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What are bird dreams about?

Birds are incredible creatures. They exist on land, in the air, and near the sea. They have a 'bird's eye view' of the situation. The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about bird dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with bird dreams. These are the words that make bird dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of bird dreams can be illuminating about show birds affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example bird dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how birds in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that bird is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that bird is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, bird dreams have more animals than 99.6% of dream symbols, more insects than 89.3% of dream symbols, and more good dreams than 74.5% of dream symbols. On the other hand, bird dreams have less strangers than 92.7% of dream symbols, less romantic partners than 90.4% of dream symbols, and less family than 88.8% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of birds are very social! Bird dreams contain more characters tan 90% of all other dream symbols. Dreams, in general, are very social. There are people or characters in almost every dream, so it is notable that bird dreams have are so social. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of birds is different than dreams of birds in general.

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of dreams have birds

How common are bird dreams?

1.9% of dreams have the birds symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 50 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively uncommon.

Identification

How are bird dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like penguin, crow, raven, etc. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and animals.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of birds?

Birds dreams are notable because they have substantially more owls, crows, ravens, hummingbirds, bird cages, pheasants, sparrows, hawks, vultures, eagles, Madagascar than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of birds?

Birds dreams are notable because they have substantially less accountants, fighter jets, ovaries, calluses, Aquaman, R2-D2, Princess Leia, harpoons, Luke Skywalker, Sauron, Legolas than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into bird dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in bird dreams.

Who is in dreams of birds?

Who is in dreams of birds?

Dreams of birds are much more related to animals and more related to insects than dreams in general. They are less related to unnamed people, much less related to strangers, and less related to peers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of birds?

What are the emotions in dreams of birds?

Bird dreams are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to grief and sorrow.

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Where do dreams of birds take place?

Where do dreams of birds take place?

Dreams of birds are more related to natural places than dreams in general. They are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to human-made places.

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What happens in dreams of birds?

What happens in dreams of birds?

Dreams of birds are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to sex.

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How do dreams of birds related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of birds related to the type of dream it is?

Bird dreams are more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and less related to recurring dreams.

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How do dreams of birds related the senses?

How do dreams of birds related the senses?

Dreams of birds are less related to hearing, less related to taste, and less related to touch.

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How can you make sense of birds in dreams?

Bird dreams are relatively uncommon. Among other things bird dreams are very social. Do you think this is true for your dream of birds? How might your dream of birds be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience birds in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about birds in dreams. See how you feel about birds now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of bird dreams

An interpretation of bird dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. Because birds fly, they can symbolize freedom. They can pick up and leave whenever you want to—“free as a bird.” See: Flying Think of a bird in flight as representing ability to achieve your aspirations or hopes. Ambitions, goals, hopes—all can be described as “flying high.” See: Planes Thoughts and feelings can soar, can take flight and group together like birds. Birds far away, high in the sky, can symbolize too-high aspiration or something else out of reach. Birds falling from the sky can symbolize goals that aren’t reached or hopes that are dashed. It can have the same meaning as when Icarus flies too close to the sun. Exuberance overtakes you. Hubris leads to nemesis. A flock of birds can symbolize harmony, or a group mind, people who, in the figurative sense, move in unison, especially in their thoughts and opinions. A “herd mentality,” though moving in unison can also mean coordination and organization. A group of birds attacking can symbolize a group of people who attack verbally, psychologically, or physically. This use of the symbolism is especially likely if the dream features birds clawing and biting. Birds attacking can symbolize feeling compromised, embarrassed, or dirty. Or emotional or psychological attacks that swoop in from nowhere. The symbolism covers anything that attacks the mind or through it. Angry black birds are frequently used as symbols for compromising situations and ways a person can attack themselves in their mind. A bird shitting on you sums up in one image the feeling of being disrespected, or bad luck, or something that comes out of nowhere. A pairing of birds can symbolize love and mutual responsibilities, especially in relation to caring for loved ones or making a home together. Mating pairs in the bird world show a high degree of cooperation to build a nest and raise their young. Birds can symbolize messages delivered from deep inside yourself, from the unconscious mind. They deliver information during times of need, or tell you what you need to know about yourself. Crows and ravens often serve the role of messenger. The symbolism is derived from birds’ being used as messengers and having the ability to fly and talk. In this sense, a black bird can symbolize ominous warnings from within yourself, and a white bird can symbolize good tidings and agreement between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. Chattering birds can symbolize gossip. Birds sing, and have associations with anything related to self-expression and cheerfulness. See: Artists, Music Birds can symbolize watching out for something coming, or keeping an eye out for danger. A bird that acts stupidly, such as a dove walking into a busy road, can symbolize acting thoughtlessly or carelessly—a “bird brain.” Particular types of birds can have specific symbolism, such as hawks’ association with keen vision and falcons’ association with trainability. Refer to the list of entries below. See also: Planes, Artists, Ascending, Bird cages, Chicken, Crowds, Eagles, Excrement, Floating, Flying, Hummingbirds, Music, Owls, Pets, Vultures

Examples of dreams of birds

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of bird dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for bird dreams. Read at your own risk.

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