Dream about my dead grandfather?

Question

I keep dreaming about my dead grandfather, but it scares me. I was very close to him, especially in the last few years of his life. In my dreams, I know he is dead, and he knows he is dead as well. Most of the time I am scared, but in my last dream, he told me he knew he was dead, and that he was frightened. Why should someone I loved so much scare me when they appear in my dreams?

Answer 1

Dear Bothwaze,

(Update: I just wanted to add something. Resurrection means that we continue with God, in a more perfect state. The resurrected are praying for us and do also benefit from prayers. But mystics and saints testify that a good presence would never visit & scare us. Its seems to me there is too much fear in your dream to attribute to more than your psyche. God gave us our minds to discover the world & glorify God. Don't forget to use your mind...) [see p.s. at end!]

     First of all--you must realize that a dream is "just a dream"...what I mean by that is that your grandfather's actual spirit isn't what is upsetting you.  This is something happening in your psyche--your inner self--and you yourself have chosen your grandfather's image to help you work out an inner struggle.  Your loving grandfather would never scare you, so you can just relax and put that thought out of your head. :-) In a dream, all of the 'cast of characters' are from within us!  Each character represents a side of ourselves!  So have peace about your grandfather--he is really OK, and he is not really involved here.

(I am not saying that sometimes dreams actually do serve as vehicles of communication that go beyond ourselves to actually connect with souls in another dimension.  But I believe that your dream is psychologically determined--it's all yours!  For many reasons, which I won't go into right here, I believe this is not one of those rare times when there are other forces at work..)

     The question you need to focus on is not, then, why your grandfather would scare you in dreams, but what is it that you are both afraid of? That will get you to the heart of the matter.

    But is someone threatening you I wonder?  Is someone you work with or live with making you feel out of control and scared?  Someone very dear to you perhaps?  And you feel especially hurt or perhaps bewildered because that person has special value to you?  Is there anyone smaller or weaker in your life in need of protection--or could it be your own inner child?

    Without being able to talk with you at length, I can only make suggestions about what may be happening with you.  There is so much I do not know.  How did he die?  Did he die peacefully?

    But I am sure about this: because this is a recurring dream, you are trying to resolve an inner conflict, and you are a little bit stuck.  

   Try this: in your mind, first replace the image and voice of your grandfather with your own image and voice.  Then sit down, clear your mind, and begin a conversation with yourself.  You see, taking away the protection of your grandfather will help you get closer to yourself. Or if you want keep the image of your grandfather in your mind--but ask him, what are you frightened about?  See what he says.

    Could it be that you have experienced a trauma? It's only a suggestion, I do not know.  But you do!  And you can find out, at your pace.

    The dream seems to be themes of fear, death, and reality. Look at the way you expressed it--very well I may say--you expressed the dream in writing here just the way you have experienced it.  It's interesting that  while you tell us about these recurring dreams you need to keep defining the reality of who is dead-- and especially important to you is the awareness of who is dead. You know he's dead, he knows he's dead.  It makes me think that you have experienced something very overwhelming and you need to keep holding on to and reviewing what you know is true as a result.  Does that make any sense to you?

    Has someone dear to you died recently?  Do you feel any unconscious guilt about your grandfather's death?

     It's interesting how you said that most of the time you are scared, but in your last dream he told you he knew he was dead and that he was frightened. That implies that in your last dream you were less frightened than in the dreams before.  Why?  Why were you less frightened?  What was going on in the previous dreams that wasn't going on in the most recent one?  Did you mean that your grandfather was not frightened before, but became frightened? Why? Remember that whatever is upsetting you can't hurt you anymore, the fear is just a shadow.  Put light on the event that upset you, and fear will go away.

    Have you been unsure about your own control over your life recently?

    Could these these dreams be triggered by a trauma you experienced recently or something that happened to you at the age when you were the most close to your grandfather. To help find out, sit down and think about the age you were when you were most close to your grandfather, and then think about anything that may have happened--to you, or in your life in general, during that timeframe.  

   It is very important to find out what your grandfather--who is really a symbol for you--is scared of in this dream.

   I am really glad you are working on this, it is healthy for you to reach out and ask.  Dreams are so important, they are the doorways to our higher consciousness--and peace.  There are a few ways you can keep going with this.  You can get yourself a dream journal, which I urge you to do.  Each morning when you awaken write down your dreams, and write down everything, your thoughts and feelings.  You can also begin to see a therapist--a Jungian therapist would be a good idea, because they specialize in dreams.  You can also practice something called 'directed dreaming'.

p.s. Directed dreaming: tell yourself before going to sleep that you are going to dream this dream to its conclusion, and find out what you want to know.  This often works.

Answer 2

Its a msg from him  

Answer 3

i don't know but my friend has those kind of dreams- the same one  every year.

Answer 4

Basically, the state you see the deceased in is the actual condition they are in, in the grave.  If they appear content, then there are in peace, if they are discontented or irritated, upset, angry etc..., likewise, that is their state in death.  The dead can no longer perform any deeds, therefore they are at the mercy of the living to recall them and ask for forgiveness and God's mercy upon them.  The dead can hear the living, so what you say and how you remember him/her to others will be heard.  Whatever the dead say in a dream is the truth as they live in the world of truth, while we live in the world of deceit and lies.  Therefore, anything a deceased says, heed.   Your grandfather is afraid,  needs someone to pray for him and ask for forgiveness.  If you are able to perform deeds of kindness, charity or generosity on his behalf, do so as this also will be to his and your favor.  As I said, he can no longer perform deeds, thus, any kindness you can do on his behalf will be a reward for him.  He comes to you in need of prayer.  Do so.  That you are afraid simply proves that his soul is in such great fear that it permeates to you. You do not fear the person as much as the state you find him in.

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Answer 5

you should not scared

when you sleeep your soul go up to the other word>>> the dead word <<

and then your soul meet the dead souls>> and some times the tell you msg>

so ... you meet you grandefather in your deams>>