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What it means to dream about coffin
Two readings: the one the old dream book gives, and what this dream actually means.
What the traditional dream book says
Frightening as it looks, in the dream books a coffin usually means a long life, change, the end of something old. An empty one means a move or a wedding, and your own coffin means renewal.
What the dream really reflects
A coffin is a closing that has been ripening a while. Something in your life is worn through and asks to be buried and let go. Your own coffin says you want to leave behind who you used to be. Someone else's, that you're parting with a relationship or a season. Death has nothing to do with it, and I don't tell fortunes.
What changes the reading
The same dream reads differently, and here is what shifts it.
- An empty coffin
- Something has worn out and is waiting for you to release it. Room has been made for the end of a chapter you kept holding open.
- Your own coffin
- You want to leave behind who you used to be. It speaks of renewal, and dying has no part in what the dream is showing you.
- A dead person in the coffin
- You're parting with a relationship, a season, or a piece of yourself. The ending was ripe long before the dream came for it.
FAQ
Is dreaming about coffin a good sign or a bad one?
Neither one directly, because a dream does not prophesy. It shows your state, and whether that is light or heavy is yours to weigh once you look closely. Coffin here is a mirror rather than a sentence.
The dream reflected you for one night. The chart of the sky holds your whole reflection.
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