Monument, Memory, Recollection

Question:

How do I want to be remembered? What will I leave in this life?

General Meanings:

Welfare The dream symbol of Gravestone stands for prosperity and a happy marriage. New beginning and old friends Dreaming a new gravestone, means that you have good opportunities to begin new and interesting things. Old gravestone announces that you will renew your relations with your old and forgotten friends.

Psychological Meanings:

Eliminate typical properties In the dream you leave an inscription on the grave. The name of a person that you know. This means that you think of his typical qualities / features, because in such cases the dreams say to us that you have to eliminate these qualities in yourselves and change them to better ones.
Change your attitude The inscription is sad on the grave of the person you know, this means that you have to change your attitude to that person and to be or to become more considerate, more gentle or more thoughtful.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Loss of a friend if see epitaph on the gravestone without name – In the dream you see and epitaph on the gravestone, this announces that you will loose your close friend or a relative;
• Welfare and happy family if seeing a gravestone – You are seeing a gravestone in your dream, this signifies happy and blessing marriage and prosperity;
• Illness if see crumbling or broken gravestone – This dream is a bad sign that you will have disease and some difficulties in your family;
• Meeting lover if admire the gravestone with other – You are dreaming that you are standing and admiring the gravestones with other people, the dream shows that you soon will meet the right partner and will be very happy about that;
• Getting back important things if see burial mounds – You are seeing burial mounds or gravestones on the hills, this denotes that you will remember something what was forgotten long time ago. Or you will get back something what had been taken or lost. The thing which was very important to you;
• Help from an old friend if see a tomb – In the dream you see a tomb announces that your friend who has great reputation and was absent for a long time, will come back and he will help you to reach your goals;
• New family member if seeing a gravestone or a sepulcher or a tomb – These symbols announces a good news about birth.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Long life if see a gravestone – In your dream you see a gravestone, this is a good omen that announces that you will reach a great age;
• Warning if standing and falling down from the tomb or a gravestone – Very bad omen about upcoming difficulties and mortal danger. You have to be very attentive.

Contexts’ Meanings:

Seeing a gravestone, headstone, tombstone – These symbols have very positive meaning. These symbols announces prosperity, marriage, happy family and birth in your life.

Seeing or reading name, an epitaph or inscription on the gravestone of the known person or your friend – Such dream shows that you admire this person attitude and feature that he has. So the unconscious marks that you have to follow his model and and try to change and eliminate your bad features to better ones. You have really good example and don’t be afraid to ask for help.

Seeing broken, damaged or crumbling gravestone (tombstone, headstone, sepulcher, tombs) – Signifies about upcoming difficulties and worries in your life. In some cases this also may be a warning about health. You have to take care of your health if you want to avoid serious disease.

Dreaming a gravestone (headstone, tombstone) with your name – This dream doesn’t mean the end of your life. This is the sign that you are now in the new phase of your life, the new beginning, radical changes. You have left the old life behind you and don’t look back you have to move forward and reach the new goals.

In the dream  the tombstone (headstone, gravestone) of former partner (ex-husband, ex-wife, boyfriend, girlfriend or partner) - The unconscious shows that you still miss one of them in your life. You have to forget and keep moving on without them. You have to throw away him/her from your heart, because this will disturb you to find your soul mate or love of your life.

Seeing nameless gravestone (tombstone, headstone) – Such a dream is a bad sign. This is a mark of death and the end of life. The nameless gravestones announces loss of relative or a close friend.

* Please, see meaning of grave.

Work on worthiness or recognition.

Question:

What I like and adore about myself? How do I want to be remembered?

General Meanings:

Work with your own memories Dream symbol of monument (a war memorial etc.) has a role which transports the dreamer back to a bygone era. Perhaps that became “print in stone” in your memory. The dreamer must work on his memory, before he can farther move forward in his development. Monument stands often for honor, recognition and success, but sometimes also for nausea, overconfidence, unrealistic expectations and hopes.

After all the accompanying circumstances in a dream, mainly distinguishes the following meanings:

• To see monument – this promises upcoming successes with recognition, but at the same time warns not to be so careless and snooty.
• Build monument indicates the beginning of a work with which you will submit honor, if you want truly and sincerely to help and take care of this.
• Your own memorial warns about lofty plans, exaggerated hopes and exaggerated opinion of yourself which leads to damage and mockery.
• Can see monument base – encourages to exert you to reach more. The statue lies near the base, this can be understood as a warning before a failure, a fall in trouble and misery, perhaps because these has previously even increased.
• The monument in the form of a gravestone signifies a long life.

Psychological Meanings:

It can be understood also as a symbol of power and as a fossilized image of a position of power, which must be observed, but no longer is current.

Spiritual Meanings:

A monument is a figurative representation, which should reflect respect and appreciation.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• The end of the work if see a monument – In general a monument shows completed work, plans. Also this symbol indicates exaggerated hopes of achieving your own plans;
• Success if see handsome, beautiful good-looking monument – In the dream you see very beautiful monument, this is a good omen. Your efforts and hard work will be rewarded with success;
• Glad if see and sit – In the dream you see a monument and sit on it, shows that you will be happy about progress in your life;
• Recognition if help to build – When you are building a monument or even help to build a monument, this indicates that your own achievements will soon be reaped with deserved recognition;
• Career if see and admire – In the dream you admire the monument, this announces honorable career, you deserve this because put lots of efforts in reaching such a position;
• Warning if see and envy – When you are dreaming that you are watching and feeling envy about the monument, this warns of ambition and addiction of fame;
• Acknowledgment if see cemetery monument - In the dream you see a monument in the cemetery, this denotes longevity and recognition from the people;
• Harm and ridiculous if see your own huge monument – This symbol shows that you incline for overconfidence and hubris. The arrogance and exaggerated hopes can now only make hard for you, this means that you can make yourself ridiculous;
• Success because of other if see of a friend or stranger – This means that you will participate in the success of another persons;
• Prosperity if see a monument of a great personality – The monument of a great person announces that you will thrive in the work, thanks to your own merit.

Hindu (Hinduism)

• Honor if see a monument – This symbol announces that glory and honor will come to your house, but also this points that you do not be so too proud about it.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Award if see – In the dream you see a monument, you will be blessed by a distinction, your work will be rewarded;
• Good sign if see your own monument – Very good omen if you see your own monument, this signifies about honorable and rich life;
• Be careful if see overthrown or damaged monument – This is a warning that you have to beware of dangers in your life.

Contexts’ Meanings:

To see a monument or build – The monument in the dream is very good and positive sign. This symbol  announces you prosperity in your life. You will be awarded because of your hard work and all the efforts that you did. Also a monument will bring you honor and respect from other people. You are on the right place.

Seeing own monument – In the dream you see your own monument in different places (park, fields, on the hill and etc.), this is not good omen. This symbol denotes that you are too conceited. Your exaggerated hopes and confidence will make you harm, you will make yourself ridiculous.

Your own monument in the cemetery or like gravestone - announces long and honorable life. You have worked for this for so long and the life will give you respectable old age.

Seeing and dreaming damaged, ruined or destroyed or even falling monument – This is a warning that you have to be very attentive, because there are danger and worries in your life.  You will get some king of challenges from the life, but this will make you even stronger in the way of reaching your goals.

Seeing historical, ancient or of a great known personality monument – Such symbol shows that you are trying to improve your life. You wish to leave something after you, you want that people will remember you after your death like these great personalities.

* Please, see meaning of grave.

• If you crave rain when you’re awake, and then fall asleep and dream that it is raining and you’re not getting wet, it suggests that the you have a potential fortune and will soon receive a substantial and unexpected income, otherwise the dreamer lacks true love…. (Rain)

• When a woman dreams that rain has got her wet and that it also stained her clothing, it indicates that she is proceeding wrong, cheating someone or lying on a delicate matter to her friends, and so she’ll soon have problems because of that…. (Rain)

• This dream indicates that the greater amount of rain water means a greater benefit…. (Rain)

• Dreaming about a stormy rain is always a bad omen; it predicts foreshadowing problems in business, and fraternal and social relationships, etc…. (Rain)

• When a woman dreams that she’s getting wet under the rain, it indicates that because of her indiscreet conversations with others regarding their tastes and habits, she’ll fall victim of suspicion and slander…. (Rain)

• If the rain falls in season in one’s dream, it means roadblock barring travels, business losses, inability to get medicine for a sick person because of one’s poverty, or it could mean imprisonment…. (Rain)

• Rain in a dream also represent mercy from God Almighty, a helping hand, knowledge, wisdom, the Qur’an, rejuvenation, revival, resurrection and life…. (Rain)

• When a farmer or peasant dreams that it’s raining over their crops and this rain may destroy them, it symbolizes business losses or social disputes…. (Rain)

• To be out in a clear shower of rain, denotes that pleasure will be enjoyed with the zest of youth, and prosperity will come to you…. (Rain)

• If one washes himself in the rain, or takes a ritual ablution to perform his prayers, or washes his face with it, or washes away filth in a dream, it means repentance from sin, receiving spiritual guidance, or abolishing religious innovations and polytheism from one’s heart…. (Rain)

• To see and hear rain approaching, and you escape being wet, you will succeed in your plans, and your designs will mature rapidly…. (Rain)

• To see it rain on others, foretells that you will exclude friends from your confidence…. (Rain)

• For a young woman Dreaming of getting her clothes wet and soiled while out in a rain, denotes that she will entertain some person indiscreetly, and will suffer the suspicions of friends for the unwise yielding to foolish enjoyments…. (Rain)

• Gentle rain is a good dream indicating happy and calm life…. (Rain)

• Rain or storm augurs rage, anger and lawsuits…. (Rain)

• To find yourself regretting some duty unperformed while listening to the rain, denotes that you will seek pleasure at the expense of another’s sense of propriety and justice…. (Rain)

• Dreaming that your house is leaking during a rain, if the water is clear, foretells that illicit pleasure will come to you rather unexpectedly | but if filthy or muddy, you may expect the reverse, and also exposure…. (Rain)

• If the skies rain honey, butter, oil, or food people like in the dream, it means blessings for everyone…. (Rain)

• To be sitting in the house and see through the window a downpour of rain, denotes that you will possess fortune, and passionate love will be requited…. (Rain)

• To hear the patter of rain on the roof, denotes a realization of domestic bliss and joy…. (Rain)

• If the rain descends from murky clouds, you will feel alarmed over the graveness of your undertakings…. (Rain)

• To dream that you hear the rain as it hits the roof of your house suggests happiness and well being at home and a future economic improvement…. (Rain)

• Dream of watching the rain from a window indicates that ideas and spiritual insights will bring you knowledge…. (Rain)

• Hearing the rain hit the roof means that spiritual ideas and blessings are coming to you…. (Rain)

• Rain in a dream also represents life, an earthly being, or fulfillment of a promise…. (Rain)

• If the rain falls exclusively on a particular location in a dream, it means sorrow and distress for its dwellers, or it could mean the loss of a beloved…. (Rain)

• Dream of being wet from rain symbolizes fertility and renewal of your strengths and vitality…. (Rain)

• To dream that the rain is leaking in your room symbolizes that you yearn for love affairs…. (Rain)

• A soft rain without storming ; profit and gain to the dreamer, if an agriculturist ; damage, loss and suspension of business should he be a mechanic, trader or capitalist in a city…. (Rain)

• A strong and long rain, accompanied by thunder, wind, tempest, hail or lightning ; affliction, vexation, worriment of mind and loss to the dreamer, if he be rich; repose and perfect tranquillity to him if poor…. (Rain)

• Dream of seeing or hearing the rain symbolizes forgiveness and tolerance…. (Rain)

• The rain means purification of feelings and desire to reach your highest form, goodness…. (Rain)

• If one sees rain falling exclusively over his house in a dream, it means personal blessings…. (Rain)

• Rain or storm indicates a clean life and the clearance of difficult situations…. (Rain)

• A good rain in a dream also means prosperity, happiness, refilling wells with rainwater, the gushing forth of springs with sweet, fresh and pure waters…. (Rain)

• To dream that others are getting wet under the rain implies that the dreamer is moving away from some friends, because they have lost his/her confidence…. (Rain)

• In a dream, a good rain means blessings, a good harvest and profits for a farmer…. (Rain)

• Rain falling exclusively over one’s house in a dream also means that someone will fall sick in that house, or suffer from a debilitating and excruciating pain…. (Rain)

• To dream that you’re standing under a refreshing and beautiful rain and that there is also sunlight suggests that soon you’ll experience joy and prosperity that is somehow related with your youth…. (Rain)

• Rain in a dream also means reviving an old and a stagnant matter, or it could mean benefits, profits, blessings, relief from distress, payment of debts, or feeling relief…. (Rain)

• If the skies rain stones or blood in a dream, it means calamities and punishment for people’s sins…. (Rain)

• If the skies rain dirt without dust, it also means prosperity and a good harvest…. (Rain)

• If a traveller sees rain in a dream, it means hindrances along his journey…. (Rain)

• A good rain in a dream could mean reconciliation with one’s enemy, or it could mean helping a needy person…. (Rain)

• (See Water level)… (Rain gauge)

• Emotionality, fertility, and purification…. (Rain)

• This dream is a warning that she should better be discreet, especially with strangers…. (Rain)

• If the water is dirty and polluted in the dream, it means a sickness…. (Rain)

• It means purification of feelings and desires to reach the most sublime form – goodness…. (Rain)

• Drinking from rainwater and if it is clear and pure in the dream, it means receiving blessings and benefits…. (Rain)

• (Also see Water)… (Rain)

• This foretells trouble especially when it is heavy and boisterous…. (Rain)

• Drizzle means surprise that may be favorable or unfavorable…. (Rain)

• If he is poor, it means that God Almighty will enrich him and satisfy his needs, or if he needed something from a ruler or a governor, it means that his request will be answered favorably…. (Rain)

• Stormy rains are always unfortunate…. (Rain)

• To see it raining on farm stock, foretells disappointment in business, and unpleasantness in social circles…. (Rain)

• If it’s a downpour that has us immobilized it means there will be interference or problems that need to be solved before achieving those benefits…. (Rain)

• Fortune will come in a small way…. (Rain)

• To dream of slow, steady raining foretells that the benefit will be great but slow to arrive…. (Rain)

• This dream is actually a warning…. (Rain)

• It may also symbolize fortune and love…. (Rain)

• (Clouds | Drizzling | Life | Vapor | Water) If no harm or destruction is caused by a rainstorm in a dream, then it means blessings, profits and mercy…. (Rain)

• On the other hand, it indicates you will receive much joy in your home life…. (Rain)

• A shower of silver, bitter sorrows…. (Rain)

• A shower of gold, great joy…. (Rain)

• To dream that it’s raining and the clouds are very dark is a warning that in the near future you’re at risk of experiencing misunderstandings and mishaps in your affairs…. (Rain)

• (See Hail)… (Icy rain)

• Otherwise, it he sees it falling over the whole town in the dream, it means blessings for everyone…. (Rain)

• Of fire, ruin…. (Rain)

• To dream that it’s raining very hard and the dreamer takes shelter to avoid getting wet, suggests that he/she will have success in his/her projects and plans…. (Rain)

• If it rains dust or sand in a dream, it represents an unjust ruler in that locality…. (Rain)

• If one sees himself standing under a cover, a roof, or behind a wall to take shelter from a rainfall in a dream, it means that he may suffer because of someone slandering him…. (Rain)

• When those leaks are dirty and muddy, it indicates that the dreamer will have serious and even dangerous problems…. (Rain)

• A destructive rainstorm in a dream denotes dishonesty, cheating with measures, or the spread of sodomy in the community…. (Rain)

• Seeing a destructive rainstorm tearing down structures, destroying homes and pulling down tress in a dream represents a punishment for the corruption and sins of the dwellers of that place…. (Rain)