Thread: Very vivid dreams of the Dead

A little background real quick. I am 26, My brother passed away back in june at the age of 31. He got sick and passed within a few weeks. Very traumatic for me and my family. Also i have been a dreamer and on this site for 8 years now so i know the ins and outs of normal dreams, this one was just strange .


So tonight was interesting. I was exhausted earlier so i laid down pretty early. I had very intense SP for the first time in a LONG time. It lasted a few minutes and then i woke up. I ended up falling back asleep and came into a very very vivid dream. I was in my TV room and walked out to get something. When i walked back in my brother was sitting down in a chair. Our eyes met for a second and my heart dropped. I wanted to run away from fear but said to myself i needed to stay. I said to him he was dead. He wouldnt really look me in the eyes after this point but he responded he knew. I said to him i didnt believe he was there and i needed to touch him to make sure he was real. I went over to him and held his hand. At this point i was very calm. I asked him a few questions like what was it like to die, what he was doing and some other stuff. He wouldnt really answer me. At one point he said he left someone behind who was hurting alot. I thought to myself he was going to say me, but he didnt. He said it was one of his friends. I was kinda upset but it was alright. I then noticed the couch i had been sitting on was moved out in the hallway for some reason. I asked him a few more questions and then BAM everything went black for about 5 seconds and i woke up.

I dont know what to take from this dream. Was it him talking to me? Or just a very vivid dream my mind made up to cope with the loss of him? I have had signs from him since he passed that i believe can not be a coincidence. Either way i miss him and even if this was just a dream i am glad i got to talk to him if only for a few minutes

Bosco- I remember you from ages ago. I'm very sorry to hear of the loss you are going through. I hope that good feelings soon find you once more.

As for your dream, it would seem that it is quite a gift. I have some very specific theories about consciousness that are, of course, impossible to prove. However, I believe that in some ways, yes- you were communicating with your brother, and in other ways, you were simply interacting with a dream, likely as a coping mechanism.

As I'm sure you well know, one will likely dream about things that are presently at the forefront of one's mind. In your case, the unfortunate untimely death of your brother. In my opinion, a simple and probable explanation of this is that it occurred in your own mind. You were dreaming. But why should that mean that the experience was not real? You know your brother, your brain knows your brother. I do not believe in "souls" in the conventional sense, nor "god" in the conventional sense, but I do believe in consciousness, and I do believe that like energy, consciousness is neither created nor destroyed, but rather transferred. Through means I obviously cannot explain, I believe that it is possible for you to communicate with your brother's consciousness, his intention. Is that what happened? Perhaps! Perhaps not! It is impossible to say, though it is more likely that you quite simply had a dream, Bosco.

It may seem contradictory, all that I'm saying, but although it was a dream, perhaps your brother's consciousness is a part of yours (I believe that all consciousness is connected) and you were experiencing that through a dream.

Bosco, the bottom line is, regardless of what anyone tells you here, if it felt real to you, then it was real. Regardless of the cause or origin of the dream, it sounds like you were able to connect with the essence of your brother, and I think that is something to cherish.

I really wish you well. The pain will subside, and you'll soon be able to start picking up the pieces. Blessed be, old friend.

Thanks man, I remember your username also from a while back

To me, yes it was a "dream" but i think he was also there in some aspect. This is the second dream i have had like this with him in it. I just wish all of this was easier and we knew what happens when we pass.

Ah yes, I think we all wish we knew. But in all reality, I think that perhaps that would take away some of the excitement! I think you should enjoy whatever moments you get with your brother, regardless how we define them or qualify them. We are always so prepared to slap a label on something, or try to understand something further- it's our gift and our curse. I say, just ride the wave when it happens again.