Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 413 blame and that his wealth will quickly disappear. Stomach pai n : (See Bodyl; Pain) Stomach: In a dream, the stomach represents the elements of property, family, secrets, one's mate, prison, grave, health, sickness, friend, wayfarer, one's religious life and nature of one's devotion. If in a dream one sees his stomach open, it means that his business may be temporarily put out of commission, or that he may lose any benefits he used to derive from it up to then. The other aforementioned elements alsomay apply. Iftheperson in question is a pregnant woman, and ifshe sees her baby or any part of it comes out ofher open stomach, this may mean that a jailed person in her family will be set free, or that the family graves will be desecrated, or that the body of someone in her family will be exhumed, thusuncoveringits diseases and infestations, or it could mean that one's personal life will become public knowledge. Ifone is actually complaining ofsuch an illness, his d reammeans that he will find a cure for it. Ifone sees that he has no stomach in a dream, it means that he may lose a friend, or that his guardian may die shortly, or that hemaybecome a religious, ascetic and devoted worshiper. If one sees fire coming out ofhis stomach in a dream, i t means that he will repent for stealing the properties oforphans. Ifone sees himselfcrawling on his stomach in a dream, it shows him being needy and striving to barely feed himself, or it may denote his materialistic character. The stomach in a dream also represents the plains of a valley. It also can be interpreted as one's tribal belonging or a branch of his lineage. Entering a stomach in a dream means travels, imprisonment, or returning home from one of the two. If one sees himself inside the womb of his mother while he is traveling in a foreign land in a dream, it means that he will return to his motherland to die and be buried there. (Also see Bodyl; Rumbling ofone's stomach) Stone coffin: (See Sarcophagus) Stone hammer: (See Hammer; Stonel) Stone tomb: (See Graue; Sarcophagus) Stonel: (Rock) Adiscarded stone in a dream represents a dead person. I t could also represent people with hardenedhearts, heedless, orjobless people. It is common among the people of knowledge to describe an ignorant person as a stone. Owning a precious stone in a dream could mean buying one in wakefulness, or it may mean gaining a strong foothold over someone of the same caliber, or it could mean a marriage to a compatible person. If one sees himself petrified in a dream, it means that he disobeys his Lord, in that sense, ifhe is sick, it means that he may die from his illness, or he may be inflicted with a stroke that will leave him paralyzed. A falling stoneover the world in a dreammeans the wrath of God Almighty, a calamity, or that an unjust person will rule the land. If the stone splits asunder or explodes after falling in the dream, it means that the harm will touch every house. Carrying bags full of stones or moving mountains in a dreammeans attempting to do somethingdifficult. Hanging a stone around one's neck as a charm in a dream means that an affliction or an evil will take place. If a poor person sees himself hitting a rock with a staff to split it, then if water gushes forth in the dream. it means that he will strike it rich. Stones in a dream also may represent devotion. asceticism, or godly people. If a godly person or an ascetic sees himself possessing a stone in a dream, it means that the blessings he receives will show in his community, and people will seek him to pray for their needs. Owning a wheat grinding stone, a ju icer, porphyry. or any therapeutic or medicinal stones in a dream represent a respected or a revered person such as one's father. one's master. teacher, shaikh, friend. relative, physician, gnostic, a learned person. honorable people, a property, comfort, profits, benefits, or a rewarding trade. Such stones also may be interpreted as extensive travels. (Also see Pebbles; Rocks)