Death

Meaning & Interpretation

Death in a dream is almost never to be taken literally and rarely concerns physical dying. In dream symbolism, death classically represents transformation, the end of a life chapter, and the beginning of something new.

The death of another person in a dream can symbolise the ending of a relationship or a shift in your perception of that person. One's own death is often a sign of profound personal change — the old dies so the new can emerge.

In many spiritual traditions death is seen as a transition, not an ending. Those who die in a lucid dream can use the experience as a ritual of transformation: what is "dying" in you and what is being reborn can be explored through direct questioning in the dream state.