sadness, and the separation from friends, but your worldly surroundings will be all that...

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In real life, it represents the opposite of what is seen in a dream. It means rejoicing, reunions, pleasures and respect. Sometimes it is also interpreted to portray an intention...

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When two separate things with opposing interpretations are seen in a dream then the stronger or better of the two interpretations will be given. As an example is a person...

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If a grief-Stricken, hard-pressed, poverty-stricken person sees Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu-Alayhi-wasallam) in his dream then his afflictions and anxieties will soon come to an end.

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To dream of a vault, denotes bereavement and other misfortune.To see a vault for valuables, signifies your fortune will surprise many, as your circumstances will appear to be meagre.To see...

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To see a pine tree in a dream, foretells unvarying success in any undertaking. Dead pine, for a woman, represents bereavement and cares.

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To dream of this heavenly awe-inspiring object sailing through the skies, you will have trials of an unexpected nature to beset you, but by bravely combating these foes you will...

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Merry making means grief and grief means merry making.Restriction : It symbolises firmess and steadfastness. And restrictions are of various types.Restriction in the Majid: Restriction in the majid or in...

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If you feel sad, melancholy, morose or depressed in your dream or wake up with feelings of sadness, your unconscious has used your dream as an outlet through which to...

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Selling a slave means he will find relief from his grief and sorrows. Buying him means he will be afflicted with grief and sorrow.It is said that buying a slave...

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To dream of a scorpion signifies an experience that has caused you great pain or grief. It may also indicate insensitive and resentful words or thoughts that an enemy holds...

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To dream of drowning, denotes loss of property and life; but if you are rescued, you will rise from your present position to one of wealth and honor.To see others...

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Bathing in the river or sea and not experiencing any fear, panic or humiliation suggest deliverance from afflictions: if the observer of the dream is grief stricken, his grief will...

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lucky numbers: 10-19-26-40-41-48catching an: don’t limit your wisdom; let it fly free. hooting, an: warning of the approach of a deceitful person. killing an: shared sacrifices and deprivations. of an:...

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A clean stream with sweet water flowing in or through the house symbolizes a pure and clean life. But if the water is seen in the form of a spring...

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To see, or hear a violin in dreams, foretells harmony and peace in the family, and financial affairs will cause no apprehension.For a young woman to play on one in...

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Breakage is a bad dream.To dream of breaking any of your limbs, denotes bad management and probable failures.To break furniture, denotes domestic quarrels and an unquiet state of the mind.To...

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Rocking-chairs seen in dreams, bring friendly intercourse and contentment with any environment.To see a mother, wife, or sweetheart in a rocking chair, is ominous of the sweetest joys that earth...

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A dream of grief and distraction.

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It means prolonged grief and sorrow.

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1. Sad feeling;2. Grief;3. The glory of God;4. Burden; 1 Kings 8:11; 2 Cor. 4:17.

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It suggests grief and harships for the one to whome a boy is born.

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This is a dream of contrary. It indicates weeping and grief. Much suffering.

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All grief and sorrow will be removed from his heart.

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Painful grief heard and understood by god; see “tears”

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This is a symbol of someone who has died or passed away because of grief in life or having been crushed by sin, Ps. 31:12

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Is usually associated with darker emotions such as grief and mourning, although it also controls safety within a journey.

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To break anything in a dream portends grief from the loss of a friend, by death or otherwise.

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1. Sorrow and grief;2. Out of the side of Jesus came blood and water, The Church; Tim. 6:10.

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Loss of femininity, loneliness, brooding, grief.See Death, Divorce.

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This black fellow is an unhappy omen.He’s usually a forerunner of sadness though not necessarily grief.

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To dream of a kid, denotes you will not be over-scrupulous in your morals or pleasures. You will be likely to bring grief to some loving heart.

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1. Misfortune, grief and pain.2. A feeling of repression, almost violent in its nature, usually emotional.

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A dream denoting grief, care, difficulties (Gypsy). Symbols of the passion.

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A well is normally associated with a person’s livelihood and capital. But sometimes it is also interpreted as slyness, cunningness, fraudulence, grief and sorrow.

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To dream of pearls, is a forerunner of good business and trade and affairs of social nature.If a young woman dreams that her lover sends her gifts of pearls, she...

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They represent grief and sorrow due to the fact that Hadhrat Aadam (As)_ sat under a fig tree after his expulsion from Jannah.

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All grief and sorrow will be removed from his heart. He will become honourable and his name will be mentioned with reverence by the people.

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To dream of willows, foretells that you will soon make a sad journey, but you will be consoled in your grief by faithful friends.

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He will soon find himself in a desperate situation by losing his wealth and respect. He will be afflicted with grief and sorrow.

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A person of either sex whose love affairs have caused disappointment or grief may look forward to a happy solution of his or her problems.

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If you see tar in dreams, it warns you against pitfalls and designs of treacherous enemies.To have tar on your hands or clothing, denotes sickness and grief.

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Always a bad dream; filled with water it denotes evil; empty it augurs misfortune; to run against a tub, grief, sorrow, etc.(Raphael).

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To dream that you are abandoned, denotes that you will have difficulty in framing your plans for future success.To abandon others, you will see unhappy conditions piled thick around you,...

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Seeing any of these means the person will obtain unlawful wealth after much grief and sorrow.

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Allah will remove his grief and bestow him with honour by granting him knowledge in a variety of Islamic sciences.

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To dream of the wind blowing softly and sadly upon you, signifies that great fortune will come to you through bereavement.If you hear the wind soughing, denotes that you will...

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1. Difficulties are not as bad as originally thought.2. A feel­ing that good fortune is in the offing.3. Feelings of great grief or sadness, foreboding.

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To dream of eating these plums denotes trouble and grief (Raphael). This bit of interpretation is plainly due to physical stimuli.

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1. Feelings of unease, fear and dread.2. Being over-whelmed—usually by emotions, often sorrow or grief.3. Diffi­culties or problems in the offing.

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To dream that you are the subject of woe and grief, is a token that you will be invited to a party where you will be excited with merriment and...

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To see a well-fed ox, signifies that you will become a leading person in your community, and receive much adulation from women.To see fat oxen in green pastures, signifies fortune,...

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1. New beginnings in the offing, new friendships.2. Af­ter hard work and perseverance, miracles can happen.3. Re­verse: feelings of loss, grief and mourning.

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To dream of those of your family or friends who are following after dissipation and vice, coming into greater grief, portends that by your increased earnest efforts you will be...

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Attitudes we use to stop ourself feeling anxiety or emotions. This may be dangerous to our health if feelings such as guilt or grief remain unfelt.

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You are feeling a heightened emotionalism in your life right now, powerful enough to bleed over into your dreams. Water represents emotion, and tears are the fluid expression of our...

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If they are huge and many they symbolise wealth and assets from the one who acquires them.If small and many it means he will be afflicted with grief and sorrow.If...

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Filth on the head, hair or body symbolises grief. And sorrow.

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To dream of saltpeter, denotes change in your living will add loss to some unconquerable grief.

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Dreaming that you see and eat oranges signifies wounds, grief, and vexation, whether they be ripe or not.

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These symbolize grief, sorrow and fear. Their magnitude depends on how much soil or mud is seen.

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