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psychic sue
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Magpies
Can someone give me some info on the symbolic meaning of Magpies? I know the old song, one for sorrow, two for joy etc. But can anyone tell me anything more? We seem to have loads of them in our street/garden. I often see 5 or 6 together. And a pair seem to have made a nest somewhere in my garden. Is it significant they have chosen to live near my house? Will it bring any bad/good luck? Thanks everyone. Sue |
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Milfoil 
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Personally I don't really know but heres one or two snippets I've picked up on the web: There are many many superstitions for example if one perches on your roof it means the house will never fall down but if one flies around the house croaking it means a death in the family. One superstition is that a magpie is a form taken by Satan when he wishes to create mischief on earth. If you see a magpie, you should salute, and say "Good morning" or what ever the appropriate greeting is for the time of day. Knowing he is recognised, Satan's power is destroyed, and he can do you no harm, on that occasion anyway. This site (further down the page) gives some nice folklore about Magpies: http://druidry.org/obod/lore/animal/magpie.html Seeing a single magpie - bad luck A single magpie circling the house - portent of death Greeting a magpie is said to remove the bad omens it brings A single magpie on a roof - the building will never fall down Chattering in a tree near a house - arrival of a stranger Chinese belief - a magpie is good luck and should never be killed Personally I love them - cheeky birds with wonderful plumage but I always salute them for good luck!
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Fulgour
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Maggie may be...
The European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) The American magpie (P. Hudsonica) The yellow-belled magpie (P. Nuttalli) inhabits California The blue magpie (Cyanopolius Cooki) inhabits Spain Other allied species are found in Asia: The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie (Gymnorhina organicum), the black magpie (Strepera fuliginosa), and the Australian magpie (Cracticus picatus). Magpie lark, a common Australian bird (Grallina picata), conspicuously marked with black and white, is called also little magpie. |
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Fulgour
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American Magpie Pica hudsonia European Magpie Pica pica Australian Magpie Cracticus picatus Magpie Lark, Australian Grallina picata |
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psychic sue
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Thanks for the insight and lovely pictures. Fulgour thank you for taking the time to post those, and Milfoil, thanks for the link. I'm just getting into birds (to my shame I never really looked at them properly until recently) and I've seen some lovely Blue Tits and Robins feeding on the little fat balls I put out for them. Its very cold here in UK at the moment (snowing here in Birmingham) and I've seen some really cheap (no pun intended!) bird houses around and about. I might buy a couple to put in the back garden and give them a bit of shelter. Thanks again x x |
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Milfoil
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No problem Sue - I actually really enjoyed finding out about magpie folklore. At least, now I know why I salute them!
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Not long after I read the last post on here, I went into my kitchen to make a cup of tea. I looked out of the window and there were two Magpies on the lawn. As I looked at them, the bigger of the two stared back at me for what seemed like ages (probably a few seconds). Then they both flew off and say in opposite trees, facing each other. What do you make of that? Coincidence? Any meaning there? |
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My friend and I have always taken magpies as an omen of magic and magical powers coming into your life. I'm not sure where she got the idea from, but it has held true for us both. Whenever we have seen magpies, especially if they have come particularly close or seemed to be watching us, something unusual happens or our "flashes" of insight have increased and sychronicities have increased. This may very well be because we believe it to be so, but I thought I'd share my take on the magpie omens anyway. FGM |
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We have Magpies come into our garden - one of the young ones from last years nesting likes to take my little dogs chewy rawhide bones and any biscuits my dog leaves in the garden. It took us a while to realise what was happening to them and then one afternoon a few weeks ago I saw the Magpie come down and take a bone-shaped biscuit that was left in the garden - I've also seen him fly off with a 8inch rawhide tube chew - just hope that didn't get dropped on anyone lol 
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3 fledglings in a nest
Hi All I have to say that I absolutely love Australian magpies - they always give me a lift when I see them. They are very special and have amazing songs - it's like heaven listening to them. I was in the middle of writing my book on the Sabian Symbols a few years ago when Saturn was at Gemini 23. The Sabian Symbol for that degree of the zodiac is Three Fledglings in a Nest High Up in a Tree. I'd been writing about that degree and was staying at my little house up in Sydney's Blue Mountains - a very magical place. I'd finished writing for a little while and went out to do some gardening. As I walked up the back yard, two white cockatoos swooped past me along with another blur of black and white. Suddenly there was a thump as a young magpie hit the trunk of my big liquid amber tree. This was a very young magpie - it stood up, sort of stumbled around a little and starting walking towards me cheeping and crying to me - it obviously thought I was it's mother. This young bird stuck by my side - jumping into holes I was digging and generally being quite pushy with me in his quest for worms. I had some organic beef strips in the fridge, so I fed him a little (whilst aware you shouldn't really feed them too much or too often). When I threw the beef strips to him, he'd catch them perfectly in his beak every time. It's also obvious that these birds are quite intelligent. A few hours later, we were joined by another young bird and then another. I found myself in the back yard with 3 lovely young magpies all lined up in front of me, calling for food. I had a lovely relationship with these birds, but the original guy was the one that made his way into my heart the best. I was amazed at the beauty of the universe that Saturn was on Gemini 23: Three Fledglings in a Nest High Up in a Tree - their visits to me felt like the rewards of Saturn. Unfortunately, as Saturn can often do, they were all taken away - one by one each of the young birds died over the ensuing weeks. One, a neighbour's cat got, the others, I'm not sure. The universe though, in it's enormous wisdom, was showing me how these fledglings competed for food and interreacted with each other - I felt so honoured to have them visit. Greetings from DownUnder Lynda |
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