I try to include analysis, so here's some observations so far:
1: Both birds were in my hands, looking eye to eye with me when the lucid, vivid, visitation sensation came down. The birds themselves were the only parts of both dreams that felt Real - the rest was symbolic, metaphorical, and otherwise dream noise. The birds themselves were the signal.
2: Both birds were Albino, both local birds, both highly symbolic birds. A Dove and Raven - I know only one story that includes both. They were both sent out by Noah to see if there was any land after the floods. But the significance given for the Dove in the dream, though Abrahamic, wasn't of Peace/Safety as in Noah's story, but a different reference - New Testament.
3: Albino animals are often thought of as spirit animals. But animals in dreams are already spirit animals. Spirit spirit animals? Buh? Sometimes psychopomp animals. Doves and Ravens both have some psychopomp aspects. Ravens are also tricksters, though and Doves aren't.
4: In both dreams I was in a bit of a crowd for some kind of event. In neither case was I comfortable. In both dreams the bird was handed to me specifically. In both dreams it was a woman handing me the bird. In both cases there was at least some difference between what I thought was right for me and the bird and what the woman handing me the bird expected of us.
5: I released the Dove. I held onto the Raven.
6: I have had other dreams that Corbies consider me Theirs, or are otherwise one of my allies - but I'm not clear whether it was Crows or Ravens or both. I have been finding Mourning Dove feathers lately.
Overall this feels like there's more to it than just "You have new spirit buddies, Raven and Dove!"
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1: Both birds were in my hands, looking eye to eye with me when the lucid, vivid, visitation sensation came down. The birds themselves were the only parts of both dreams that felt Real - the rest was symbolic, metaphorical, and otherwise dream noise. The birds themselves were the signal.
2: Both birds were Albino, both local birds, both highly symbolic birds. A Dove and Raven - I know only one story that includes both. They were both sent out by Noah to see if there was any land after the floods. But the significance given for the Dove in the dream, though Abrahamic, wasn't of Peace/Safety as in Noah's story, but a different reference - New Testament.
3: Albino animals are often thought of as spirit animals. But animals in dreams are already spirit animals. Spirit spirit animals? Buh? Sometimes psychopomp animals. Doves and Ravens both have some psychopomp aspects. Ravens are also tricksters, though and Doves aren't.
4: In both dreams I was in a bit of a crowd for some kind of event. In neither case was I comfortable. In both dreams the bird was handed to me specifically. In both dreams it was a woman handing me the bird. In both cases there was at least some difference between what I thought was right for me and the bird and what the woman handing me the bird expected of us.
5: I released the Dove. I held onto the Raven.
6: I have had other dreams that Corbies consider me Theirs, or are otherwise one of my allies - but I'm not clear whether it was Crows or Ravens or both. I have been finding Mourning Dove feathers lately.
Overall this feels like there's more to it than just "You have new spirit buddies, Raven and Dove!"
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