Usually it reflects a real need. If not then it symbolizes a burning aspiration of something mystical or religious unless we are being forced to drink muddy or hot water, in which case it reveals deceptions, disillusion or resignation to the inevitable.

…a very propitious dream for women. To see milk in large quantities, signifies riches and health. Dreaming of dealing in milk commercially, denotes great increase in fortune. To give milk away, shows that you will be too benevolent for the good of your own fortune. To spill milk, denotes that you will experience a slight loss and suffer temporary unhappiness at the hands of friends. Dreaming of impure milk, denotes that you will be tormented with petty troubles. Dreaming of sour milk, denotes that you will be disturbed over the distress of friends. Dreaming of trying unsuccessfully to drink milk, signifies that you will be in danger of losing something of value or the friendship of a highly esteemed person. Dreaming of hot milk, foretells a struggle, but the final winning of riches and desires. Dreaming of bathing in milk, denotes pleasures and companionships of congenial friends. See Buttermilk….

…Dreaming that you are being shaved, portends that you will let imposters defraud you. To shave yourself, foretells that you will govern your own business and dictate to your household, notwithstanding that the presence of a shrew may cause you quarrels. If your face appears smooth, you will enjoy quiet, and your conduct will hot be questioned by your companions. If old and rough, there will be many squalls or, the matrimonial sea. If your razor is dull and pulls your face, you will give your friends cause to criticize your private life. If your beard seems gray, you will be absolutely devoid of any sense of justice to those having claims upon you. For a woman to see men shaving, foretells that her nature will become sullied by indulgence in gross pleasures. If she dreams of being shaved, she will assume so much masculinity that men will turn…

…If one’s jugular vein splits open and blood gushes forth from it in a dream, it means one’s death. A jugular vein in a dream also represents a strong covenant, or tying a kerchief over one’s head during a hot and a hard-working day. (Also see Aorta | Veins)…

(hot. Carnation | Garden heliotrope | Wallflower) In a dream, gilly-flowers signify the death of a newborn, a celebration that will not culminate in peace, a short lived happiness, a new job that will be quickly terminated, or they could mean wearing stylish clothing, or treasuring the art effects of another culture.

…Dreaming of iron, is a harsh omen of distress. To feel an iron weight bearing you down, signifies mental perplexities and material losses. To strike with iron, denotes selfishness and cruelty to those dependent upon you. Dreaming that you manufacture iron, denotes that you will use unjust means to accumulate wealth. To sell iron, you will have doubtful success, and your friends will not be of noble character. To see old, rusty iron, signifies poverty and disappointment. Dreaming that the price of iron goes down, you will realize that fortune is a very unsafe factor in your life. If iron advances, you will see a gleam of hope in a dark prospectus. To see red-hot iron in your dreams, denotes failure for you by misapplied energy….

To dream that you are drinking indicates joy is fleeting and there are moments of happiness. If you drink cold water, then it means you´ll have an opportunity to make a short trip. If you drink hot water, then it means you will receive some news of the wedding of someone you love very much.

…(Beverage) Drinking an unknown sweet drink or a glass of a cold and fresh water in a dream means guidance, knowledge, having good taste, and the diligence of the people of the path. Drinking a glass of cold sweet water in the early morning in a dream means lawful earnings and profits for everyone, except for someone who is used to drinking hot boiled water which means sickness, stress, depression and a scare from evil spirits. Any yellow colored drink in a dream means sickness. Drinking an infusion of a violet flower in a dream means recovering from an illness, or avoiding certain food in one’s diet. If one is unwillingly drinking a bitter medicinal syrup in a dream, it means that he might suffer a light illness. If he drinks apple juice or honey or myrtle drink or any other delicious drink in a dream, it means happiness…

…For a woman Dreaming that her baking oven is red hot, denotes that she will be loved by her own family and friends, for her sweet and unselfish nature. If she is baking, temporary disappointments await her. If the oven is broken, she will undergo many vexations from children and servants….

The iron in dreams is very important omen. The iron could indicate something very strict and harsh. Alternatively, the iron can be interpreted as the symbol of power and enthusiasm. If the iron which you see in the dream is red and hot, then such dream represents some kind of failure at some situation. If the iron is old and rusty, then it shows unsolved problems you haven’t deal with yet.

…in the street or the marketplace in public or in a bathhouse in a dream means a scandal, loss and a curse. Taking ablution at the seashore or in a proper ablution area in a dream means dispelling one’s fear, sorrow or distress. Taking ablution while standing over a friend’s head in a dream means inheriting him. Seeing a friend taking his ablution over one’s head in a dream means suffering harm or a scandal that will be caused by such a friend. Taking ablution in a dream also means dispelling fears, recovering from an illness, paying one’s debts or repenting from sin. Taking ablution with hot water in a dream means falling sick. Wanting to take ablution and failing to find the proper means to perform it in a dream means failure of a project or facing adversities. (Also see Tayammum | Enacting | Prayers | Ritual bath)…

…Dreaming of violent winds or air, especially when they’re hurricane-like and worse if they blow over dirty and stinking swamps, is usually not good omen, as it warns of anguish and mental confusion. It can also mean irreparable losses. This interpretation varies when it’s fresh, soft and fragrant breezes, in which case it points to benefits in the immediate future. Dreaming of breathing hot air may mean that you’re falling under bad influences that are making you acquire bad vices and habits. Dreaming of breathing cold air can mean that your family, social or business relationships aren’t going well and that you need to pay attention to them if you wish to correct all of the mistakes. Breathing moist and heavy air may mean that something bad will hinder your plans, preventing achievement in the immediate future. Dreaming about breathing pure and fresh air may mean that your family,…

…(Ablution | Ghusul | Ritual ablution | Wash) A ritual bath (arb. Ghusul. Islamic Law) is customarily performed on a festival day, or before the Friday congregational prayers, before starting a pilgrimage, after recovering from an illness, or is necessitated by the emission of sperms either during one’s sleep or following a marital intercourse. A ritual ablution is also given to a deceased person before his funeral and burial, or otherwise is taken by the undertaker himself after washing the dead. To take a ritual ablution in a dream before the Friday congregational prayers means purifying oneself, washing oneself from sin, repenting from sin, serving one’s parents, or being true to one’s friends. Taking a ritual ablution for any of the above reason during the wintertime and using cold water in the dream means distress, trouble or a sickness. If hot water is used, then it means profits, benefits…

…and rising prices. If one is given a piece of dried bread in a dream, it indicates the near end of his life. A loaf of bread in a dream means marriage for an unwed person, and for a craftsman, it means progress in his trade. As for a ruler or a judge, a well baked loaf of bread in a dream represents his justice. Small loaves of bread in a dream represent a short life, while large loaves mean longevity. Eating a hot loaf of bread means hypocrisy, because the effect of the oven’s heat is still in it. Eating bread without a meal means a sickness or dying alone. Eating from a loaf of bread which is half baked in a dream means that one may suffer from high fever. If a poor person eats sweetbread or a cake in a dream, it means sickness or loss of…

It’s not a bad idea to be cautious with everything related to fire and hot surfaces. But the dream may also be talking about a wound caused by your love life that should be healed and cured.

Drinking hot water from the boiler in a dream means sickness, stress, depression and a scare from evil spirits. If one sees himself drinking cold refreshing water from the regular water tab in a dream, it means comfort and joy. (Also see Cup | Drink | Mug)

…Buying a container of ice during a hot weather in a dream means profits that will bring financial stability to one’s family, or hearing good news that will comfort and cool one’s heart. Winter’s ice in a dream means washing away one’s difficulties and trouble. It also means forcing one’s conditions upon his oppo- nents. A snowstorm that culminates in icy roads, freezing and impeding the traffic in a dream means economic depression and slowing of the travel industry. Ice in a dream also represents men’s endurance. Filling a pot of water to make ice in a dream means saving money, or locking a coffer….

…If the bathroom is nice, it indicates both physical and spiritual health, especially if the water is clear and transparent. If it’s cloudy, too hot or too cold, it indicates that something is wrong, but if it ends up being nice, we will get a profit. If the tub is empty or we do not get into it, that indicates missed opportunities….

Dream of being injured by an iron, represents big confusion, trouble, disarray. If it is red-hot iron, effusion of blood. If the one of a horseshoe you will have some journey. To deal in iron or iron wares, means misfortune and injury.

Dreaming of milk symbolizes maternal instincts and love, also denotes kindness, purity and human compassion for new acquaintances. Dream of drinking milk means domestic welfare and domestic food. It may also involve the need to strengthen your ties and relationships with others. Drinking milk also denotes generosity, honor and good feelings. Pouring milk indicates an open secret. Dream of poured milk symbolizes a loss of faith, opportunity and confidence. It may also indicate that your friends will cause you much disappointment and temporary unhappiness. Dream of bitter or impure milk denotes small problems that haunt you and give you distress. Dream of hot milk means you will experience struggle before achieving your rise to fortune. Dream of bathing in milk denotes a stable circle of trusted and pleasant friends.

…Pausing for a moment to see that everyone was perfectly still, he laid his hand very slowly on the handle of the door, and, amidst the most profound silence, flung it open. Instantly there jumped out on me the most dreadful of creatures, a ghastly caricature of humanity with livid red eyes, and brown face and body, and, as I fled in terror, the houses, walls and people shrieked with laughter. On and on I tore, the sounds of devilish merriment still ringing in my ears, and the ghoulish horror still in hot pursuit. At last, finding that I could hold out no longer, I was about to resign myself to its clutches, when I awoke. Now, although this dream was decidedly unpleasant, it was the precursor of good fortune. And this I think may be accounted for by the predominance in my dream of brown and gold — the…

…had time to recover I found myself once again in motion — this time on my own legs — with all the trees, headed by the red man, in hot pursuit of me. On and on I tore, till just as I was on the verge of falling, hopelessly dead beat, and a vast green sea rose up silently before me, and, stumbling into it, I awoke.The significance of the vivid colouring in this dream may be interpreted thus: The black of the trees portended illness, which was speedily verified in the long and protracted illness of my wife; the red of the man foretold change, which was verified in my abandoning the scholastic profession for that of the pen; and the green of the sea predicted success in one or other of the arts, which prediction was fulfilled in the success of the book I was then compiling….

…When you dream of being in a cold air it represents the proportion of your household and work. Make sure you keep the balance between your personal life and work. This dream could be a sign of the risk being out of proportion. Maybe there is something you are not sure about and lost connection with truthfulness. This dream wants to show you that you should take a break, go away even if it’s just for a few days. If you dream of breathing a hot air it means that there are too much of negative energy around you, be aware of that and make sure you are attentive to people around you….

…To see hot iron with sparks flying, is significant of a pleasing work | to the farmer, an abundant crop | favorable indeed to women. Cold, or small, favors may be expected from those in power. The means of success is in your power, but in order to obtain it you will have to labor under difficulty. If the anvil is broken, it foretells that you have, through your own neglect, thrown away promising opportunities that cannot be recalled….

…(Undertaker) If one sees a deceased person washing himself before burial in a dream, it means relief for one’s dependents and increase of their wealth after him. Washing a deceased person in a dream means that someone will repent at the hand of the undertaker. If a deceased person asks someone to wash his clothing in a dream, it means that he needs someone to pray for him, or to intercede on his behalf before his Lord, or pay charity for the benefit of his soul, or to satisfy his debts, or to fulfill his will, or to seek justice for his death. If one does wash the garment of the deceased person in the dream, it means the redemption of that person. Washing a deceased person with boiling water in a dream means that the latter is suffering in hell-fire. (Also see Grave digger | Hot water |…

…dream means receiving benefits from a woman. Meat in a dream also means forbearance and patience for someone who is hot tempered, or who gets angry easily. Eating meat in a dream also could mean recovering from an illness, an end to one’s distress, trouble and adversities. Eating the meat of an unlawful animal in a dream means receiving unlawful money. Eating a suspicious meat in a dream means earning suspicious money, or having an illegitimate marriage. Eating fowls’ meat in a dream means profits for a traveller. Eating a fish in a dream means easy, lawful and enjoyable earnings. Cooked or broiled fowl meat in a dream means profits and money earned from a woman through deception and dishonesty. If it is uncooked in the dream, then it means backbiting or slandering a woman. Eating the meat of an unlawful bird in a dream means deceiving, defrauding, or stealing…

If you drink alcohol, it means fleeting joy, moments of unpleasantness accompanied by shallow happiness. If you drink cold water, it means that you will make a short trip; if you drink hot water, you will hear from a wedding.

Being cold in hot weather means remorse of conscience. Being cold in the right season means lack of affection and love.

Hot tar in a dream represents a guard who prevents saboteurs or subversive people from causing damage to one’s property. Wearing a garment drenched with tar in a dream means indulging in sin and mixing with its people….

Dreaming of digestive organs (gut, etc.) means that the dreamer is threatened by various problems, including health issues. Dreaming of your own digestive system itself warns impending health problems, so it’s important to see a doctor as soon as possible. Dreaming that when approaching something hot, the dreamer’s intestines become inflamed and make the dreamer feel very bad, it insinuates that a disease has already emerged in the body of the dreamer. Dreaming of being intoxicated indicates that the dreamer is not acting properly in everyday life, which will entail various disorders, including health problems.

…If a sick person sees an undertaker washing and shrouding him in a dream, it means his death or relief from his agony. An undertaker in a dream also means payment of one’s debts, or repentance. If one sees himself washing a deceased person with boiling water in a dream, it means that the latter is suffering in hell- fire. (Also see Grave digger | Hot water | Mortician | Ritual bath | Shrouding)…

Dreaming that you have ague, shows an inclination to strong drink, spices, and other hot things.

If you dream with: the sea or troubled waters, it means misfortunes, anger and sorrow. Calmed and clear waters indicate that you have peace of mind and good health. Walking on water is a sign that you will be successful in a business you’re about to start. If you dream about a place where water is scarce and you want to drink some, it means that you are going through a difficult and overwhelming period. Dreaming about swampy and marshy water is a sign of illness or near death. Throwing or pouring water is a premonition of a possible loss or theft. Jumping on a river or a stream of water indicates that you are trying to get rid of some situation that causes you stress. Drinking cold water means good events and joy. Drinking hot water is a sign for trouble and bad news.

For a man to dream that he washes or bathes himself in baths or hot houses, implies riches, prosperity, and health to the sick; that you see a woman washing, shows weakness.

…Thick dirty water shows with trouble you’ll be smote. Clear cold water foretells that you’ll be fortunate. Deep water is dangerous, hot water, shows snares, frozen water indicates, a good fate….

…(Swine) Experiencing it in a dream during the summer season means benefits, profits or new and expensive clothing, but experiencing hot weather in one’s dream during the winter season means the opposite….

For a man to dream that he washes or bathes himself in baths or hot houses, implies riches, prosperity, and health to the sick; that you see a woman washing shows weakness.

…When you dream of the milk, then such dream indicates the motherhood and parental instincts. The dream also represents unity, goodness, purity, innocence and life. If you drank the milk in a dream, then such dream indicates the inner peace and happiness. The dream in which you are drinking milk, also suggests you to look at the relationships you have with your friends, because there might be necessity to make the relations stronger. When you drink the milk that is sour, then it indicates the minor problems, which will cause lots of distraction. If you spilled the milk in a dream, then it indicates the sorrow and sadness. Perhaps you will lose someone or something important in your life. If you took the bath filled with milk, then such dream shows the tranquility and peace within your mind and life in general. The hot milk in dreams suggests you…

To dream that you bathe in clear water, is a sign that you will enjoy good health; if muddy, the death of relatives or friends. To see a bath, anger; to take a warm bath denotes happiness; if you take one either too hot or too cold, domestic troubles. If you undress, without going into the water, you may expect trouble, but it will soon pass away; a sea bath is a sign of honour, and increase of fortune.

Dreaming about being hot without any physical reason that justifies it, indicates incapacity or inability to resolve personal issues. It is usually an unpleasant dream.