Name on headstone

[dmdouglas]

I had this dream the other night, and I can't stop thinking about it... I even wake up in the middle of the night and its the first thing that crosses my mind. the dream goes as follows:
I was visiting my mothers grave (my mom passed away about 4 years ago, but we sprinkled her ashes in the ocean, so she doesn't have a grave) and it was clearly her headstone, it had nothing else but her name on it. When I went around to the other side of the headstone my name was on it, and in the middle there was an engraving of me and my mother standing on either side of an empty open casket. I was just wondering if anyone has any insight on this as its plaguing me and I'm not sure why.

Cheers,
Dave

[bright_dreamer]

HI,
Maybe it's your mind's/heart's way of visiting your mom, much like other people visit the grave site of a loved one.
Since your mom's ashes were spread, you don't have a physical place to visit, so you have one in your heart.
Does this make sense?
I hope it helps

[sailrmc]

Hello dmdouglas,
One of the primary duties of the subconscious mind, is to make us aware of our own mortality. This happens in many ways in an attempt to prepare us for that which cannot be escaped, our eventual death. Dreams present themselves in different ways as we go through different stages of our lives that prepare us for our eventual departure from this world.

Some would argue the fact that they have never had a dream that deals with the only thing in life that is certain, but again, dreams prepare us all through life for this event. The subconscious mind is always suggesting that time is of the essence, and that we should get busy and accomplish our objectives because time is measured. Every now and then it finally shows what is meant (time is limited and it simply is doing it's job by letting us know.

Blatantly your dream shows this, but it goes a step further by linking you to the other side of your moms place, simply meaning that some day you will also be dead.

I have read quite a bit on this subject, and some of the great analysts have written about it... but keep in mind, the reminder that you were given as it is important, for many reasons.
It allows one to get going on their path of life knowing that time is limited...It reminds us that nobody is different in this regard, It reminds us to get our lives straight, it reminds that in death we are all equal (I have seen this in sequence dreaming, in dreamers who had admittedly been feeling a little more special than others around them). In that case it was the closing argument...we are all the same and will be judged the same no matter what wealth we have amassed etc.
So you see the mind reminds us As Edgar Cayce (if I remember correctly said...and I am paraphrasing), that we are each very special, and expectations are in place, so our dreams remind us to stay grounded and get busy doing whatever it is that we have come her to do.

This is a dream of awareness...
sailrmc

[dmdouglas]

Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate the insight. I was still thinking about this nonstop this morning and had still not received a reply at this point so I contacted a good friend of mine who is well known for her interpretation of dreams. She asked me a few more questions about the dream that I had not thought to include in the original post. This was the most vivid dream I have ever had in my life so I had no trouble remembering. She asked about the surroundings and the mood, and also the arrangement of the image on the headstone. The headstone appeared by itself in a grassy field and all that was in the backdrop was green grass, horizon and bright sunny blue skies, no trees, no other head stones, nothing. The engraving showed me on the right and my mother on the left, the doors to the casket being hinged on my mothers side, were open towards me. The mood I felt at the time was quite intense and ominous. My friends interpretation of this dream was an initiation of communication with my mom from another plane. She said that the names on either side of the headstone could represent us being on 2 different sides of death or 2 different planes if you will. She also said that the casket opening towards me likely indicates an opening of the lines of communication to the other side. The bright green grass and blue skies were there to reassure me of the situation. She also said that the ominous feeling was likely due to the fact that I was overwhelmed, and was exactly how she felt after she had her first dream of this sort. Normally I am a pretty big skeptic and am quite unsure of the existence of heaven, hell, other planes of existence, other dimensions or anything of that sort. This seemed to fit so well. It just felt right, or maybe that's what I convinced myself of. I have never had a dream as intense as this one or one that stuck with me for so long. I just thought I'd share that as I was kind of blown away with what my friend told me, and how it felt hearing that from her. Once again thanks for all your help guys!!

Take Care,
Dave