The eagle is one of the most universal symbols in the world.
It is a strong animal that portrays our strength on the intellectual or spiritual field. This bird indicates that we have high aspirations, usually of conquest, power, and command. The dream will be positive if you identify with the animal, and negative if it transmits fear or pain.
If you have the impression of being an eagle and contemplating everything from above, your oneiric thoughts are denoting feelings of liberation.
If you see an eagle’s solemn flight high on the sky, it means that in real life you are about to give everything up for the sake of a goal or an ideal. Now, if you imagine an eagle flying while holding its prey, it is warning you that a relationship is about to turn to enmity.
If the eagle attacks you, there is a chance you will suffer a misfortune. The altitude of the bird’s flight is proportional to the importance of the events that are being planned. Similarly, the speed of such flight indicates the pace of those same events. Finally, if an eagle appears before a teenager attacking her in a dream, it could symbolize the emotional problems she is facing, as well as her inability to take on the responsibilities of mature love.
Formerly, it was believed that eagles were the messenger of the sun god. In this sense, your oneiric eagle may be the messenger of your unconscious. On the other hand, many mythological stories refer to this animal (the eagle and the lion, the eagle and the snake). It regards opposing psychologies: the spiritual against the animal; masculine against feminine; the conscious against the unconscious; reasoning against instinct...
It is also said that dreaming of an eagle portends fame and fortune. To see a calm eagle and to hear it speak is a favorable dream. A dead one is a sign of difficulty. Shooting it always signals loss. To lock it up in a cage: a great family shame. To take it off the nest: danger or threat. A white eagle promises a sizable inheritance.
[1](1) The eagle may be an animus figure (for animus, see Brother / Sister, sections (4)-(6)).
(2) Eagles live in high places and have been associated in primitive societies with the Sun God. An eagle may therefore appear in a dream as a messenger from a helpful source in your unconscious. Does it ‘say5 anything to you? If so, take it seriously and act accordingly. (Sun may symbolize your true self.) See also Sun.
(3) An eagle has strong wings and may, therefore, symbolize something within you that can lift you - perhaps out of depression, towards the ‘light’.
(4) The sun may be a symbol of consciousness, and so the eagle may signify a need to extend your conscious awareness. Perhaps you need to get better acquainted with the contents of your unconscious and integrate them into your conscious active life.
See Also: Sun.
(5) Eagles have sometimes been associated with fertility. Psychologically speaking, fertility means bringing to life latent powers in the psyche.
(6) Is the eagle paired in some way with a snake - holding a snake in its talons, for example? In mythology, eagle and snake represent the conflict of opposites. In psychological terms the opposites may be conscious / unconscious; thought / instinct; ‘spiritualYanimaP; masculine / feminine. The dream may be pointing out an area of inner conflict that needs your conscious attention.
If so, bear in mind that a lasting resolution of conflict is never achieved by denying the right of one of the conflicting parties. Some balance of forces in the psyche is called for, so that every psychic component gets its proper share of attention and expression without threatening the rights of other components.
Eagle and lion (or some other animal) may have the same symbolism.
[2]To dream that an eagle is seen in some high place, is a good sign to those that undertake some weighty business, and especially to soldiers.
If one dream that an eagle Lights upon his head, it signifies death to the dreamer; and the same if he dreams that he is carried into the air by an eagle.
If a woman dreams that she brings forth an eagle, it portends that the child she goes withal will be a great person, and have many persons under his command.
If one dreams that he sees a dead eagle, it signifies death to great peers and profit to the poor.
To see an eagle flying over a stone or a tree, or in a high place, is good for those which would undertake business; but to those who are in fear, it is evil; also it signifies the return of him that is in a far country. And if his flight be far, and at ease and pleasure, it is good and signifieth that the business shall have an end, but not so sootl An eagle flying strongly, and failing upon the head of him that dreameth, certainly signifies to kings, princes, and mighty and rich personages, death; but to the poor it is good, for they shall be welcome and received of all rich men, from whom they shall receive great profit Oftentimes it causeth changing one’s country, and going to another nation.
The eagle threatening, signifieth the threatening of some great personage. But to dream of his being gentJe, or giving anything, or to dream that he spake, hath been found a good dream by experience.
To see an eagle that is dead is good for a servant and him that is in feart for it denotes the death of the master and threatener; and unto others it shows that a stop shall be put to their affairs, for a dead eagle can do nothing.
[3]General Meaning: A picture of the Holy Spirit and His ability to protect us and do warfare on our behalf.
Dreams Positive:
There are so many positive connotations for the eagle, that you might have many of your own in addition to this book.
• My favorite is a personal revelation the Holy Spirit gave me concerning hiding in the shadow of His wings.
• I saw myself standing alone, facing the many attacks and pressures that I am used to facing daily. Then I saw a huge eagle come and stand behind me and extend its wings. As it stood behind me, I was covered by its shadow.
• When I stood alone, I looked very small when others looked at me. But when that eagle was behind me, the size of His very shadow made them stop dead in their tracks! • Alone I was helpless, but as I stood in His shadow, they saw His magnificence, and so I was protected! • Psalms 63:7 Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings I will rejoice.
• Here is another passage that describes the Lord as an eagle: • Deuteronomy 32:11 As an eagle stirs up her nest, flutters over her young, spreads abroad her wings, takes them, bears them on her wings:
Negative:
In a negative light, an eagle can also speak of destruction.
The eagle is a bird of prey, and it tears that prey apart with its powerful beak and claws.
• Here is a passage that indicates that an eagle in a vision or external dream, can indicate destruction and an attack from the enemy: • Habakkuk 1:8 ...and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle [that] has to eat.
[4]As a bird of prey, eagles in dreams suggest precision, perceptiveness and far- sightedness. They also suggest dominance and supremacy.
If you are the eagle in your dream, or associate yourself with it, this represents your wish to dominate.
If you feel threatened, someone may be trying to dominate you.
Eagles symbolize nobility, pride, fierceness, freedom, courage, and powerful intellectual ability. Eagles also indicate persistence, and the desire to realize your highest ambitions and greatest desires.
If the eagle is chained or has its wings clipped, this suggests that you may be feeling trapped in a desperate situation where you feel you can’t express yourself. To discover what is holding you back, consider what the eagle is chained to. To see a nest of young eagles in your dream signifies social advancement.
If you kill an eagle, this suggests your ruthless determination to succeed: nothing is going to stand in your way even it if means upsetting people around you.
If someone else kills the eagle, then your power may be taken away from you.
If you eat an eagle in your dream, this shows that your strong and powerful character will lead you to success.
[5](Vulture) Eagle is the king of birds. Struggling with an eagle in a dream means distress, fury of one’s superior or subjugation to an unjust person. Owning an obedient, well tamed eagle in a dream means prosperity, honor and power. Owning and flying an eagle in a dream means becoming a tyrant.
The scratch of an eagle in a dream means a sickness. Akilled eagle in a dream means the death of a ruler.
If a pregnant woman sees an eagle in her dream, it means seeing a midwife or a nurse. In a dream, an eagle also may be interpreted to represent a great ruler, a prophet or a righteous person. Hearing the cry of an eagle in a dream means a fight. Eating the flesh of an eagle or getting hold of some of its feathers in a dream means receiving money from a ruler. Ifan eagle catches someone and soars away with him horizontally in a dream, it means travels.
If he flies away with him vertically in the dream, it means death. In a dream, an eagle also means longevity, prosperity, innovation or heedlessness.
(See Also: Vulture)
[6]Symbol: The eagle is seen as the “king of the air”!
Vision: Dreaming about an eagle means that you are yearning— unconsciously—for freedom.
An eagle flying high in the sky: you have ambitious plans, and with courage and vision you will increase your independence.
The eagle catching prey: you feel physically inferior in the presence of a stronger person. Seeing an eagle in a cage: you are feeling restricted by friends or by your environment. Being attacked by an eagle: either you are in considerable danger or you are interfering with someone’s plans. Seeing an eagle land close to you: the impending death of a good friend.
If the eagle is sitting on top of your head, you can’t solve a current problem “in your head.”
Depth Psychology: The eagle is a symbol of freedom and always points to a tendency toward intellectual “flights of fancy.” If the eagle is flying high in the air: you want extraordinary intellectual powers; also far-reaching decisions are possible.
See Also: Bird.
[7](See Also: Animals, Birds, Wings)
American: Freedoms and liberties in which everyone deserves to share Soaring with an eagle: A type of flying dream.
Many solar gods are equated with this symbol (See Also: Sim), giving the eagle associations with the lifting ot depression or a more conscious awareness.
Lofty ambitions that require great skill to achieve.
Jungian: Your father or another masculine authority figure.
Leadership skills. Among the Romans, this bird became a kind of totem for the emperor, who was thought to reincarnate as an eagle. Alternatively, this may also symbolize traditionally masculine characteristics like pride and fierceness developing.
An alternative lightning emblem. In ancient Greece, people placed eagles on temple rooftops to protect the building from lightning, as they felt this creature controlled the fire from the sky.
Riding on the back of an eagle represents a spiritual voyage, possibly an astral journey or OBE.
[8]Ancient symbol for rulers and power.
The eagle can, like the phoenix, rejuvenate himself and thereby become immortal.
The eagle possesses superior viewing power, but there is also a warning connected to the symbol—bold plans and actions can turn dangerous.
The eagle is an ancient symbol of freedom. As an endangered species, it symbolizes a rare but also most powerful animal. Like all Birds, it points to the connection between heaven (spirit) and earth.
A white eagle is a symbol of happiness and spirituality. With a lame wing, the eagle points to constriction and restrictions, similar to the symbols of Amputation and Cage.
Freud saw in the eagle a distinctive and powerful sexual symbol.
For C. G. Jung, it was a symbol of transformation.
For William Blake, it was the marriage between Heaven and Hell.
The eagle is also viewed as the symbol of the (high-flying) genius.
[9]Carl Jung said that birds represent thoughts while birds in flight symbolize moving and changing thoughts. Birds are generally associated with freedom and abandon. In old dream interpretation books, birds are considered lucky omens. Doves and eagles are generally spiritual symbols. Your dream depends on its details, but if the birds in your dream were flying free, it may be symbolic of spiritual, psychological, or physical freedom.
An eagle is a powerful bird and the unconscious message may be prosperity, success, and liberation from tedium.
The eagle is also a bird of prey and some negative connotations can be made.
If the eagle is on the attack or the dream is frightening, reflect on your own aggressive and predatory thoughts and tendencies.
[10]Seeing an eagle in your dream suggests a forthcoming time of prosperity and success, as well as liberation from tedium. However if this bird attacks or scares you, prepare yourself for hard work with determination.
See Also: young eagles in their nest shows you are advancing up the social ladder to the“top.” It also denotes inheritances and wise counseling.
A soaring eagle tells you that you will realize your highest ambitions and desires. Kill an eagle in your dream and this shows you are ruthless and will let nothing stand in your way.
If you see an eagle killed by someone else your fame, fortune and power will be taken from you.
[11]See Also: Birds
1- An eagle appearing in a dream signifies inspiration and strength.
It mav also indicate our need to ascend, in order to release ourselves from old ideas or attitudes. As a bird of prey, the eagle is capablc of making use of all the opportunities available to it.
Dreaming of one shows we can do likewise.
2- From a psychological point of view, we have the ability to use our intellect to succeed. We can take authority for our own lives. We may need to become objective and to take a wider viewpoint than we have done previously.
3- T he eagle also represents a form of Spiritual victory.
[12]Eagles fall under the larger meaning of birds, especially as spiritual symbols. Eagles are also associated with the sun, and thus have solar symbolism.
A common mythological motif is an eagle in combat with an earthbound animal, which symbolizes the spirit or the mind (the eagle) struggling with more mundane needs or desires. Eagles are also traditionally associated with nobility (especially with kings) and authority, which in dreams can be a symbol for the father or for the animus. Other traits commonly associated with eagles include pride, fierceness, and courage.
[13]Lucky is he or she who dreams of an eagle that is alive.
To see one soaring above a lonely place js a sign of pleasantly and honestly acquired wealth.
Nesting eagles are a portent of appointment to a position of trust that you will fill with admirable success.
Fighting eagles arc an omen that you will be able to clear yourself of an accusation of wrong doing.
To hear an eagle scream augurs wel! for the success of a musician or other artist Such will achieve distinction in their profession.
It is also a good sign for those active in politics.
[14]All birds are to be considered as messengers of some kind.
The eagle, however, is perhaps the most majestic of these air creatures and their medicine is very powerful.
It is one of the largest birds and its size and power have led many aboriginal cultures to consider it an earthly incarnation of a godlike presence.
The eagle as a symbol embodies strength, courage, and the ability to soar above any difficulty.
The vantage point of such heights is a part of what the eagle brings when it appears in a dream.
[15]Soaring above the clouds, for Native Americans the eagle comes to mediate between Great Spirit and the tribe. In an urban culture, the eagle may signify your spiritual connection to God.
An eagle appearing in a dream may express the need to look at your life from a heightened perspective in order to get the overview of a situation or a problem you may be facing. Eagle feathers bring spiritual power to the individual who acquires them.
(See Also: Birds.)
[16]As a bird of prey, in dreams an eagle signifies domination and supremacy. It can also mean perceptiveness and awareness as well as farsightedness and objectivity.
If you can identify with or have sympathy for the eagle, your own wish to dominate is becoming apparent, though there may be some difficulty in reconciling other parts of your nature.
If you feel threatened, somebody around you may be threatening the status quo.
[17]If the eagle is flying free, the dreamer needs to be prepared for an opportunity to soar above the mundane, either professionally or spiritually, or both.
If the eagle is perched on a tree or in a nest, someone close to the dreamer is looking out for her.
If the eagle is caged, the dreamer feels that her spirit, her true self, is trapped in some way. Astrological parallel: Scorpio Tarot parallel: The Hanged Man
[18]If you see an eagle flying, your business prospects are very rosy indeed.
And should this noble bird happen to be perched in a high place, you will have fame as well as fortune.
If you see it on a mountain- top, you will achieve beyond your highest ambitions.
However, should the eagle attack or frighten you, you will have to overcome some difficult obstacles before reaching your goaL
[19]1. Victory.
2. Heroic character.
3. If in a cage, the dreamer believes he or she has eaglelike qualities but is being suppressed.
4. If in a nest of eagles high on a mountain, a dreamer sees him/ herself as part of an elite group.
5. If the dreamer kills an eagle, it is a measure of his/her ruthlessness.
6. Supernatural ability and power.
[20]Psychological / emotional perspective: We can take authority for our own lives and have the ability to use our intellect to succeed. Using the image of an eagle as a starting point, we can become objective and take a wider viewpoint than we have done previously. This will help us to release ourselves from old ideas or attitudes.
[21]Dreams of an eagle symbolize a higher view. In Native American Spirituality eagle medicine represents a powerful force that is extremely wise with keen vision and strong soaring flight.
If you are a golfer, then you may be dreaming of two strokes under par, symbolizing focus, drive and desire to succeed in the pursuit of your goals.
[22]Dreaming of a flying eagle means you will have success in an upcoming endeavor.
To dream of an eagle fighting with a land animal means you are torn between your ideals and your desires.
The eagle often also represents the dreamer’s father.
[23]Material aspects: An eagle signifies inspiration and strength. As a bird of prey, the eagle is capable of making use of all the opportunities available to it, the implication being that we can learn to do the same.
[24]If this noble bird is flying, it signifies good fortune; if it is dead or wounded, expect loss of money. If, however, the flying bird threatens the dreamer, then you may expect many difficulties.
[25]To see an eagle represents a dream of high ambitions, one that demands personal acclaim.
If the dreamer kills eagle, frustration and failure may be the result.
[26]Symbolic of swiftness, 2 Sam. 1:23.
An eagle can also be symbolic of an evil spirit depending on the context of the dream, Hosea 8:1
[27]Great pow’er; spiritual self is soaring. Tremendous freedom to be used wisely; accepting responsibility and taking care of own needs.
[28]The eagle represents a form of spiritual victory and the ability to be dispassionate.
[29]1. Prophetic/seer; Isa. 40 31;
2. Jesus; Exod. 19:4;
3. Reference to America
[30]Spiritual strength renewed after waiting patiently
[31]See Also: Bird.
[32]lucky numbers: 19-21-28-37-39-43
attacked by an: your partner sees your contribution as interference.
bald: after great difficulty, wil have a more prominent political position than you do now.
cage, in a: your friends restrict your vision; impending death of one of them.
carrying you, an: shame and sorrow through serious accident you caused.
catching prey: a stronger person makes you feel physical y inferior.
dead: decline of your physical strength amidst victory.
eaglets, birth of: wil have a very prosperous future in a foreign country.
in a nest: great responsibility wil be entrusted to you with wise counsel.
falling on you: the threat is in your inability to relate to yourself.
finding your hiding place: wil be exposed by fierce competitors.
flying: yearn for freedom that others have taken.
high up on a statue: your farsightedness wil realize high ambitions.
killing an: nothing wil prevent you from achieving your goal.
landing: the spirit of the mind has descended to supervise mundane needs.
on your head: the power of inner life to carry us away.
owning an: honors and business profits wil be quickly squandered.
perched on a mountaintop: victory of the loftiest elements of power.
on top of your head: present your problem for group solution, so that you control.
standing up: many soldiers wil die in triumph of spirit over matter.
woman dreaming of several: wil have famous sons of liberty.
wounded, a: have lost your ability to perceive that you cause the loss of love.
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