#siberianjay

Blessing of the Siberian Jay

Fly, fly poor bird, fly here to these lands. To small trees, low lands, reach for the branches, spread out on the sprigs! Wait there, my birdie, wait at the feet of the branch.

While the Siberian Jay was mostly a bird of good fortune and spirituality to some its appearance meant misfortune. It was believed that the Siberian Jay could hold a lot of things, such as human souls. Typically it was believed that the souls that passed on into a Siberian jay were hunters, witches, people who had gotten lost and died in the forest. Sometimes the deceased were given a wooden jay figurine as a memento.

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Old Gods: Day 13 - Siberian Jay

To most Finns the Siberian Jay was a spirit bird who brought good fortune. If a hunter saw a siberian jay it would mean a successful hunt. If one would kill a jay it would bring horrible misfortune and the hunts in the future would surely fail. It was believed that the Siberian Jay could hold a lot of things, such as human souls. Typically it was believed that the souls that passed on into a Siberian jay were hunters, witches, people who had gotten lost and died in the forest. Sometimes even forest sprites would move into a jay. This was another reason why one should never kill a siberian jay, you could never be sure whose soul it was carrying. Sometimes the deceased were given a wooden jay figurine as a memento. While the Siberian Jay was mostly a bird of good fortune and spirituality to some its appearance meant misfortune. The Siberian Jay is the spirit of the forests and if one saw a jay they should turn back hastily.