Crows have long held an honored place in spiritual traditions from countries all over the world.
I consider these mysterious birds to be messengers bridging the realm of matter and spirit.
They have a rare skill to travel across that thin curtain that divides our world from the mystical scenes.
Having crows around you can help a lot in terms of representing change and magic.
Responsible for the negative parts of life — death and mystery, crows are not evil or demonic.
Instead, what they reflect are the parts of ourselves we must face and acknowledge.
Dressed in black and blessed with sharp vision, their melodramatic gaze seems to leave us little choice but to face our shadows so they can absorb them on the darker wings.
Would we not be once reborn flying higher?
Crows are viewed as guides and protectors in different cultures.
Native Americans view crows as holy messengers.
They guide, guard and protect those who come to them for their wisdom. Crows were also revered by the Celts and seen as birds of wisdom.
The Symbolism of Hawks
Hawks carry with them entirely different spiritual traits.
Noted for their kin eyesight and predatory flight, these imposing birds represent clarity and seeing over obstacles.
I always see hawks as messengers of God, bringing divine inspiration and a heightened sense of awareness.
The hawk is seen as a sign of strength and bravery by many cultures.
It reminds us to see things from a higher perspective.
Hawks are also linked with the sun and sky, bringing life from light attuned to lower energies into full connection with higher consciousness and spiritual ascension.
They call on us to transcend our terrestrial worries and rise into the heavens of the purest being.
The hawk represents divine kingship and protection in Egyptian mythology, the God Horus.
Crows Chasing Hawk – Spiritual Meanings:
I guess that when I see a crow chasing a hawk, it’s more than clearly an expression of territorial behavior to me.
This exchange spiritually can be viewed as a power dance and balance.
Crows stand in opposition to hawk’s embodiment of clarity.
This dynamic interaction is reminiscent of known and unknown.
It reminds us that we need both components to make this spiritual voyage of ours.
The crows chasing the hawk is symbolic of our darker sides, what we try to outrun and avoid — but it also demonstrates that “dark” or shadow aspects never go away just because you run from them.
You might say that, in spiritual terms, this chase is also a call to action.
The assertiveness of the crows indicates that challenging the status quo is necessary.
It is about a personal transformation
Watching crows chasing a hawk was life-changing.
This interaction asks us to look at the places in our lives where we might tend to suppress this shadow side of ourselves.
The way the hawk handled crows chasing it is another lesson that we can learn.
Not a scare of the crows could take his hawk-like eyes off them.
It is about the collective consciousness
Crows chasing a hawk reflects the ongoing fight of wisdom against ignorance and unity over chaos.
In a way, this is an important lesson on the balance and integration needed for a proper collective psyche.
Today I sense a substantial change of state in human consciousness.
Or in other words, to the higher spiritual truths and that there is more than what we can see with our physical eyes. But this process typically demands that we also confront and integrate the shadow of our collective psychology.
The chase of the crows is a symbol of this awakening process.
It pinpoints the necessity to ask questions and create doubt amongst modern paradigms, points of view or even religion.
It invites us to love our shadow selves, that force within all of us waiting for proper integration into the whole story.
It is about guardianship
Here is another spiritual meaning of crows chasing a hawk that does not get much screen time — guardianship and protection.
In this case, crows are doing more than just guarding their territory.
This demonstrates the significance of being able to guard.
On a spiritual ground, observing the crows chasing away hawks means that you are being guided from above.
The secondary message behind the crows’ all out effort to drive away a threat is that you do not have to be in this alone. Some sort of invisible forces protect you from all the harm.
This can make you feel safer and more at ease, reminding you that spiritual helpers are working behind the scenes and guarding your back.
This interaction really stresses community and solidarity as well.
Like the crows flock to keep safe among their own, it tells us we are also supposed to band and build around extended families.
It speaks to the spiritual principle that in unity, there is strength, even against personal suffering.
It is about courage
So, to me, another spiritual message I walk away with when watching crows chase a hawk is one of courage and determination.
Crows, being smaller and less powerful birds than hawks, are, in reality, very courageous when it comes to standing together against even their greatest enemy.
Spiritually, it is like telling you to fight your way through the battlegrounds of fear.
The spiritual lesson here is that we should not be intimidated by our problems.
Don’t shudder in the face of these things; embrace them with crow tenacity and bravery because you are stronger than anything that will come your way.
It is about a higher perception
The dualism between a crow and a hawk can also represent awakening and expanding the mind.
Both crow and hawk are birds of magic, but where the crow is connected with transformation and that which dwells in mystery or darkness, hawks have a higher perception.
If you can make these two birds interact, it could symbolize a really big spiritual AH-HA moment.
The hunt can be a symbol of the quest to attain spiritual knowledge.
What the crows do represents this pursuit of knowledge.
Here, the hawk is symbolic of that higher wisdom we’re seeking.
The deeper message here is that you need to be question what has been handed down to you as the truth so far in your life with a higher knowledge than just illustration alone.
Watching this unfold will challenge you to advance your spiritual practice, learn something new and be available for the change that comes with new revelations.
It indicates that you are close to a major spiritual transformation, and the chases of crows are an indicating sign of ascension into high levels of spirituality.
I’m Bulgarea Candin Stefan and I have started Spiritual Whirlwinds to pass my learnings from my spiritual journey. Spiritualwhirlwinds.com provides a space of spiritual awakening with guided meditations, e-books, mantras, and pendulum readings.
