Dreaming of Gallows
gallows, hanging, noose · mostly positive, with warnings
Gallows in a dream are surprisingly often a sign of fortune, though seeing a friend on them calls for decisive action.
What happens in the dream
- You see a gallows: a chance to make money, if you seize it; a new venture will succeed
- In another reading: wealth, honors and, in love, a happy and fruitful marriage
- You rescue someone from the gallows: welcome gains; you hang an enemy: victory on every front
- A friend is on the gallows: emergencies to meet with decision, or a great calamity
- Your sweetheart is hanged: a union with an unscrupulous person
- You're on the gallows yourself: false friends will do you harm
How you felt
- Anxiety: the dream often reflects a fear of punishment or judgment
- Urgency: an important decision may be waiting for you
Ask yourself
- What decision am I putting off?
- What opportunity could I grab if I dared?
See also Gibbet · Execution · Being Hanged · Public Hanging · Scaffold
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: hanging, noose.