{"id":721,"date":"2026-05-18T21:19:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/?p=721"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:19:52","slug":"when-a-d%e1%b4%87%e1%b4%80d-person-appears-in-your-dream-heres-what-it-represents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/?p=721","title":{"rendered":"When A D\u1d07\u1d00d Person Appears In Your Dream, Here\u2019s What It Represents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><br \/>\n  <body><\/p>\n<p>Some scientists believe dreams are simply brain activity during sleep, while others see them as spiritual messages. Either way, our brains function very differently when we\u2019re dreaming.<\/p>\n<p>Dreams can reflect our fears, daily experiences, or emotional states. When we dream of someone who has passed away, it may be a way for our minds to process grief or life transitions, like changing jobs or relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Psychologist Rubin Naiman says dreams expand our awareness and can reveal deeper meanings. While some neuroscientists think dreams are just mental \u201cdusting,\u201d other cultures\u2014like Australian Aboriginals\u2014believe they hold spiritual value.<\/p>\n<p>Experts identify four types of dreams involving the deceased:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coping with loss.<\/li>\n<li>Processing unresolved guilt.<\/li>\n<li>Reflecting behavior we see in ourselves or others.<\/li>\n<li>Receiving a peaceful \u201cvisit\u201d from the deceased.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether symbolic or spiritual, dreams about the departed often offer comfort, understanding, or insight into our emotional and psychological lives.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some scientists believe dreams are simply brain activity during sleep, while others see them as spiritual messages. Either way, our brains function very differently when we\u2019re dreaming. Dreams can reflect our fears, daily experiences, or emotional states. When we dream of someone who has passed away, it may be a way for our minds to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nativevoicesonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}