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Meaning of Dreams

The Dayaks believes that dream is a reality that has significance for their life so that the dream has certain meaning.

There are several examples of the meaning of dream :

• Corpse Seeing a corpse means gaining a fortune

• Blood Seeing a blood means beware, the bleeding because of dispute or revenge can be neutralized by palas (swept by chicken blood) – see saki palas in other part of this website.

• Tooth Losing upper tooth means an elder colleague or a family member will pass away.

• Moon Seeing a moons means the person will be engaged

• Ring Using ring means that a person has been hurt and suffers a heart-wounded because of our attitude.

• White Clothes Using white clothes means the person will be very sick

• Black Clothes Using black clothes means the person will be badly sick that might lead to the death.

• Catching fish Means the person will get a fortune

• Sick Means the contrary: healthy

• Climbing a mountain Means the person will get promotion

• Fall Means that the person will be ashamed (in Javanese: Kewirangan)

• Snake Means the person will be tempted by another sex opponent

• Crocodile Killing a crocodile means the person will have a strong opponent.

• Baby Bird Catching a baby bird means the person will soon have a child

• Chicken Catching a chick means the person will soon have a child

• Boat Riding a boat means that the person will get sick

• Fly Means the person will get a fortune

• Eat Means the person will suffer a stomachache

• Naked Means that the person will be ashamed

• Cow Chased by a cow means the person will get sick

• Water Buffalo Chased by water buffalo means the person will get sick

• Swim Means that the person will get sick

Note: If someone had a dream with bad meaning, the way to neutralize it is that when the person awakes from the nightmare, a small number of the hair should be cut and buried or be put on the ground.

Thanks for the translator.

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