Dictionary of Dreams

274 IBN SEERIN'S that he is seeking a job in the government or a wealth which he shall shortly receive. A ripened water melon in a dreammeans a sickness, while a green and unripened melon means youth and a good health. Honeydew in a dream represent a group ofmen and womenwho possess good character and manners. In a dream, a melon also represents a beautiful woman though with bad qualities. Member: (See Arm) Men of knowledge: (See Scholars) Mend : (See Darn) Mender: (Patching) A mender in a dream represents happiness and prosperity. (Also see Darn) Mendicant: (See Beggar; Poverty) Menopause: (See Old woman) Menstrual period: (Discharge; Menstruation; The Curse of Eve) Experiencing one'smenstrual period in a dreammeans that one has committed a wrongdoing, or it could mean confusion. If a woman sees herself taking a ritual ablution thereafter in the dream, it means that she will repent for his sin and her adversities will be dispelled. If an aged woman sees herself experiencing that in the dream, it means that she will bear a son. If a widow or an unmarried woman experiences her menstrual period in a dream, it means that she will get married. If a man sees himself experiencing women's menstrual period in a dream, it means that he will commit an unlawful act, or that he lies. If he sees his wife in her period in the dream, it means that she will close herself to him, or that he will lose money in his business. (Also see Garden; Hilarity; Mirth) Mental derangement: (Madness) Mental derangement in a dream means cogni­ zance of evil people, or it could mean forgiveness of one's sins. Mental disorder: (See Delirium; Distraction) Mental hospital: (Insane asylum; Hell-fire; Lunatics; Prison) I n a dream, a mental hospital or an insane asylum represents a bathhouse, or a sauna which is the dwelling of evil spirits, the place of uncovering one's private parts, or showing unpleasant conduct in public. A mental hospital in a dream also represents a training school, caring for children's education, teaching children to behave themselves, a place of learning, a school, a playground, a place of clamor and noise, using vile words, stealing money, or separation from one's family and children. If a deceased person is seen in a mental hospital in a dream, it means that he is dwelling in hell-fire, for a mental hospital sometime uses force with its patients and ties them up, or imprisons them. I fone sees himselfin a mental hospital in a dream, it means that he might go tojail for a crime he committed. Mixing with lunatics and insane people in a dream also means imprisonment and mixingwith criminals, or it could mean falling sick, or dying froma terminal illness. If a poor person sees himself inside a mental hospital in a dream, it means financial success, receiving outside help, comfort andjoy inhis life. (Also see Insanity) Mental keenness: (See Perspicacity) Mentor: (See Educator) Mercenaries: In a dream, mercenaries represent soldiers ofpunishment. (Also see Soldiers) Merchandise: (See Returning the merchandise) Merchant: Ifone sees himselfas a store owner, sitting in his shop, surrounded with his merchandise, giving orders, buying and selling in a dream, it means a commanding post in his own field. If the person is not a businessman, but still sees himself in a dream carrying some trade tools such as a scale, a scoop, etcetera, it means financial balance in his life. Merchants in a dream also