Dictionary of Dreams

26 IBN SEERIN'S overone'sback in adreammeans sins. Carrying a coffinor a loadofmerchandise over one's back in a dreammeans carrying forgotten debts that will surface at awkward times. Carryingwood over one's back in a dream means backbiting, slandering people and reporting lies. Carrying a heavy load over one's back in a dream also means having many children with little money to sustain them. Seeinga hunchbacked person in a dreammeans prosperity, longevity or having a large family. (Also see Backbone; Backside; Body) Backbiting: (Belittlement; Defamation; Harm) Backbiting someone in a dream means drivingone's blessings away and nullifyingone's good deeds. Backbiting a poor person in a dreammeans becoming poor. Backbitingsomeoneconcerning a scandal in a dream means that one will become subject to defamation and suffers froma scandal. Likethat, whatever subject thebackbitingis addressing, its harm will come back to the doer. Belittling someone in a dream means that one will suffer the same in wakefulness. Backbone: (Helper; Loins; Offspring; Spinal column) In a dream, one's backbone represents man's helper or his right hand man. If one has a strongbackbone in a dream, it represents his sedate manners, calm and serious composure. Whetherone's backbone is weak or strong in the dream, it could also represent his son. If one finds his backbone strong in the dream, it means that he will develop wisdom or beget a son who will grow strong and become a just person. Perhaps one's backbone could be interpreted to mean crucifixion, or it could mean marriage to a virgin. If one sees a tree growing from his backbone in a dream, it means an illness. If a sick person sees his backbone turned into iron in a dream, it means recovering from his illness. (Also see Back) Backgammon: (Tricktrack) Playing backgammon in a dream means having an imposing character, being highly skilled and efficient, scheming, mental keen­ ness, playing a ruse or eliciting admiration. Playing backgammon in a dream also denotes someone who is highly qualified or it may demonstrate the type of character one assumes in his daily life, or it could mean arguing with others, mockery, deception, gambling, mixing with evil people for business, or it could mean pleasure. It also means indulging in sin, fear ofexposure or maneuvering a business scheme. Ifone sees the game set but no one is playing it in the dream, it means lack of work, dismissal from one's job, walking the wrong tracks. Playingbackgammon in adream also signifies a fight, an argument or a dispute between business partners, each of them seeking his personal interests. (Also see Chess; Games) Backside: (Backside; Buttocks; Rump) In a dream, the backside represents the wife's property and money, or it could mean one's husband. Dragging oneself over one's buttocks in a dream means becoming poor and needy. Hair growing over one's backside in a dreammeans money or richness. Otherwise, if one sees no hair on his backside in the dream, then it means insolvency or bankruptcy. Shaving offthe hair over one's backside in a dream means fulfilling a promise, repayment of one's debts or giving back a trust to its rightful owner. (Also see Back) Bactrlan camel: (See Milk) Bad look: To devastate someone by looking at him with despise in a dream means that the assailant will suffer from thejealous eye ofhis victim in wakefulness. Bag: (Sack) A travelling bag or a sack in a dream represents a coffer, a keeper of one's secrets, or it could mean a treasure. Seeing a sack or a bag in a dream also means a trip, or a young son one takes pride to carry over his shoulders. (Also see Pouch; Sack, Suitcase; Trunk) Bagpipe: (Musical instrument) In a dream, a bagpipe represents music, travel, or it could mean profits.