Dictionary of Dreams

408 IBN SEERIN'S Squirting cucumber: (See Snake-cucumber) Stabilizer: (Balancer; Evenness; Weight stabilizer) Aweight stabilizer in a dream represents equilibrium, justice, truthfulness and beneficial knowledge. Stableman: (Barn; Cattle-ranching; Fodder; Forage) In a dream, a stableman represents a rich and a generous personwho is known for his good deeds. Seeing a stableman in a dream also means managingone's business, showing kindness to others, distributing charity, helping foreigners, assisting travellers, turning one's attention to slothful people, or feeding the homeless. (Also see Driver) Staffl: (See Scepter; Solomon; Staff; Transformation) Staff2: (Rod; Wand; Scepter; Stick) In a dream, a staff represents a distinctive, strong, generous and a helpful person. Holding a staff in a dream means depending on a person who also carries some imprints of hypocrisy. Through such a person, one will attain his goals, gain strength and overcome his enemy. Leaning on a hollow staff in a dream means losing one's wealth and keeping it a secret. Ifthe staffofa governor, or a leader, or a manager is broken in a dream, it means that he will lose his post. Ifhe is a merchant, it means that he will lose his business. If one sees himself hitting the ground with his staff in a dream, it means that he will have control over that land, preside over its people, or triumph over the landlord. Ifone turns into a staff in his dream, it means a quick death. A broken staff in a dream represents a sickness that will lead to debilitation and complete loss of power. A staff in a dream also means giving orders, victory over one's enemies, or attainment of one's goals. If the staff is made from a branch of a palm tree in a dream, it means isolation. If it is made from a branch ofan almond tree in the dream, it means banishment. Ifit is made from a branch of a plum tree in a dream, it means religious hypocrisy. A staff in a dream also could represent a snake or sorcery. Hitting someone with a staff in a dream means using harsh language with him. If a poor person hits a rock with his staff, and if water gushes forth from the rock in the dream, it means prosperity. If a rich person sees such a dream, it means increase in his wealth. The water that comes out of a rock in a dream also could represent sweet earnings. Awooden staff in a dream represents a vile person, or irreligious man, because wood in a dream means hypocrisy. (Also see Scepter; Solomon; Transformation) Staircase: (See Stairway) Stairway: (Conveyor; Steps; Travels) In a dream, stairways represent the vehicle of rising in station, advancement in worldly gains, seeking the blessings of the hereafter, and the rising ofone's station in the hereafter. A stairway in a dream also could represent the days ofone's life and their term. If one sees a staircase which he recognizes in the dream, it could represent the servant of a house, its owner, or its accountant. If a sick person sees himself climbing an unknown staircasewhich is leadinghim to theupperroomfromwherehe can see paradise in the dream, it means that he may die from his illness and reach what he saw. Ifobstacles hinder his way or impede his climb in the dream, it means that he is detained, and the immediate blessings of such a gift will be veiled to him. Descending a staircase in a dream means arriving from a journey, resigning from one'sjob, impeachment, or it could represent a pedestrian. Ifone's descent leads him to his family, house, or farmland in the dream, it means money. If what he reaches at the end ofthe staircase is unknown, and ifone meets people, or souls he does not recognize in the dream, it also denotes what we have earlier explained. If during one's climb or descent he falls into a well, or if a giant bird grabs him and flies away with him, or if a beast devours him, or ifhe steps into a boat that sails away as he steps into it, or if he takes a step to find himself riding an animal, or a vehicle of some type, the staircase then represents the stages of one's life and what he encountered during the journey of his life, all