Dream meaning
Someone dying
Seldom literal; almost universally reflects the termination of a life phase, a changing relational dynamic, or outgrowing a familiar role.
54% of people have had this dream. Source: Nielsen et al. 2003
What does a dream about “Someone dying” mean?
What psychologists say
Seldom literal; almost universally reflects the termination of a life phase, a changing relational dynamic, or outgrowing a familiar role. It processes the silent mourning that accompanies personal growth.
The Jungian reading
Psychological death is the necessary prerequisite for rebirth. The figure dying in the dream represents a psychic attitude or internal complex that must dissolve so that new consciousness can emerge.
In old dream books
Early oneiromancy, including Artemidorus, interpreted dreams of death as an omen of long life for the person seen, or a profound shift in circumstances.
Dreams that often come with it
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