Candles Lighting Ceremony For The Dead

[rocketsquirrel]

I dreamed that I desired to go on and enjoy my summer vacation but before I could do that, I had to perform a task for someone else, then I would be free to go. This someone else owned or managed a large cementery near a college. The cementery was only for the honored dead, for those who achieved greatness in their own lifetimes, living life to the fullest. This cementery was filled with tall statues, oblesks, busts on pedestals, and statues of angels, honoring the deceased. Unsavory persons were wandering around the cementery at night. It was my job to scare them away. The only way to do that was go to a specific tombstone and light white candles on it at night. The gravestone belonged to a college professor I never met, but inspired greatness in his students during his lifetime. There were shelves on the stone for the candles. There were 3 white candles high on the stone, 3 candles low on the stone, and 1 on each side for a total of 8 white candles. Most of the candles were lit already. It seemed that students have been honoring him for generations. My part of the ceremony was to light the top 3 candles. I did so, and grudgingly did so. I never knew this guy and I don't like ceremonies, especially those performed for or with the dead. Why would lighting a candle scare off somebody anyway? I noticed the candles were always lit on this grave, no matter what the weather. The candle flames were perpetual, and would never go out. Even the ones I lit would not go out.

[Nibiru]

Cool dream.

I think your dream is about what you ask about yourself and your life, which this dream could be your answer.

Originally Posted by rocketsquirrel

I dreamed that I desired to go on and enjoy my summer vacation but before I could do that, I had to perform a task for someone else, then I would be free to go. This someone else owned or managed a large cementery near a college. The cementery was only for the honored dead, for those who achieved greatness in their own lifetimes, living life to the fullest. This cementery was filled with tall statues, oblesks, busts on pedestals, and statues of angels, honoring the deceased.

This dream reffers to honor, dignity, self transformation and destiny. It represents your aspirations in life, which also other people have, but doesn't have what it takes to fullfill that aspiration. The aspiration is about high ideas, high spiritual ideas, trieng to solve hard problems which are associated whit hard topic to grasp of life, for example like life biggest question; What is my goal in this life? What is my fate? What is my destiny? Why am I borned in this Earth ?. It reffers to your universal and intrapersonal thinking, your need to find more about yourself in life and what to do something in a worldy and generous ambition.

Originally Posted by rocketsquirrel

Unsavory persons were wandering around the cementery at night. It was my job to scare them away. The only way to do that was go to a specific tombstone and light white candles on it at night.

This reffers how to fullfill your misions and aspiration. White candles it's a symbol of divinity, and it's also about your guardian angels. Guardian angels here reffer to you need to listen to them, which this can translated that whit faith, religion, morality and bieng just you will have no problem. Lighting up the candles scares others, which means bieng serious, discplined, even restrained and whit the other above characteristics I said above about faith, combined nobody will ruin your mission in life. If success in such mission, you will have the so called dignity and honor beyond grave.

Originally Posted by rocketsquirrel

The gravestone belonged to a college professor I never met, but inspired greatness in his students during his lifetime. There were shelves on the stone for the candles. There were 3 white candles high on the stone, 3 candles low on the stone, and 1 on each side for a total of 8 white candles. Most of the candles were lit already. It seemed that students have been honoring him for generations.

3 Candles on the high reffer to sharing trough communication high and abstract ideas that can break the routine and give a better understanding in life. 3 High candles again reffer to faith, this is how the teacher does at first. ( which is your hidden mentor, which teaches you when you dream or when you seriously need help by sudden inspiration in solving problems that could occur. ) 3 Low candle reffer to logical ideas, the routine, bieng connected to the high candles makes a great equilibrium in life and the ability to teach others how to learn certain moral secrets so they could life thier life in more peace. The other 2 candles making 8, the number 8 reffers to originality or even more, bieng a genius and very well connected to worldy ambition and helping others trough new things without asking anything in return.

Originally Posted by rocketsquirrel

My part of the ceremony was to light the top 3 candles. I did so, and grudgingly did so. I never knew this guy and I don't like ceremonies, especially those performed for or with the dead. Why would lighting a candle scare off somebody anyway? I noticed the candles were always lit on this grave, no matter what the weather. The candle flames were perpetual, and would never go out. Even the ones I lit would not go out.

Here you come, what you have to do, like the teacher you light the top 3 candles, which reffer to learning more about faith, morality, spiritual ideals, high ideas, worldy ambitions, bieng generous etc. If you can do that, then automaticaly the other 5 candles will been lighten for the teacher and for you. I think the teacher is a dream guide, which mostly are guardian angels hidden. The dream is a good omen, but be carefull of your intentions and your deeds.

I hope my interpretation is helpful. I made a more psychological/aspirational interpretation, cause I think your dream has more meanings.

[rocketsquirrel]

Thank you Nibiru You did a great job interrepting! I feel you interrepreted the dream correctly.

[JON]

This is a very eerie and atmospheric dream. And, oddly, a rather 'positive' and 'noble' one. Especially with the Eternal Flame image. Life Beyond Death. The Spirit probably remained in the 'undying' candles. I'm with Nibiru's interpretation here.

A cool dream indeed. And one, I think, you can take some comfort from....