A. Venefica’s Weblog: Symbolic Meanings

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Thank you!

Iam of Cherokee-Chickasaw decent. I have a friend who is full-blod Crow. He told me of a deram he had about a bluejay flying in his kitchen window and landing on his head. The bird calmly allowed him to carry it in his hands to be released out the door. Upon re-entering the kitchen, a cardinal flew in the window and landed on his shoulder. I seemed to want to stay there and resisted somewhat to being released outside. At that point, he woke up. Can you help interpret this dream?

Thank you;

John

Hi John,

I’ve written a post on my thoughts about this dream here.

Thanks for sharing this dream - you will see in my post I was quite inspired by it.

Blessings to you & your friend,
A.

in 1977 i was on a trip in hagerman ,new mexico
I was on the seventh day of a fast when lots of little birds landed on my body as i lay on the ground resting. i had a dream after that and i could see old model cars and rooftops only.the little birds left feathers all around me.

Hi Ruben,

Another fascinating experience! Thanks for sharing.

I’ve written a post on my thoughts about your experience too - you can read it here if you like.

Love and brightest blessings to you,
A.

Hello,
Over the past two evenings I have had two dreams about finding feathers.
Night one.
I was walking in a forrest location when I became aware in my dream of my location. At the same point I looked down and noticed a very intricate and detailed feather of a bird I have never known. I quickly deducted that if I had not gained awareness I would have not seen the feather and then kept alert for the possibility of more.The dream is now very vivid because I am conscious. I find two more, both with colours and designs that could only belong to birds of tropical nature if of earth at all. They were unusual. Now I am at a clearing. I am observing a beautiful oversized butterfly with vibrant blue under the wings and the top side are again detailed…the body is particularly long. As it takes flight I point to it to show my friend sitting close by, I ask her to look yup to see it. At that point the butterfly folds its wings back forming an arrow like shape to its body and dives down pinning her in the top of her scull. She falls back to the grass, not unconscious but shocked…I gently try to remove the butterfly, but then tell her she must just relax and let the butterfly do its work, it will release her soon. Then I woke up.
Second night.
I am again walking in a park when I see a beautiful red bird sitting through the trees. I am admiring the beatiful feathers when I noticed the bird has left me one under where she is sitting. I am grateful and gently move to take it. Then I see a few more that look similar and walk over to the area to pick them up, amazed that there are so many. When I get close I see that they are red leaves but in amongst the leaves are other feathers, so I begin collecting them, some a bunched together like a section of a bird has been left, under feather, top feather and wing feather… At the end of collecting I sit down to look at them all. Only then do I see that the feathers that all match have beading on them and are tied. I believe that they are like a feather bouquet from a wedding and am surprised I did not see them before.
I then woke up.

Hi Katrinal,

Thank you for sharing such incredible dream visions with us/me.

These dreams are amazing in depth, texture, and insight.

Dreaming of feathers is an invitation to join ourselves with the highest mind - the highest purest thoughts available to us throught clarity and inspiration.

I love the last part where you received a “feather bouquet” from a wedding - perhaps this is symbolic of marrying spiritual mindedness with every day life…..a joining of all realities.

So often I hear of the conflict of separateness. You know, the illusion that human is separate from nature, or one reality is separate from another. Your dreams speak to me of the real truth in that we are all meshed in One.

This is why I thank you for sharing your dream, as it is an oracle - a reminder that our daily lives are embued with the wonder of life - we are not separate from the wonder - indeed, we encompass it.

Your dream butterflies are wonderful too - indicating a transition or evolution that synchronizes with our human abilities to be so much more than the banal basics we sometimes present.

I’ve a post on the symbolic meaning of dreaming of butterflies here.

Forests, walking on paths, and all your crystalized descriptions of nature are symbolic of a spiritual walk - a graceful evolution to higher presence - a path of exquisite growth.

Katrina, my deepest gratitude to you for expressing these beatitudes. Your dreams are profound for they remind us of our infinite potential - as well as our potential destiny as a race. Yes, profound indeed.

Peace & love on the path,
A.

I have been looking all morning for some insight into a pretty amazing dream i had last night. I was in a house and i looked out the window to see many many colorful birds all over my yard. i could see them upclose even though they were in the yard outside my window. i remember looking at one directly in the eye. its eye was very large and black surrounded my green feathers. I wanted to show my boyfriend and when he came to look the birs flew on top of the house but left hundreds of bright goldish yellow feathers all over the trees. We went outside to get a better look at the birds. i was then looking towards the house and it was covered in large multi colored beautiful birds. we were looking at them together and then i wanted to get closer. i kept looking back towards the house, but it would get farther away like i was zooming out on a camera lens. we walked together along a path and someone passed and made a comment about the cross i wear on my neck, something about needing a new one or mine being old. then a smaller bird with a red top body and pure white lower body attracted my attention. there was another small bird exactly like the red one only blue beside it. I followed the red bird back around the house. i was alone at this point and had to crawl over all these dirty obsticles and there was a really bad amonia stench. i followed the bird back towards the back of the house where the dream origionally stared and when i looked closer at it it was very dirty covered in mud.
the dream was so vivid i can still see almost every detail and even remember the smell.

the morning prior to this dream my mother had a vision on me while praying that i was in southern france in a field of yellow flowers yearing a yhite dress, surrounded by a half moon of girls and young women with my hannds stretched towards heaven. i was ministering to them.

yellow keeps apearing to me

i believe that god is tyring to tell me something. i live my life faithfully believing that god has a plan for my life. and right now i have been faced with some troubles that make me question my direction. i know this means something i am just looking for a little insight.

thanks,
with prayers
kim

Hi Kim,

Thanks for sharing this remarkable dream with us/me.

Check your email - I’ve responded to you directly with some interpretive thoughts.

Brightest blessings,
A.

My father died quite unexpectedly Nov. 29, 2007. He had had successful surgery and the day he was supposed to come home something went horribly wrong and he, in essence, died then but was kept on machines for 3 days. Needless to say although I am a grown 51 year old woman, as an only child and a confessed daddy’s girl I was totally devastated.

I have tried to keep my mother and my son together as now it falls to me to try to honor my dad while holding together what is left of our tiny family that once was 4 but is now 3. I have tried to tell everyone that some day we will have joy again. That we have to be strong.

One thing I have clearly noticed since shortly after my dad died and even now - I kept finding feathers everywhere. Not just once or twice…but numerous times and very obvious. I have seen them on my floor, on the steet, in the mall, floating through the air. I kept telling myself I needed to see what this meant because it is quite obviously some kind of sign I need to pay attention too since it happens so much.

Today I finally remembered to look it up and I found YOU! Thank you for showing me that my dad is telling me to lighten up and find the joy!! I must be doing something right and need to follow this path.

Blessings to you and thank you!
Cindy

Hi Cindy,
My heart is with yours as you make your way through this transition…..and it is very much a transition.

Those whom we love leave beautiful patterns upon us - we are all like patchworks and your father is an intricate embroidery that serves as a foundation of your wholeness.

When we share so much connection and history with those we love - only to have their physical presence removed from us (in your case, quite suddenly & unexpectedly) - it takes our energy time to adjust and transition.

I look to nature for advice - and upon consulting, we can see that nature behaves as if NOTHING has passed.

Indeed, when an animal or plant has moved from (what we identify as) physical life to death, its surrounding energy patterns swallow its essence and behaves as if the original life is still present. And yet, the lifeform’s energy pattern is embraced and transformed.

You know that your father is with you - I can feel that you know this, just as certainly as you know the sun will rise in the morning.

Now may I also ecourage you to know that he is in EVERYTHING. That his energy infuses all things. Knowing this gives you an opportunity for joy in every moment of your life.

My light is with you,
A.

This page is a fascinating find for me. I’m designing a poster for an art therapy conference, and have an idea of using feather as a metaphor for healing and stuff… So this morning I started goggleing on the internet; eventually I got to your site. Very inspiring! Thank you!

Hi Kin-lam,

Thanks for your comment. Your art is amazing by the way - I took a look at your website.

Namaste,
A.

Hi Namaste,
I’m just think u may be interested in the end result of the poster. It’s the 5th image from the left on my website. Thank you again!

Hi Kin-lam,

Your creative manifestation of this concept is outstanding. Thank you for sharing it, and for your sharing your gifts to the world.

Everybody should see this and Kin-lam’s other work here on this website - just click here.

I’ll be checking your site often to see the other bars filled with your visions.

Namaste,
A.

I AM ALWAYS GIVEN FEATHERS IN STRANGE LOCATIONS,ONCE IN THE COURTHOUSE IN A ROOM, I WAS THE FIRST TO ENTER. PASSING JUST CUT LAWN AND RETURNING TO FIND TWO FEATERS SIDE BY SIDE.

Hi Casey,

Feathers given in such a way are gifts from your own soul, gifts of nature bounty, signs of wonder and indications lofty dreams settling to earth.

You are the gift, and your perception is immense.

Namaste & blessings to you,
A.

Feathers spark curiosity about their origins. Do they come from an angel? an earthly species? synthetic material? or, do we imagine them and simply have them appear exactly where we need them? If an invisible feather tickles your nose, you may not yet have laughed enough today.

I have been ‘following’ feathers for several years. Whenever I come across one on my path, I feel blessed — I guess that’s the best way to describe it. I am an artist who paints the landscape around me. Feathers often appear near spots I feel a connection to — and are reminders of those places for me when I attempt to put those memories and feelings on canvas.
Whenever I find one I feel a sense of validation for what I’m doing — a secret pat on the back.

Hi Kin-Lam,

The middle of last year I was sitting in a park with my friend and i noticed a crow. Usually they don’t get as close as this one was - and getting closer still. So i turned and faced him, and waited. I made eye contact and kept on waiting. After a minute, he walked closer until he was about a metre away from me and turned his beak into his tail. He pulled out one of his long tail feathers and placed it on the ground then walked backwards and waited. I stood and picked up the feather knowing he had just given it to me. Once I picked up the feather he flew away. What do I need to know - what was Crow trying to tell me?

Peace,

Asli

Loved the Info I found here. I find feathers on my walks almost daily. Recently I found a large crow feather, dove and robin feather. The meaning and significance is profound, allowing me personally to realize my greater connection to the whole and perhaps more importantly the support that is available through the many wonderful realms that are always there to guide, inspire and teach us.
I am a teacher of energy medicine, as well as a spiritual counselor…with the guidance and support of Great Spirit, the angelic realm, the goddess realm, the animal kingdom and more…what could be better
love and light
M