If you seek to use poison on others, you will be guilty of base thoughts, or the world will go wrong for you. For a young woman to dream that she endeavors to rid herself of a rival in this way, she will be likely to have a deal of trouble in securing a lover. To throw the poison away, denotes that by sheer force you will overcome unsatisfactory conditions. To handle poison, or see others with it, signifies that unpleasantness will surround you. To dream that your relatives or children are poisoned, you will receive injury from unsuspected sources. If an enemy or rival is poisoned, you will overcome obstacles. To recover from the effects of poison, indicates that you will succeed after worry. To take strychnine or other poisonous medicine under the advice of a physician, denotes that you will undertake some affair fraught with danger. _Poker_. To dream of seeing a red hot poker, or fighting with one, signifies that you will meet trouble with combative energy. To play at poker, warns you against evil company; and young women, especially, will lose their moral distinctiveness if they find themselves engaged in this game. _Polar Bear_.[164] Polar bears in dreams, are prognostic of deceit, as misfortune will approach you in a seeming fair aspect. Your bitterest enemies will wear the garb of friendship. Rivals will try to supersede you. To see the skin of one, denotes that you will successfully overcome any opposition. [164] See Bear. _Pole-cat_. To dream of a pole-cat, signifies salacious scandals. To inhale the odor of a pole-cat on your clothes, or otherwise smell one, you will find that your conduct will be considered rude, and your affairs will prove unsatisfactory. To kill one, denotes that you will overcome formidable obstacles. _Police_. If the police are trying to arrest you for some crime of which you are innocent, it foretells that you will successfully outstrip rivalry. If the arrest is just, you will have a season of unfortunate incidents. To see police on parole, indicates alarming fluctuations in affairs. _Polishing_. To dream of polishing any article, high attainments will place you in enviable positions. _Politician_. To dream of a politician, denotes displeasing companionships, and incidences where you will lose time and means. If you engage in political wrangling, it portends that misunderstandings and ill feeling will be shown you by friends. For a young woman to dream of taking interest in politics, warns her against designing duplicity, _Polka_.[165] To dream of dancing the polka, denotes pleasant occupations. [165] See Dancing. _Pomegranate_. Pomegranates, when dreamed of, denotes that you will wisely use your talents for the enrichment of the mind rather than seeking those pleasures which destroy morality and health. If your sweetheart gives you one, you will be lured by artful wiles to the verge of distraction by woman's charms, but inner forces will hold you safe from thralldom.