For the past two nights, an owl has sat in the tree outside my bedroom window hooting....looked up some superstitions concerning this, and none of em were good...dammit man..LOL... This is from the decedent of a Shawnee Native American chief Shawnee Native American :Some tribes believe that the owl always brings bad omen. This is not so with my tribe. The owl brings a spiritual message. Sometimes it may mean death but not always. You have to count the hoots to determine the message. One hoot was an omen of impending death two meant success in anything that would be started soon after three represented a woman being married into the family four indicated a disturbance five denoted coming travel six meant guests were on the way seven was a sign of mental distress eight foretold sudden death nine symbolized good fortune. Source(s): Shawnee Woman Shaman and descendant to Chief Tecumseh Remember that owls rarely do interact with the public. The Greeks taught that the owl was the sign of the goddess Minerva.. One of the goddesses of wisdom and the defensive aspect of war. here are a few superstitions that deal with owls tho -- If an owl lands on the roof of your house, it is an omen of death. Constant hooting near your house also foretells death. -- If an owl hoots at the moment of childbirth, the child will have an unhappy life. -- The Irish believe that if an owl flies into a house it must be killed immediately. If it escapes, it will take the luck of the house with it. -- If an owl nests in an abandoned house, then the dwelling must be haunted. An owl is the only creature who can abide a ghost. -- By eating salted owl, a person can be cured of gout. -- If an owl hoots during a burial service, the deceased is bound to rise from the grave and haunt the living. -- An owl living in the attic of a house will cause a pregnant woman to miscarry. -- If a pregnant woman hears the shriek of an owl, her child will be a girl.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 20:04:49 +0000
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