Dictionary of Dreams

406 IBN SEERIN'S that falsehood will overtake such a place. If one sees himselfsitting in the center stage, in themiddle oflearnedpeople and religious scholars in a dream, it means that he will receive a greater knowledge and honor in his life. A gathering that involves a court case, or a marriage in a dream represents an unknown adversity that will safely pass. Admonishing people in a public gathering in a dream means that one's command will be obeyed. Sitting in the center stage in a spiritual gathering in a dream represents one's station or rank, or it could represent one's wife, child, property, or personal secretary. Anything that happens to such a gathering in the dream may reflect on any of them. (Also see Fellowship; Gathering; Mosque) Spiritual guide: (See Army's flag; Minaret; Spiritual gathering) Spiritual leader: (See Army's flag; Minaret; Spiritual gathering) Spit out: (Imprecation; Witchcraft) Spittingover something in a dream, or blowing over a knot and spittingon it with an imprecation in a dreammeans witchcraft. (Also see Spittle) Spitefulness: (See Enmity) Spittle: Saliva or spittle in a dream represents the element of one's strength. If in a dream one seems to have a dry mouth, it represent his inability to do what his competition can do. Spitting against a wall in a dream means spending one's money in a good cause, or engaging in a profitable business. Spittingon the floor in a dream means purchasing land. Spitting against a tree in a dream means to recant one's promise. Spitting at another person in a dream means despising him. Warm saliva in a dream means long life, while cold saliva represents a short life. The color of one's saliva in a dream shows the state of one's spirit. Spiting blood or phlegm in a dream means speaking ill of others. Spleen pain: (Also see Bodyl; Pain; Spleen) Spleen: (ant. ) A healthy spleen in a dream means that one's coffers are well protected and that he will enjoy success in his life. If one's spleen is inflamed or larger than usual in the dream, it means that one will fail to achievehis goals, or to change his general condition, or that he will become physically weakened by a debilitating illness. Suffering from one's spleen in a dream means that one will spoil or waste a great wealth which he is supposed to use to support his family. (Also see Bodyl) Splice: (See Twist) Split: A split in a branch of a tree in a dream means that a member of one's family wil l brace against him. Spoils: Ifone sees himselfpillaging or plundering something in a dream, it means that he will recant a covenant, or ruin something useful, stray from God's path, or it could mean that he will marry a young girl whom he will abuse sexually. If what he ruins is a cast of precious metal in the dream, then it denotes bad words he speaks, or jealousy and envy he carries. (Also see Booty) Sponger: (See Leech) Sponsoring a child: (See Sponsorship) Sponsorship: (Guarantee; Legal guardianship; Support; Tutelage) To take the responsibility ofcaring for someone, or to sponsor someone, or to become a legal guardian of someone, or to guarantee someone in a dream means blessings, profits, or victory over one's enemy. A sponsorship in a dream also signifies steadfastness and resoluteness ofboth the guarantor and his protegee. It is also said that sponsoring someone in a dream means to cause him harm. Guaran­ teeing someone or something in a dream means profits. Sponsoring a child in a dream means advising an enemy. (Also see Guarantee; Legal guardian) Spook: (See Ghost; Mirage)