The attic is a great place to be. I believe it represents your higher self or consciousness. I had a dream a long time ago about an attic and Tracey indicated that to me. I would pay attention to how you feel in the dream, you mention several things...urgency and fear among them. You also mention old abandoned objects along the way to the attic. Nothing to fear about going up to the attic. Your urgency would suggest you know how important it is, but perhaps you need to clear away some old stuff to make room for new insight.