Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 169 sees a black flag in a dream, it could represent an ominous woman. A black flag in a dream also represents a man of knowledge. A white flag in a dream representsjealousy. Ayellow flag represents an epidemic disease and a green flag means a journey by land. (Also see Banner; Colors; Honor; Laurel) Flagship: (See Flag) Flattery: (Excessive admiration or adulation ofsomeone in a dream.) Ingratiating oneself to someone for worldly profits, or to gain access to knowledge, or to find ajob to help him better apply his religious obligations in a dream means honor, correcting one's religious practices or attaining one's spiritual goals. It also means evil consequences ifone does not usually strive after such needs, or if he presents his needs too favorably, or ifhe does so in a dreamsoliciting favors from a woman he knows. It also means escaping from the dangers of his enemy. However, flaterry and ingratiating oneself to others in a dream also could mean givingpreference to others' needs over one's own, trueness and beingcharitable. (Also see Adulation) Flea: Any leaping bloodsucking insect when seen in a dream represents a weak person who uselessly occupies himselfat defamingothers. Fleas in a dream also represent God's soldiers. If one sees an army of fleas stinging him in a dream, it means threats and distress caused by a rubbish type of people. A flea bite in a dream also means earnings. A wounded flea in a dream represents a weak enemy and its blood represents receiving money from a lowly person. Fledgling: (See Baby crow) Flesh : (Meat) Human flesh in a dream represents one's health, strength, earnings, sickness or one's shop, piety, religious attendance, fear of wrongdoing, scruti­ nizing the difference between the lawful and the unlawful, patience, forbear­ ance, anger, distress, sexual desires, sufferingfrom adversities and punishment for sins. If one's flesh grows bigger than what one actually has in a dream, it means prosperity, and ifone is sick, it means recovering from his illness. Ifone sees himself having less flesh than what he actually has in a dream, it means stagnation of his bu � iness or loss of his money and property. If a devoted worshiper sees growth in his physical fitness in a dream, it means slackening in his devotion and occupying himself more in material gains and worldly pleasures. Ifone sees himselfemaciated in a dream, then it means the opposite. Buying a piece ofhuman flesh in a dreammeans having a stagnant merchandise. If a judge or a ruler finds that his flesh has grown in a dream, it means that he will become famous for his verdicts, rulings or that he will become rich, or perhaps he might grow in fury or develop anger. Growth in one's fitness in a dream also denotes happiness, joy and celebrations, while emaciation in a dream represents distress and adversities. Ifone sees his flesh black or blue, or ifhis skin is cracking in a dream, it denotes suffering from adversities, an illness or a punishment for his sins. Eating the growth ofone's own flesh in a dream means usury, or living on income from usury and saving one's capital. Eating from one's own flesh in a dream also means using one's own capital, or doing something that will be followed by regret and sorrow. (Also see Meat) Flies: (Insect) In a dream, a fly represents a weak, lowly and a slanderous person. If he ever benefits anyone, it will be someone of his own kind. Eating flies in a dream means earning loathsome money. Seeing flies ruminating inside one's stomach in a dream means earning money from a loathsome and a despicable man. Seeing flies inside one's body in a dream means mixing with loathsome people. Whatever profits one may gain through them will not last. A large size fly in a dream represents a great enemy who will bring harm to the people and to the economy of the land. Flies flying over one's head in a dream represent a weak enemy who is desiring to triumph over him. It could also mean that someone in a high ranking position is influencing their moves or forcing them