Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 367 with good will and determination, or a man with a large family who gives preference to helping others, and contents himself with little. Roots: (Edible roots. See Taro) Rope: (Cable; Hawser) In a dream, a rope represents an agreement, a promise, or a covenant. A rope which is extended down from the heavens in a dream representsGod'sBook. However, arope in a dreamalso represents rank, respect and prosperity, or it could mean deception, misleading others, or sorcery. Holding to a rope in one's dream represents one's strict adherence to God's path. If the rope is made from fibers in the dream, it means that the one holding it is a rough person. If it is made from leather in the dream, then it represents a bloody person. I f the rope is made from wool in the dream, then it represents a religious person. Twisting a rope in a dream means going on a trip. Twisting it around one's own neck in the dreammeans getting married. Throwing it over one's shoulders in the dream means an important appointment resulting from a business trip. Twisting one's beard to make a rope out of it in a dream means perjury, receiving a bribe and givinga false testimony. Twisting a rope. making one, or measuring it in a dream means travels. Attaching a rope to a wooden stick or a staffin a dreammeans indulging in an evil act, orengaging in sorcery. (Also see Cable) Rose oil: (See Rose) Rose(s): (Blossoms; Kiss) In a dream, a rose represents a noble person, a woman, a newborn son, or it could represent thehomecoming of a longawaited traveler. Plucking roses from a rosebush in a dream means harvesting honor, love, prosperity and blessings. Kissing a white rose in a dream means kissing a God­ fearing woman. Plucking a red rose in a dream means kissing a fun loving woman. Smelling the fragrance ofayellow rose in a dreammeans kissing a sick woman. A bouquet of roses in a dream means kisses, one after the other. A rosebud in a dream means a miscarriage. A rose in a dream also represents an estranged wife, or it couldmean a dyingwoman, a losingbusiness, a short lived happiness, or a promise that does not last. Receiving a rose from a young man in a dream means receiving a promise that will not hold too. Seeing a crown of roses over one's head in a dream means getting married. Roses on a tray in a dream signify the pleasure ofyouth that does not last, or they could denote the temporary joy of this world. Roses in a dream also signify praiseworthiness, or enjoying a good reputation. Rose oil or attar which is made from the petals of damask roses in a dream means intelligence, clarity of mind, a friendly and a gentle person. If a sick person sees himselflayingon a bed of flowers in a dream, it means that he might die within forty days, because forty days represent the life span of a rose blossom. Cutting off a rosebush in a dream means distress. Harvesting roses in a dream means joy. Rose-water: (See Distilled water) Rosebush: (See Rose) Rough: (See Rude) Row: (Line) To see people standing in a row in a dream means love and unity, performing one's duties, or it could mean attending a congregational prayer. Rubber stamp: (See Ring; Seal) Rubbing grease: (See Grease) Rudders: (See Ship) Rude: (Coarse; Rough) If someone in authority becomes rude, or ifhe is witnessed to be rude in a dream, it means loss of his job. Rue: (Peganum harmala; L. , bot. Herb ofgrace) Awild African rue plant the seeds of which resemble sesame seeds. Seeing it in a dream means investing lawful money to save a bad investment from an unlawful source. Seeing a rue plant in