Dream Dictionary
A dictionary from the Spellbook — symbols A–Z, and themes from Alphabet through Wedding.
The symbol list and themes follow the Dream Moods A–Z dictionary and theme pages. The readings here are written for the Spellbook. A symbol is a reading, not a prediction.
Birds speak of messages, freedom, and hope. Watch the color, the flight, and the sound.
B
Bird
Winged creatures are hopes, and lively ones are joy and a lighter spirit. Dead or attacking, they are disappointment or too many pulls at once; eggs are money, a nest is refuge.
Blackbird
The dark songbird is missing motivation, or jealousy and temptation. One that dives is a move into what lies under awareness.
Blue Jay
The crested bird is arrogance, or a call toward something you overlooked.
Buzzard
The scavenging bird is death, decay, and an unattractive part of yourself.
C
Canary
A canary is happiness and ease between people. It can also be a new bond beginning to open.
Cardinal
A cardinal is vitality and a glad mood. It can also mean first place, or standing at the front.
Cassowary
A cassowary is a shy nature that steps around argument and confrontation.
Chickadee
A chickadee says pay attention. Something unusual and worth noticing is happening.
Chickens
Chickens are fear, weak follow-through, and gossip you should listen for. A rubber one says lighten up; eating chicken, especially raw, is dread or a goal you are not ready for.
Cockatiel
A cockatiel or cockatoo means your feelings show on your face. A white cockatoo is calm.
Cockerel
A cockerel is male aggression. It can also be a warning.
Crane
A crane is happiness, maternal care, and goodwill toward people close to you. It can also be tact, long life, or watchfulness.
Crow
A crow is an ending, a darker trait, or an annoying habit. Killing one is a habit you refuse to drop; one that kills a person is an ending you cannot dodge, often the close of a situation or a bond.
Cuckoo
A cuckoo is unfaithfulness, an unwelcome presence, or bad timing that says change your approach. It can also be someone behaving wildly, possibly you intruding on others.
D
Doves
A dove means peace, affection, and innocence. A white one can bring a blessing or a loyalty you have chosen, and one flying away can mean someone you love has gone.
Duck
A duck means you can adapt, whether that is spirit, feeling, or practical life. It can also mean you are an easy target, or that you are ducking a problem instead of facing it.
E
F
G
Geese
Geese are home life and a long companionship, or your habit of following the crowd. They can also mean you are steady and well rooted.
See also Goose.
Goose
A goose is motherly care and fertility, or a message from deeper in you. It can also mean the search you are on is pointless and the method is wrong.
Gulls
Gulls show a wish to get away from problems and demands. Soaring, they are a clear view; dead, they mean a bond is coming apart.
H
Hawk
A hawk means suspicion is circling, so go carefully. It is also keen sight: keep a close watch. A dead hawk means that sharp attention has failed.
Hen
A hen is gossip and fussing over small boasts, and also a mother figure. The image can mean you feel picked on.
Hummingbird
A hummingbird says a small idea can hold real power. It can also be flighty thinking, or trouble committing to a relationship.
I
Ibis
An ibis is devotion, persistence, and aims you are willing to work toward.
J
Jaybird
A jaybird means you are too sure of your own skill. It can also be a call to notice something you walked past.
K
L
Lark
Larks in flight are high aims; if they drop, innocence and standing drop with them. Their song is pleasure, and a hint that happiness may need a change of scene.
Loon
A loon is the ability to go deep and bring up wisdom you did not know you had. It can also point to someone whose behavior seems unhinged.
Lovebird
One lovebird is longing for a partner who is away. Two of them mean the partnership itself needs your attention.
M
Magpie
A magpie is discontent and quarrel, so watch what you say. It can also be a bond where you feel shorted; an old counting rhyme may matter, and a dead bird is a malicious rumor.
Mockingbird
A mockingbird is cockiness, cleverness, or independence. It can also mean you are taking credit for work that is not yours.
N
Nightingale
Seeing a nightingale is love that does not come back, with the longing that follows. Hearing one is a beginning and a clearer inner light.
O
Ostrich
An ostrich means you are avoiding a reality you do not want to accept. It can also stand for truth and justice, and its egg for a new beginning.
Owl
An owl is wisdom, insight, and a tie to intuition, and also to darkness and what you should release. A white owl is new awareness; a hoot warns of disappointment; a dead owl is a transition or the end of a harmful habit.
P
Parakeet
A parakeet carries a message moving from what you do not yet know into what you do.
Parakeets
Parakeets suggest you lack a fresh idea and lean on others in a way that is still immature.
Parrot
A parrot repeats a message or a piece of gossip you should think twice before passing on. It can also be a person who mocks, echoes, or will not stop talking.
Parrots
Parrots carry talk you should not repeat, or a person whose copying and noise have become the point.
Partridge
A partridge is independence and leadership. It can also be deception and temptation.
Peacock
A peacock is new growth, long life, and success in work or in a bond. It can also be pride and vanity.
Pelican
A pelican is care, sacrifice, and putting others first. An attack by one means you have started to see that care as a weakness.
Penguin
A penguin says the problem is smaller than it feels, and that you should keep your cool. It can also be emotion weighing you down until balance returns.
Pigeon
A pigeon means you are taking blame for other people's acts, or carrying gossip and news. Being eaten by another animal is the cost of spreading a rumor.
Q
Quail
A quail mixes desire and love with the promise that you can outlast the hardship around you.
R
Raven
A raven points to betrayal, bad luck, or the close of a phase. Someone may be using your trouble for their own gain.
Roadrunner
A roadrunner is a quick mind that leaps between ideas and can still stop long enough to plan.
Robin
A robin is a beginning and a lift of energy. It can also be self-sacrifice, or a person named Robin.
Rooster
A rooster is pride, showiness, and male swagger, sometimes a pun on the penis. Birds fighting each other mark a bitter rivalry.
S
Stork
A stork is motherly love, faithfulness, and a birth, which may be an idea finally coming to life.
Sunbird
A sunbird means people are underrating you because of size or appearance.
Swallow
Swallowing something means words or anger are being held back, or that pride has to be set down. The bird of the same name is purity, renewal, and a fresh start.
Swan
A white swan is grace, beauty, dignity, and standing. What looked unappealing at first may turn out to attract you.
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W
Woodpecker
This bird means you overlooked something. It also stands for steady work.
Y
Yellow Bird
A yellow bird is a positive outlook on your work.