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Nicholas of Myra; struck by a Jew: the Jew is Rebellion personified; foot on a fallen oak: St. Boniface; with a broken chalice: St. Donatus; with flames at his feet: St. Januarius; with robin: St. Mungo; with sword piercing his skull or hand: St. Thomas Becket; with sword piercing a book: St. Boniface; with three children in a tub: St. ) • red and black life and death respectively • red, white, and black the three stages of initiation • black flag death; pirates; execution of criminals • black hand or spot impending death or murder • black virgin opposing aspects of the Great Mother—creator/destroyer, birth/death, etc.

Red bird ancient times: the supernatural • black-colored bird intelligence • flock of birds often have a negative connotation; magic powers; the supernatural • flock of birds taking flight orgasm • brass-backed bird fever • metal bird phoenix • bird with a woman’s head a siren (mythology) • bird fighting with serpent the conflict of solar and underworld powers respectively • bird freed from a cage the soul freed from the body • bird tapping at a window or flying into a house death omen • bird in a cage hope of freedom or of salvation; a kept woman; the mind • carnivorous bird greed • giant bird creative deity; storm • bird of prey flying from left to right before a battle omen of defeat • chariot pulled by birds of prey attribute of Greed personified • tree with ten or 12 birds the solar cycle • tree with three birds the lunar phases • African strength; life; fertility; the soul; battle between a bird and a serpent: the battle between life and death respectively • alchemic ascending bird: volatilization, sublimation; descending bird: condensation, precipitation; birds fighting or flying up and down: the nous, the dual nature of Mercurius, distillation • Aztecan feathers surmounted by a blue bird: emblem of Huehueteotl • Buddhist auspiciousness; the Buddha • Celtic messenger of the gods; divinity; the happy otherworld; magic power; malevolence; birds linked together with a golden chain: omen of an important event • Chinese usually the solar yang principle, longevity, luck; two birds with a shared wing: fidelity, lovers, indissoluble unity; blue bird: an Immortal, fairy, messenger from heaven; red bird: West; red and yellow bird with six feet and four wings: chaos; bird destroying its own nest: harbinger of disorder and trouble in the empire; bird hopping on one leg: omen of rain • Christian souls; souls in Paradise; the imagination; birds feeding on grapes: the faithful gathering sustenance from Christ through the Eucharist; birds in a vine: souls abiding with Christ; white bird: divine messenger, purity, beneficence • Egyptian the soul; bird with a human head: a ba, a dead person’s soul, deities visiting the earth; purple firebird: a dead person’s soul • Greek bird with a woman’s head (sometimes bearded): a siren; woman with bird legs (and sometimes wings): a siren • heraldic bird bird cage claw: the preyer who has been preyed upon • Hindu intelligence; the soul; vehicle of Vishnu; sometimes equated with the phoenix; friendship among the gods; manifestation of the gods; divine freedom • Islamic angel; souls of the faithful living on the Tree of Life; birds of prey: the souls of infidels • Jewish birds with food: attribute of Elijah; green bird: soul of a martyr flying to heaven; speckled bird: the Law, the Word of God • Maori strength; valor; the Bird Man: the divinity, the all-seeing, the all-wise • Mayan bird demon: Vucub Caquix • Mesopotamian a soul of the dead • North American Indian lightheartedness; bird with its head surrounded by clouds: rain; bird with a broken circle around its head: creation of life, opening of the gate of heaven • Norse the spirit freed from the body; wisdom; dark red bird: attribute of Hel • Persian bird with a woman’s or a dog’s head: a simurg; talking bird: Karshipta • Russian woman with a bird body: alkonost, gamayun, sirin • Semang nocturnal bird: a soul of the dead • Shinto the creative principle • SumeroAkkadian half-bird/half-man: Zu • Taoist message from heaven; forewarning; manifestation of the Immortals; willful, rapacious birds: barbarians • Tinguinian half-man/half-bird with toes and fingers reversed: an alan • Ural-Altaic ascent to heaven; magical travel; bird wings: communication between this world and the spirit world; small bird: a child’s soul • see also Feng-huang; Ho-o; nest; phoenix; Roc; simurg; Ziz; Zu and specific birds: blackbird; bluebird; dove, etc.

Augustine of Hippo • New Testament Christian worship • Old Testament Jewish worship; attribute of St. Stephen • see also book bicycle humble transportation; free-spiritedness; self-control of the unconscious; balanced progress bilberry • flower language treachery billows overwhelming trials; loss of control bindweed • flower language great bindweed: insinuation; small bindweed: humility birch meekness; gracefulness; beginning; the new year; self-propagation; phallus; fertility; light; associated with love and death; charm against witches • silver birch associated with the archangel Raphael • birch rod or switch for whipping drives out evil spirits; school authority; corporal punishment; drives out insanity • Celtic beginning; renewal; youth • Estonian the personification of Estonia • heraldic new beginnings; vision quest • Norse the return of spring; the last battle in the world will be fought around a birch tree; attribute of Frigga, Thor • Russian associated with Spring • Slavic associated with Baba Yaga • Teutonic attribute of Donar • Ural-Altaic the Cosmic Tree bird the soul; thought; imagination; spiritualization; transcendence; divine manifestation; the spirit; spirit of the dead; the ability to communicate with the gods and/or to enter a higher state of consciousness; link between heaven and earth; messenger; supernatural aid; air; wind; time; immortality; creation; the feminine principle; aspiration; prophecy; love; freedom; haste; betrayal; attribute of the personification of Touch, Hera/Juno personifying Air; associated with the archangel Raphael • large birds the solar; wind gods; thunder, especially if they have tongues of lightning • night birds associated with Saturn (planet) • bird accompanying a hero divine assistance • solitary birds the isolation of those who live on a superior mental plane • talking and singing birds amorous yearning • bird on a pillar union of spirit and matter; a sun god • white bird ancient times: eroticism • dark bird and light bird together dualism; the manifest and unmanifest; darkness/light, etc.

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