A messenger from the Divine, who bears intelligence and discipline on its wings.
According to Pliny, because this bird stands 011 one leg when it sleeps, it is actually standing watch. As such, it represents vigilance.
In Japan, this is the teacher of law, specifically governmental, mundane law.
In China, the crane intercedes between heaven and Earth. What messages do you wish for it to take back?
Longevity for yourself or a personal pet project. In the East, this bird is thought to live for 1,000 years, so the seeds you’re planting now will have lasting effects long into the future. [1]
The meaning of a mechanical crane in a dream depends on the action.
If you were operating it, you can expect a promotion in your job or an increase in status through widened responsibilities, whichever applies; if you observed the crane lifting, it signifies a relief from worries or solution to troublesome problems.
A broken crane is a warning that you are in danger of biting off more than you can chew.
Better reconsider. [2]
2- We are capable of gaining control or status within a situation so we can build on it to our advantage.
3- As a bird, the crane is a messenger of the gods. It allows communion with the gods and the ability to enter into higher states of consciousncss. [3]
Having a higher perspective.
Persistence through challenges.
Stretching yourself (such as to get what you want, or beyond your comfort zone).
Dreaming of this animal can represent too much or not enough of one of those qualities, or someone or something you associate with the quality or animal.
Consider also the animal’s actions, context, and your feelings about it.
To the Egyptians it was a symbol of the dawn and of regeneration, while to the Japanese it denotes longevity. Freudians regard it as bearing an erotic significance. [5]
To a woman, it is significant of disappointment; but to see them flying southward, prognosticates a joyful meeting of absent friends, and that lovers will remain faithful.
To see them fly to the ground, events of unusual moment are at hand. [6]
The crane may be delivering the grace or the much-asked-for gifts you have been waiting for to fulfill a promise or dream.
2. Magic.
3. One may be facing the lifting of a heavy burden. [16]
2. Timely; Jer. 8:7;
3. Honour [18]
A flock of cranes flying in a dream represents thieves, bandits, highway robbers, pollution or a hurricane. Seeing dispersed cranes flying in a dream means profits and benefits for a traveller, marriage, or a son. Ridingon a crane in a dream means becoming poor. Owning a large flock of cranes in a dream means presiding over people and becoming rich. Crane’s meat and feathers in a dream means earningmoney from a poor or a weak person. Raising a flock of cranes in a dream also means presiding over poor people. Fighting with a crane in a dream means fighting with a poor and a weak person. Hearing the cry of a crane in a dream means dispelling distress and worries. [20]