![]() He believed in their power and became confident in his experience in the face of death. Socrates was prepared to die because he worked with dreams and dream-like experiences. He tells the story of how souls come and go from the realm of the living. Before Socrates died, he related his own dream like experiences in what we know call the “socratic myths”. Socrates and Plato believed that philosophy was preparation for death. If you can wake up in your dreams, perhaps you can wake up in the afterlife and choose your own destiny. They say that entering the space and time between lives is like being in a dream. ![]() A purpose of Tibetean dream yoga is to prepare you for dying, so that you’re empowered to be at choice in your next rebirth. There’s traditions of using dreams to practice for death. At some point, all paths of spiritual development turn outward in service of others and this moment feels like death to those selfish parts of ourselves. As you continue your path, you may dream of being put back together or reborn in service to others. ![]() Those on a shamanic path may experience dreams of dismemberment and death, where your egoic self is ripped apart. Many spiritual paths require a metaphoric death, where you die to ego. When you dream of death, you may be invited to pass through a rite of passage. We’ve all had the experience of finding something of ours from long ago, perhaps childhood, and perhaps through nostalgia, we grieve the death of our past selves. The irresponsible young man must die in order for the responsible father to live. There’s an aspect of ourselves that no longer serves us, which of these do you need to let go of? Death dreams as rites of passage If you’ve dreamed of death, then consider what in your life needs to die in order for something new to be born. Just as fall becomes winter, winter becomes spring, and all things are born again. ![]() All living things die, in fact, we need death to define our life. Dreaming of death symbolizes rebirthĭeath is part of life. Dreaming of death doesn’t necessarily mean you or someone you know will die. It’s okay, you can take a breath and relax, death can be a good omen just as often as a bad one. You might be wondering if your dream of death is a bad omen and something bad will happen to you. You might be wondering if dreaming that you died is a warning. Dreaming of death can be surprising and unnerving.
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