MOURNING

also see Funeral and Weeping

1- The process of mourning Is an important one in all sorts of ways. We not only mourn death but also the end of a relationship or a particular part of our lives. Since sometimes mourning or grieving is seen as inappropriate in waking life, it will often appear in dreams as a form of relief or release.

2- In many cultures less emotionally repressed than our own, the period of mourning is seen as a way of assisting the departing soul on its way. In dreams we may find that we are helping ourselves to crcate a new beginning through our mourning for the old. Psychologically, we need a period of adjustment when wc have lost something, and need to grieve for ourselves as much as for what we have lost.

3- Grief. We may need to look at how we deal with grief on both a spiritual and physical level.

Psychological / emotional perspective: In many cultures less emotionally repressed than our own, the period of mourning is seen as a way of assisting the departing soul on its way. In dreams we may find that we are helping ourselves to create a new beginning through our mourning for the old. Psychologically, we need a period of adjustment when we have lost something (for instance when a relationship ends) and need to grieve for ourselves as much as for what we have lost.

To dream that you are in mourning, refers to your inability to let go of the past. You need to clear away your feelings about those old experiences and make way for the new.

To dream that you are wearing black clothing for mourning, symbolizes grief, bad luck, and unhappiness.

To see others wearing mourning clothes in your dream, signifies disturbing influences and misunderstandings among your friends. Also see “Death.”