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The study and shamanic reading of bird behaviors and flock patterns. Throughout Greek and Roman mythology, birds travel freely between the world of the living and the dead, making them ideal arbiters of the Threshold. As the only dinosaurs still in existence, birds have the distinction of surviving numerous mass extinctions and many species have, over time, developed extremely sophisticated modes of communication and culture, i.e., they are the only animals other than humans to create art [see: | The study and shamanic reading of bird behaviors and flock patterns. Throughout Greek and Roman mythology, birds travel freely between the world of the living and the dead, making them ideal arbiters of the Threshold. As the only dinosaurs still in existence, birds have the distinction of surviving numerous mass extinctions and many species have, over time, developed extremely sophisticated modes of communication and culture, i.e., they are the only animals other than humans to create art [see: | ||
[[bowerbirds]] | [[bowerbirds|Bowerbirds]]]. Although the conglomerate catalog of recognized ornithological omens is prohibitively vast, common representations include the following: | ||
]. Although the conglomerate catalog of recognized ornithological omens is prohibitively vast, common representations include the following: | |||
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thrush | thrush | ||
</em> | </em>: the speaking of unequivocal truth, the spirit of | ||
: the speaking of unequivocal truth, the spirit of | [[hades|Hades]] | ||
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on earth | on earth | ||
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magpie | magpie | ||
</em> | </em>: fruitless intelligence in the form of compulsive hoarding, | ||
: fruitless intelligence in the form of compulsive hoarding, | [[jon-and-kate|TLC]] | ||
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and Lifetime Network afternoon programming blocks | and Lifetime Network afternoon programming blocks | ||
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bowerbirds | bowerbirds | ||
</em> | </em>: masturbation, overtly navel-gazey art making, see | ||
: masturbation, overtly navel-gazey art making, see | [[bowerbirds|Bowerbirds]]. | ||
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cygnet (swan) | cygnet (swan) | ||
</em> | </em>: spirituality, beauty, and (somewhat cloying) innocence. The sound of a cygnet "shout" call aka "warning call" without visually apparent source marks the imminent arrival of death either literally or symbolically. | ||
: spirituality, beauty, and (somewhat cloying) innocence. The sound of a cygnet "shout" call aka "warning call" without visually apparent source marks the imminent arrival of death either literally or symbolically. | |||
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flamingoes | flamingoes | ||
</em> | </em>: passive observation as in Greek chorus. Also, the vapidity of physical beauty. Also, [[thomas-kinkade|Thomas Kinkade]]. | ||
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crows (black as night) | crows (black as night) | ||
</em> | </em>: change, changelings, the poison of mechanically generated electricity, the impending onset of various forms of | ||
: change, changelings, the poison of mechanically generated electricity, the impending onset of various forms of | [[imago|imago]], both literal and metaphoric. | ||
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millions of black birds blocking out the entire sky | millions of black birds blocking out the entire sky | ||
</em> | </em>: varying forms of demonic activity intent on the separation of sentient life from the true nature of reality AKA the | ||
: varying forms of demonic activity intent on the separation of sentient life from the true nature of reality AKA the | [[dharma|Emtiness]], ex. the pursuit of sentient | ||
[[dharma]] | [[ai|A.I.]], | ||
, ex. the pursuit of sentient | [[skinemax|Skinemax]], etc. | ||
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Revision as of 03:19, 12 March 2024
Ornithomancy AKA Augury [related: Swans/Cygnets, Crows, Magpie, Thrush]
The study and shamanic reading of bird behaviors and flock patterns. Throughout Greek and Roman mythology, birds travel freely between the world of the living and the dead, making them ideal arbiters of the Threshold. As the only dinosaurs still in existence, birds have the distinction of surviving numerous mass extinctions and many species have, over time, developed extremely sophisticated modes of communication and culture, i.e., they are the only animals other than humans to create art [see:
Bowerbirds]. Although the conglomerate catalog of recognized ornithological omens is prohibitively vast, common representations include the following:
white birds
- the non-conceptual land beyond space and time, fundamentally unrealizable sexual desire, sex (more generally)
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thrush
: the speaking of unequivocal truth, the spirit of
Hades
on earth
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magpie
: fruitless intelligence in the form of compulsive hoarding,
TLC
and Lifetime Network afternoon programming blocks
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bowerbirds
: masturbation, overtly navel-gazey art making, see
Bowerbirds.
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cygnet (swan)
: spirituality, beauty, and (somewhat cloying) innocence. The sound of a cygnet "shout" call aka "warning call" without visually apparent source marks the imminent arrival of death either literally or symbolically.
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flamingoes
: passive observation as in Greek chorus. Also, the vapidity of physical beauty. Also, Thomas Kinkade.
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crows (black as night)
: change, changelings, the poison of mechanically generated electricity, the impending onset of various forms of
imago, both literal and metaphoric.
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bird inside
- instant death
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birds landing on humans
- the weight of fundamentally unsolvable mysteries and intoxicating nostalgia (often sexual in nature) on the psyche
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birds speaking (whether audible or in apparition)
- [redacted]
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millions of black birds blocking out the entire sky
: varying forms of demonic activity intent on the separation of sentient life from the true nature of reality AKA the
Emtiness, ex. the pursuit of sentient
A.I.,
Skinemax, etc.
Ref# [redacted] : Birds of Orient