What Do Dreams about Dead People Mean?

Mystics claim that the world of our dreams can be a connection to other worlds, inaccessible to our waking consciousness, so it is not a coincidence that since ancient times it was believed that dreams of died people are an important sign that must not be ignored. The dead come to our dreams with a message, advice or warning that should be understood in order to avoid unnecessary troubles and keep ourselves from making mistakes.

Psychologists believe that dreams about relatives or friends who have passed away are just a manifestation of depression or feelings of guilt towards them. However, let’s take a closer look at the mystical point of view and try to understand what messages can be carried by people who are now alive only in our memories and can talk to us only through our dreams.

Modern dream books often do not pay enough attention to many important nuances: what the dead people look like in our dreams – dead in the grave, alive and happy, or they come to life right before our eyes, or maybe we just do not remember in our dream that this person has passed away long ago.

It is commonly assumed that the dream of a dead person (talking to him, listening to his advice, and doing what he tells) is a sign of unexpected news or changes in life. Christian dream interpretation books sometimes explain that we have such kind of dreams when the soul of our deceased relative or friend has not found peace yet, and advise to hold additional ceremonies at the funeral and repose of the deceased (for example, if in the dream the deceased asks for water).

Pagan interpretations of dreams that have come down to us recommend to implicitly obey everything that the dead person asks for, in order to avoid the anger of the gods. And while dreaming dead people may be scary, sometimes it can be a good omen. In case if in your dream a dead person comes back to life, it may mean that something lost will soon return (money, a thing, or even social status).

An English dream book interprets the dream of dead people as a sign of good events in the family, such as a wedding or the birth of a child or anything happy and prosperous. Another dream book says that seeing a dead relative in a dream before the wedding is a warning against the union. This dream indicates the unhappy marriage and warns that the children born in it will be sick and weak.

At this point there is no definitive interpretation, and you should always take into account many confounding factors. But most interpretations concerning dead relatives (especially parents) appearing in a dream indicate a warning of trouble. Sometimes the dreams in which a sleeping person communicates with his deceased parents, help find inner peace, confidence, and even affect the success in business and the well-being of the family.

It is also believed that it is impossible to influence the dreams in which we see our dead loved ones. Even if you manage to do it, it is absolutely useless, since it is not us who call them in, it is them who decide to come to us.

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What Do Dreams about Dead People Mean?

Mystics claim that the world of our dreams can be a connection to other worlds, inaccessible to our waking consciousness, so it is not a coincidence that since ancient times it was believed that dreams of died people are an important sign that must not be ignored. The dead come to our dreams with a message, advice or warning that should be understood in order to avoid unnecessary troubles and keep ourselves from making mistakes.

Psychologists believe that dreams about relatives or friends who have passed away are just a manifestation of depression or feelings of guilt towards them. However, let’s take a closer look at the mystical point of view and try to understand what messages can be carried by people who are now alive only in our memories and can talk to us only through our dreams.

Modern dream books often do not pay enough attention to many important nuances: what the dead people look like in our dreams – dead in the grave, alive and happy, or they come to life right before our eyes, or maybe we just do not remember in our dream that this person has passed away long ago.

It is commonly assumed that the dream of a dead person (talking to him, listening to his advice, and doing what he tells) is a sign of unexpected news or changes in life. Christian dream interpretation books sometimes explain that we have such kind of dreams when the soul of our deceased relative or friend has not found peace yet, and advise to hold additional ceremonies at the funeral and repose of the deceased (for example, if in the dream the deceased asks for water).

Pagan interpretations of dreams that have come down to us recommend to implicitly obey everything that the dead person asks for, in order to avoid the anger of the gods. And while dreaming dead people may be scary, sometimes it can be a good omen. In case if in your dream a dead person comes back to life, it may mean that something lost will soon return (money, a thing, or even social status).

An English dream book interprets the dream of dead people as a sign of good events in the family, such as a wedding or the birth of a child or anything happy and prosperous. Another dream book says that seeing a dead relative in a dream before the wedding is a warning against the union. This dream indicates the unhappy marriage and warns that the children born in it will be sick and weak.

At this point there is no definitive interpretation, and you should always take into account many confounding factors. But most interpretations concerning dead relatives (especially parents) appearing in a dream indicate a warning of trouble. Sometimes the dreams in which a sleeping person communicates with his deceased parents, help find inner peace, confidence, and even affect the success in business and the well-being of the family.

It is also believed that it is impossible to influence the dreams in which we see our dead loved ones. Even if you manage to do it, it is absolutely useless, since it is not us who call them in, it is them who decide to come to us.

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What women really think about travelling with men

'Oops ... we're in the wrong country. Oh well' Picture: Thinkstock Source: ThinkStock

FLIRTING with foreign men, eating exotic food, guilt-free shopping and getting lost - welcome to the wonderful world of women-only travel.

Bellas Travel Nirvana founder Shauna Paine, who specialises in female-only holidays, says women have way more fun flying solo.

The Brisbane-based tourism operator, who is launching Bellas Travel Nirvana this week, says female-only adventures are literally taking off.

Here are 25 reasons why.

Setting off on an epic independent adventure. Picture: Thinkstock. Source: Supplied

1. You can go wherever you want without argument

2. You can do exactly what you want - whether that is lie by the pool, drink champagne, read trashy novels or go exploring on foot.

3. You can peruse the shops as long as you like.

4. You can buy whatever you want without someone asking "what do you need that for?"

5. You won't be embarrassed by someone's stinky farts in crowded places.

Tourists in Ubud, Bali. Picture: Lukman Bintaro. Source: News Limited

6. Instead of just picking up after someone, you can actually pick up.

7. You can choose whether there's a hot body in your bed.

8. You can stay out as late as you like.

9. You only have to look after yourself.

10. You only have to pack and repack your own bag.

This is the only luggage you have to worry about. Picture: Thinkstock. Source: News Limited

11. You don't have to worry about his lost wallet, passport or sunglasses.

12. You don't have to carry his sunscreen.

13. You can walk/climb as far/high as you like without someone asking "how much further?"

14. You can take as many selfies as you want without any eye-rolling.

15. You won't have to sit in pubs or watch sport being played on the other side of the world.

‘I might cycle around all day’. Picture: Thinkstock. Source: News Limited

16. You don't have to perform in bed after a full day of shopping, err, we mean sightseeing.

17. You don't have to worry about whether your man's enjoying himself.

18. You can indulge in endless massages and beauty treatments without worrying about "wasting money".

19. You won't have to endure mortifying partner moments as your man haggles over a $2 pair of thongs.

20. You won't suffer from sleep deprivation caused by his restless night in a foreign bed.

Food being prepared at a restaurant in Thailand. Picture: Thinkstock. Source: News Limited

21. Your memories of amazing places won't be ruined by fights about forgetting the camera.

22. You will be able to ask for directions if you get lost.

23. You won't have to endure sulking about sore feet.

24. You won't have to tell anyone you need "me time".

25. You won't have to seek out western foods for fussy fellas.

Is this list one-sided? You betcha! But we're willing to even the score. So blokes, tell us why travel is better without women?

Continue the conversation via Twitter @newscomauHQ | @itsKShort | @shaunapaine

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The Facts About Safety in Yucatán

Violence dominates much of the news about Mexico, but thousands of miles away from the troubles in Northern Mexico is an oasis: the state of Yucatán and the city of Mérida, home to our semester and summer Mexico programs. Map of Mexico

Numerous writers and safety experts have touted the state of Yucatán as a tranquil, vibrant destination that shouldn't be confused with the drug cartel killings in the north. The following articles and links will explain more about the safety and peace of southern Mexico:

IFSA-Butler's Mexico Safety Flyer

Mexico Beyond the Drug Violence-New York Times

On the Yucatán, a Home Rich in History and Colorful Designs-New York Times

Why You Should Go to Mexico-CNN

Violent Crime in Yucatán Rare-Lonely Planet

Most of Mexico is as Safe as Ever-by travel writer Ann Johnson

Five Myths about Mexico's Drug War-Washington Post

U.S. State Department Travel Warning-Warning applies primarily to the trouble spots in Northern Mexico

The Truth About Mexico

Mexico's Safest Destinations-gadling.com

Mexico Tourism Booming Again-New America Media

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