When it comes to dreams, there’s almost nothing more unsettling than dreaming about death, whether it be your own or that of a loved one. While death-related dreams might seem like a bad omen, there’s no need to feel too anxious about them. In fact, they could portend a positive transition or change in your life, “Death in dreams is really about some kind of change or ending you’re dealing with in your real life,” says Lauri Quinn Loewenberg, professional dream analyst. “The subconscious will show us this change in the form of death so we can better understand the finality of it. We can let go of that which we no longer need so we can grow and embrace that which is coming.”
Below, Loewenberg analyzes all the reasons why you may be dreaming about death, from dreams about your own death to dreaming about death due to COVID-19.
If you dream of going to a funeral …
“The main element of (a funeral dream) is that your subconscious is telling you there is something you need to lay to rest in your real life, something you need to close the lid on and recognize as no longer being an issue. Of course, whose funeral it makes all the difference. If it’s your own funeral, what part of yourself is now at peace? If it’s the funeral of a friend, is there some issue between you two that you can now put to rest?”
If you dream you’re at a graveyard …
Loewenberg says that if your dream takes place in a graveyard but there’s not a funeral happening, it could be a sign that something from your past is being dug up that ought to stay buried. “Your subconscious is showing you this issue in a graveyard setting to let you know how wrong it is to excavate it.
If you die of a disease like COVID-19 …
“First off, if you have a huge fear of COVID this could just be your release of that stress. But otherwise, any form of the disease that kills you in a dream is the way your body is telling you, there’s something going on in your life that’s very unhealthy. What would you, in your real life, also refer to as a disease? You know, are you drinking too much? Are you in a very unhealthy, toxic relationship? Your subconscious is trying to tell you this is going to yield some irreparable change if you don’t correct this, you don’t find a way to heal.”
If you see a dead body in your dream …
While most dreams about death have to do with the finality of a life change, the specifics of your dreams can give you clues as to how you’re processing the change, according to Loewenberg. If you see a dead body in your dream, it could be a sign that you’re struggling to let go. “It would also be about something that needs to be buried, isn’t yet it’s been exposed, something that may have been brought back up.”
If you witness an autopsy in your dream …
“An autopsy is to figure out the manner of death. So an autopsy in a dream would mean you are trying to figure out why this relationship ended, or why this situation ended. Why your job ended, you know, whatever the case may be, what end has happened in your life? And what means are you doing to figure out why?”
If you dream of your plants or pets dying …
Plants and pets are things in your life that you spend time and effort nurturing. So Loewenberg explains that if your pet dies in a dream, it could signal that you’re forgetting to care about something else in your life. “So for any of these things that would be in our care that are dying, we must ask ourselves, What am I neglecting in my life? Plants tend to represent something that has the potential to grow. A dog can represent a relationship. A cat often represents a woman, either the reproductive self or the sexual self. Fish can represent creative ideas, your ideas that thrive in your creative juices.”
If you die peacefully in your dream …
“This is a really good indication that the change you’re going through, you’re okay with it. You’re going through a welcome change.”
If you die violently in your dream …
While dying peacefully indicates a welcome change, Loewenberg explains that dying violently is the opposite. “There’s a change happening that you’re resisting, or you’re afraid of the change that’s going on.”
If someone you know kills you in your dream …
“If it’s someone you deal with closely, like a family member or best friend or your partner, then that means they are probably urging you to make some sort of the change in real life. Death in a dream is a naturally occurring change that’s happening, whereas murder is a forced change: You have to force yourself to quit smoking or you have to force yourself to cut off a friendship. If someone you know and are close to is trying to kill you, then they are probably urging you to make a change that you are resistant to.”
If a stranger kills you in your dream …
“If it’s not an actual person you know, then this stranger is going to represent a part of yourself, or it can represent just the forces at work that are making this change happen.” If you have this dream, Loewenberg encourages you to ask yourself, “Am I feeling pressured to change?”
If you know you’re going to die in your dream and you can’t escape it …
This has to do with a change you’re anticipating and know is going to happen, according to Loewenberg. “That sort of dream is preparing you for this inevitable ending.”
If you wake up right before you die in your dream …
Loewenberg explains that this could just be your body’s physiological response to a fear of death. “Or you can wake up before the death happens because, in real life, the actual change has not been completed. You’re on the verge you’re on the cusp of it.”
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