What does it mean when a dead person offers you their hand in your dream?

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A friend recently past away, i had a dream about him offering me his hand.. I'm not so sure what that means but i hope its nothing bad. Maybe he's trying to say he's there for me or that he will help me make my way through hard times.

It is perfectly normal to dream about deceased friends and loved ones during the grieving period, and such dreams can recur for many years. They represent the struggle of the subconscious mind in accepting the loved one's absence and the permanence of death.

> All of the major religious traditions attest to the continuation of the spirit beyond physical death... "Love is as strong as death" Canticles 8:6... and this dream seems to confirm that ancient witness. The bonds of love, mutual caring and friendship continue within the dreamer's subconscious mind, and it is that subconscious that produces dreams. If the dream itself is calm, peaceful and reassuring, there is no reason to look for any contradictory meaning.