Crow

Dream Symbol Meaning & Interpretation

What Does Crow Mean in Dreams?

Discover the dream symbol interpretation and spiritual meaning

Hindu

Seeing a crow in a dream indicates a sorrowful funeral ceremony.

Chinese

Traditionally, the dream about crow is a warning against death, as it symbolizes wisdom or cunning. If you are a husband, the dream about crow suggests poor luck recently and possible disaster. If you are a wife, the dream about crow means your kid may fall ill and reminds you to be careful. If you are an unmarried man, the dream about crow suggests you may feel heartbroken for the breakup with your sweetheart. If you are an unmarried woman, the dream about crow suggests you may marry a sickly man. If you are a businessman, the dream about crow means you may suffer successive failures and losses, and even go bankrupt. Dreaming about catching a raven means you can defeat your opponent. Dreaming about beating a crow suggests you will get a steady stream of good news and get rid of bad luck. Dreaming about a dead crow means your bad days are over and good days are coming. Dreaming about a black crow is an omen of misfortune and suggests you can be easily affect by others and may suffer unexpected personal financial losses, so you'd better go out less recently. Dreaming about flying crows suggests you have to face opponents from all sides. If a crow flew over your head or settled on your shoulder or body in the dream, it is ominous and reminds you to take good care of yourself as you may suffer from a serious illness, even become critically ill. Dreaming about a crow flying in circles is a sign of trouble in interpersonal relationship. You may be somewhat too proud to please your friends and they want to leave you. Try to be humble if you want to have better luck. The dream about cawing suggests poor luck recently. People around think you are keeping a distance and your excessive suspicion will drive them away. So, this is a bad omen. Or, you will be influenced by someone else and misallocate your property. If you are a young man, the dream suggests you will be trapped by an ill-intentioned woman. The dream about a crow on tree is inauspicious as it suggests you may suffer from hunger and poverty for a period of time. The dream about a crow at your home is auspicious. It means you will be rewarded after all sufferings and enjoy success, longevity and peace. If a crow settled on your head in the dream, it reminds you to stay fit as you might be completely bedridden. The dream about a crow pecking the excrement reminds you to learn a lesson from poverty and get rid of the bad habits. The dream about a crow landed on your court with something in its mouth suggests a disaster may befall you. If you are a traveller, the dream about crows on the road suggests you may encounter a car accident. The dream about crow feather is a bad sign and it suggests bad luck. Your friends may leave you due to the sense of distance and your excessive suspicion.

Jungian

This bird is a common Archetype or thematic symbol when one must sacrifice the past in order to meet the future. This type of dream commonly coincides with intensive therapy or when you are going through transformation of a spiritual nature. The Crow or Raven can be associated with the 'one-eyed' god Odin, making sight or perspective a subject of exploration. Often there is a need to sacrifice the physical for something more spiritual. See Birdsand Black under Colors. Also see Trickster.

Islamic (Ibn Sirin)

A crow in a dream means adultery, narrow-mindedness or concealing one’s evil actions or intentions. In a dream, a crow also represents a stingy, proud, ostentatious and an arguing person. Hunting crows in a dream means earning unlawful money through deceitful actions and corruption. Seeing a crow in a dream also means a bad omen and particularly if seen in the fields. Seeing a crow standing over the roof of one’s house in a dream means that one’s wife is having a secret affair with one of his friends. If a crow speaks to someone in his dream, it means that he will beget a son who will grow to be a corrupt person. If one sees a crow speaking to him in a dream, it could mean suffering from depression, then feeling better thereafter. A crow in a dream also could signify migration, or separation between beloveds. Eating the flesh of a crow in a dream means receiving money from thieves. Seeing a crow standing before the courthouse in a dream means committing an offense and paying the price for one’s crime, or it could mean killing one’s brother, then regretting it. If one sees a crow digging the earth in a dream, then it becomes a stronger indication of such a crime. If a crow scratches someone’s face in a dream, it means dying from an illness or freezing to death from being lost in a forest during the winter. Receiving a crow as a gift in a dream means happiness. A hooded crow in a dream represents longevity, a wealthy person, elderly people or it could represent wonderment about something when awakened. A crow in a dream is also the messenger of winter, cold weather and adversities. Seeing a crow descending upon a noble house means that a corrupt person will marry a noble woman from that house. Seeing a piebald crow in a dream means an affliction that will befall one’s son. Owning such a piebald crow in a dream means having a bad son. Slaughtering such a crow in a dream means receiving news from a distant place. In that sense, if a piebald crow speaks to someone in a dream, it means begetting a son who 113IN OIllilllVliN O will grow to be a despicable and a corrupt person. Seeing a flock of crows inside one’s house in a dream means gaining wealth and honor up to the end of one’s life. It also could represent people who speak ill of others or backbite them. A crow in a dream also represents a vicious fighter who fights just for himself and who is keen at acquiring what he wants, or it could represent a grave digger or bad news, a bad omen, mismanagement of one’s life or business, a longjourney, trouble, adversities or calling a curse upon someone, adultery or it could represent someone who mixes good with bad qualities. Seeing a jackdaw in a dream means a bad crop. Fighting a crow in a dream means fighting someone of such character. Holding a crow in one’s hand in a dream means self-deception and pride. A crow inside one’s shop in a dream means a corrupt person in that company. Hunting crows in a dream means gains from unlawful sources. Seeing a crow standing over a grave in a dream means that one will die in that place, or that one will discover something about which he had no knowledge.

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