Death in dreams is rarely literal — it is the master symbol of transformation and endings. The death of someone beloved often marks the end of a phase of the relationship, or of an aspect within yourself that person represents.
Positive Resonance
Transformation, major life transition, releasing the past, completion of a cycle
Shadow Aspect
Fear of loss, unresolved grief, suppressed mortality anxiety, dread of endings
Nuances
Dying yourself: profound transformation
Dead loved one appearing: unfinished message
Funeral: formal farewell to a phase
Skeleton: bare essential truth exposed
Speaking to the dead: unresolved matters needing resolution