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Counting Sheep Dream Meaning

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  1. Islamic Dream Interpretation by Ibn Seerin [Back to dream]

What does Counting sheep mean in a dream?


Innocence and vulnerability are the hallmarks of the sheep as a symbol.If the sheep appears in your dream, you are getting in touch with the more tender side of yourself....

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(Add, Calculate, Enumerate, Number) Counting apples in a dream means counting money. Counting up to the number one hundred, five thousand or twenty thousand in a dream signifies victory against...

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If you were called a “black sheep*’ in your dream, it’s a warning to guard your tongue.To see a black sheep forecasts some unexpected profit See also Sheep and Animals.

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Sheep in dreams represent the aspects of oneself that conforms to social pressures, such as feeling part of a crowd or being herded by others. Dreaming of sheep can also...

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(Meat, Sheep) To see a slaughtered and skinned sheep hanging in one’s house in a dream means death in such a house. Herding sheep in a dream means presiding over...

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If a person sees himself as becoming the owner of a flock of sheep it means he will gain superiority over some noblemen and great personalities.A similar interpretation is given...

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The fat, meat, skin, milk, wool and droppings of sheep symbolise wealth and booty for a person if he sees himself as acquiring any of them.

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In the above case if he sees himself as overpowering the sheep, dropping it to the ground, it means he will over power him and render him helpless and powerless.

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(Sheep shearing) In a dream, a sheep shearer represents a barber, an evil fight, or squandering money.(Also see Scissors)

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If a person sees a sheep mounting him and riding on him it means some powerful and strong man will subjugate him, rendering him powerless.

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If he sees himself as slaughtering or killing a sheep not for food it means he will subjugate or gain victory over a powerful and strong man.

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If a person slaughters a sheep or any other animal with the object of sacrifice or qurbani, it means he will be freed if he is a slave; or he...

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As a baby sheep, the lamb adds the quality of innocence to the symbolic meaning.(See Sheep.)

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If a person sees himself acquiring or becoming the owner of a sheep it is a glad tiding that he will acquire superiority and wealth.An influential and powerful person will...

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If the shepherd is accompanied by sheep or lambs the sign is the same as for sheep.

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Vision: Looking at wool means financial gain. Shearing a sheep: hard work and thrift will bring prosperity.Depth Psychology: Either your life is proceeding “soft and gently” or you have a...

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Vision: Counting (adding and subtracting, etc.) numbers: can you really afford to have others living at your expense? Solving a mathematical problem is a warning about your spending habits, because...

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Warmth, protection, and deep devotion. Sheep: Patience, stupidity, romanticism about the country, but also devotion and innocence.The Wool of the sheep refers to warmth, protection, and the need for loving...

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(Tripes) In a dream, trotters represent an orphan’s property or money. Eating trotters or licking up their marrow in a dream signifies swindling the trusted inheritance of an orphan by...

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1- We may be word-associating as in the sense of being ‘fleeced’ or cheated.The fleece of a sheep also represents security, warmth and comfort and will often signify those creature...

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(Dinar, Money.See Banknote, Counting, Numbers)

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(Female sheep) In a dream, a ewe represents a woman, a wife or prosperity. Running after a ewe and finding oneself unable to keep-up or to catch it in a...

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1. Circular, with no beginning or end (as in necklace).2. Joy and contentment (counting).3. To lose reputation (dropping or scattering).

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(Grease, Lubrication, Money, Prosperity, Tallow) If one sees himself having a fat taillike that of a sheep in a dream, it means that his livelihood will depend on the revenues...

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From the sheep meadow, peaceful, pure of spirit

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Suspecting hidden intentions, i.E.A wolf in sheep’s clothing

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1. Heavenly onlookers;2. Members of a church or customers;3. Sheep without a shepherd; 1. Heb. 12:1.

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If you see a miser counting his gold, its the best dream you can have. It means you will become rich and prosperous and have a full and happy life.

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Telling (or counting) the beads of a rosary in your dream is a sign of greater contentment than you have previously known.See also Prayer.

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(Jewel, Son.See Counting gems, Carnelian-red, Sapphire, Zircon)

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As a modern day counting device the calculator can signify the complexities of the choices we make as we undertake spiritual development.

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To dream you see or have many she-goats, sheep, cows, and horses, signifies wealth and plenty.

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1. Predators that travel in packs;2. Devour the sheep;3. Satan; John 10:10-12; Matt. 10:16; Luke 10 3.

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Dreams of a calendar symbolize that you are counting the days for an event or situation to unfold. This dream may be a message for you to make every day...

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In the above case if he sees himself as riding the animal, leading it to wherever he desires it means he will derive tremendous benefit from such a person.

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1. Counting or being aware of “blessings,” looking on the positive side of affairs.2. Seeking greater spiritual enhancement or “communion.” 3. Reverse: a feeling of disappointment, possibly rejection, “outsider-ness.”

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To dream that a ram pursues you, foretells that some misfortune threatens you.To see one quietly grazing denotes that you will have powerful friends, who will use their best efforts...

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lucky numbers: 07-23-27-31-40-46counting a foreign: a mystery is solved; write. of the: an absent friend returns to share basic lessons of life. printing the entire: worries are smoothed away. writing:...

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Whoever reads it in his dream fully or partially he will be the black sheep of his family. He will acquire hisd rizq in old age. He will also undertke...

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A derelict building or person signifies a lack of hope, a ‘lost sheep’.

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To dream you see or have many wethers, sheep, she-goats, etc. , signifies health and plenty.

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In the above case if he sees himself as skinning the animal it means he will rob him of his wealth. He will enter into some dispute with him. Finally,...

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Counting pennies augurs economical worries for the dreamer.To lose pennies, admonition to be economical.To find pennies, a wish for a more lucrative business.See Money.

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You or you see someone kill chicken, duck, goose or pig: you’ll have a happy and abundant life • You or you see someone kill sheep: an ominous incident is...

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