The dream when you were 11 is really interesting. The waiting room of loved ones passed is bittersweet. The journey there sounds lovely. I think maybe it was God's way of showing you that death isn't the end and we go on. Like a coming of age knowledge for you to carry through life.
I do feel sad for what you felt at that age. I can't imagine. It must have been quite dreadful waiting for your birthday. I'm thankful your interpretation was wrong. I think it was also a dream for your Aunt's comfort. to let her know her baby was waiting with other loved ones.

I've had a few dreams such as that, but my favorite ones is when I dream of hugging a relative who I miss so much. The hug is like a special gift like letting me know that they're still around and check on me from time-to-time.

Thank goodness your dream & visions of death was wrong too. I understand your thoughts on it. The big orange ball analogy makes sense.

Your dream of death prediction reminds me of a dream I had a couple of years ago. It wasn't death that was predicted, but it was a horrible threat against me that was predicted along with a date of it.
In the dream I confronted the being making this damning prediction, but it refused to explain the reason behind it.
Then a voice, that I believe is my guardian angel, said to me that the particular being was a liar and fed off of fear.
and said other words of reassurance that this was a false prediction. (My guardian angel voice has been in many of my dreams, I've never see the person it comes from)
When I awoke, I was perplexed. I knew the reassuring voice in my dream had always been right, but still I was not totally comfortable until the date came to pass and nothing happened to me.

I agree your thoughts are deep, but that's the well by which you draw your truths of life from and I suspect it isn't a well at all but a beautiful library that goes on for eternity.