Falling into Ruin

Seeing a place destroyed and ruined signifies the scattering, misery, and deaths of its people. A ruined city may signify the death of its governor or his oppression of the people. Being in a ruined place signifies taking on an unbearable burden and suffering oppression. One's own house collapsing over oneself is associated with a spotted bodily illness. A flourishing village signifies the people's religious uprightness, while a ruined village signifies error and calamity. For a married woman, the chimney or roof of her house collapsing signifies her husband's death; a house pillar breaking signifies the death of a beloved family member. A ruler seeing his palace collapse signifies dismissal and loss of power. Something falling inward from a room or house may signify finding something lost, and sometimes marrying off one's daughter. Floodwaters destroying the walls of one's house signify the wife's death.