Dreaming of a Coffin
coffin, casket · very negative, with sorrow and joy intertwined
A coffin is an unlucky dream, tied to bereavement, debt and failure.
What happens in the dream
- Your own coffin: business defeat and family sorrow
- Your body in a coffin: brave efforts will end in defeat
- A coffin moving by itself: illness and marriage close together, sorrow and pleasure mixed
- You see a coffin: bereavement, the death of a friend or relative; poor harvests, debts or unhappy unions
- You sit on a coffin in a moving hearse: serious illness for you or someone close, quarrels, and remorse toward a friend
- A black coffin with mourners: the death of a dear friend
How you felt
- Fear or grief: the dream often reflects a loss, real or symbolic
- A sense of ending: something in your life may be closing
Ask yourself
- What is coming to an end for me?
- Is there a loss I haven't yet grieved?
See also Corpse · Funeral · Hearse · Death · Grave
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885); Anonymous, The Interpretation of Dreams and Moles (1805). Also searched as: casket.