❝ i am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins. ❞

i. a creature of great integrity, its quiet demeanor accords it an air of mystery and diffidence, and it is widely recognized as a serene, wise observer of human society.

ii. instead of an intellectual approach to life, they employ their deeper spiritual senses to guide them and have a deeply philosophical bent. ⋆

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⯌ wealth and prosperity (lakshmi)

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⯌ misfortune and grief (alakshmi)

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⯌ wisdom, arts, strategy, skills and creativity (athena & minerva)

iii. owls often live in churches and empty houses and are prone to swooping out of the dark with a ghostly appearance. their eerie hoots create a mournful backdrop to their spooky behavior, and these sounds originated ghost stories.