Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 73 Cauterize: (Brand; Burn; Castigate; Punishment; Seal; Sear) Cauterization in a dream denotes a ruler, or it could mean painful words. I f one's forehead or sides are seared or cauterized in a dream, it means that he is obviating or hindering the distribution ofcharities or the due alms tax onone's assets, or it could mean a crack down by the authorities on people who are evading to pay their taxes, or it could mean separation between dear ones. Ifone is cauterized with gold or silver in the dream, it means stinginess or hindering the payment or distribu­ tion of God's rights upon one's earnings to poor and needy people. If one is cauterized with iron in a dream, it means punishment for his sins. Discovering old marks from cauterization in a dream means discovering a treasurer. Cauterizing someone in a dream also means speaking to someone with harsh and painful words. I f the mark left by such cauterization looks like a rounded seal in a dream, it means subjugation to a court order or complyingwith the law. Cauterizing a vein or a knee in a dream means begetting a daughter or getting married, or it could mean slandering a stranger. Discovering a burn caused by cauterization in one's chest in a dream means presiding over people. If one's back is seared or cauterized in a dream, it denotes stinginess, or it could mean that he fails to comply with God's rights upon him. (Also see Back; Seal) Cave-In: (Earthquake) I n a dream, it means a threat by the ruler. If one sees the earth caving in under him, he will suffer a severe chastisement. An earthquake usually means a bitter illness or a plague hitting the population of the town or locusts or a severe cold weather, or it could mean a drought. If an evil person sees the earth caving under him in a dream, it means a punishment for his sins or undertaking a long and a distantjourney fromwhich he may not return home. Cave: (Cavern; Woman) Enteringa cave in one's dreammeans reaching safety and trust in God Almighty, or it could mean being saved from one's enemy. A cave in a dream also represents a woman,jealousy, swerving, dodging, or a good luck with one's friends. A cave in a dream also represents one's shelter, guardian, mother, father, teacher, Imam, wife, business or trade. A cave in a dream also means hiding one's secrets and for a person looking for work, it means finding ajob or working for people in authority and ending of one's trouble, or it could mean recovering from an illness, release from j ail or longevity. Cavern: (See Cave) Cease fire: (See Truce) Ceiling: A ceiling in a dream represents a well respected person. If it is made of wood, then it represents a fallacious and a deceptive person. I f the ceiling looks as if it were going to cave over one's head in a dream, it means being afraid of someone in authority. If consequently some dirt falls over his shirt from the ceiling in the dream, it means that he will receive money in compensation for his pain and sufferings. If the central pillar that holds the ceiling cracks and falls in the dream, it means the death of the man of that house. If the ceiling collapses in the dream, it means thedeath ofthe man ofthat house. If one hides under a roofin a dream, it means that hewill enter his house and robhis family'S belongings. If water is leaking from one's ceiling in a dream, it means crying in that house for the sake of a departed soul or crying because of a sick person in that family. If rain dissolves the ceiling in a dream, it means loss ofmoney and falling-out from grace. If one sees himself standing on the ceiling of his house and cannot come down in the dream, it means his imprisonment. In a dream, t he central beam that carries the ceiling represents a hypocrite who supports the business of an alliance of profiteers. Should the central beam break down and fall in the dream, it means that such a person will be removed from his office. If the ceiling falls over someone's head in a dream, it means that punishment and sufferings will befall him too. Ifone sees the stars under the roofofhis house in a dream, it means that his ceiling may actually cave-in. (Also see Cave-in)