Dreaming of Hair Falling Out: What It Means

Ibn Sirin compilation — "Hair" entry, printed p. 198 (Ibn Seerin's Dictionary of Dreams, compiled by Muhammad M. Al-Akili, Pearl Publishing House 1992, ISBN 1879405032; a later compilation attributed to the 8th-century scholar, not his autograph text; the book's own page index lists Hair at 198; OCR running-heads and mid-word line breaks removed, wording otherwise as printed): "Hair: In a dream, hair represents money and longevity. If a rich person ties a strand of hair to a bun of his own in a dream, it means increase of his wealth and growth of his business based on a business loan or a mortgage. If a poor person sees that in a dream, it means that he will borrow money to pay for his debts and still borrow more money to pay for his daily expenses. If one sees his straight hair frizzed or curled in a dream, it means that he will be honored, and ifhe sees his frizzed hair straight in a dream, it means that he will suffer from humiliation or lose his rank. Ifone with a straight and lanky hair sees it longer than usual in a dream, it means that money belonging to someone for whom he works will be distributed, wasted, or lost. Ifone's hair is soft and lanky but still looks longer than usual in a dream, it means that his manager's authority will expand, and his interests will diversify. Ifa strong man or a warrior sees himself having a bun of hair in a dream, it means protection and respect inspired by a strong personality. Otherwise, ifhe is rich in the dream, a bun here means more wealth, and if he is a poor, it represents his debts. If one's hair looks curly in a dream, it means that power, honor and praises will be the lot of his superior. Ifa woman sees her hair straight in a dream, it denotes benefits and particularly if she uses a hair pieces or a wig as part of her makeup. Women receive benefits from braiding their hair in a dream and it means saving money or investing it. Otherwise, if a poor person, or a blind person braids his or her hair in a dream, then it means complications and difficulties, and particularly when they are accustomed to doing so. If a sick woman sees herself braiding her hair in a dream, it means that she will die from her illness. If one sees his hair long to the extent that he could braid it together with his beard in a dream, it means debts. Shaving one's moustache, or under one's armpit in a dream means paying one's debts, dispelling distress, or following good hygienes. Braiding one's hair in a dream also means mastering one's craft. Shaving one's head during the pilgrimage season in a dream means safety and protection. Shortening one's hair, or removing unwanted hair during makeup in a dream means dispelling stress, or being coerced to pay one's debts. If a thief or a fugitive sees himself grabbing to his own long and lanky horse like hair in a dream, it means that he will be captured. If one sees himself having hair like that of a hog in a dream, it connotes major calamities. If an unhappy person sees himself hairy in a dream, it means aggravation of his depression and unhappiness, while if a happy person sees himself hairy in a dream, it means increase of his happiness. The black hair of a woman in a dream represents her husband's love for her. If a woman sees herself wearing a veil, or putting on a head piece in a dream, it means a journey that will take her husband away from her from sometime, or ajourney from which he may never return. Ifshe sees people looking at her hair in a dream, it means that she will suffer slander and defamation. If a man sees himself with horns formed from his own hair in a dream, it means might and adroitness. If one sees the hair in the back of his head disheveled or rumpled in a dream, it means that he will suffer humiliation. If he sees his hair on the right side of his head tousled in a dream, it means that he will molest male children from among his relatives.lfhe sees his hair on the left side of his head tousled, or disheveled in a dream, it means that he will molest female children from among his relatives. If one does not have relatives, it means that he will suffer harm from his evil actions. If one sees long hair under his armpit in a dream, it means he will attain his goal, or it could denote his generous character. Ifhe sees it thick in a dream, it denotes his thirst for knowledge, search for a business, or profiting through patience and endurance. If one sees his hair infested with lice in a dream, it means that he has a large family. If one sees his hair longer or thicker, and if he wishes in the dream to have that in wakefulness, it means that he will attain his goals, pay his debts, or prosper. If the length or thickness of one's hair is uncommon, and if one feels no offense to walk with it in the streets in his dream, it means debts, distress and inability to take care of one's family. Long hair in a dream also means naughtiness and adversities. Thick and long hair in a dream also can be interpreted as having many children, or it could represent fear of wrongdoing, or thinking about an important person, or it could represent common daily concerns. Having less hair in a dream means diminishing difficulties. If one sees someone pulling out his hair in a dream, it means that he may have to face a financial disaster. If a woman sees a strand of her hair being cut in a dream, it means a fight between her and her husband, or it could mean that someone is encouraging her husband to seek another woman. Ifone sees himself grooming his hair with oily dressing in a dream, it means adorning oneself for the world. If the oil runs over one's face in the dream, it means trouble. Discovering a bad odor emanating from one's hair in the dream means hearing praises. Delousing one's hair in a dream means discovering some of one's own faults. Ifsome lice fall during the combing of one's hair in a dream, it means that he will spend a portion of his inheritance in charity, or that he will clean his act, or correct his attitude. If one sees his hair growing anew in a dream, it means that he may lose most of his wealth. If one sees hair growing on his face where hair does not usually grow in a dream, it means debts. If one sees hair growing in the palm of his hand in a dream, it means benefits from a business. A hairy chest, or hair growing over one's tongue in a dream means wisdom, clarity, or diligence, except ifit grows beyond control, then it becomes adversities, stress, sorrows, debts and so forth. If one sees the hair on his forearm scattering, or falling in a dream, it means that he may lose all his savings. Braiding the hair of one's legs in a dream means earning money through improper methods, or engaging in something which contradicts the ~uu divine laws. Woman's hair in a dream represents her protection, husband or family. Hair in a dream also denotes farming, money, a wife, a husband or marriage. Ifone's hair looks ugly and smelly in a dream, it represents the living condition or the state of the husband and wife. Nicely combing one's hair in a dream means loyalty and fulfilling a promise. As for a person who lacks loyalty, shaving his hair or cutting it short in a dream means squandering money, though in general shortening one's hair means knowledge and guidance. Combing the hair of one's wife in a dream means divorce. Good looking hair in a dream represents a person of good character. Hair in a dream also means feeling apprehensive about something. If one's hair turns into an animal's hair , , in a dream, it means toiling and difficulties. If a poor person sees that dream, it means that his basic needs will be adequately satisfied. The eyebrows, eyelashes, hairy arms, hairy legs and a hairy chest in a dream also represent man's virility, beauty, protection, or lasting wealth. Hair in one's ears in a dream means knowledge, or admonition. Seeing hair in one's noses in a dream represents a beneficial thing one breezes, though it may involve some hidden trouble, or it could mean money. Hair covering woman's body in a dream means remaining celibate and for a married woman it means taking care of her parents and children. A hairy child in a dream means longevity. Ifa beardless man sees himself hairy in a dream, it means that his wife will soon be pregnant. If one's hair turns white in a dream, it means loss of money for a rich person, or paying the debts of a poor person. (See Black hair; Dye; Shaving; Strand of hair)"

Same compilation, related hair entries (headwords and pages per the volume's own index): "Braiding: (Hair; Intertwine; Plait) Braiding women's hair in a dream is a sign of benefits and the same goes for men who usually braid their hair. As for the rest of people, braiding one's hair in a dream represents complications in one's life, unbearable debts, or confusion. (Also see Hair)" (Braiding, printed p. 54) — "Shaving: Shaving one's hair in a dream relates to one's personal customs. If he is used to have short hair and sees himself shaving his head in a dream, it means that he will pay a fine as an atonement. If he sees his head shaved in the summertime, and if he is used to doing so, it means benefits, comfort, or recovering from a migraine headache. If one sees his hair shaved during the winter in a dream, it means difficulties, adversities, penalties, or a sickness. Shaving one's head in a dream also means paying one's dues, appeasement of one's fears, and success in one's life. Shortening one's hair in a dream also means appeasing his fears. If one is suffering from depression and he sees his head shaved in a dream, it means an end to his trouble, or payment of his debts. It also means abasement, disgrace, deception, or death. If a soldier sees his head shaved in a dream, it means that he will lose his strength and esteem. Ifone sees himself chipping his hair in bits in a dream, it means that he will lose people's respect. Shaving one's head in a dream for someone who does not usually shave it also may mean an affliction or an illness. If a woman sees her head shaved in a dream, it means divorce, or the death of her husband. If she sees her hair sheared in a dream, it means confinement to her house. If she sees her husband giving her a beautiful haircut and talking to her affectionately in a dream, it means spiritual growth, delivering a trust, or paying one's debts. Trimming women's hair in a dream means inability to conceive children. Cutting one's hair in a dream means losing one's strength" (Shaving, printed p. 382) — "Strand of hair: (Bun; Tuft; Wisp) If a pregnant WOman sees a strand of hair in her dream, it means that she will beget a blessed son. A strand of hair hanging over one's head in a dream means money. Carrying several tufts in a dream represents one's neighbors. Ifa woman sees herself having a long strand of hair in a dream, it means that her son will become a leader. If she sees her hair thick in the dream, it means that she will do something that will make her famous. If people see her thick strand of hair, it means that she will be exposed for something wrong she has committed" (Strand of hair, printed p. 415) — "Haircut: A short haircut in a dream means failure to properly fulfill one's duties. (Also see Hair; Shaving)" (Haircut, printed p. 200) — "'Aqiqah rites: (Hair of a newborn; Immolation offered on the seventh day for a newborn; Islamic tradition of shaving the hair of a newborn on the seventh day after his birth; Sacrament; Weighing the shaved hair of a newborn and distrib­ uting an equal measure in gold or silver in charity for his benefit.) The offering of an 'Aqiqah ceremony in a dream represents glad tidings, the arrival of a long awaited person, recovering from an illness, or the release of a prisoner. Partici­ pating in the sacrament of the 'Aqiqah rites in a dream also could represent a growing faith and certitude, and emulating the blessed traditions of God's Prophet, upon whom be peace. If the sacrifice presented in one's dream on that day is a permissible one and if one fulfills all the necessary rituals in his dream, then it denotes his praiseworthy character and the success of his endeavors. If one offers a non-permissible sacrifice in his dream and presents it to people to eat from, then his dream represents a recalcitrant child, or a rebellious son. (Also see ~qiq canyons; Carnelian-red)" ('Aqiqah rites, printed p. 15 per the running head; the headword is not carried in the volume's page index).

Al-Nabulsi — (شعر الرأس), shamela.ws/book/1217/192, printed p. 195 (Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi d. 1731 CE, Dar al-Fikr edition; باب الشين; text verbatim from the shamela page): (شعر الرأس) هو في المنام مال وطول عمر فمن رأى أن شعر رأسه طال فإنه يطول عمره وإن رأى أن على رأسه جمة شعر فوصلها بشعر آخر فإن كان غنياً ازداد ماله وكثر واستقرض مالاً واتجر به وإن كان فقيراً فإنه قد اجتمع عليه دين ويستدين لغيره وإن رأى أن شعره سبط أو جعد فإنه يشرف ويعزو وإن رأى أن شعره السبط جعد فإنه يتضع ويصير دون ما كان عليه وإن رأى شعره الجعد سبطاً طويلاً متفرقاً فإن مال رئيسه يتفرق وإن كان ناعماً ليناً فإنه نماه رئيسه وقيل جمة الشعر لحملة الصلاح وقاية أخرى يوق بها نفسه ويهاب لأجلها فإن لم يكن من جملة السلاح وكان غنياً فإنها ماله وإن كان فقيراً فهي ديونه التي عليه فإن رأى شعره جعداً فإن رئيسه ينال سيادة وعزاً وتجتمع له أموره ومن رأى أن له شعراً طويلاً وهو مسرور به فإن ذلك محمود خصوصاً في النساء فإنهن يستعملن شعور غيرهن بسبب الزينة ومن رأى أن شعر رأسه قد كثر وطالت لحيته فضفر شعره جميعاً ضفائر فإنها ديون كثيرة عليه والشعور أموال لمن ملكها أو حواها وإزالة شعر الشارب والإبط دليل على قضاء الديون وذهاب الهم وإتباع السنة وضفر الشعر يدل على إتقان الأمور وضفر شعر النساء دليل خير ولمن هو معتاد بضفره يدل على حفظ المال وجمعه ولغير هؤلاء كالفقير والأعمى يدل على تعقد الأمور ومن رأى شعره نبت في غير محله أصابه هم وحلق شعر رأسه وقصه في زمن الحج يدل على الأمن وقصه ونتفه إذا لم يشن الخلقة فهو ذهاب الهم وقيل نتف الشعر يدل على وفاء دين الرائي على كره منه وإذا رأى الهاشمي طول شعره ملك الرقاب وإذا رأى الجندي أن شعره طال زاد سلاحه وزينته ومن رأى شعره كشعر الفرس فإنه يمسك ويقبض عليه إن كان لصاً أو آبقاً وإن رأى ذلك حر فليحذر أن يصير

Al-Nabulsi — (شعر الرأس) continued, shamela.ws/book/1217/193, printed p. 196: ومن رأى شعره صار كشعر الخنزير أصابته شدائد وكثرة الشعر للمهموم زيادة في همه وكثرته للمسرور زيادة في سروره وسواد شعر المرأة يدل على محبة زوجها لها وعلى استقامة أحوال زوجها فإن رأت امرأة أنها كشفت شعرها فإن زوجها يغيب عنها وإن رأت أنها لم تزل مكشوفة الرأس فإن زوجها لا يرجع إليها وإن لم يكن لها زوج لا تتزوج أبداً وإن رأت شعرها كثيفاً وأبصر الناس ذلك منها فإنها تفتضح في أمرها فإن رأى الرجل أن على رأسه قروناً من شعر فإنه رجل منيع وإن رأى أن شعر مؤخر رأسه قد انتثر أصابه ذل في الوقت وإن رأى أن شعر مؤخر رأسه قد انتثر دل على هوان يصيبه في حال شيبه وإن رأى أن شعر الجانب الأيمن من رأسه انتثر دل على أنه يصاب بالذكور من أقربائه فإن كان شعر الجانب الأيسر فإنه يصاب بالإناث منهم وإن لم يكن له قرابة من الرجال والنساء رجع الضر إلى نفسه وطول شعر الإبط دليل على نيل الحاجة ويدل على صحة دين صاحبه وكرمه فإن رأى شعر إبطه كثيراً فإنه رجل يطلب بجلادته جمع المال في العلم والولاية والتجارة وغيرها عليه وكان ولا يرجع إلى المروءة والدين فإن كان فيه قمل كثير دل على كثرة العيال ومن رأى شعر رأسه طال فوق ما كان يشتهي ذلك وهو مناه وإرادته فإنه يستغني ويقضي دينه ويوسع على عياله وإن رأى أن طوله لا يشبه مثله ومشى به بين الناس فإنه دين يركبه وهم يضعف عن القيام بأهله وقيل طول الشعر طول شقاوة وقيل كثرة أطفال وعيال وقيل يكثر منه استكثار الخوف والمراقبة لله تعالى ويكون في الدنيا مهموماً كئيباً ومن رأى شعر رأسه نقص عما كان عليه فنقصانه نقصان هم إذا كان طوله هماً. - (ومن رأى) أحداً ينتف من شعره فإنها مصيبة في مال وإن رأت المرأة أنه قطع من شعرها في غير إحرام ولا أيام الموسم وقع بينها وبين زوجها خصومة وشر فإن كان في هذه الأوقات فإنه صلاح في دينها ودنياها وأمانتها وإن رأت إنساناً يجز شعرها من ورائها فإنه يدعو زوجها إلى غيرها من النساء مكتوماً عنها ومن رأى أنه دهن شعره بدهن فهو زينة له إذا كان قدراً موافقاً وإن سال عليه الدهن أصابه هم وغم في أمره فإن وجد رائحة فذلك ثناء حسن ومن رأى أنه يفلي رأسه فإنه يطلع على بعض عيوبه. - (ومن رأى) أنه مشط رأسه فسقط منه قمل فإنه ينفق مالاً من ميراث أصابه أو يظهر منه عيب. - (ومن رأى) أن شعره عاد باقلاً فإن ماله قد ذهب أو يذهب إلا أقله. - (ومن رأى) الشعر ينبت في وجهه أو حيث لا ينبت الشعر فإنه يكثر عليه الدين. - (ومن رأى) شعره نبت في كفه فإن ذلك منفعة تدخل عليه والشعر في الصدر واللسان حكمة وبيان وشعر وفطنة إلا أن يخرج عن الحد فيعود إلى الهموم والكمد والحزن ونحو ذلك. - (ومن رأى) شعر بطنه كثر فإنه كثير الدين مهموم. - (ومن رأى) أن شعر ذراعيه يتناثر فإن جميع ما اكتسبه يذهب عنه. - (ومن رأى) أن شعر ساقيه كثر وهو يفتله فإنه يصيب مالاً يعمل به خلاف عمل الناس فليتق الله تعالى وإن رأى أنه تساقط فإن جميع ما سعى به وكده ذاهب تلاف ورؤية المرأة شعر رأسها دال على من يسترها وربما دل شعر الرأس على الزرع والمال والجاه والزوج للمرأة العزباء والزوجة للرجل الأعزب والولد الذي يتجمل به فحسنه وسواده وطوله دليل على حسن حال من ذكرناه وقصره وبياضه ونتن رائحته دليل على قبح حالهم فإن دهن شعره في المنام أو سرحه دل على الإحسان أو الوفاء بعهد من دل عليه وحلقه أو تقصيره لمن لا يؤثر ذلك مقاطعة أو تبذير للمال وتقصيره دليل على العلم والهدى وإن كان في زمن الحج ربما دل على الحج وإن ضفر شعره دل على جمع المال وضم الزرع وإن سرحه أو أخرج القمل من رأسه دل على إخراج المفسدين من أرضه وإن سرح زوجته ربما طلقها وطول الشعر لمن لا يليق به دليل على الهموم والأنكاد والديون وطوله لمن يليق به من الجند والصبيان دليل على حسن حالهم والزيادة في أموالهم وسترة أحوالهم فإن طال خلاف العادة دل على الشهوة والديون والتبدد والهموم والأنكاد وربما دل حسن الشعر على الأعمال الصالحة وربما دل حسن الشعر وطوله وضفره على عمل الشعر ونظمه وربما دل الشعر على الاستشعار بالخير إن كان في المنام مليحاً وبالشر إن كان رديئاً والشعر إن كان رديئاً في المنام دل على مرض الرعش وإذا ضفر شعر المرأة ثلاثة قرون طلقت من زوجها ثلاثاً وإن كانت مريضة ماتت. - (ومن رأى) أن له جمة من الشعر طويلة ربما حاوله ثعبان أو وقع عليه وإن صار شعر الآدمي كشعر غيره من الحيوان دل على الجهد والتعب وإن كان فقيراً ربما استغنى وشعر الحاجب وأهداب العين وشعر السواعد والصدر والساق زينة للرجل وقوة ووقاية وكسوة وسترة ومال دائم وما كان من الشعر مما لا نفع فيه كشعر الإبط والعانة فزيادة ذلك في المنام هموم وأنكاد وخروج عن السنة وشعر الأذن علم أو كلام يسمعه وشعر الأنف خبر يتنسمه فيه نكد أو مال مخفي والشعر على المرأة في بدنها تعطيل للعزباء عن الزواج وربما دل على قيامها على أهلها أو أولادها كمقام الرجل والشعر للطفل دليل على طول عمره

Al-Nabulsi — (شعر) as poetry, shamela.ws/book/1217/192, printed p. 195: (شعر) من رأى أنه يقول الشعر ويبغي به كسباً فإنه يشهد بالزور فإن رأى أنه قرأ قصيدة في مجلس فإنها حكمة تميل إلى النفاق فإن سمع الشعر فإنه يشهد مجالس لا يقال فيها الحق والشعر في المنام كلام باطل فمن سمع شعراً في منامه وحفظه فليأخذ من معناه وإذا كان الشعر حكمة أو ذكر الله تعالى فهو خير وربما دل عمل الشعر في المنام أو حفظه على زوال المنصب ونقص الدين وربما دلت رؤية الشعر على الصناعة الجليلة وتدل على الهم والنكد والطعن في العرض من الأعداء وإن عمل في المنام شعراً فاحشاً كهجو في إنسان فإنه يدل على القذف وإن كان مدحاً افتقر إن كان غنياً وإن كان الشعر مزحوفاً أو ملحوناً أو ناقص الوزن ربما دل على أنه يكون مهذاراً في الكلام لا يتوقف فيما يقول أو يفعل أو يداخله الوسواس — poetry in a dream is vain speech; whoever composes it to earn a living testifies to falsehood; memorizing verse may mean the passing of office and the shortening of religion; obscene lampooning is accusation, praise-poverty for the rich; broken meter marks a man who babbles, or into whom whispering enters. The hair entry and the poetry entry sit on the same page under different headwords — the shared word is the coinage of this book, not of this reading.

Zhou Gong Jie Meng — ch. 3 身体 面目 齿发 (received recension, our corpus file, verbatim): 头白主长命大吉 — "White hair on the head: long life, greatly auspicious." · 头秃发落皆凶事 — "Baldness and hair falling out: all of it inauspicious." · 头须自落忧子孙 — "Beard and moustache falling out on their own: worry about the descendants." · 头须再生主长命 — "Beard and moustache growing back: long life." · 剪剃头发家内凶 — "Cutting or shaving the hair: misfortune inside the household." · 露头披发阴人谋 — "Head bared, hair loose: a secret plot against you." · 披头盖面官讼至 — "Hair hanging over the face: a lawsuit arrives." · 眉与发齐禄位至 — "Brows and hair level: salary and rank arrive." · 梳头洗面百忧去 — "Combing the hair and washing the face: a hundred worries depart." · 妇人披头有私情 — "A woman with loosened hair: a private affair." · 齿自落者父母凶 齿落更生子孙兴 — "Teeth falling out on their own: misfortune to the parents; teeth falling and regrowing: the descendants thrive.". The chapter's teeth pair is quoted too because the same chapter governs both symbol families on this site: fallen teeth mean misfortune to the parents, regrown teeth the thriving of the descendants — the Chinese ledger runs on the head's two hard tissues at once.

Modern research. Malkud S. "Telogen Effluvium: A Review." J Clin Diagn Res 9(9):WE01-3, 2015. PMID 26500992 (PubMed abstract re-extracted today: "Telogen effluvium was first described by Kligman in 1961. It is the most common cause of diffuse hair loss... Diffuse shedding of telogen hair are seen after 3-4 months of triggering event. The observation of increased telogen hair shedding does not infer a cause."). Chien Yin G, Lee JSS, Wang ECE. "Telogen Effluvium — a review of the science and current obstacles." J Dermatol Sci 101(3):156-163, 2021. PMID 33541773, DOI 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2021.01.007 (abstract: "usually precipitated by physiological stress such as childbirth or sudden weight loss... the mechanisms through which physiological stress influences the human hair cycle is unknown, and there are no targeted treatments"). Hadshiew IM, Foitzik K, Arck PC, Paus R. "Burden of hair loss: stress and the underestimated psychosocial impact of telogen effluvium and androgenetic alopecia." J Invest Dermatol 123(3):455-457, 2004. PMID 15304082, DOI 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23237.x (abstract: "provokes anxieties and distress more profound than its objective severity would appear to justify... in vivo studies in mice have substantiated the long-held popular belief that stress can exert profound hair growth-inhibitory catagen-inducing and hair-damaging pro-inflammatory effects"). Zhang B, Ma S, Rachmin I, et al. "Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells." Nature 577(7792):676-681, 2020. PMID 31969699, DOI 10.1038/s41586-020-1935-3 (abstract, mice: stress-induced greying via sympathetic-nerve noradrenaline burst; melanocyte stem cells "proliferate rapidly, and is followed by their differentiation, migration and permanent depletion from the niche"). Rozen & Soffer-Dudek. "Teeth Dreams, Wake-Time Dental Irritation, and Psychological Distress." Frontiers in Psychology 9:1812, 2018. PubMed 30319507 (full text re-extracted today: the measured-variable list above is Table 1's own caption; the word "hair" does not occur in the article). No study we could locate reports a prevalence figure for hair-falling dreams — the absence is stated here on purpose.