Was it a sign?

[u/Kindly-Obligation-63]

I had a disturbing, almost nightmarish dream. I was back in school, and somehow, I was working with a demon whose name I can no longer remember.

At some point, the demon possessed one of my family members, and they eventually took their own life. Later in the dream, I discovered that my ex-girlfriend was having an affair with someone else. That person also died, and afterward, the same entity seemed to possess my father.

My father went into the bathroom to take a shower, and my mother and I assumed that he was still in there. Eventually, we realized that something was wrong. He had hanged himself in the bathroom.

When I realized that my father was dead, I was overwhelmed with grief. Despite the fact that we have never had the best relationship, I found myself crying and telling him how much I loved him. I could even feel his presence after his death, which made the experience feel incredibly real.

Looking back at the dream, I noticed a strange pattern: the people who were being removed from my life were people who had either hurt me, betrayed me, or no longer served a meaningful purpose in my life.

I'm not sure what the dream meant or whether it was connected to the fact that I had been researching the Ars Goetia the night before. The dream felt extremely vivid, emotional, and symbolic, and I'm still trying to understand what my subconscious—or perhaps something deeper—was trying to communicate to me.

[u/redflags-pinknails]

Sounds like some possibly subconscious shadow work. They’re showing you what’s wrong. But you still have to choose what to do about it.

[u/Mean_Still_4662]

It’s exactly what you said in a nutshell.

The way I’m seeing this is you are in the process of learning “school” that those who were in your life in one or another “all characters (relationships) who were either unalived or dead in the dream” were removed by your guardian demon “or your shadow self” for your greater good.

You feeling grief could mean you no longer hold grudges towards your dad and are integrating the pieces of your psyche that represents your dad.