Gallows

Gallows dream dictionary

Uncover Hidden Dream Meanings

Gallows can be defined as a wooden frame - this is ultimately used for execution by hanging. Obviously, this is rather disturbing in a dream.

It may have been either someone you know hanging from the gallows or yourself. Even though this dream is rather disconcerting to see gallows in your dream is a positive omen. It denotes both promotion in society and possible financial gain. Gallows also suggest that you may go through a disagreeable period in your life, but this will end favorably, especially if you acknowledge your own failures and keep moving forward in your endeavors. To see more than one person in the gallows means that you may want to act against your enemies and adversaries, who are hindering your progress.

Being hanged suggests your hung up on problems. Gallows can be the omen of both luck and success. To see rusty gallows is a symbol to overcome difficulties and obstacles in life. Dreaming of hanging someone on the gallows is the omen of persuasion. Someone is going to try to manipulate you by using their charm.

In your dream you may have

  • See gallows.
  • Ruined gallows.
  • Seen yourself hanging from the gallows.
  • A person hanging from gallows.
  • Escaped from gallows.
  • Seen a lover hanging from gallows.
  • Seen a friend hanging from the gallows.
  • A succession of people hanging from gallows.
  • Your enemy hanging from gallows.
  • You save someone from being hung.

Positive changes are afoot if

  • You were released from the gallows.
  • Others were helping you escape from the gallows.

Detailed dream interpretation

In the Arab tradition dream dictionaries denote that seeing gallows suggests unhappy and disturbing relationships. This is a warning about past friends that could be the source of maliciousness gossip. The dream of seeing yourself hung from the gallows means you will be lucky in your career, or that you might meet a new person in your life that could try to take advantage of you and use you for personal gains. If you see a person that you do not know in waking life hanging by the gallows this dream interpretation suggests that you should beware of your friends, as some of them could be in a bad mood and rather unfriendly.

In the Western tradition, the dream about gallows is the omen of obstacles and new enemies. The positive aspect of this dream is that you maybe tenacious and ambitious in accomplishing your plans, and therefore you will be honored by others, you will be lucky in business and successful in all situations of your waking life.

Standing between two gallows in your dreams suggests that some of your friends can be deceitful. If in your dream you build gallows, you will experience a positive change in your life. Seeing yourself hanging from gallows indicates that your wishes need to be fulfilled. If you hang yourself from gallows in a dream you will be lucky in waking life, while if other people are hung, some of your enemies will lose a battle with you.

Dreaming of saving someone hanging from the gallows means that you will have new achievements at work or in your career. If you see one of your enemies (in waking life) hanging by the gallows in your dream, you will be victorious in all areas of your life. If a friend is hanging by the gallows, you must be careful and move quickly, because a problem could lead to a disaster. If however, you dream of your lover hanging by the gallows means that you married a person lacking principles. The dream about gallows could foretell a sudden change in your life that will make you more honorable.

Feelings that you may have encountered during a dream of gallows

Terrified. Surprised. Anxious. Worried. Strange. Insecure. Furious. Tired. Lazy. Confused. Upset. Overwhelmed. Offended. Insecure. Upset. Angry. Scared.

By Flo Saul
Oct 12, 2012