Dreaming about someone who has died is unpleasant. Contact with a deceased person in a dream, whether you speak with him or listen to him, is thought to foreshadow unexpected news or big changes in your life.

The interpretation, however, may cause you to pause because it argues that the appearance of a deceased person in a dream means that they have not yet reached peace, and religious scriptures advocate conducting further rituals to fulfill their wishes.

Psychologically, having a dream about a deceased person (who you do not know) may represent the end of a phase of your life.

It could be due to “dead” emotions and broken social ties.

However, if the person you dream about is someone close to you who has just died, you need not be frightened because it simply indicates that you are still hurting from this, which is quite natural.

You may feel unmotivated as if you’re walking on eggshells and unable to move on in life no matter how hard you try.

As a result, the deceased person in your dream could represent a part of yourself that you want to let go of.

Depending on the circumstances surrounding the dead person’s appearance in a dream, there are several interpretations:

• If he is still alive and participates in the event but does not play a prominent role, the dream is related with buried love for that person, which hurts, as well as other highly disturbing or intense feelings.
• If the deceased person plays a big role in the dream action and you make an effort to help him, it implies that you feel you left something unresolved between you and him while he was still alive.
• If the departed tries to give you advise on something, it implies that you require guidance, safety, and comfort in your daily life.

Perhaps your nightmares reflect how helpless and alone you feel. A dream like this, in which a ghost guides you, could be really comforting.

In a 1992 study on the issue, four categories of identical dreams were identified. The deceased’s dreamer is surprised to see him living in the first. These dreams, sometimes known as “resurrection” dreams, accounted for 39% of the dreams of study participants. They involve denying the death of a loved one.

The second form, which accounted for 23% of all dreams on this topic, is one in which the dreamer receives guidance from the deceased.

They usually occur a long time after the absence and elicit positive emotions, indicating that the dreamer has accepted the unfortunate situation.

The third type of death-related dream involves the departed bidding the dreamer farewell and assuring them that everything would be fine. In the study, 29% of participants reported having these dreams.

The fourth and final type is one in which the dreamer considers his or her own existence while thinking about the deceased loved one, lending a philosophical tone to the dream about the gone. These dreams accounted for 18% of all incidents.

When you dream about a deceased person, your subconscious is attempting to cope with loss and suffering, but you may already be accepting the concept that a loved one has died and have acquired insight and a sense of protection from such a dream.

Regardless of the outcome, these dreams are not common, so pay attention to them and try to comprehend what they are trying to tell you about your current mental state.