Dictionary of Dreams

84 IBN SEERIN'S and a scholar. If one enters a city and finds it in ruins in his dream, it means that the learnedpeople of that city no longer live there. It is said that seeing a city in a dream means the death of its ruler or an unjust governor from that place. Seeing a city being built in a dream signifies the growing number of its learned people and represents children who will continue the path of their fathers. Seeing a city with no governor in a dream means rising prices. An unknown city in a dream represents the hereafter, while a known city represents the world. Seeing oneself in an unknown city in a dream is also a sign of righteousness. The best ofcities in a dream are the large ones. One's home town in a dream represents his father, while one's homeland in a dream represents his mother. Seeing oneself in a northern city in a dream mean increase ofone's cash flow. Seeing oneselfin a southern citymeans increase in one's trickery and deception. Seeing oneself in a low plateau in a dream means difficulties and trouble, while seeing oneself in a high plateau means trustworthiness and truthfulness. Seeing oneself in Egypt in <a dream means longevity and a comfortable living. Seeing oneself in a farmland in a dream means pursuing innovation. Seeing oneself in a bower in a dream signifies the coming of a prosperous year. Seeing oneself in Jerusalem or at the feet ofMount Sinai in a dream also means prosperity. Seeing oneself in Bethlehem in a dream means increased religious devotion. Seeing oneself in Damascus in a dream means blessings, prosperity and wealth, or it could mean corruption. A cold city in a dream represents adversities. Seeing oneself in a shore city in a dream means winning people's acceptance. Standing on a sulfuric soil or a salinized soil in a dreammeans an illness. Seeingoneself in a large and populated city in a dream means prosperity and wealth. Entering a city in a dream also means making peacebetweenpeople. Driving through an unknown section of a city in a dream means losses. Entering an old city that is rebuilt and restored in a dreammeans that a great and a pious person will be born in that city and he will grow to guide its people on the path of righteousness. A city in a dream also signifies an oath, meeting with one's beloveds, peace, tranquility and safety. Meeting with (rl)d· fearing people in a dream means attaining one's goals and receiving glad tidings. Seeingthe cities ofSodom and Gomorrah in a dreammeans adversities, earthquake, fear and corruption. Seeing a city in a dream also could mean repentance from sin. Aprovince in a dreamrepresents its governor or renowned scholars.(rl)verninga city in adreammeans rising to a suitableposition, getting married, recovering from an illness, repenting from sin, or receiving guidance at the hand ofa learnedshaikh. Seeing a deceased person walking alive in a city in a dream perhaps means that he is in paradise enjoying its blessings. Seeing a deceased person in a village in a dreammeans that hemightbe in hell laboring with its people. A city in a dream also represents the entertainment it provides for its dwellers. The name of a city one sees in a dream should reflect some of the meanings ofone's dream. (See Introduction). The industry of a city also has a share in the dream interpretation. Known cities in the world in a dream represent their rulers. Entering a city one alreadyknows in a dreammeans that onewill not die until he enters it again, or it couldmean that he will receive news from that city. The walls of a city represent a strong ruler. A demolished wall ofa city in a dream signifies the death of its ruler or his removal from office. If one sees a flourishing city with its urban construction, factories and farms, his dream will reflect the spiritual awareness and religious devotion of its people. (Also see Village) Civet cat: (See Civet) Civet: (Castor; Civet cat; A fattysubstance with amusklike scent which is secreted by a gland near the genitals ofa civet, a deer or a beaver. This substance is also used in making perfumes.) In a dream, a civet represents honorable profits or valuable properties, botanical gardens, a school from which one can acquire