Dreaming of a goat or sheep
Wealth on the hoof, and the animal of sacrifice and celebration.
Livestock in the compound is stored wealth and readiness for celebration, since a goat is what is slaughtered when something is worth marking. Healthy animals are read as provision and family increase.
The sheep is the cared-for one and the ram the substitute provided in the thicket. Read as provision arranged before you knew you needed it.
Sheep and goats are classically favourable, read as lawful wealth, followers or family. The ram carries strong associations with sacrifice and with provision from Allah.
Domestic animals represent tended resources and the parts of life that require regular care to stay healthy.
Livestock imagery is more common among people raised around it, and generally reflects thinking about security and accumulated resources.
Sources
- Kofi Asare Opoku, West African Traditional Religion (1978)
- Ibn Sirin, Taʼbir al-Ruʼya