Dictionary of Dreams

414 IBN SEERIN'S Stone2: (See Carnelian-red; Gem; Jewel; Ring) Stonecutter: Seeing a stonecutter in a dream means that one is close to commit­ ting a major sin. A stonecutter in a dream also means enmity or divisiveness. A stone cutter in a dream also represents an experienced person at dealingwith, treating and healing the pains ofthe hardened hearts. (Also see Stonemasonry) Stonemason: (See Stonemasonry) Stonemasonry: (Cuttingstones; Stone carving; Sculpturing) Buildinga structure in a dream frommasonry rather than baked brick represents elevation of one's status, success, or stretching one's hopes. It also could denote concerns about protecting one's wife, adopting what is beneficial, conducting scientific re­ search, or preserving one's heritage. Building the base, the foundation, or the pillars from uncut stones rather than marble in a dream connotes humiliation and poverty. If one sees that the gravestones were changed from marble into unfinished stones in a dream, it means alteration of a will left by the deceased. (Also see Building) Stoning to death: (See Stoning) Stoning: (Capital punishment; Cleansing; Curse; Damn; Death; Lapidate) Stoning someone in a dream means insulting him, backbiting him, or it could mean slandering a woman. Stoning someone to death in a dream means purification from sin only when it relates to fulfilling the divine laws. Storage: (Ferro concrete; Chaste wife) Stork: In a dream, a stork represents sociable and sharingpeople. However seeing a flock of storks gathering in the wintertime in a dream means a meeting of thieves and highway robbers, or it could represent the enemy's army, cold weather, air pollution, or strong winds. Seeing a dispersed flock of storks in a dream is then a good sign for a traveller, or it could mean returning home from a business trip. Storm: (See Wind) Storyteller: I n a dream, a storyteller may represent the Imam ofa mosque, or the lihatib who delivers the Friday sermon. A storyteller in a dream also may represent one's livelihood, or intestinal and bowel problems, or he could represent travels. If the stories are new, then they mean disturbances in one's life. If they are stories of chivalry, then they represent a war. A pleasant story one tells to a king, or to man ofauthority in a dream represents wealth, or great profits which are distributed equitably. As for a merchant, hearing a pleasant story in a dream represents easy and quick profits from his business, and for a craftsman, it represents a sizeable contract, or an important new account. (Also see Comedian; Humorist) Story: (See Storyteller) Stove: (See Fireplace) Straight razor: (See Razor) Strain: Exerting efforts to one's utmost, or to the point of straining oneself in a dream means the death of a sick person, or it could represent laboring hard to sustain one's dependents. Strainer: A strainer in a dream represents a noble servant. (Also see Sieue) Strand of hair: (Bun; Tuft; Wisp) I fa pregnant woman sees a strand ofhair in her dream, it means that she will beget a blessed son. A strand ofhair hangingover one's head in a dream means money. Carrying several tufts in a dream represents one's neighbors. If a woman sees herself having a long strand ofhair in a dream, itmeans that her son will become a leader. Ifshe sees her hair thick in the dream, it means that she will do something that will make her famous. If people see her thick strand of hair, it means that she will be exposed for something wrong she has committed. Black hair represents a respected and a