I dreamt that my beloved 10 year old daughter was dead. I was crying
bitterly in my dreams and telling my sisters about it. When I woke up
today my daughter was sleeping soundly beside me. I feel very uncomfortable
about this dream. I can’t concentrate at my workplace, I am glad I found
your website. Please let me know what it means.
--Anonymous, Age 36, SINGAPORE
Hi Anonymous -
Death in dreams tends to symbolize change and metamorphosis. I do not
believe that your dream is an indication or a sign that your daughter will
soon die. Rather, the dream most likely is symbolic of one of two things -
and perhaps a combination of both.
First, it is every mother’s deepest fear that she will lose a child.
Perhaps something you read in a newspaper recently or saw on television
aroused this fear within you. A story of child abduction or a tragic
automobile accident will awaken any parent’s fears of the dangers that
threaten our children’s safety. In this case, your dream may simply be a
representation of that common fear that all parents share that some harm or
misfortune will befall their child.
In the second scenario, where death in dreams reflects change and
metamorphosis, you may be becoming aware of the changes that currently are
taking place withon your young girl. She is now ten years old, and is
beginning her transition from childhood to adolescence. You may have
noticed recently that a certain phase or period in your daughter’s
development is “passing away,” while a new phase of development is
beginning. For example, you may have noticed recently that your daughter
is paying more attention to her friends than she has in her past, and that
she may be acting more independant in her relations with you. These are
natural and healthy stages of a child’s development.
Unless you can think of any specific event that occurred recently that
caused you to fear for your child’s life, I would tend to think that your
dream is reflecting this awareness within you that your daughter is, slowly
but surely, beginning to grow up. With growth, childish aspects of the
personality pass away, while older and more mature aspects come into being. Unless you have reason to fear otherwise, I would rest easy
that you are simply watching one of many such transitions to come as you
watch your daughter blossom into her young adulthood.
REPLY:
Thanks for your quick reply. I feel very relieved now.
--Anonymous
