IN CONCLUSION

Bird divination can be a valuable exercise in de-stressing, reconnecting with Nature, communicating with the Spirits in a new and different way, and learning how to receive omens from the environment around you. Indeed, you might start relating to birds in a different way, and receive omens from them spontaneously, omens specific to you. For example, whenever I found a bird dead outside whatever branch library I was working at when I arrived for work (the poor creature flew full-force into a clear glass window), I came to learn bad news was going to arrive that day, and sure enough, it did. The bad news was more pronounced if the bird ran into the front glass door. But really, do have fun with this divination method, and may your relationship with the birds be a fruitful one!

EXERCISES

  1. On a day off, when you have time to relax, choose one or more of the questions listed above or devise a question of your own, then either go to a park or sit on your own property and do the Ornithomancy Ritual Version One. Did you receive a response from the birds, or was it write-off?
  2. On a day off, or a day where you get to leave work or school early and can sit undisturbed by a window, try the Ornithomancy Ritual Version Two. Try a whole list of questions if you want. Did you receive a response from the birds or was it a write-off? Did they answer some questions, but not others? In your opinion, was this approach to bird divination more or less-effective than the previous exercise? Was there any difference?
  3. On a day when you really don’t have the time to spare to either stare out a window, or sit in a park or on your own property, do the Ornithomancy Ritual Version Three. Did you get a response? Would you prefer this approach over the other two, or would you only use it in some situations?
  4. Given your experience with these three different approaches to bird divination, was there one version of it you preferred over the other two? Was there one which worked for you better than the other two? What were the strengths and drawbacks of each approach?

EXTRA CREDIT: In the picture above these exercises, you see an Eagle, a Dove, a Hummingbird, two Robins, two Ducks, two Hens, a Turkey, and a Partridge (same family as the Quail) in a birch tree. A few of these birds are mentioned in the glossary of bird meanings I posted above, a few are not. If you had to divine a message or messages from this picture, what messages would you deduce from it? Which birds convey a positive omen, which birds convey a negative omen, and which are mixed?

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