This blue beauty gets a bad rap, but its good traits are worth knowing more about.
Blue jays are famous for their intelligence and ability to imitate sounds — almost as much as their blue plumage — and are said to represent different traits, situations and opportunities.
Blue Jays have several meanings, positive and negative, including reminders that you have to be careful with who you surround yourself with because you could be lied to or tricked, that you should have hope for good things in the future and that you should chase your dreams and goals.
This article will examine the various spiritual meanings attributed to blue jays in different cultures and what it means to dream about blue jays.
So if you want to know more about what seeing a blue jay might mean for you, then you’ve come to the right place!
Positive and negative associations for Blue Jays
What do Blue Jays symbolize?
Blue jays are bold and brazen backyard guests, with strong, powerful symbolic meanings in many different cultures.
Christianity
In Christianity, blue jays are a symbol of faithfulness and dedication, and a reminder to be persistent. Their blue feathers are likened to the sky, and they are sometimes seen as messengers between heaven and Earth.
Native American tradition
The Native American tradition says that when you see a blue jay, it brings good omens to all who cross its path. Blue jays also symbolize change on the way, and help and support for what is to come.
Some more remarkably consider them to represent a connection with death, providing direction when or as people pass through to the afterlife. Chinook culture designates blue jays as benevolent tricksters who look out for humans, but who are also comical and somewhat foolish.
General symbolism
More generally blue jays are often seen as a blessing meaning that good news is on the way like a letter coming to a member of the family, money to come, or someone will soon celebrate something positive and happy. Seeing blue jays may also indicate that a birth is coming soon.
On a somewhat more dire note, some suggest seeing a blue jay nearby could mean someone close to you has died. So the symbolism of blue jays and death is not always literal, and can instead mean that something you have been facing in your own life has become irreparable and you need to cut ties with that negative energy to allow yourself to live.
Blue Jays are usually associated with positive things
The Spiritual Meaning of BlueJays
The appearance of the blue jay ambassador is an important and positive spiritual message telling you to trust your instincts, pursue your dreams, take a chance, and have the courage to be different.
Blue jays are often associated with faithfulness, solidarity, courage, and growth of spirit.
As aggressive, territorial birds, blue jays sometimes get long on a reputation for being a scrappy and unyielding presence, and this accounts for why they have spiritual connections to assertiveness, determination and loyalty, driving home the idea that you should stay true to yourself and defend what you believe is right.
Such a flock of blue jays squawking together in the same direction are full of very strong spiritual meaning, especially for those who need assistance in deciding the right course of action to take in an important matter.
It is a reminder that strength is derived in the participation with others, and that whilst valuable, independence is not a singular pathway to greatness.
Blue Jay and Cardinal / Cardinal and Blue Jay
The close, vivid blue of a blue jay’s plumage and the blaring red of a cardinal’s feathers are polar opposites, and a prominent pairing on any backyard bird feeder or yard would be unforgettable.
There are many permutations for what a combined visit from this two colorful avians might signify, with the overarching theme being one of hope and optimism.
The visual contrast between these two but also very different birds, particularly when viewed side by side, calls forth a message of tolerance and the celebration and encouragement of diversity.
Considered a rare and precious opportunity indeed, to see a blue jay with a cardinal represents good luck coming or even better times around the corner in the near future.
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“If you’re one of the fortunate ones and find a blue jay feather on the ground, your life might be changing for the better. One closely linked belief, associated with blue jay feathers, is that they are elements of goodness, as well as encouragement to pursue one’s dreams as great things are coming.
Two themes often associated with blue jay feathers are that of self-healing and determination as finding one can remind you to stay the course and give you an urging to guide you through tough decisions.
In certain Native American cultures, blue jay feathers signify a visit from a messenger between the human and spirit world, and they’re prized as a sign of wisdom and loyalty and trust, or reassurance you’re on the right path in life.
Blue jay birds view
Blue Jay Dream Meaning: If a blue jay comes into your dream
The meaning of seeing a blue jay in your dreams varies depending on what the bird was doing. Generally seen as a sign of hope and good luck, there are various interpretations depending on whether the blue jay in your dreams was flying up above, singing away, chasing or attacking, or mimicking you.
Dream of blue jays in flight may indicate that you will attain your future goals, possibly without much effort, and the resulting peace and harmony. If the blue jay in your dream was singing, then it’s a sign of more good times ahead and also serves as a warning to appreciate those around you that have supported and helped you.
However, if the blue jay in your dream was chasing or attacking you, then it may indicate fears, or anxiety in your subconscious and rather points to the need for you to face these fears and resolve difficult situations.
A blue jay that mimics you may be an omen of a potential threat to come, or at least a suggestion of internal conflict about a decision you may face, or a warning not to trust those around you.
Blue Jays in popular culture
Blue jays have been embraced as mascots by educational institutions and big-time sports teams; they serve as regional icons; and they star as major characters in long-running TV shows.
Ace, the unofficial mascot for Major League Baseball side the Toronto Blue Jays, is well known at the club’s home games. And blue jays are the official mascots of John Hopkins, Creighton and Elmhurst universities and the provincial bird of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.
Regular Show is an animated sitcom that aired for 8 seasons from 2010 to 2017, and has a blue jay as one of its main characters, whose name is Mordecai.
