Dreamers Dictionary

by Garuda
Vision: If you see a gallows: you are surrounded by false friends.

If someone is hanging on the gallows: your adversary will soon give up.

If you are hanging on the gallows: a change in your life and fortune. Building a gallows: unexpected changes with positive consequences.

Depth Psychology: Gallows in a dream are usually a symbol of far-reaching changes in your life. However, there will be much suffering until then, because present problems won’t be resolved in a hurry; major adjustments on your part are necessary.

See Hanging.

Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation

by Gustavus Hindman Miller
To dream of seeing a friend on the gallows of execution, foretells that desperate emergencies must be met with decision, or a great calamity will befall you.

To dream that you are on a gallows, denotes that you will suffer from the maliciousness of false friends.

For a young woman to dream that she sees her lover executed by this means, denotes that she will marry an unscrupulous and designing man.

If you rescue any one from the gallows, it portends desirable acquisitions.

To dream that you hang an enemy, denotes victory in all spheres.

The Big Dictionary of Dreams

by Martha Clarke
Dreaming of the gallows is not a good omen, since it announces all kinds of problems. So, if the hanged person is the sleeper, they will suffer the betrayal of a friend; if it is a loved one, they should make a quick decision to avoid misfortune.

If it is an enemy thought, the dreamer’s triumph in all fields is certain. For a young woman, seeing her boyfriend hanged means she will end up marrying a cruel man.