File (Rasp)
Seeing a file (rasp) in a dream signifies a person of exertion who brings forth what is beneficial in work and thought. (Also, filing something with a file in a dream signifies wealth, setting matters right, and attaining peace of heart by casting away what exceeds one’s worldly possessions.
Seeing a wooden file in a dream signifies the tongue, and points to words that will be spoken to you in order to change you. Filing your body with a file in a dream signifies the fulfillment of needs; and for people possessed of knowledge, it signifies performing good worship. Whoever sees in a dream that he is filing his heels shall marry.
Seeing an idle file in a dream signifies a helper and a servant who has risen to serve. Seeing more than one file together in a dream also signifies an intermediary in marriage and marriage itself.
Seeing oneself filing and thinning iron in a dream signifies that the dreamer shall overcome a difficult matter. Seeing a rusted file in a dream is interpreted as ease.
According to Ibn Sirin: Seeing that one has a file in one’s hand in a dream signifies that one will fall into difficult circumstances; and seeing oneself filing iron with a file signifies that one’s affairs will become difficult. A thick file signifies an evil word, whereas a thin file signifies a beautiful word. Seeing that one’s file has broken in a dream signifies that one’s affairs will become difficult.
According to Jabir al-Maghribi: Seeing oneself filing a piece of iron or copper from the household goods in one’s home signifies that the affairs of one’s household will be set right; and seeing oneself filing an object such as a bell, a rattle, or a chime in order to repair it signifies enmity.
Positive Meaning
It can be read as a sign of easing, receiving support, gaining morale, or a fruitful development.
Shadow Meaning
Underestimating opportunities, succumbing to comfort, or being late may reduce the positive effect.
Advice
In the interpretation, the themes of work and responsibility, success and reputation, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.