(Coal, Fire, Fumes, Oven) In a dream, ashes represent unlawful money, or they could mean burns. Ashes in a dream are also interpreted to mean money one will receive from someone in authority or directly from the government. Seeing ashes then means difficulties or toiling for no benefit in the service of a person in authority. Ashes in a dream also mean vain talk, or knowledge one cannot benefit from. If one sees himself carrying a container filled with ashes in a dream, it means that he is engaged in falsehood, backbiting, or in acquiring useless knowledge. If one sees himself blowing air into cold ashes in a dream, it means that he will engage in a futile undertaking. Ashes in a dream also denote sadness, sore eyes, or heedlessness. Ashes in a dream also mean quelling the fire of war, suppressing upheaval, or attaining peace. Ashes, which are collected from baking in a dream, represent charity or curiosity. (Also see Coal)