Crow Symbol

Crow Symbol
There is no exact definition for any symbol; each symbol is open to interpretation and birds are no exception to this. Their symbolism can vary greatly depending on different cultures and religion. The Crow is generally thought to be a symbol of bad luck and ill-fortune. Native American Indians believe that the Crows black feathers is a symbol of death to the enemy.

Crow Symbol - Meaning
The Crow is defined as black birds having a raucous call. They belong to a group of birds known as 'passerines' or perching birds. They have a four toed foot, three of the toes face forwards and the fourth one faces backwards enabling them to cling securely onto a branch or perch. Most Crows are black in color.

Crow Symbol - Facts

• Native Americans believe that seeing a Crow represents Spiritual Law and its black feathers are a symbol of death to ones enemy
  

• Native Aborigines believed that birds carried stories
  

• The black Crow is widely believed to be a symbol of bad news
  

• The Crow was sacred to the Greek god Apollo
  

• There are approximately 116 different species of Crow. Birds in this species include Magpies, Jays, Rooks, Jackdaws and Ravens
  

• In Japanese Shintoism (Shinto), the Crow is an important symbol, it is the messenger of the gods
  

• Crows are considered to be one of the most intelligent birds

Crow Symbol - Dream Explanation

• Seeing a crow in your dream is a symbol of your annoying habits and the darker part of your character.

• The crow may serve as messengers from your unconscious

Dream Interpretation - Significance of Bird Symbol
The following explanation of dreams involving birds in general is taken from the book entitled 'Dream Dictionary (10,000 Dreams Interpreted - by Gustavus Hindman Miller)':

• It is a favorable symbol in a dream to see birds of beautiful plumage. A wealthy and happy partner is near if a woman has dreams of this nature
  

• Moulting and song less birds, could denote merciless and inhuman treatment of the outcast and fallen by people of wealth
  

• To see a wounded bird, is a symbol of fateful of deep sadness caused by erring offspring
  

• To see flying birds, is a symbol of prosperity to the dreamer. All disagreeable environments will vanish before the wave of prospective good
  

• To catch birds, is not at all bad. To hear them speak, is owning one's inability to perform tasks that demand great clearness of perception
  

"Get me an iron crow and bring it straight Unto my cell”
Shakespeare
(Romeo and Juliet - Act 5. Scene 2)

Crow Symbol