Hawk

To dream of a hawk, foretells you will be cheated in some way by intriguing persons.

To shoot one, foretells you will surmount obstacles after many struggles.

For a young woman to frighten hawks away from her chickens, signifies she will obtain her most extravagant desires through diligent attention to her affairs. It also denotes that enemies are near you, and they are ready to take advantage of your slightest mistakes.

If you succeed in scaring it away before your fowls are injured, you will be lucky in your business.

To see a dead hawk, signifies that your enemies will be vanquished.

To dream of shooting at a hawk, you will have a contest with enemies, and will probably win.

(see Birds, Feathers, Wings)

Having keen eyesight, or the ability to quickly recognize, and react to, opportunity (e.g., being “hawk-eyed”).

Hawks are very able hunters, so the question is, what do you seek?

Maneuverability; rising above problems. Hawks are also very powerful fliers.

The red-tailed hawk specifically represents healing in Native American traditions, and the spirit of life-giving water. Should one appear in your dreams, it signals the end of weariness or sickness, and renewed hope.

All birds are messengers of some sort, but the power of the hawk is its vantage point. Hawks have great intelligence and exceptional eyesight. Their majestic wingspan can take them to very high ground where they can see quite far. When the hawk visits you in the dream state, you are able to take advantage of this ability to see into the distance across both time and space.

Hawks are bringers of messages and help point to new directions with confidence and clarity.