As with all dream symbols, the tone and setting of the dream determine which meaning is indicated. [1]
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 also: Passageway, Road [2]
An unlit alley: Lurking potential for danger (See also: Darkness).
Being mugged in an alley: Unanticipated misfortune that leaves you feeling violated or out of control (See also: Banking: robbeiy).
Light at the end of an alley: Hope. Traversing a dark time to find renewal (See also: Tunnel). [3]
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. [4]
For a young woman to wander through an alley after dark, warns her of disreputable friendships and a stigma on her character. [5]
If dark, represents an unknown and unfamiliar route. [6]
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.
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. [15]