Omens From the Animal Kingdom...The Messages of Dove and Pigeon
Contrary to popular belief, doves and pigeons are the same family, just slightly different species. When one knows the family of Columbidae, of the order Columbiform, as I do, having lived with them for well over twenty years, one gets to know much about these wonderfully dear, sweet, noisy, and messy birds.
Ornithologically, people tend to just place the smaller breeds, such as the Mourning, White-Winged, and Inca, in the category of doves while the larger, such as the Rock, Homing, and Blue-Crowned, are spoken of as being pigeons. I could go on about the scientific information regarding these delightful creatures of the air, but I won't just right now.
Omens connected with these powdery avians are often that of ill-omens; such as death coming to the house that they land on and miners would not enter a mine-shaft if they saw doves anywhere the opening. On the other hand, they are also seen as good luck indicating that the soul of a deceased love from a past life has found you and is bringing you the love that you truly desire. What a history of duality -- love and death. They often do seem to go hand-in-hand, though.
To see these birds in dreams has many meanings: if several are seen on a tree limb and able to fly free, then unexpected happiness is said to be coming to the dreamer. If a group of birds, any birds, are seen in a cage, though, unexpected happiness is still said to be coming, that the happiness will give the dreamer a feeling of being caged or trapped in the long run. To kill either a dove or a pigeon, whether in a dream or in reality, does not bode well for the one who does the killing. Serious financial worries will befall the person or the group. If one sees this done, but doesn't participate, they will suffer the same fate financially if they don't somehow attempt to correct this miscarriage to the animal kingdom.
The message of dove and pigeon are something entirely different, though. Their message and energy is that of Peace, returning to the home, nurturing to the young, and Love. Their strongest times of the day are at sunrise and sunset when their coos and cries can be heard very well, if listened for, in cities and rural areas alike. If one takes the time to listen to their songs, their voices, one will be able to tap into the true inner Peace of the soul's purpose along with the needs of those around them. These birds are quite monogomous in their "marital" relationships and will often die if their mate is lost or killed. They are a communal energy that indicate the need for solidarity and unity while having respect for the space of others.
Humanity could learn well the value of hearth and home if it took the time to watch a flock of pigeons or a grouping of doves. Take a lesson from these soft, powdery bastions of Peace and allow their light to enter your soul. Don't fear their presence because of the ignorance of superstition or the rhetoric of those who see them as nothing more than pests. See the value in the dove and the pigeon and their meaning in the way of Mother Earth, Father Sky, and the Great Spirit; then allow that value to reveal to you your value here, as well.
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