Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 461 ofit as unimportant, or regretting it, or it could mean doing somethinggood and thinking of it as evil, or perhaps it could mean showing indecisiveness and doubt. Entering a village in a dream also means governing it, or presiding over its people, or it could mean commencing a new job. Walking out of a village in a dreammeans escaping from evil. Seeinga destroyed village i n a dreammeans heedlessness or a calamity caused by the sins ofits dwellers. Seeinga well-built village in a dream shows the piety and righteousness of its people. Seeing ancientedifices orruinsinhabited again in adreamrepresents people'srepentance fromsin. Avillage in a dream also could signify injustice, innovations, corruption, disregarding the divine laws, or discarding the moral standards set by the community. A village in a dream also could represent ants' underground nest or colony, while an anthill in a dream represents a village. If a village is completely destroyed by fire, or floods, or freezing temperature, or by locusts, or plagues in one's dream, it means suffering under the oppression of an unjust ruler or a tyrant, or it could mean destroying an anthill. Moving from a village into a city in a dream means leaving one's toiling and hardships behind him. Moving from a city into a village means the opposite, and signifies leaving comfort and safety to meet with discomfort and fear. (Also see City) Vinegar: (Servant) I n a dream, vinegar means money that is earned and spent in piety with blessings contained therein, or it could mean longevity, or wasting the least time possible in doing one's work. Vinegar sediments in a dream representignoble or evil money thatcarriesmeagerbenefits, or which is deemed shoddy. In a dream, vinegar and its container represent a servant and her dwellings. Drinking vinegar in a dreammeans enmity with one's household, or it could mean a family quarrel. As for a prisoner, drinking vinegar in a dream means his release from prison. Good vinegar in a dream means income and blessings, though when rarefied or stale, it means struggling to earn one's livelihood. It also means toiling to make ends meet, or it could mean hardships. Vinegar in a dream also may mean marital problems, difficulties with one's children, or a conflict at work. Vinegar in a dream also represents one's bosom friend. To water one's garden with vinegar in a dream means sleeping with one's mother. Vineyard: (Espalier; Grapevine; Trellis;Woman)Avineyard in a dreamrepresents honor and strength, and the same goes for all fruit trees. A vineyard in a dream is also interpreted to represent a wealthy woman. Cutting branches from a grapevine in a dream means receiving money from a noble woman. Thus, an espalier in adreamrepresents a generous woman. Agrapevine in thewintertime in a dream represents a woman who has lost her wealth, though one still thinks that she is rich. Plucking a bunch of grapes from an espalier in a dream means spending one's money on a woman. Ifone sees it but does not pluck any grapes from it in the dream, it means that he will be spared unnecessary expenses. A grapevine in a dream also represents marriage. A trellis for grapevines in a dream represents a beautiful, a noble and a rich woman. The same interpre­ tation is given for the garden surrounding it. To see a close-upview of a vineyard with its clusters of grapes and leaves in a dream means gaining financial benefits from associating with a community of believers. (Also see Winepress) Vintage: (See Wine press) Vintager: (See Wine press) Violation: (Rights. See Destruction) Virgin: (Chaste; Girl; Unmarried) Seeing a virgin woman in a dream means distress, adversities, or business difficulties, while seeing a woman in a dream means comfort and success. (Also see Bride) Virgo: (astr. See Constellations; Moon)