Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 415 handsome looking husband. I f the woman sees herselfwithout a head cover in a dream, it means that her husband has left her and he will not return back to her. If she is not married, it means that she will nevermarry. If she sees herself having charcoal colored hair in a dream, it means that she will live from her husband's wealth or inheritance. (Also see Black hair) Strangulation: (Hanging) If one strangles himself with his own hands, or if he hangs himselfwith a rope which he attaches to the ceiling in a dream, it means that he is sufferings from depression, distress, or sorrow. It alsocouldmean that he will not reside in his present house, or in the place where he saw himself strangled. The same interpretation goes for seeing oneself suffering from asphyxia. (Also see Suffocation) Strap: (See Bondl) Stratagem: (See Advice) Straw mat: (See Carpet; Mat) Straw: I n a dream, straw represents richness, prosperity and a good harvest, for one who gathers straw ends and brings them home. Eating straw in a dream means poverty and hunger. Lockingor placingstraw in an unsuitable container such as safe or a dresser in a dream means depression and destruction ofcattle feed. Straw in a dream represents charities. Abundance ofstraw in a dream also represent a community where the female count exceeds the number of men. Wheat straw in a dreammeans goodness and trustworthiness. (Also see Wheat straw) Strawberry mark: (See Birthmark) Strawberry: (See Mulberry) Stream: (Brook; Creek; Irrigation; Rivulet; Watering) In a dream, a stream represents the course of one's livelihood, his source of income, his shop, his trade, travels and the like interests. A stream in a dream also could mean festering wounds, waterskin, watering irrigation, the resting area on the highway, one's throat which is the watering access of his body, or it could represent life ifit is public property. Ifit is a private property, then it represents the life of the person who digs out such a stream. A stream in a dream also represents a good life, or thecomfort ofits owner. Ifitswater flowsover its banks in thedream, then it represents sorrows, crying, or sadness. Ifone sees a stream flowing through people's homes in a dream, then such a stream represents a happy life and particularly when its water is colorless and sweet tasting. If one sees himself as the owner of a stream, a spring, or a watercourse which he establishes as a charity in a dream, it means that he will become a leader, a president, or happily serve his community. I f one cleans a rivulet then finds i t filthy again, o r finds it filled with trash in his dream, it represents diarrhea. I f he sees water flowingunder his feet in a dream, then it means dropsy. I fone sees a stream of water running through a town where people are filling their jars, drinking itswater and thankingGod for His blessings in a dream, it means that a calamity is removed and is replaced with peace, safety and tranquility. Ifthe people are inflicted with adversities or a drought, then it means prosperity and rains, food, or money and their merchandise will not stagnate. If the water in the stream is murky, or salty, or running outside its canal, then it represents a coming calamity that will cause mass sufferings, or a sickness such as cold in the winter and fever in the summer, or it could mean that they will hear bad news about some travellers, or it could represent a richness which is acquired from an unlawful source, or it could mean that he will receive tainted money. If one sees a watercourse flowing only in the direction of his house, then such adversities will be his lot. If one sees a stream flowing in the direction of his house, or garden in a dream, it means a marriage or conceivinga child. A stream of flowing blood rather than water in a dream represents the deviation ofone's