Mercury

To see mercury in a dream signifies the presence of something deficient. If a man sees in his dream that he possesses mercury, this dream denotes that he will go back on his word. For mercury does not remain in the hand, and it is difficult to preserve it.

To see mercury rising in a barometer in a dream denotes success in trade; and to see it falling denotes failure.

Mercury seen in a transparent vessel in a dream denotes a person in whose nature brilliant talents are hidden. It is interpreted as meaning that you have an unfinished undertaking and that you will suffer failure in the affairs of your heart.

To buy mercury in a dream indicates that you will not attain your aspirations. To see mercury high in a barometer in a dream is a sign that you will achieve success in commercial life or in your affairs. To see it low signifies the opposite.

To drink mercury in a dream denotes that a hidden event will become known to the people.

To sell mercury in a dream is to reflect your troubles upon those around you and upon others. If, during a dream, a person sees that he gives mercury to another person, or that he possesses mercury, or that mercury is in his hand, he becomes afflicted with going back on his word and failing to keep his covenant.

For one who sees that he has mercury in his hand, it is a sign of his hesitation in religion, of his being in a state that follows his lower self, and of his being an untrustworthy person. To eat mercury in a dream is interpreted as grief and sorrow.

Whoever sees in his dream that his clothes and person have become soiled with mercury will fall under the influence of women.

Ibn Sīrīn: To see mercury in a dream—see Mercury. It signifies rapid change, a slippery and unstable condition, or provision that quickly slips from one’s hand.

It can be read as a sign of easing, receiving support, gaining morale, or a fruitful development.

Underestimating opportunities, succumbing to comfort, or being late may reduce the positive effect.

In the interpretation, the themes of success and reputation, work and responsibility, health and body, spiritual signs, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.