The Big Dictionary of Dreams

by Martha Clarke
Because of its black color, it is tied to the ideas of beginning (mother night, primeval darkness, etc.); for its flight, the chosen messenger. Formerly, it was believed that the crow was the “messenger” of the gods, which gave it a great cosmic significance. Over time, most people associate this bird to the ideas of misfortune and death. In oneiric terms, and taking into account the latter, the crow can be the messenger of your unconscious. First it frightens you, but then it reveals its spiritual wealth.

Associated with witchcraft and oneiric prophecy, some superstitions believe that dreams in which crows appear foretell the future.

If it flies above the dreamer, it predicts hazards and bad news. Dreaming that a loved one transforms into a crow predicts strong pains.

A Dictionary of Dream Symbols

by Eric Ackroyd
(1) A crow may symbolize death or misfortune.

See also Dead / Death.

(2) Possibly, it may represent something in your psyche that can enrich or renew your life. (Crows sometimes fly high, and have therefore been regarded as messengers of the gods; or as emblems of fertility.) This might be true even if the crow in the dream frightened you: wc are often afraid of those dark parts of our psyche that nevertheless contain all that wc need for a fuller life.

Islamic Dream Interpretation

by Ibn Seerin
(Carrion crow; Cheat, Hooded crow, Jackdow, Raven, Swindle) A crow in a dream means adultery, narrow-mindedness or concealing one’s evil actions or intentions. In a dream, a crow also represents a stingy, proud, ostentatious and an arguing person. Hunting crows in a dream means earning unlawful money through deceitful actions and corruption. Seeing a crow in a dream also means a bad omen and particularly if seen in the fields. Seeing a crow standing over the roof of one’s house in a dream means that one’s wife is having a secret affair with one of his friends.

If a crow speaks to someone in his dream, it means that he will beget a son who will grow to be a corrupt person.

If one sees a crow speaking to him in a dream, it could mean suffering from depression, then feeling better thereafter.

A crow in a dream also could signify migration, or separation between beloveds. Eating the flesh of a crow in a dream means receiving money from thieves. Seeing a crow standing before the courthouse in a dream means committing an offense and paying the price for one’s crime, or it could mean killing one’s brother, then regretting it.

If one sees a crow digging the earth in a dream, then it becomes a stronger indication of such a crime.

If a crow scratches someone’s face in a dream, it means dying from an illness or freezing to death from being lost in a forest during the winter. Receiving a crow as a gift in a dream means happiness.

A hooded crow in a dream represents longevity, a wealthy person, elderly people or it could represent wonderment about something when awakened.

A crow in a dream is also the messenger of winter, cold weather and adversities. Seeing a crow descending upon a noble house means that a corrupt person will marry a noble woman from that house. Seeing a piebald crow in a dream means an affliction that will befall one’s son. Owning such a piebald crow in a dream means having a bad son. Slaughtering such a crow in a dream means receiving news from a distant place. In that sense, if a piebald crow speaks to someone in a dream, it means begetting a son who will grow to be a despicable and a corrupt person. Seeing a flock of crows inside one’s house in a dream means gaining wealth and honor up to the end of one’s life. It also could represent people who speak ill of others or backbite them.

A crow in a dream also represents a vicious fighter who fights just for himself and who is keen at acquiring what he wants, or it could represent a grave digger or bad news, a bad omen, mismanagement of one’s life or business, a long journey, trouble, adversities or calling a curse upon someone, adultery or it could represent someone who mixes good with bad qualities. Seeing a jackdaw in a dream means a bad crop. Fighting a crow in a dream means fighting someone of such character. Holding a crow in one’s hand in a dream means self-deception and pride.

A crow inside one’s shop in a dream means a corrupt person in that company. Hunting crows in a dream means gains from unlawful sources. Seeing a crow standing over a grave in a dream means that one will die in that place, or that one will discover something about which he had no knowledge.

(Also see Baby crow, Carrion crow, Raven)