Raven
Raven Dream Meaning
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Raven dream meaning is explained below using
26 different sources.
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Interpretation 1 — Garuda
Symbol: The raven is smart and cunning, but usually a harbinger of bad luck.
Vision: Seeing a raven: hostility and misfortune are on the way. Sometimes the dream refers to possible theft. Chasing a raven away: you might escape danger—if you keep your eyes and ears open! Watching ravens taking flight: misfortune will be avoided just in time.
Depth Psychology: The raven is the messenger of death; or a symbol of repressed, dark appetites. Is your mood often “very dark”? Are you expecting failure? Are you afraid of death and dving—or the unknown? Are you seeing everything right now “as black as pitch”? See the chapter “Colors in Dreams.”
Source: Dreamers Dictionary • Author: Garuda
Interpretation 2 — Patrica Telesco
(see Birds, Feathers, Wings)Scandinavian: A spiritual messenger. Heed well this bird’s call, and look to the rest of the dream for more meaning.
During the Middle Ages, hearing the call of a raven during battle portended defeat or death. Are you fighting a lost cause?
Your ability to vocalize ideas and opinions. Note Edgar Allan Poe’s use of the raven’s call, highlighting this trait.
Creativity, especially in regards to using what’s available to you.
A raven will pick up and
employ anything it can as a tool for nest building.
Source: The Language of Dreams • Author: Patrica Telesco
Interpretation 3 — Nancy Wagaman
A message or message bearer (real or imagined).
A perceived “alert” to pay attention to something in your life.
A feeling of foreboding.
A fear of death or endings.
The end of one thing (phase, project, relationship, etc.) before a new one begins.
Dreaming of this animal can represent too much or not enough of one of those qualities, or someone or something you associate with the quality or animal.
Consider also the animal’s actions, context, and your feelings about it.
See Bird, Crow, Blackbird
Source: The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary • Author: Nancy Wagaman
Interpretation 4 — Ariadne Green
A bird associated with magic, Raven comes to show you the magical potential in life, which can be used to manifest your dreams. It can also demonstrate the karmic lessons associated with using black magic or bad magic as a way of controlling others.
If Raven appears in a dream, he has come as a sorcerer bringing supernatural powers to you.
(See Birds.)
Source: Ariadne's Book of Dream • Author: Ariadne Green
Interpretation 5 — Dream Explanations - Anonymous
Dreams of a raven represent that you are experiencing great transformation.
The raven represents that you have the courage to enter the darkness of the unknown and emerge into your next realm of growth in order to fulfill your intention for incarnating in this dimension.
See Bird.
Source: Strangest Dream Explanations • Author: Dream Explanations - Anonymous
Interpretation 6 — James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver
Ravens are symbols of diabolical evil in traditional Christianity.
This bird also symbolizes uncleanliness and death because it feeds upon dead and decaying animals. Because it is a sign of transformation, the raven is also associated with magicians and sorcerers.
Source: Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia • Author: James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver
Interpretation 7 — Klaus Vollmar
See Bird, Crow. Supposed to mean bad luck, or a messenger of bad luck. At the same time, however, the black bird is a symbol of creativity and femininity. In Germanic mythology, the raven is the bird of death. According to Mohammed, the raven represents the sinner.
Source: Little Giant Encyclopedia • Author: Klaus Vollmar
Interpretation 8 — Katherine Taylor Craig
A bad dream, trouble and mischief brewing (Raphael). Conjugal infidelity (Gypsy). A symbol of knowledge (Hartmann); the raven was once dedicated to Apollo; modern symbolism, however, regards this bird as an omen of misfortune (Hulme).
Source: The Fabric of Dream • Author: Katherine Taylor Craig
Interpretation 9 — Theresa Cheung
To see a raven in your dream can be suggestive of betrayal, disharmony, misfortune and dishonesty, but if the raven is talking, it can indicate insight. The meaning is complex, as it can symbolize both evil and wisdom.
Source: The Element Encyclopedia • Author: Theresa Cheung
Interpretation 10 — Ibn Seerin
(Carrion crow, Crow, Hooded crow, Rook) In a dream, a raven represents a high ranking man, a forbearing and a patient person, or a strong and a well feared person.
(Also see Crow, Rook)
Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation • Author: Ibn Seerin
Interpretation 11 — Vincent Wienand
1. Cared for by God
2. Unbeliever
3. Support from the world;
4. Satan/demon
5. Taker of spiritual sight. Lev. 11:13, 15 (unclean bird); Job 38:41; Ps. 147:9; Luke 12:24; 1 Kings 17:4, 6;
Source: Dream Dictionary The Biblical Model • Author: Vincent Wienand
Interpretation 12 — Versatile - Anonymous
The raven can be a symbol of sin. However, if it is seen to be talking it often represents prophecy. Its meaning can be ambivalent since it can represent evil, but also wisdom.
Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile • Author: Versatile - Anonymous
Interpretation 13 — Gustavus Hindman Miller
To dream of a raven, denotes reverse in fortune and inharmonious surroundings.
For a young woman, it is implied that her lover will betray her.
See Crow.
Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation • Author: Gustavus Hindman Miller
Interpretation 14 — Gillian Holloway
(See Birds, Crow).
A raven in a dream denotes a future in love affairs as black as the raven itself. It indicates betrayal and deception.
Source: The Complete Dream Book • Author: Gillian Holloway
Interpretation 15 — Tyler Wolfe
Symbolic of a messenger, Gen. 8:7.
A raven can also be a demonic spirit depending on the context of the dream
Source: Christian Dream Symbols • Author: Tyler Wolfe
Interpretation 16 — Internet Archive - Anonymous
This is really a dream of the colour BLACK. Trouble is coming, though you may not deserve it.
Source: Mystic Dream Book • Author: Internet Archive - Anonymous
Interpretation 17 — myjellybean
To see a raven in your dream symbolizes betrayal, disharmony and misfortune.
Source: My Dream Interpretation • Author: myjellybean
Interpretation 18 — Betty Bethards
Fear of the unknown. Flight into unknown parts of self.
See Bird.
Source: The Dream Books Symbols • Author: Betty Bethards
Interpretation 19 — Ibn Seerin
Seeing this bird means he will be guided on the straight path.
Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation • Author: Ibn Seerin
Interpretation 20 — Margaret Hamilton
Messenger of bad news; see “bird”
Source: Dream Dictionary Unlimited • Author: Margaret Hamilton
Interpretation 21 — Tony Crisp
See birds.
Source: A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences • Author: Tony Crisp
Interpretation 22 — Pamela Ball
see Birds
Source: Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary • Author: Pamela Ball
Interpretation 23 — Raymond Buckland
See Bird.
Source: Gypsy Dream Dictionary • Author: Raymond Buckland
Interpretation 24 — Versatile - Anonymous
See birds
Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile • Author: Versatile - Anonymous
Interpretation 25 — Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett
See Crow.
Source: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams • Author: Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett
Interpretation 26 — Eric Ackroyd
see Crow
Source: A Dictionary of Dream Symbols • Author: Eric Ackroyd