Dictionary of Dreams

336 IBN SEERlN'S a onehundreddollars, or tendollars dependingon the type ofworkone performs. If a pomegranate is eaten unripened in the dream, it represents suspicious money. As for a ruler or a governor, a pomegranate in a dream represents a city. If he brakes one in a dream, it means that he will conquer or rule that city. The skin of a pomegranate represents the city's walls, its seeds represent its people and itsjuices represent its resources, industries and wealth. If a sick person eats the skin of a pomegranate in a dream, it means that he will recover from his illness. A pomegranate in a dream also means a coffer, a beehive, or a honey· comb. If the seeds are white in the dream, they represent little money. I f they are red, then they represent a sizeable profit. A pomegranate in a dream also denotes fear or a journey. A fresh looking pomegranate in a dream represents ayoungvirgin. Abroken pomegranate in halfina dream represents a deflowered girl, a divorcee or a widow. A rotten or a spoiled pomegranate in a dream represents an unchaste woman. A sourtastingpomegranate in adream represents unlawful money, worries, or disturbances. Ifone sells pomegranates in a dream, it means that he will sell the everlasting reward of the hereafter for the temporarypleasureofthisworld. Drinkingpomegranatejuice in a dreammeans spendingfor one's livelihood. Apomegranate tree in a dream represents a pious, respected and a rich man. Ifhe is amerchant, his business will alwaysmultiply. The thorns of a pomegranate tree in a dream represent the obstacles that restricts a believer from falling into or committing a wrongdoing. Cuttingdown a pomegranate tree in a dream means severing one's blood ties, or neglecting one's duty toward his family. Pond: (Brook; Pool; Washing basin) In a dream, a pond represents a noble, generous, magnanimous, dominant and a beneficial person. If the pond is filled with water in the dream, it represents a generous and a well respected person. If one takes his ritual ablution from it in the dream, it means that he will escape from danger by God's leave, and if he drinks from its water, it means that he will receive a financial gift from a person in authority. Reaching a pond in a dream means walking into adversities, betrayal and perfidy. Pool: (See Pond) Poor: (Also see Pouerty; Seruing) Poppy: (Herb) Eating it in a dream means receiving a comfortable income. Seeing the lights of its showy flowers in a dream means flags and banners. (Also see Flag) Popular trend: (See Tambourine) Porcupine: (Hedgehog) In a dream, a porcupine represents someone who i s constantly depressed, easily annoyed, who quickly gets angry and who has little compassion. A porcupine in a dream also represents deceit, spying, betraying someone, hiding, or evil. Porridge: (Gruel) In a dream, porridge means travel by land, abstinence, pietyand fear of wrongdoing. Eating porridge in a dream means release from prison, attaining a high ranking position, finding a lost property, or having excellent religious standing. Porridge ismostlymade fromflourand milk. The flour comes out of grinding. The milk emanates from the udders of an animal and the porridge is cooked on fire, thus all three can be interpreted according to their individual meaning. Eatingporridge in a dream during the summertime means stress, adversities, trouble and a fight. (Also see Breakfast food) Porter: (Carrier; Carrying weight; Burdens; Forbearance; Serving others) I n a dream, a porter or a carrier represents a school bus driver who is entrusted with bringing the children to school, then taking them back home. Whatever appear­ ance he shows in the dream, it will indicate the mental state of the school bus driver. Aporter in a dream also represents someone who is carryinghis own sins