Dictionary of Dreams

138 IBN SEERIN'S Ebony: (bot.) An ebony tree in a dream represents a rich Indian woman, or a rich strong man. Eclipse: (Lunar eclipse; Solar eclipse) Seeinga solar eclipse in a dreammeans that a calamity will befall the leader of a country, while a lunar eclipse represents a calamity that will befall the prime minister. It is also said that a solar eclipse in a dream signifies the death of one's wife or his mother. If a cloud covers the light ofthe sun in a dream, it means that a sickness will befall the leader ofthe country or the governor ofthe land. Ifone sees the sun moving above the clouds but cannotcome fromunder it in a dream, it means hisdeath. The sun in a dream also may represent a great scholar. A cloud covering the sunlight in a dream means the fall of an unjust ruler. (AIso see Moon; Sun) Educator: (Instructor; Master; Mentor; Teacher) In a dream, an educator or a teacher represents himself, or he could represent the principal of a school, or a model, a pillar, a shaikh, a jailer, one's son or one's mother. An educator in a dream also means a coach or an animal trainer. Seeing oneself as an educator in a dreammeans advancing i none's field. Amath teacher in a dream represents intellect and wisdom. Adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing in a dream represents common benefits and losses one incurs during the course ofhis life. A Qur'an teacher in a dream represents singing, honor or favors. An unknown teacher in a dream represents the Almighty God Himself. (Also see Teacher) Edible roots: (See Taro) . Edifice: (See Monument) Effeminate: (Lesbian: Sodomy: Transvestite: Vagina) If one sees himself acting effeminately in a dream, itmeans evil, distress, fear or that a calamity will befall him. If an effeminate person sees himself having a vagina in a dream, it means that he has two faces or that he is satisfied to be knowledgeable as well as a fraud. If an effeminate person or a homosexual looks at his own male organ and finds no female organ beside it in the dream, it means that he will repent and back up from his loathsome conduct and revert to his natural sexual condition. If an effeminate person who is also bisexual sees himself as having a vagina, or ifhe looks at his penis in a dream, it means separation from his wife or mother or segregation from his friends. (Also see Sexual intercourse; Vagina) Efforts: Making serious efforts to attain something noble in a dream means reaching one's goals. (Also see Grandfather) Eggplant: I n season, an eggplant in a dream means earnings with little effort, while seeing an eggplant out of season in a dream denotes negativity and disliked. Eating an eggplant in a dream means falling prices. An eggplant in a dream also represents the element of arrogance, self adulation, perfidy, cheat­ ing others, and a man with many faces. As for fishermen, seeing eggplants in a dream means a good catch, joy and success. Eggs: (Eggs in a basket or a place.) Eggs represent the element of prosperity, or the fear ofdepleting one's riches. Eggs in a dream also represent marriage for an unmarried person and children for a married one. I f one's chicken lay eggs for him in a dream, it means a new born in his family. Eating a boiled egg in a dream means comfort and income while eating a raw egg means unlawfu l earnings, adultery or distress. If one sees his wife laying an egg in a dream, i t means that she will bear a child who will lack faith i n God. If the egg breaks in the dream, it means that his newborn will die shortly after birth. If one sees himself raising chicken for eggs, then if the eggs hatch in his dream, it means that some ofhis affairs that where unsolvablewill rejuvenate with success, and it could mean that he will beget a child who will grow to have true faith in God Almighty. He alsomay beget a child for each eggthat hatches in his dream. Eggs in a basket in a dream also represent a family reunion. (Also see Boiled eggs;