Dreaming of dying: meaning and interpretations

While dreaming, our unconscious can show us different images. They range from those of natural elements, such as water or fire, to those with various situations and actions, such as those of flying or dying. Above all the latter is a dream that triggers many emotions in the soul of the dreamer, who remains mostly upset. Death is frightening even in sleep, but not everyone knows that it does not always have a negative meaning and "interpretation."

Symbology of death in dreams

Not only in dreams, but, in general, death is always understood with a negative meaning. It indicates the end of life, but also of something that can be different from it.We hear about the death of a love, of a friendship, of a feeling just when a certain situation or emotion is completely missing, with no possibility of returning. Dreaming of dying or seeing someone's death in a dream has more than one "interpretation according to the context of the dream image, but it normally takes on these meanings:

  • Change: not always if you have dreamed of dying, the meaning coincides with a fall into "deep" nothing. This dream, in fact, can be associated with the conclusion of a phase of life and the beginning of a new one, becoming the metaphor of a change. Therefore, its meaning could indicate a disruption from your normality. Perhaps with a new job, with a happy family event or many other possibilities.
  • Warning: it is true that death is not always a bad omen, but dreaming of dying can become a warning. Think back to how you have been carrying out your life lately, if you are engaging in risky behaviors or behaviors that can compromise your health. Your dream could represent a warning from your unconscious.
  • Fear of dying: For most people, their greatest fear is dying. This fear is absolutely normal, but it can come to condition to the point of erroneously predicting one's death in sleep.
  • Overwhelming situation: there are some contexts in which dreaming of dying becomes a metaphor for what you are experiencing while awake, that is an extreme condition of anxiety and stress, in which you feel oppressed and you have the impression of not breathing.

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Dreaming of drowning

Being overwhelmed by a "wave" or finding oneself with water in the throat is a dream that certainly cannot fail to put a certain amount of restlessness to those who do it. Probably, those who have dreamed of drowning are struggling with a particularly difficult period of their life. The dreamer feels oppressed by a situation that he cannot manage and that takes his breath away.

Dreaming of dying from fire

In the dream world, fire is a symbol of the most ardent passions and feelings, such as "passionate love or anger. However, if you dream of dying burnt, you must take into account the meaning of death in order to give the correct interpretation." of the dream. It represents a condition that has occurred in the last period, such as, for example, a quarrel or a "heated argument, which literally made your blood boil". This episode not only unleashed a strong anger in you, but it hurt you deeply, perhaps because you were disappointed and for your unconscious it is as if you had been hit to death.

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Dreaming of dying and resurrecting

Of all the dreams in which death appears, this is probably the easiest to interpret. Dreaming of dying and, at the same time, of being resurrected means that a phase of your life is about to end and a new one is about to begin. This dream represents change and that inseparable union between death and rebirth. This turning point can be of any kind and can occur in the world of work or within a love relationship, such as the transition from engagement to marriage.

Dreaming of the death of a loved one

Except for the dream in which the protagonist is seen first dying and then reborn, undoubtedly all the others starring death can only bring a sense of restlessness and sadness in the dreamer's soul. Among these, there is certainly the dream in which a loved one dies. The latter can have more than one meaning, depending on the relationship that the dreamer has who he was at the center of his dream image.

  • Fear of being alone: ​​there are people who are cornerstones in our existence, without which it seems impossible to imagine our life. Dreaming of their death can be a way through which the unconscious manifests this fear to us.
  • Relationship change or growth: A relationship with a person, sooner or later, is subject to the need to change. In this case, dreaming of her disappearance means that there are aspects of our relationship with her worn out, which need that rebirth of which death is often a sign in dreams.
  • Crisis in the relationship: finally, dreaming of the death of someone you know can indicate the crisis and the imminent end of that relationship. Perhaps this person has hurt you and all this has made you reconsider it from a new perspective or you feel you need a break from or a break from your relationship.

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Dreaming of the death of the parents

Even in the case in which the disappearance of the parents has been dreamed, more than one meaning can be found. In some situations, the interpretation is the same for dreams in which a loved one dies, such as the need to change certain dynamics within the relationship or the fear of losing them.

Then, Freud's interpretation of this dream in the early twentieth century cannot be neglected. In fact, it could mean a desire to replace the father or mother, which can go back to the childhood era. Through the explanation of the Oedipus complex, according to Freud, every child would have experienced at least once the will to take the place of one of the two parents to live next to the person you love the most. When these dreams occur in adulthood, it is no longer a parent's death wish, but a return to childhood.

Neapolitan grimace: all the numbers associated with dreams in which death appears

As happens with all dreams, even when you dream of dying you can find numbers with which to try your luck. The important thing is to pay attention to the various details of the dream image, so as not only to know the right meaning and the correct interpretation of the dream, but also to know which number of the Neapolitan Smorfia corresponds.

Dying 14
Seeing yourself dead in a dream 18
Die and resurrect 62
Dying by drowning 41
Die burned 70
Watching the parents die 24
Selling a loved one dying 19
Seeing a Dead 90

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