Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 337 and burdens. To see oneself as a porter in a dream means doing penance. If a porter enters before a sick person in a dream, it means recovering from an illness. (ALso see Tithe collector) Portrait: (See Painting) Post: (See CoLumn) Postal package: (See Enuelope) Posterior: (See Back) Postponement: (See Deferment) Pot: (Cooking pot; Vessel) In a dream, a cooking pot represents one's wife, his livelihood and home, while the lid represents the husband. If the pot looks in a good condition and of value in one's dream, then it represents his nobility and honor. Apotterycookwaresalesman in a dream represents comfort and onedoes not need to travel to earn his livelihood, while a copper cookware or other types ofcookware salesman in a dreamrepresent a livelihood based on travelling from door to door. A cooking pot in a dream also represents a scholar or a man of knowledge who is sitting in the teacher's chair, while the meat, vegetables and spices inside the pot represent his knowledge, wisdom and their benefits for the seeker. A pot on fire with water boiling inside it in a dream represents a divorced woman. A pot in a dream also represents a handsome looking man who cares about his neighbors' opinions. A pot in a dream also could represent a house­ keeper. Whatever happens to it in a dream could affect the housekeeper. Ifthere is a sick person in a family, and ifone sees a cooking pot he does not know what's inside it in a dream, the stove here represents his bed, the fire represents his depression and the boilingwater representshis worries. If the boiling stops, and ifthe contents start to cool down, and ifthe fire is putoff in one'sdream, it means that he will recover from his illness. Putting a pot with meat and vegetables on the stove in a dream means imposing oneself on someone to receive a favor. I f the meat i s cooked i n h i sdream, i t means that one will greatly benefit from such a person, and his earnings will be lawful. Ifthe meat does not cook, it means that whatever he earns through the other person will be unlawful. Stirring a pot in adream means backbitingsomeone. Ifone eats directly from the pot in a dream, it represents money one could save otherwise beside other benefits. If the pot one is stirring in his dream does not contain any meat or food, it means that he will ask a poor person to do something beyond his means, and consequently he will not benefit from his doing. A cooking pot in a dream also represents one's relentlessness toward his enemy. A pot in a dream also denotes one's content­ ment and his acceptance of his destiny and of the divine providence. A pot in a dream also represents a woman or money. The sauce represents lawful earnings that are accompanied with some hassles. (Also see Earthenware pot; Jar) Potter: In a dream, a potter represents someone who handles pots and pitchers, or he could represent a servant, a housekeeper, women, girls or daughters. Seeing a potter in a dream also means pride about one's lineage, wealth, or beauty. Pouch: Entrusting someone with a pouch filled with money in a dream means confiding a secret to him. If the pouch looks good, then one's secret is important. If not, then the secret is useless. If the otherperson opens the pouch to see what is inside it in the dream, it means that he does not keep a secret. (Also seePurse; Sack; Suitcase; Trunk) Poultry: Seeing a farmer who raises poultry for living in a dream will dispel one's distress and and replace sorrow with happiness. Seeing him also could mean recovering from an illness. Pounding one's head: Poundingone's head, or smitingone's forehead, or shaking one's head in a dream means begetting a son at an advanced age.