Dreaming about a deceased person might be frightening. It is customary to believe that communicating with or hearing from a deceased loved one in a dream portends unanticipated news or profound life changes.

The interpretation, however, may make you hesitate because it suggests that the appearance of a deceased person in a dream signifies that they have not yet found peace, and that additional rituals should be carried out in order to satisfy their wishes.

Psychologically speaking, dreaming of a deceased person—someone you do not know—might represent the end of a particular stage of your life.

Broken social ties and “dead” emotions can be the cause.

That being said, you shouldn’t be frightened if you dream about a loved one who recently passed away because this simply means that you are still experiencing this, which is perfectly normal.

It’s possible to feel demotivated, as like you’re treading carefully, and as though no matter how hard you try, you can’t move forward in life.

That being said, the deceased individual in your dream may stand in for a part of yourself that you’d want to let go of.

Depending on the circumstances surrounding the deceased person’s dream appearance, there are a variety of interpretations possible:

In addition to other really unpleasant or intense feelings, the dream is linked to a buried love for that person if he is still alive and participates in the action without taking center stage.

If the deceased person is heavily involved in the dream action and you want to help him, it means that you feel like there was something you never quite got around to doing when he was alive.

• If the deceased tries to advise you on something, it means that you require guidance, security, and solace in this world.

Maybe your dreams are a way for you to communicate how alone and powerless you feel. This kind of dream, where a ghost leads the way, could be rather comforting.

In 1992, a study on the issue defined four sorts of identical dreams. In the first, the dreamer of the dead is taken aback to discover him alive. These dreams, also referred to as “resurrection” dreams, accounted for 39% of the participants’ dreams in the study. They entail denying the death of a loved one in some way.

23% of the dreams on this topic fell into the second category, which is dreams in which the dreamer gets advice from the deceased.

They usually occur long after the absence and evoke positive feelings, indicating that the dreamer has come to terms with the unfortunate situation.

Dreams in which the deceased wish the dreamer farewell and reassure them that everything will be okay constitute the third kind of death-related dreams. 29% of the patients in the study reported having these dreams.

The fourth and last type gives the dream a philosophical tone as the dreamer muses over his or her own existence while thinking of the dead loved one. 18% of all cases were represented by these dreams.

Therefore, when you dream about a deceased person, the subconscious tries to deal with loss and pain; nevertheless, you may already be coming to terms with the idea that a loved one has died away and have acquired insight and a sense of protection from such a dream.

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