Symbolism

[childofthetao]

hello all, can someone tell me please what a bat symbolises?

i was outside earlier,it wasn't exactly light but it was still distinctly daytime when a bat began circling my garden for almost half an hour.

thank you
child of the tao

[Silvanus Sanctus Germanus]

starting a new thread on symbolism, below are links to archived threads. dreams should still be placed in our dreams thread located as a sticky in general discussions.

http://divinecosmos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6762&highlight=symbolism

http://divinecosmos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6277&highlight=symbolism

http://divinecosmos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3084&highlight=symbolism

http://divinecosmos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3086&highlight=symbolism

http://divinecosmos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1586&highlight=symbolism

sylvain

[Matthew Clark]

hi child,

came across this and thought it may answer your question.

the bat is a chinese good luck symbol. in china, the bat symbolizes long, happy life. the word for bat in china is "fu" which is a homonym of "good luck." the chinese will wear bat amulets or pendants as a protection against poor luck, and a sign to welcome joy and good fortune into their lives. i've seen greeting cards from china with two bats. the sender of the card is wishing wellness, health and wealth to the recipient.

hope this helps explains what seeing a "fu" means.

kindest regards,

matt

[Alexander]

do you happen to know if the bat circled clockwise?