Cemetery

Graveyard, Grave

A cemetery in a dream is mostly about the past, not about endings to come: memories, people you've lost and chapters of your life that have closed. Laying flowers or tidying a grave is a sign of love and respect for someone, or something, that still matters to you. Walking among old graves may mean you're thinking about where you come from and what you've inherited from your family. Sometimes the dream simply asks you to let an old habit or feeling rest so something new can begin.

Dream variations

• Visiting a loved one's graveYou miss someone and want to keep their memory close. Share a story about them with someone you trust.
• Walking through a cemetery at nightYou're facing something from the past that still feels unsettled. Look at it calmly; it can be put to rest now.
• A very old cemeteryYou're curious about your roots. It may be a good time to ask older relatives about the family's past.
• Your own name on a gravestoneAn old version of you is ending, like a habit, a role or a way of thinking. Make room for who you're becoming.

Related symbols

Funeral · Deceased loved one · Church · Death

Dream interpretations are for entertainment.