Gallows dream meaning is explained below using 13 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Zolar

lucky numbers: 01-09-15-20-33-49

building: unexpected constructive changes stay the execution of emergency decisions.

die on the, having to: much suffering until you obtain an honorable position.

hanging on the: lynching by a man your actions made angry.

another: your adversary wil soon say “uncle”; victory in al spheres.

relative: wil be persecuted if your petty crime is uncovered.

someone you know: dispense with some bad habit before it is found out.

of a: major adjustments on your part are needed for you to acquire happiness.

public: ultimate condemnation of your action or thought.

Source: Zolar’s Book of Dreams Numbers and Lucky Days • Author: Zolar

Interpretation 2 — 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.

Source: Dreamers Dictionary • Author: Garuda

Interpretation 3 — 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.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation • Author: Gustavus Hindman Miller

Interpretation 4 — 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.

Source: The Big Dictionary of Dreams • Author: Martha Clarke

Interpretation 5 — Stephen Girard

To dream of the gallows is a most fortunate omen; it shows that the dreamer will become rich, and arrive at great honors. To the lover, it shows the consummation of his most sanguine wishes, and that by marriage he will become rich and happy, have mánv children, particularly a son, who will become a great man, and be the founder of his family's honor.
Source: The Mystic Dream Book • Author: Stephen Girard

Interpretation 6 — Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

Most sources agree that this is a dream of contrary and will be followed by a period of general good luck, as in the hanging rhyme:

To see someone hanged, or to be hung yourself.

Is absolute promise of increase in pelf.

And however uncomfortable may be the sensation.

One cannot have doubt of a just elevation.

Source: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams • Author: Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

Interpretation 7 — Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen

If you see a gallows in your dream your future plans will meet with frustration. Bad luck in a sudden and inexplicable manner will befall you if you see yourself led to the gallows.

A friend will betray you if you see yourself standing on the gallows.

If you hang an enemy on the gallows you will be victorious.

Source: Encyclopedia of Dreams • Author: Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen

Interpretation 8 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

1. Betrayed by someone.

2. An empty gallows is a warning that something bad is occurring, and one should examine one’s life.

3. If the dreamer is complicit in a hanging, then he/she has betrayed the person being hanged.

Source: New American Dream Dictionary • Author: Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

Interpretation 9 — Gillian Holloway

You will be frustrated in your immediate plans for bettering yourself if you see a gallows in your dream.

Sudden and unexpected bad luck is predicted by a dream of being led to the gallows.

Source: The Complete Dream Book • Author: Gillian Holloway

Interpretation 10 — Klaus Vollmar

Hanging up your burden. Or if you are being hanged, extreme danger. Drastic, ancient symbol for punishment; however, it need not always be a nightmare. It could be a relief.
Source: Little Giant Encyclopedia • Author: Klaus Vollmar

Interpretation 11 — Internet Archive - Anonymous

This unpleasant dream is one that carries a contrary meaning, and is generally considered very fortunate in every way.
Source: Mystic Dream Book • Author: Internet Archive - Anonymous

Interpretation 12 — Katherine Taylor Craig

Fortunate, the dreamer will rise proportionately to the height (Gypsy).
Source: The Fabric of Dream • Author: Katherine Taylor Craig

Interpretation 13 — Margaret Hamilton

Unjust condemnation; ensnared
Source: Dream Dictionary Unlimited • Author: Margaret Hamilton