Dreaming of a Crow

crow, blackbird, rook · mostly negative

A crow in a dream mostly signals misfortune and grief, though it can also mean business moving quickly.

What happens in the dream

  • You hear crows cawing: others will push you into a bad deal over property; the harsher the cawing, the worse
  • A crow in flight: bad luck
  • Crows surround you: you may give in to the wiles of scheming people
  • You see a crow: misfortune and grief; by another reading, business dispatched quickly
  • A crow lands on a child's head: the child is in great danger

How you felt

  • Apprehension: the dream often reflects a dark foreboding
  • Wariness: you may sense someone is trying to sway you

Ask yourself

  • What foreboding is on my mind?
  • Who is trying to influence me right now?

See also Raven · Rooks · Jackdaw · Birds · Magpie

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: blackbird, rook.

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