Have you ever received a dream about a funeral and you didn’t know what its meaning was ? These kinds of dreams are current and they can be interpreted in several ways. You can use a dream interpretation dictionary or simply search for the main symbols on Google. However, I recommend you to make your own dream analysis. If you haven’t done this before, let my dream analysis inspire you!
Let me tell you my dream about my grandmother’s funeral
In one of my dreams that I’ve recently shared on YouTube, I found myself preparing my grandmother’s funeral. I arrived at my grandparents’ house, where my father and my uncle are living today. They were dressed in black, waiting for me and my mother to come in order to finish the preparations together.
When I looked at my outfit, I noticed that I was wearing orange and pink. Which is not the most appropriate outfit for a funeral. Fortunately, I had a black dress in my luggage. I went into one of the rooms, trying to put the dress on.
But as I was trying to put my dress on, I realized that this very simple task was impossible. Even if the dress was the right size, it was too heavy and I couldn’t put it on. While I was struggling with my dress, I looked out at the window and saw the priest arriving for the funeral. He was in the yard, talking with my parents and my uncle.
Suddenly, someone knocked at the door. It was my mother, telling me to calm down. The funeral has been postponed and will take place later in the afternoon. I had plenty of time to put my dress on, but will I succeed? Will it take hours, days, or even an eternity ? I have no idea about the answer because I woke up soon after.
The dream analysis took me some time, because there were several symbols that I didn’t know how to interpret. If you have often been in a similar situation, here are some tips to identify your own dream symbols and decrypt them.
The importance of defining your own symbols in dream analysis
Interpreting weird dreams is not an easy task. However, you can succeed if you trust yourself and your inner voice. This is why I recommend avoiding dream interpretation dictionaries.They give standard definitions that don’t take into account your life challenges and your emotions. This is why most of the definitions that you can find in a dream interpretation dictionary will not resonate with you.
If you need an accurate dream analysis, you need to go through several steps:
- Write down your dream;
- List all the symbols (objects, places, characters, etc.);
- Decrypt every symbol one by one, depending on what it means to you and taking into account your emotions;
- Think about your current life challenges and find answers or guidance using the symbols in your dream;
- Let my dream analysis inspire you;
- If you still need help, write me an email contact @ meaningful-dreams.com.
Read my dream analysis and let it inspire you
As I’m analyzing my dream, I can notice several symbols: my grandparents’ house which my father and my uncle inherited, the funeral, the colors of the outfits, the heavy dress, as well as my emotions in the dream.
The conclusion of my dream analysis: this dream is the metaphor of my relationship with my father. Somehow, my relationship with my paternal grandparents is similar. They all found me different and tried to change me.
When I decided to move abroad, my father couldn’t understand my choice and tried to sabotage it. In my twenties, I noticed that my self-esteem issues and lack of confidence were the result of his behavior. So I had to take distance and define stronger boundaries. I also needed to heal family wounds and get rid of unhealthy patterns to develop my self-esteem.
The dream about my grandmother’s funeral had several messages for me, that I’m explaining in my latest live video on YouTube: How did a family member stop sabotaging me ? Finding the answer in a dream. One of the messages is an invitation to develop my self-esteem.
Why is it so bad to be different from your family ?
As I’m explaining my dream analysis, I notice that I didn’t talk enough about the fear of being different in my YouTube video. So I’ll do it right here on the blog.
The main reason why we all feel afraid of being different has a 3-word name: the subconscious mind. It is also called the reptilian brain. The subconscious mind has an important role in our lives, which is to ensure our survival.
Imagine that you are now in a jungle and that a lion attacks you. The first thing you do is to run away. Why? Because your subconscious mind made this decision for you. It made the decision in less than a second, even if you weren’t aware of it. This is how your subconscious mind protects you.
What does the subconscious mind have to do with the fear of being different ?
Our ancestors used to live in tribes. The tribe offered them protection against external attacks. It was extremely dangerous to leave the tribe where you were born, because this meant losing protection.
This is why it’s so hard for us today to move abroad or even change town. Leaving our families is like leaving our tribes. Our subconscious mind makes us stay close to our family our entire life, because it works like our ancestors’ brains.
The bad news is that most of us aren’t aware of how our subconscious mind works. This is why it’s so hard to relocate, to set healthy boundaries with our family and to say “no” to our friends.
The good news is that you are now aware of how your subconscious mind works. And that you can start negotiating more effectively with it.
Your life can be safe without staying inside your tribe. I will explain more about this topic in my next videos and blog posts.