Dreaming of a Scaffold
scaffold, guillotine · mixed
Climbing a scaffold may mean rising in the world or being unfairly blamed; falling from it warns of a setback.
What happens in the dream
- You climb it: friends may blame you for something you didn't do, or you'll rise in the world
- If you're single and climb it: you'll marry someone wealthy or distinguished
- You see a scaffold: disappointment in love
- You come down it: a wrongdoing you'll pay for
- You fall from it: a misfortune that leaves you poorer, or a deception exposed
How you felt
- Exposure: the dream often reflects a fear of being judged in public
- Ambition: it may echo a wish to climb despite the risks
Ask yourself
- Where do I feel exposed to judgment?
- How high am I willing to climb?
See also Ladder · Gallows · Fall · Climbing · Building
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). Also searched as: guillotine.