Place blackbird feathers under someone's pillow and
they will tell you their innermost secrets. Blackbirds
symbolize reincarnation. Blackbirds are linked to the
element of Water.Two blackbirds seen together mean good
luck. The sight of two together is unusual as they are
quite territorial. If they nest near your house you
will be lucky throughout the year and will experience
good fortune. They are also regarded as messengers of
the dead.
The beautiful song of the blackbird makes it a sy...(+)
Place blackbird feathers under someone's pillow and
they will tell you their innermost secrets. Blackbirds
symbolize reincarnation. Blackbirds are linked to the
element of Water.Two blackbirds seen together mean good
luck. The sight of two together is unusual as they are
quite territorial. If they nest near your house you
will be lucky throughout the year and will experience
good fortune. They are also regarded as messengers of
the dead.
The beautiful song of the blackbird makes it a symbol
of temptations, especially sexual ones. The devil once
took on the shape of a blackbird and flew into St
Benedict's face, thereby causing him to be troubled by
an intense desire for a beautiful girl he had once
seen. In order to save himself, the saint tore off his
clothes and jumped into a thorn bush. This painful act
is said to have freed him from sexual temptations for
the rest of his life. Now if you believe that you’ll
believe anything.
Like the crow and the raven, the blackbird is often
considered a bad omen. Dreaming of a blackbird may be a
sign of misfortune for you in the coming weeks. It also
means you lack motivation and that you are not
utilising your full potential. Dreaming of a flying
blackbird is said to bring good fortune.
One story concerning the blackbird is about St.Kevin,
an Irish 7th century Saint who loved wildlife. It is
said that in the temple of the rock at Glendalough,
St.Kevin was praying with his hand outstretched upwards
when a blackbird flew down and laid her eggs in his
palm. The story goes on to say that the saint remained
still for as long as it tookfor the eggs to hatch and
the brood to fly the nest.
Among the Celts the blackbird is thought to be one of
the three oldest animals in the world. Legend says that
the birds of Rhiannon are three blackbirds, which sit
and sing in the World Tree of the Otherworlds. Their
singing puts the listener in to a sleep or trance which
enables her/him to go to the Otherworlds. It was said
to impart mystic
secrets.
In Ireland in the nineteenth century, blackbirds were
supposed to hold the souls of those in purgatory until
judgement day. It was said that whenever the birds
voices were particularly shrill, it was those souls,
parched and burning, calling for rain. The rain always
followed. The whistle of the blackbird at dawn warned
of rain and mist for the coming day.
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