Dictionary of Dreams

128 IBN SEERIN'S person and sorrow for a happy person. If one who desires to maintain secrecy around his life and goals sees a dream interpreter in his dream, it means that he will find an intimate friend or a confidant to complete his intention. If one is expectingnews from an associate or ifsomeone in a different land sees a dream interpreter in his dream, it means that he will receive the desired news. Adream interpreter in a dream also represents knowledge of sings, deciphering mes­ sages, analyzing substances, a tracer, a religious scholar, a lawyer, a good advisor, a compassionate friend, a judge or a physician. A dream interpreter i n a dream also represents someone who does not keep a secret o r someone who brings people both happy or sad news. I n a dream, he is also a preacher, an advisor, one who balances things, a money changer, a garment cleaner, an undertaker, a barber, a comedian, a news broadcaster or someone who searches for people's faults. Seeing oneself as a dream interpreter in a dream, and ifone qualifies to sit on the bench, itmeans that he will become ajudge. Ifhe is seeking knowledge, he will acquire it. If he is seeking to become a physician, he will become one. Otherwise, he might become a money changer, a banker or any of the earlier mentioned trades. Telling a dream interpreted a dream in one's dream, and if the explanation agrees with the common wisdom and religious norms of the Holy Qur'an and the traditions of God's Prophet, upon whom be peace, then whatever one is told in his dream is true. Ifone does not understand the explanation of the dream interpreter in his dream, then he might need to find a qualified interpreter in wakefulness to satisfy his needs . (Also see As­ trologer; Divination; Fortuneteller; Founder; Interpretation; Seer) Dresser: (See Dressing room) Dressing room: (Dresser; Fitting room; Wardrobe) A dressing room means what a comb represents in a dream. A dressing room in a dream also represents a husband for a single girl, or a chaste and a hard-working wife for a single man. (Also see Comb; Wardrobe) Dried fruits: Fresh fruits in a dream denote money that does not last, while dried fruits represent money that will last. (Also see Fruits) Drill: (Auger; Borer; Gimlet; Wimble) In a dream, a drill represents a devious and a fierce person. In a dream, a drill also means satisfying one's desire or needs, or it could mean using someone's help to reach one's goal, or perhaps it could mean travelling unwillingly. A drill in a dream also represents drilling a well, or it could represent a prurient, lascivious and a lustful man. In a dream, a drill also represents the male of any large quadruped or a filly. (Also see Drilling) Drilling: Putting holes into pearls to string them in a dream means fulfillment of one's goals, easingofone's passage, or facilitatingone'smarriage. (Also see Drill) Drink: (Beverage) Drinking an unknown sweet drink or a glass of a cold and fresh water in a dream means guidance, knowledge, having good taste, and the diligence of the people of the path. Drinking a glass of cold sweet water in the earlymorningin a dreammeans l awfu I earnings and profits foreveryone, except for someone who is used to drinking hot boiled water which means sickness, stress, depression and a scare from evil spirits. Any yellow colored drink in a dream means sickness. Drinking an infusion of a violet flower in a dreammeans recovering from an illness, or avoiding certain food in one's diet. If one is unwillinglydrinkinga bitter medicinal syrup in a dream, it means that hemight suffer a light illness. If he drinks apple juice or honey or myrtle drink or any other delicious drink in a dream, it means happiness for a rich person and bad news for a poorperson. Drinkinga glass ofapplejuice in a dreammeansbenefits drawn from a servant or an employee, a service offered by a powerful person, or it could mean a stressful life. I f one drinks something to cure an illness in a dream, it means recovering from that illness if it exists. Otherwise, it means that he might suffer from such an illness and take such a drink as a cure. Any