Dead (person) dream meaning is explained below using 2 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.
Interpretation 1 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin
1. An aspect of personality as represented by the dead person.
2. A need to resolve old issues—likely in relationships, often behavioral—and finally lay them to rest.
3. An overwhelming fear of loss.
4. Positive changes are in the offing.
5. A level of the unconscious is attempting to communicate with the conscious.
Source: New American Dream Dictionary • Author: Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin
Interpretation 2 — Klaus Vollmar
In the past, dreams about dead people were rather frequent; today they are relatively rare.
The land of the dead is that of the unconscious where the Shadow resides.
A dead person, according to Jung, is first and foremost a representative of unconscious incidents.
See Death.
Source: Little Giant Encyclopedia • Author: Klaus Vollmar