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Weird dream concerning relatives

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 5:35 am
by L.J.Hex
Ok, I have to type this down before I forget it. I don't normally have dreams about my relatives, it happens very rarely. Most common people in my dreams are some friends/band mates or my current girlfriend.(I have never dreamed that much of any other girl btw.)

Last night I had a dream which had bunch of relatives involved. I was working on a construction of sorts.(Makes sense, that was my latest job.) One of my bosses was there too, being the most awesome and fair boss he is in real life. There was some problem with the work, something not functioning or something being late. I don't remember the details, but this part isn't that important.

Then my mother and aunt show up in the dream. There was a wall of some kind with a very high drop on the other side and my mother & aunt went to pick up something what was on the edge of that wall, I don't remember what it was, but I was worried that they would fall and get hurt. Then one of them did fall and I was sure it was my mum. It happened to be my aunt.(She's the one of them who I like the least IRL btw.) I went to the wall and saw her down below on her back, squirming around clearly in lot of pain. Even though she's not my favourite relative, that was a gruesome sight, not fun to see at all.

At this point the dream changed, the construction site sort of transformed partly into a hospital setting. There I found my cousin (May he rest in peace, he died to brain cancer at age of ten.) who used to be my best friend when we were kids. He was in a transparent body bag, seemingly dead with his body being swollen and clearly showing early signs of decay. Suddenly he came back to life, he was gasping for air, trying to get out of the body bag. I went to help him out and took him to a shower and found some clean clothes for him and water to drink.... He looked exactly like back when he was still alive and had the same voice and... Well, he was being him.

I was so happy, there's no words to describe it. For the rest of the dream I did something with my cousin, I don't remember what it was, but I was so happy to talk with him again. I told him how much I have missed him. He said not to worry, that he wasn't dead at all. :mrgreen: I have never dreamed of him before.

Crazy dream, and very much out of character for what I usually have. My aunt gets hurt or dies, my long gone cousin comes back to life? Any idea how to interpret this? This dream had a feeling of importance which I also rarely get, but I have no idea what it could mean.

Re: Weird dream concerning relatives

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:19 pm
by SpiritTalker
My standard method of interpreting dreams is to look at characters, actions, feelings, setting & words separately & read each as if it's the dreamer talking to the dreamer. Some personalized symbols come into play as well that will have some specific meaning to the individual that an outside commentator couldn't know. Then look at symbolic overall content. Often dreams over state a thing to call attention to it.

The former employment & boss represent overall security & set a mood of acceptance where there was some resistance. You mentioned concern for your mom "falling" but it turns out to be the least liked aunt...like being unable to accept parental loss & the dream makes it less traumatic with an unpopular stand-in. Then the cousin reassures you that life isn't over when the body ceases to function & the dream's emotions celebrate this knowledge.

To me this dream seems like an adjustment of consciousness for reasonable acceptance of one of life's plainly inevitable Mysteries. You've mentioned else where that you have no personal fear of death. Fear of loss & the emotional upheaval that accompanies loss or suffering still must be reconciled & I think the dream expresses this adjustment.

That's my 2 Kronen :)

Re: Weird dream concerning relatives

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:25 pm
by L.J.Hex
Thanks SpiritTalker, that's an interesting take on it. :) I kind of figured it had to do with me thinking how to deal about my parents as they are getting quite old and they wont be around forever. My cousin showing up coming back to life was just crazy and unexpected. Anyway, it was one of those dreams that had a feeling of being meaningful in a profound way. I wonder if anyone else has an idea what this could mean.

I get these "important" dreams from time to time, but mostly I have absolutely no idea how to interpret them when (as usual) it isn't obvious.

Re: Weird dream concerning relatives

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:25 pm
by SpiritTalker
I'd say making a consciousness adjustment is rather profound. It goes soul deep, as shown by the intense emotions. Dreams are like stage sets to frame the story told in the action.

Yeh, it would be good & refreshing to get more opinions.