Alley Dream Meaning

As with all dream symbols, the tone and setting of the dream determine which meaning is indicated.

A lane in a dream also means breaking one’s oath or mixing and confusing values, or it could mean a road, a method of operating a business, or the techniques used by a craftsman in his trade.

(Also see Lane, Road)

dark: neighbors gossip about your taking a devious route, to you it’s unknown.

dead-end: fear of exposure has boxed you in a corner, the third side is stil exposed.

of an: have no choice in way out of predicament but to total y redirect plans.

trees, lined with: transform the green reality with honor and dignity.

An alternative or unusual way to access something or someone.

A shortcut.

A tangent, or going off-course somehow.

A dark or scary alley could represent a feeling or fear of danger or the unknown.

See Passageway, Road

An unlit alley: Lurking potential for danger (see Darkness).

Being mugged in an alley: Unanticipated misfortune that leaves you feeling violated or out of control (see Banking: robbeiy).

Light at the end of an alley: Hope. Traversing a dark time to find renewal (see Tunnel).

It is also a very common dream when a person is very pressed for time, such as meeting a financial obligation or memorizing a speech, preparing for scholastic examinations, and the like.

For a young woman to wander through an alley after dark, warns her of disreputable friendships and a stigma on her character.

If dark, represents an unknown and unfamiliar route.