There is even an ancient Jewish tradition that states Eve offered all the animals the forbidden fruit, but the phoenix was the only one to refuse. And when the time of its dissolution draws near that it must die, it builds itself a nest of frankincense, and myrrh, and other spices, into which, when the time is fulfilled, it enters and dies … Do we then deem it any great and wonderful thing for the Maker of all things to raise up again those that have piously served Him in the assurance of a good faith, when even by a bird He shows us the mightiness of His power to fulfill His promise? This is the only one of its kind, and lives 500 years. There is a certain bird which is called a phœnix. Let us consider that wonderful sign which takes place in Eastern lands, that is, in Arabia and the countries round about. Saint Clement of Rome, who died at the end of the first century and was the fourth pope, wrote of the phoenix and its symbolic value. For this reason it is frequently depicted near Christian burial places and is a favorite symbol of the early Church. The early Christians, many of them Greek, immediately saw in the phoenix an image of the resurrection. Dreaming about a phoenix could also indicate that you did not finish processing your past, and that your past might continues to haunt you in the present. The dream foretells a new phase in your waking life. Job used the bird to describe his own situation, “In my own nest I shall grow old I shall multiply years like the phoenix” (Job 29:18 NAB-RE). To dream of phoenix is the omen of novelty in your life, and this could take the shape of renewal, transformation, or even immortality. This type of rebirth through fire was the only mode of reproduction for the mythical bird.īesides being referenced in various mythologies, the bird’s presence is also noted in the Old Testament. The ancient Greeks and Romans (as well as other cultures around the world) believed in the existence of a “firebird” who was given new life after dying in flames and rising reborn from its own ashes. The Greeks weren't the only ones to revere this mythical bird.
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