pemachophel wrote: ↑Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:01 pm
I've always heard that crows/ravens are emissaries of Mahakala.
Eagles and hawks are dra-la and commonly signify protection. Seeing them is typically considered good. Living in Colorado, we see a lot.
Never been told anything about owls, but I love them.
Once was asked to get vulture feathers for a puja. At the time, turkey buzzard feathers was as close as I could get. Now I keep a stash of vulture feathers in my puja ingredient box.
Interesting how other cultures see the owl as a sign of wisdom or of a wisdom deity like Athena. Same with ravens(especially in America).
Owl and Raven tranmen are also part of the Vajrakilaya mandala, I think. Owls and Ravens are specifically mentioned in some practices where one separates harmful forces to be liberated from their protectors. The person performing the practice takes a raven and owl feather together, and twists and intertwines them in a nice flowy movement, and ends up separating them. I think the raven represents the protector and the owl represents the harmful force - but I'm not sure.
I actually think that in most cultures owls are considered to be very negative; often harbingers of death. They are often associated with paranormal phenomena like spirit contact. Strange "synchronicity", I was just listening to a podcast about owls and UFOs and stuff then thought I'd see what's going on on DW for the first time in a long time and found this thread. The person discussing stuff in the podcast wrote a book called "The Messengers: Owls, Synchronicity and the UFO Abductee."
pemachophel wrote: ↑Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:01 pm
I've always heard that crows/ravens are emissaries of Mahakala.
Eagles and hawks are dra-la and commonly signify protection. Seeing them is typically considered good. Living in Colorado, we see a lot.
Never been told anything about owls, but I love them.
Once was asked to get vulture feathers for a puja. At the time, turkey buzzard feathers was as close as I could get. Now I keep a stash of vulture feathers in my puja ingredient box.
Interesting how other cultures see the owl as a sign of wisdom or of a wisdom deity like Athena. Same with ravens(especially in America).
Owl and Raven tranmen are also part of the Vajrakilaya mandala, I think. Owls and Ravens are specifically mentioned in some practices where one separates harmful forces to be liberated from their protectors. The person performing the practice takes a raven and owl feather together, and twists and intertwines them in a nice flowy movement, and ends up separating them. I think the raven represents the protector and the owl represents the harmful force - but I'm not sure.
I actually think that in most cultures owls are considered to be very negative; often harbingers of death. They are often associated with paranormal phenomena like spirit contact. Strange "synchronicity", I was just listening to a podcast about owls and UFOs and stuff then thought I'd see what's going on on DW for the first time in a long time and found this thread. The person discussing stuff in the podcast wrote a book called "The Messengers: Owls, Synchronicity and the UFO Abductee."
Tenma wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 3:02 pm
Interesting how other cultures see the owl as a sign of wisdom or of a wisdom deity like Athena. Same with ravens(especially in America).
Owl and Raven tranmen are also part of the Vajrakilaya mandala, I think. Owls and Ravens are specifically mentioned in some practices where one separates harmful forces to be liberated from their protectors. The person performing the practice takes a raven and owl feather together, and twists and intertwines them in a nice flowy movement, and ends up separating them. I think the raven represents the protector and the owl represents the harmful force - but I'm not sure.
I actually think that in most cultures owls are considered to be very negative; often harbingers of death. They are often associated with paranormal phenomena like spirit contact. Strange "synchronicity", I was just listening to a podcast about owls and UFOs and stuff then thought I'd see what's going on on DW for the first time in a long time and found this thread. The person discussing stuff in the podcast wrote a book called "The Messengers: Owls, Synchronicity and the UFO Abductee."