A dream about death usually does not have anything to do with a real, physical death.
Death in a dream often symbolizes an important change in your life – the end of something old and the beginning of something new.
You may dream about dying when you are going through an important change, such as moving to a new area, changing jobs or having a child. The death in your dream represents a loss of something old (of your old neighbors, your old coworkers, of the freedom you had when you did not have children), but it also represents the acquisition of something positive.
If you dream about dying, it can mean that you are changing your attitude or your behavior.
Because we do not know what happens to us after we die, a dream that you are dying can mean that you are taking a risk; you are venturing into the unknown. Death in a dream can represent a challenge that you need to face.
Dead leaves are symbols of melancholy or sadness. They can represent a distant past.
To see oneself sweeping up dead leaves is an excellent sign, in that one is getting rid of nostalgia or events that are over.
If you are buried in dead leaves it may indicate that you are suffocating, submerged by feelings of anxiety.
In certain dreams, dead leaves can represent suicidal tendencies and the death wish, which is as nostalgic as autumn.
To dream of dead people shows that they still have a strong influence on your life, that they are part of your psychology.
Sometimes dreaming of people that have passed away can also be caused by thoughts or feelings you are having about death in waking life.