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The Death of a Relative
To see in a dream that a relative has died indicates that, if this person is a relative on your mother’s side, your means will become more abundant, you will receive great good tidings, you will befriend good people, and you will ward off negative energies. If you have seen a relative on your father’s side die, this dream signifies strength, power, endurance, and firmness. It indicates that you will become someone who stands firmly upon the ground, that you will stand on your own feet without needing anyone’s help, and that you will possess a will as firm as steel.
According to another interpreter, the interpretation of seeing a relative die in a dream expresses radical changes to be made in life. It signifies that you will meet someone new and marry in a whirlwind wedding, buy a state-of-the-art luxury car, and move into a detached house.
To see a close relative die in a dream is related as an auspicious dream. It indicates that you will receive news that will make you very happy, that opportunities of fortune will suddenly come to your door, and that you will have a righteous spouse and a pious child. It shows that the person who sees this dream will have a long life, be healthy, and live to an advanced age.
To receive news in a dream of a relative’s death and to weep is interpreted as entering upon a deed that will be the means of good things, graduating from school with distinction if you are studying, entering into partnership with someone for a business that will bring you great profit, and learning within a short time the results of the good deeds you will undertake.
To see oneself rejoicing at news of a relative’s death in a dream is interpreted as a dream serving as a warning for the person who sees it. It signifies that you are pursuing the wrong friends and habits, that you continue constantly to lie to your family, and that, unless you rid yourself immediately of such evil conduct, things will befall you for which you will later repent.
To see one’s paternal uncle die in a dream means that, just when you have attained complete ease, someone will trip you up, you will have to struggle with various problems, and you will reflect these problems both upon your work and your family life; it also means that you will be unable to resolve events and will reach an impasse, but in the end one of your family will grieve over your condition and support you.
To see one’s paternal uncle die and bury him in a dream indicates that you will achieve a success worthy of envy, your disappointments will come to an end, you will put your affairs in order, and good news will come from an institution from which you greatly hope and desire to gain acceptance.
To see one’s maternal aunt die in a dream signifies that you will set sail upon a new love that will make your heart beat again, you will take a step toward a serious and very happy relationship with your beloved, you will quickly come to an understanding with someone you have newly met and establish a household, and you will live days filled with happiness, hand in hand, throughout your life.
To see one’s maternal aunt’s daughter dead in a dream is related as meaning that you will receive news that will put you into shock at a moment when you least expect it, that this news will change your life considerably, and that, because of this astonishing news, you will seek counsel from an unexpected person.
To receive news in a dream of one’s cousin’s death indicates that you are in a very great spiritual void, that you fear lovelessness and being left alone, and that you are ready to do everything in your power so as not to lose someone you love.
To receive news in a dream of one’s sibling’s death indicates that, if you are normally awaiting news from someone or somewhere, that news will not be auspicious for you. Such a dream is interpreted as meaning that the person who sees it should make other plans concerning the future and wait for the proper time in order to attain his dreams.
To see a distant relative die in a dream indicates that you have great expectations of someone, that you have news to come from afar, and that you need a little more time in order to attain success.
Positive Meaning
It can be read as a sign of easing, receiving support, gaining morale, or a fruitful development.
Shadow Meaning
Underestimating opportunities, succumbing to comfort, or being late may reduce the positive effect.
Advice
In the interpretation, the themes of success and reputation, work and responsibility, health and body, spiritual signs, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.