Understanding the Dream of Forbidden Falls: A Journey into the Subconscious

Dreams have always held a sacred place in human experience, offering unique windows into our subconscious mind. The dream of forbidden falls often represents a complex interplay of desires and fears, urging the dreamer to confront elements of their life they may deem off-limits or risky. This type of dream can evoke strong emotions, as it often involves a sense of falling, which can symbolize a loss of control or an upheaval in one's personal life.

Such dreams encourage introspection and self-exploration, often indicating internal conflicts regarding personal beliefs, responsibilities, and ambitions. By reflecting on these dreams, we can glean valuable insights about our emotional landscape and navigational paths. Through the lens of Ibni Sirin's interpretations, understanding the symbolism of forbidden falls can reveal deeper truths about our life choices and the essence of our longing for freedom and acceptance.

• Dreams of forbidden falls often symbolize a deep fear of loss or failure.
• They can reflect internal struggles with societal norms or personal desires.
• Understanding the context of the fall can reveal insights into your life challenges.
• Such dreams may encourage introspection and emotional healing.
• Always consult with a knowledgeable person for deeper insights into your dreams.

Symbols

• cascades
  • Mountain pass:
  • Chastity:

    Climbing a mountain, enjoying its vegetations and drink¬ ing from its fresh and sweet water in a dream means sheltering one’s chastity in the company of one’s wife. (Also see Khimar: Veil) Clipping one’s beard:

  • Canyons:

    (Mountain pass; Mountain trails) In a dream, deep valleys or canyons represent deception, betrayal, perfidy and trickery. Seeing a mountain pass in a dream also could signify overcoming adversities or relief from difficulties.

• falls
  • Fall:

    Falling in a dream means despair or disappointment, or it could mean a mistake that cannot be covered. Falling in a dream also means changing conditions from good to bad, or a marriage failure and changing of spouse. It also means changing profession, country or religion.

    Falling in a dram also projects the reverse effects and produces positive results if what one falls over is pasture, or if he falls upon a good community or to join a banquet or the like effects, then it may have a positive meaning. On the other hand, falling into the hand of a bad company, or into a beast’s den, etcetera, means evil consequences, or it could mean stinginess. If one sees himself falling down from the roof of his house, and if he breaks an arm or a leg in the dream, then it reflects a psychological distress, adverse financial conditions, breaking of a friendship or it may mean suffering from persecution by the local authorities.

  • Hurricane:
  • Business loss:
• waterfalls
  • Falling in deep waters:

    Failing into deep waters and not reaching the bottom of it in a dream means prosperity and wealth, for the world is a deep ocean. A sudden fall into water in a dream also means joy and money.

  • Trachoma:

    (Life; Rain; River; Vapor) Water in a dream represents a happy life, money, prosperity, expansion of one’s business, increase in one’s income, or it could mean marriage. If one sees the water pure and abundant in his dream, it means lowering of prices, peace and social justice. If one sees himself chewing on water in a dream, it means toiling and hardships related to earning his livelihood.

    Drinking a glass of water in a dream means protection against any danger from one’s enemy and it denotes a prosperous year for the one who drinks it in a dream. Drinking more water in a dream than what one usually drinks in wakefulness means longevity. If one glass of water does not quench one’s thirst in the dream, it means discord between husband and wife.

    If one immerses his hand in water in a dream, it means that he will play with money and confuse himself. Fresh potable water or a well in a dream also could be the immediate cause of a trial, fight or calamity. Giving someone a glass of water in a dream is glad tidings of a child.

    Drinking a glass of spring water in a dream means conceiving a child, or that he will receive benefits from his wife. In this sense, glass in a dream represent the substance of a woman and water represents a fetus. Drinking hot water in a dream means distress and adversities.

    If one is pushed into a pond or a river of clear water in a dream, it means receiving a pleasant surprise. Seeing oneself submerged in a body of water in a dream means facing a trial, distress, bewilderment and adversities. Carrying a jar of clear water in a dream means receiving an inheritance.

    Asking people for water to drink in a dream means lying to them by claiming to be needy. Stagnant water in a dream means imprisonment, distress, or depression. It is said that stagnant water in a dream has weaker meaning than running water.

    Bad smelling or putrid water in a dream represents a wretched life. Bitter water in a dream means a bitter life. Boiling water in a dream means suffering from heat.

    If boiling water is used during the daylight in a dream, it means suffering from chastisement, afflictions and punishment for one’s sins. If used during the nighttime in a dream, then it means fear of evil spirits. Salty water in a dream means hardships and difficulties in earning one’s livelihood.

    Murky waters in a dream represent unlawful earnings. Black colored water in a dream means destruction or family problems. Drinking black colored water in a dream also may mean blindness.

    Yellow water in a dream means an illness. Boiling water, blazing water, or oozing water in a dream means change of one’s status, or being deprived of God’s favors for lack of gratitude and for being a hindrance against those who do good. Drinking polluted seawater in a dream means turbulences, distress and sufferings that will be brought about by someone in authority.

    If seawater runs inside one’s dwelling place or business, and if one drinks from it in a dream, it means an illness. If everyone drinks from it in the dream, then it means a plague. Murky water in a dream denotes a tyrant.

    If a sick person bathes in murky water then walks out of it in a dream, it means that he will recover from his illness. If he is facing adversities, it means that he will be able to overcome them. If he is incarcerated, it means that he will be released.

    Pure potable water in a dream means salvation. Saltwater in a dream means distress. If one sees murky water gushing froth from a water well in a dream, it means a bad marriage.

    Walking on water in a dream represents the strength of one’s faith, certitude and trust in God Almighty. This is particularly true if while walking one also speaks words of wisdom and piety. Otherwise, walking on DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 471 water in a dream could mean ascertaining something that is not too clear.

    Walking on water in a dream also means undertaking a dangerous trip and trusting in God Almighty for protection and guidance. Walking on water in a dream also means undertaking a dangerous venture. If one walks back from the water to dry land in a dream, it means that he will satisfy his needs or desire.

    Falling into a deep sea or a deep river but not reaching the bottom of it in the dream means wealth and prosperity, for the world in a dream represents a deep ocean. If one falls into a river and if he is overcome by water in a dream, it means that he will fall sick. If he drowns in a river in a dream, it means his death.

    Falling into water in a dream also could mean happiness, joy, or blessings. Observing the reflection of one’s face in the waters looking beautiful in a dream shows kindness toward one’s household and neighbors. Reaching a pond of clear water in a dream means speaking good words.

    Pouring water inside a bag in a dream means spending money to please a woman. Pouring water over a place where it is of no benefit in the dream means wasting one’s money. Floods in a dream means distress, suffering and corruption, depending on their strength.

    If the water level of a dam or a river rises and inundates people’s homes and businesses and becomes a threat to people’s lives in a dream, it means discord and trials after which evil people will be eliminated from that place. If one sees water flowing over his own roof in a dream, it means a quick distress, or a permanent stress that will be brought by someone in authority. Sweet potable water in a dream represents lawful earnings, a good heart, knowledge, revival, recovering from a dangerous illness, a wife, a husband, or marriage.

    If one drinks a sweet and a refreshing glass of water from a permissible cup in a dream, it means that his marriage is proper. Otherwise, if the container from which one drinks in his dream is unlawful, it means that his marriage is illegal from a religious point of view. Water in a dream also denotes the drink of poor people, or what gallant people exchange and share among themselves.

    If a thirsty person quenches his thirst with water in a dream, it means comfort, appeasement of one’s bewilderments, prosperity verses poverty, or reuniting one’s family. Bathing in fresh spring water in a dream means payment of one’s debts. If sweet and potable water becomes salty in a dream, it means apostasy, or straying from the path of God Almighty and meeting with insurmountable difficulties.

    Car¬ rying water in a container in a dream means conceiving a child and increase in one’s income. Abundance of water at a time when it is supposed to be low, or drought at a time when it is supposed to be raining in a dream means injustice, abuse, high prices, divided opinions, weaknesses, or payment of Financial damages. Clear water in a dream also means recovering from trachoma.

    The explosion of a water tank or a pipe in a dream means distress, trouble and adversities. Green colored water in a dream means a long illness or a wretched life. Drinking black colored water in a dream means becoming blind.

    Sucking water in a dream means tight circumstances. If unexpectedly one is showered with hot water in a dream, it means a fever, an illness or a scare from evil spirits, the intensity of which is relevant to how hot is the water. If one’s garment gets wet in a dream, it means changes in one’s travel plans, or it could mean delaying a project, or failure of one’s plans.

    If a poor person sees himself carrying a container of water in a dream, it means money. If a rich person sees that dream, it means marriage, or conceiving a child. Carrying water in a purse, socks, a cloth, or in any porous material in a dream means pride about one’s wealth, status, attainments, fame and living conditions.

    Pouring water into a container in a dream means getting married. Bathing in cold water in a dream means repenting from sin, recovering from an illness, release from prison, payment of one’s debts, or dispelling one’s fears. Drawing water from a well in a dream means earning money through deception and fraud.

    Channeling irrigations to 472 IBN SEEKIN’S water a garden or a farm in a dream means earning money from a woman. If the trees of one’s garden or farm do blossom in the dream, it means conceiving a child from such a woman. Watering a garden or a farm in a dream also means having sexual intercourse with one’s wife.

    If pure water gushes forth from one’s mouth in a dream, it means that he is a gnostic and people will benefit from his knowledge, wisdom and admonition. If one is a young merchant, it means that he is a truthful person. Sweet water in a dream also represents the element of faith in God Almighty, while saltwater represents the element of atheism.

    In a dream, water also means wealth. Seeping water from a crack in a wall means adversities and distress caused by a brother or an in-law.

  • Rivulet:
• prohibited
  • Encroachment:

    (Encroachment; Transgression) To infringe upon someone’s rights, or to slander him, or to insult him in a dream means losing to him, unless if there is a legitimate reason, or a legal point for trespassing. If someone infringes upon your rights in any way in a dream, it means that your ultimate victory over him is sure. Infringement in a dream also means prosperity and success in this world, though the end results may not be as positive as the beginning.

  • Junub:

    (arb.; See Impurity)

  • Profligate:

    (Dissolute; Immoral; Shameless) In a dream, profligacy signifies ingratitude, disbelief, or denial of the truth. If a pregnant woman acts shamelessly in a dream, it means that she will soon deliver her baby, or it could represent a recalcitrant child, or a rebellious son.

• forbidden
  • Junub:

    (arb.; See Impurity)

  • Trespassing:

    (Allurement) In a dream, trespassing means corruption, straying from God’s path, denying the truth, or refusing to follow common sense.

  • Recalcitrant child:

    (Accursed; Disobedient; Disrespectful; Rebellious; Undutiful) To see a recalcitrant child who stubbornly refuses to obey his parents in a dream means committing a major sin, such as associating partners to God Almighty, or committing a violent crime or a murder, etcetera.

• banned
  • Ceremonial dinner:

    (Ceremonial dinner) Attending a banquet or giving a banquet in a dream IBN SEERIN’S means dispelling distress and overcoming adversities. A banquet in a dream also means celebrating a new appointment or receiving honorary guests. However, a banquet in a dream also denotes distress, sorrow or grief.

  • Dismissal:

    (Banishment; Chasing away; Dismissal; Driving away; Eviction; Exile; Expel) Expulsion in a dream means imprisonment. It also means es¬ tablishing the superiority of the one who gives the order and the proof of the subject’s guilt. If one is exiled from his homeland in a dream, it means that he may enter a jail.

    If one is expelled from paradise in a dream, it means that he may experience poverty. If one evicts a man of knowledge or screams at him, or bewilders him in a dream, it means that he will face an extraordinary misfortune and confront a threatening and a cruel enemy. If a religious and a pious looking person is evicted or driven away from a place in a dream, it means that he is failing to fulfill his religious vow, or it could mean that he is avoiding to remain in the company of true pious people, ascetics, people of knowledge and noble ones.

    Expulsion in a dream also could denote misbehavior or ill conduct on the part of the evictor.

  • Banishment:

    (Banishment; Chasing away; Dismissal; Driving away; Eviction; Exile; Expel) Expulsion in a dream means imprisonment. It also means es¬ tablishing the superiority of the one who gives the order and the proof of the subject’s guilt. If one is exiled from his homeland in a dream, it means that he may enter a jail.

    If one is expelled from paradise in a dream, it means that he may experience poverty. If one evicts a man of knowledge or screams at him, or bewilders him in a dream, it means that he will face an extraordinary misfortune and confront a threatening and a cruel enemy. If a religious and a pious looking person is evicted or driven away from a place in a dream, it means that he is failing to fulfill his religious vow, or it could mean that he is avoiding to remain in the company of true pious people, ascetics, people of knowledge and noble ones.

    Expulsion in a dream also could denote misbehavior or ill conduct on the part of the evictor.

Practical Insights for Navigating the Dream of Forbidden Falls

• Reflect on Your Emotions

  When you wake from a dream of falling, take a moment to jot down your feelings during the dream and upon waking. Were you terrified, excited, or indifferent? This initial emotional response can serve as a clue to what areas of your life are currently causing you anxiety or excitement.

  For example, if the fall felt exhilarating, it might signify a desire for change or a leap of faith in your life. On the other hand, if it was terrifying, it may indicate fear of failure or the consequences of taking risks. By identifying these emotions, you can create a clearer picture of your feelings toward certain decisions or circumstances in your waking life.

  Use this reflective practice regularly, especially after tumultuous periods or major life transitions.

• Examine Your Life Situations

  Consider what might be manifesting as a forbidden fall in your waking life. Are there aspirations that feel out of reach? Are you compromising personal desires due to societal pressures or expectations?

  Reflect on the choices and situations where you feel constrained or where following your heart could lead to disappointing outcomes. This step may involve a conversation with a trusted friend or family member to gain outside perspectives. Additionally, journaling your thoughts can provide clarity about what you truly want versus what you feel obligated to pursue.

  Acknowledging these discrepancies can empower you to seek paths that align more closely with your inner self.

• Seek Spiritual Guidance

  Engage in spiritual practices such as prayer or meditation, especially after experiencing a dream of forbidden falls. Such dreams can stir confusion and unrest within; thus, seeking clarity through spiritual guidance can help. You might also consider reaching out to knowledgeable individuals who can provide insight into your dreams and their meanings.

  Reflecting on Islamic teachings or wisdom literature can also offer valuable context for your feelings and decisions. This sacred dialogue can enhance your understanding of personal conflicts while deepening your spiritual journey.

• Embrace Change Mindfully

  Dreaming of falls can symbolize a turning point. Embrace the sense of falling as a metaphor for letting go of old patterns and welcoming new beginnings. Cultivating an attitude of readiness for change can lead to personal growth.

  Start setting small, attainable goals that align with your newfound perspectives. Approach them step by step, allowing for adaptability. Practicing mindfulness can also help you stay present and focused rather than succumb to fear of change or disruptions.

  Remind yourself that life is a continuous journey, and each fall can lead to personal evolution.

• Connect with Nature

  Spending time in nature can be grounding, especially after a vivid dream of falling. Being in an outdoor environment helps you reconnect with your inner self, fostering feelings of tranquility and stability. Whether it's a walk in the park or a hike in the hills, nature can provide a soothing counterbalance to the anxieties that may arise from such dreams.

  Pay attention to how these natural settings make you feel and allow those sensations to influence your day-to-day life, promoting a healthier emotional balance.

FAQs

• What does it mean to dream about falling off a cliff?

  Dreaming about falling off a cliff often symbolizes feelings of fear, uncertainty, or a fear of losing control in a situation. It can highlight areas in life where you feel precarious, perhaps due to risks you’re considering or the pressures of responsibilities weighing you down. Reflecting on your current circumstances can help clarify the source of these feelings.

• Are dreams of falling common?

  Yes, dreams of falling are quite common and can happen to anyone. They usually reflect feelings of doubt, insecurity, or anxiety in waking life. Many people experience this type of dream during stressful times or significant life transitions.

• How can I interpret my dreams accurately?

  To interpret your dreams, start by writing them down immediately after waking. Pay attention to your feelings, the symbols present, and any significant events before the dream. Reflect on how these elements connect to your waking life. Engaging with established dream interpretation resources, like those of Ibni Sirin, can provide further insights.

• What does the action of falling represent psychologically?

  Psychologically, falling can represent feelings of loss of control, vulnerability, or unpreparedness for upcoming challenges. It often reflects underlying anxieties about facing the unknown or significant life changes. Understanding this can help navigate emotional responses in real life.

• Can recurring dreams of falling indicate something more profound?

  Yes, recurring dreams of falling may indicate unresolved concerns or fears. They may show a consistent challenge in your waking life that needs attention. It can be beneficial to explore the context of these dreams and consider seeking guidance from a trusted advisor or therapist for deeper exploration.

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