Dreaming of a deceased loved one might wake you up in tears. It's an emotional turmoil when you have to let go a person who was so close to you. Their physical form departs, but in your memories, they remain forever.
However, have you ever thought, what do dreams of deceased loved ones actually mean? Is it something to deal with our psychology or does it relate to some sort of communication happening from the outside world?
Seeing your deceased loved ones in dreams signal towards several different things occurring in your mind and your surroundings. According to some psychologists, the act of dreaming of a deceased loved one is just the manifestation of depression and an experience of a huge loss. But there definitely are some latent messages in every dream that humans see, wherein the deceased try to communicate with their loved ones.
#1. It is believed that dreaming of a deceased loved one gradually results in a bad news or distressed transitions in your life.
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#2. Some Christian interpretations also say that seeing your deceased loved ones in your dream is a signal towards the soul that hasn't attained peace till now. Further rituals are advised to carry out in such cases.
#3. According to Pagan interpretations, when a dead person tries to communicate with you, you are expected to obey to his/ her commands to avoid offending gods. Pagans also believe if the dead person comes to life, it's an indication towards the return of something you lost (social status, money or other such things).
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#4. Some English dream book interprets that such dreams are an implication of something good that is about to happen. On the other hand, another such book says if a dead person appears in your dreams especially before a marriage, it's assumed to be ominous!
#5. People also believe that they are being watched over by some external energy. In case you wake up from the dream of a deceased loved one, and feel they're watching you, they definitely are!
#6. There also are beliefs that remembering your deceased loved ones while being awake is one thing. Added to that, also seeing them in your dreams indicate towards something uncanny. It might be a message from them emphasizing to make you think in a certain direction that you usually don't resort to.
#7. Deceased loved ones are also believed to send warning signals if they appear in an unusual manner. You might want to just pay attention to those clues and actually avoid a potentially harmful situation.
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#8. The act of a deceased loved one visiting you in your dreams may also feel very real. You might strongly feel their nearness, their touch, smell, and voice appear life-like. However, such dreams reawaken your anxiety but that's the only way deceased people contact you. Good souls do not tend to trouble us. They just look out for ways wherein they can contact us. And dreams are one of those ways!
#9. In case you are dreaming of a deceased loved one who appears to be full of life, much healthier and younger than how they looked when they passed away, take it as a signal that they are trying to convey the fact that there was no suffering involved while they left the physical form.
#10. If you are experiencing dreams of deceased loved ones where they are trying to convey their well-being, you need to understand that they are all good. They don't want to see you worried all the time and lingered in their thoughts. Hence, they communicate that everything is alright with them.
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