I usually can interpret my own dreams pretty well. I can decipher the dreams that actually mean something and those that are just there to keep myself entertained while asleep. This dream concerns me but i'm not sure why. First a little background. I have not seen my grandmother since mt father's funeral in 1984. I keep in touch off and on through letters and recently learned that she is wheelchairbound and dying. My brother has not gotten over our fathers death (we were very young) he calls me drunk and crying about once per month talking about how much he loves me and we need to stick together. So the dream: I am walking in a garden outside a concrete building and see my grand mother. she is wearing a black dress with a bright flower print. This dress stands out to me. She is very disapointed in me because she catches me smoking but she keeps telling me that i need to come visit her because she has things to give me. I turn around to look at flowers and see my brother who is crying and telling me that he feels guilty because he hasn't spoken or written to grand ma since he was 14. He then appologizes that he could have been a better brother for me. I turn around to see where my grandma is and she is kneeling at my father's grave crying holding easter lillies. She keeps tring to tell me something but i am distracted by different things, a bird, a rose bush, the cobblestone path and an iron gate.
it seems that in this dream your grandmother is symbolic of the Wise Woman, the Crone Goddess - upset that you have not been seeking her advice and wisdom although she has much to share your brother in the dream could represent your masculine aspect, your yang - all action, responsibility, authority etc. .....you could be having subconscious concerns that you've not tempered your actions lately with love or wisdom each of your distractions are symbolic as well - notice how they represent different elements - bird (air/spirituality, animal kingdom), rosebush (water/love, plant kingdom), cobblestone path (earth, mineral kingdom), iron gate (fire, manmade creation) even the dress your grandmother is wearing shows that you have a subconscious issue (the black dress), but you are working through it and quickly finding solution (bright flower print) when she mourns over your father's grave with easter lilies, it could represent your wisdom aspect still reflecting (white lilies) over the loss of your dad hope some of this clicks with you, although i could be totally off base - dreams can be such personal things!
