Dictionary of Dreams

162 IBN SEERIN'S Firmament: (See Skies; Star) Fish restaurant: (See Seafood restaurant) Fish: (Sea life; Human being) In a dream, iftheir number is known, fish represent women, but if their number is not known, then they represent money from a doubtful source. Ifone sees a fish colonygathering at seabed, where he isfishing, bringing them up and eating them raw as he pleases, or if he places them into baskets and divides them into lots in the dream, it means that he will prosper and invest his wealth in different ventures and savings plans. A whale in a dream represents the minister ofsea life, while the sea itselfrepresents the king or the country. A whale in a pond with his jaws opened in a dream represents a prison. A large fishcolony in a dream represents despised earnings, orearning a large amount money one is accountable for its expenditure. Fishing in a well means homosexuality, or it could represent someone who tries to tempt his servant or his assistant to indulge in a loathsome act. Ifone seeshimselffishing in murky waters in a dream, it conveys evil, sorrows, or distress however it may happen. If one sees himself fishing in clear waters in a dream, it means money or hearing nice words or conceiving a son, while fishing in salty waters in a dreammeans difficulties. If one sees himselffishingwith a fishhook in a dream, it means excitement, pleasure or losing benefits. A soft skin fish in a dream means benefits for someone intending to trick or to swindle people's money. Mostly fishing with a pole and a fishhook in a dream means difficulties or slow coming benefits, or a slow and loose business. Any l arge cyprinoid freshwater fish or a barbel fish (cyprinus bynni; barbus) in a dream denote positive benefits for someone intendingmarriage or to enter into a business partnership. Seeing a herringor any ofits clupeid type fish in a dream represent evil work or toiling for something one will never get. A fish in the pond in a dream is also a sign of benefits, though maybe little benefits. Seeing dead fish floating in the water in a dream has an ominous connotation, or they could represent a hopeless case. Takingfishfrom thewaterand eatingthemalivemeansprofits, or anappointment to a high raking position in wakefulness. In a dream, ifa sick man or a traveller finds fish in his bed it also connotes bad or a painful sickness or suffering from arthritis, or he may drown because he would be sleeping with them. Seeingsea fish covered with salt in a dream means lasting richness, because fish are preserved in salt, or it could mean burdens. Ifone's wife is pregnant and he sees a fish coming out ofhis male organ in a dream, it means that his wife will beget a son. If a fish comes out of his mouth, then it means speaking ill of a woman. A fried fish in a dreammeans that one'sprayerswill be answered. Abroiled fish in a dream means travels or seeking knowledge. A large fish in a dream means money, while a small fish means difficulties, burdens and stress, because it carries more spikes than meat, beside, small fish are more difficult to eat. Mixed sized ofdifferent kinds offish in a dream represent money, trouble, liking social events or mixing with all types of people, the good and the bad ones. Buying a fish in a dream may mean marriage. Eating a rotten fish in a dream means pursuingadultery andavoidinga l awful marriage. Ifone sees himselfattempting painstakingly to catch a whale in a small pond in a dream, it means money that he will fight for, though he cannot get hold of it without having to cross major obstacles. If one finds a pearl or two in the belly of a fish in a dream, it means that he will marry a rich woman and conceives one or two sons with her. If he finds a ringin the bellyofthe fish in a dream, itmeans that hewill gain authority and might. Firiding fat in the belly of a fish in a dream means acquiring money from a woman. Seeingoneselffishingon a dry land means committing adultery, a sin, or it could mean hearinggood news. Catching a fish with excessive bones and scales denotes the necessity to pay one's dues or to distribute alms tax on one's liquid assets, because one cannot enjoy his catch unless he first cleanse