Dragon in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin, al-Nabulsi and Ibn Shahin

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Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream it is a tyrannical, awe-inspiring sultan, or a burning fire.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 51

If it has one head or three, then it is more severe.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 51

And if a sick person sees a dragon, it indicates his death.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 51

And if a woman gives birth to a dragon in a dream, she will bear a crippled child, because the dragon drags itself along when it moves.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 51

(And whoever sees) as though a dragon dragged him into the water, then a punishment from a sultan will befall him, or a chastisement from Allah the Exalted, or from his chief.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 51

And if he sees as though he himself turned into a dragon, his life will be long and he will attain sovereignty.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 51

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

And the dragon is interpreted as a man of great danger.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 223

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

(As for the dragon) Whoever sees that he has turned into a dragon, his life will be long and he will attain authority.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 416–420

And if he eats the flesh of a dragon, he will obtain wealth from the king.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 416–420

The dragon is a man who is an enemy concealing his enmity.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 416–420

And if it has many heads, then he will have many arts in vileness, evil, and wickedness.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 416–420

And if it has two heads, or three, or four, up to seven heads, then each one of its heads is a calamity and an art of evil; and when they become seven heads, then he has no equal in the completeness of his evil and his enmity, and he cannot be endured nor withstood.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 416–420

And this animal indicates, in the case of the sick, death.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 416–420

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

THe Dragon signifies a King or Lord, and the time for his length; also riches, gold, and silver:

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Second Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

when one dreames that he comes and gives any attempt, or speaks, it signifies great goods, if the contrary, it signifies evill.

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Second Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

A dragon folded and wreathed, and terrifying, signifieth great danger, and captivity, also death to the sick.

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Second Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

Freud and Jung, a separate view

the seven heads[433] of the dragon means the seven hills upon which the woman sits.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. V Symbolism of the Mother and of Rebirth

Of the latter we know that it is a symbol of the “dreadful mother,” of the voracious jaws of death, where men are dismembered and ground up.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. V Symbolism of the Mother and of Rebirth

It is clearly evident that the killing of the mother-dragon here takes place under the idea of a wind fecundation with negative accompaniments.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. V Symbolism of the Mother and of Rebirth

The dragon, who must be overcome for this purpose, means, as must have been for some time clearly seen, the resistance against the incest.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. V Symbolism of the Mother and of Rebirth

We recognize easily in the ancient idea of the woman on the dragon,[435] the above-mentioned representation of Echnida, the mother of the infernal horrors.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. V Symbolism of the Mother and of Rebirth

Whoever vanquishes this monster has gained a new or eternal youth.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. V Symbolism of the Mother and of Rebirth

Kinds and conditions of Dragon

whale dragon

Freud and Jung, a separate view

The “whale dragon” (mother’s womb) always “devours” the hero.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. V Symbolism of the Mother and of Rebirth

battle with the dragon

Freud and Jung, a separate view

fought with the demon (battle with the dragon), conquered him and recaptured the Vedas. (Treasure obtained with difficulty.)

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. VI The Battle for Deliverance from the Mother

13 more passages on this symbol are in the database and used by the interpreter.