The Symbolism of the Owl and the Constellation Noctua

Alan Alexander Milne once said about his character of the Owl in his children’s books "Owl hasn’t exactly got Brain, but he knows things" and he and William Blake gave a slightly negative twist to the symbolism of the owl. This is in contrast to the ‘East’ where the Owl [Ulooka in Sanskrit], is Devi Lakshmi's vahana [mount or familiar]. The difference is that true wisdom is recognised as the harnessing of spiritual wisdom, in the East, whereas the west value only book learning or the product of memory. And this is not just in Hinduism. In its purest form ninja were accomplished seers monomi ("one who sees"), and the ‘owls’ were the wisest. As such in parts of the world where spirituality never died and never crushed, an Owl was indeed a "wise old bird" - a guide. Nevertheless, Alexander Jamieson, an amateur astronomer, said he thought it was strange that no such bird had previously been placed among the constellations ‘considering the frequency it is met with on all Egyptian monuments’. So he added the constellation "Noctua". But no sooner had it appeared when it was removed by the French professional astronomer Pierre Charles Le Monnier who replaced it with a constellation now named Turdus Solitarius. William Blake incorporated a mournful owl in his painting. A. A. Milne made fun of his Owl character with his mis-spelled notices, and half truths? Why? Because Owl had lost the spiritual connection and openness to Wisdom and inspiration, whereas Pooh and Piglet had never lost that connection.
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CREDITS

PHOTOS AND PAINTINGS

Natungram Dolls, West Bengal
Blodeuwedd by Yuri Leitch
William Blake - The Night of Enitharmon's Joy
Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) Male
Spotted Eagle Owl 2539MG
Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ,
Jamieson plate27
Owl-hieroglyph - Tomb-of-Ramses-IX-KV6-Francis-Dzikowski
The Astronomer - Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié
Great Horned Owl in a Rain Storm in the Mojave
Brazilian burrowing owl (Athene_cunicularia_grallaria)
Hecate Chiaramonti - a Roman sculpture of triple Hecate, after a Hellenistic original. As she became known in Roman times as the goddess of borders and doorways, there is a legend that she was the model for the statue of liberty
Athene cuniculariaa
Rene-magritte-the-companions-of-fear
Waldohreule (Asio otus) Pfahlhaltung
Great_Horned_Owl_at_twilight,_Mojave_Desert

VIDEO EFFECTS AND FOOTAGE

Royalty Free Owl Video
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=srM6Zwpg14Y

Owl no copyright video
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=gWvuGIDWAFU

Barn owl take off failure
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=8HMKPfi88U4

Owl sound effect | no copyright | hooting owl noises
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=hGfu_7JYYrs

nature stock footage of bizarre owl attack
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=WJJX2-hehcc

Free Stock Footage of Owls
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Kq8M5ypXb6k

Best Slow Motion Owl Footage
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=jc9En9WUzI8

The Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=PTrclVjU8g8

MUSIC

00:09 Her Owl Ring - Devon Church
02:11 The Golden Present - Jesse Gallagher
04:52 Lament (Golden Light) - Devon Church
07:09 Lord Of The Dawn - Jesse Gallagher
11:48 Vinyasa - Chris Haugen
14:14 Never Surrender - Anno Domini Beats
16:51 In the Distance - Dan Lebowitz
17:54 Her Owl Ring - Devon Church