A dream and a stupid question

[Ioana]

I know we’re not supposed to believe in dreams and stuff and I don’t normally believe dreams can mean anything but I was wondering about this a bit. It might just be my head making stuff up but I thought I’d ask. One of our classmates has passed away recently (he was only 16 and died about a week ago). I’ve been praying for him and on Sunday I attempted to gain a plenary indulgence for him. I felt a bit discouraged about it but not particularly much. That night I had a dream in which I was in Purgatory. You know how dreams don’t really make sense right? Ok so for some reason there was this lady and I asked her something like “Was Charlie in here?” and she said “Yes.” and I asked, “Did he get out and if so when?” she said, “Yes, this November”. Is that potentially a sign that the plenary indulgence I attempted to gain was gained or was my mind probably simply thinking about that topic and that is why I dreamt it up? I tend to lean on the second option but I thought to ask wouldn’t hurt.

 

[Xanthippe_Voorhees]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.

Dreams are just dreams.

dreammoods.com is a good site that can help one figure out meanings

 

[Cruciferi]

It could mean something. I’ve dreamt of deceased people and I interpret it as they need prayers. Keep praying! It couldn’t hurt.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

Talk to God about your dream. It wouldn’t hurt to pray more for Charlie too, because even if Charlie got out, the prayers go to help somebody else.

I have had several dreams concerning deceased situations. One can never be absolutely sure of the meaning, but I do feel that some dreams can signify or communicate something. I pray over them.

edited to add, there are a number of saints who have had dreams that conveyed particular meanings to them, so I am not just making this up out of some new age floof.