Feeding birds is a popular activity across cultures. Many consider feeding birds a sign of good fortune and an effective way to boost personal wellbeing and improve overall health.
Astrologically speaking, feeding birds is said to help neutralize graha doshas in your Kundali and appease Lord Shani Deva – who in turn removes obstacles from your life and increases prosperity while decreasing past sins.
Astrological Benefits
Feeding birds and animals is considered an excellent astrological practice with numerous advantages. According to traditional beliefs, feeding birds reduces past-life sins’ karma while pleasing the planets in your horoscope and improving health and wealth. Many people maintain a feeding station on their terrace for birds early morning or late afternoon to bring prosperity while solving issues regarding children, education or careers as well as any debts. This practice not only brings prosperity but can help solve family, educational or career related issues as well.
Astrologers believe that by feeding crows regularly, it will remove negativity from your home and bring positive energy into your life. They are fascinating creatures – highly social with excellent mimicry abilities – often mistaken for messengers of god and should be treated accordingly.
Crows are social animals and do not prefer being kept in cages, which can leave them depressed and unable to fly correctly. Feeding crows with soaked gram lentils and jaggery, green grass or fodder as well as feeding pigeons has been considered beneficial by some astrologers; however, never place food directly onto your roof as this will attract Rahu’s negative energy and make feeding them impossible!
Feed black dogs, black cows and rabbits to enhance your luck. According to astrologers, doing this increases wealth and decreases family conflicts; additionally it can help with clearing past-life debts as well as business challenges.
Feeding squirrels, frogs and monkeys as well as cats is also highly beneficial as these species are believed to be vahana of various gods and therefore can bring great luck and happiness as well as good health and prosperity to you and your home/office environment. Furthermore, their presence helps remove negative energies.
Feed your birds peanuts, sunflower seeds and acorns as this will ensure their wellbeing and strength. Modak can also make an ideal treat – after all it’s the favorite snack of Lord Ganesha himself!
Mental Health Benefits
Watching birds come and go from feeders is an enjoyable and engaging activity that can reduce stress levels, according to studies. Simply being near nature (particularly birds ) has been shown to lower heart rates and blood pressure while increasing feelings of calmness and wellbeing.
Bird watching can also help alleviate “eco-anxiety”, the stress caused by environmental challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and habitat destruction. Just 10 minutes of birding a day has been proven to increase serotonin and dopamine levels – two chemical messengers produced in our brain that aid depression treatment by raising serotonin and dopamine levels that contribute to improved mood and mental well-being.
Watching birds provides you with an opportunity to interact with and become part of their world. According to research conducted on humans who spend time outside and feed the birds regularly often view them as friends – an effective way to connect with nature and combat nature deficit disorder in children who spend less time outdoors.
Recent research from the University of Exeter in England concluded that seeing common birds like blackbirds, robins and blue tits regularly on your windowsill, garden or neighbourhood was associated with greater mental wellbeing regardless of species spotted and whether individuals resided in urban or rural settings.
Researchers conducted research to understand what drove people to feed wild birds. To do so, they employed Likert statements as a measure of motivation: the psychological benefits they derive from feeding wild birds; their concern for the welfare of these creatures they feed; and general interest in engaging with nature.
Results revealed that psychological motivation was by far the primary motivator for bird feeding, followed by concerns for bird welfare and engaging with nature more generally. Furthermore, increased frequency of bird feeding was linked with greater satisfaction when present in natural settings.
Family Satisfaction Benefits
Feeding birds as a family activity is increasingly popular. Not only can it provide quality time spent together in nature and an enjoyable distraction from hectic lifestyles, it can also teach children and grandchildren the value of wildlife conservation – they can learn about all sorts of birds while potentially being able to identify some common ones!
Feeders of birds regularly report greater life satisfaction than non-feeders (kh2 = 5.7, df 3, p 0.0001), and this satisfaction increases over time. This suggests that feeding birds could bring greater benefits beyond just personal satisfaction to also contribute to others’ well-being.
Bird feeding can also help people combat one of modern society’s greatest afflictions: loneliness. By becoming acquainted with their regular feathered visitors, individuals may come to recognize their individual chirps and sounds and look forward to spending time with them – possibly even creating their own “tree-family” with different members given names!
But there can also be health concerns associated with feeding wild birds at feeders. Shutt explains that because feeders bring birds closer together than in nature, diseases are easier to spread between them – particularly if people use moldy bread that harbors bacteria that cause illness in birds.
Hinduism views those who feed birds as “good citizens” and credits them with good karma – believed to remove obstacles, sins and bring prosperity in life as well as please god Surya Deva who can bring good luck; additionally it removes graha doshas in birth charts while improving health as Surya Deva is associated with health and wealth. Feeding birds may also help mitigate any malefic effects caused by Rahu and Ketu planets in your horoscope if your doing this!
Buying Own House Benefits
Dreams of owning one’s own house is one of the top aspirations for many people, according to one belief. According to this theory, feeding birds on a daily basis will bring fulfillment of your desire of owning a house soon and bring satisfaction within your family by ending fights between family members as soon as possible and strengthening bonds within them. So you can enjoy a peaceful home!
Feeding birds also helps clean your surroundings. Birds provide oxygen to the air and contribute to keeping it healthy; additionally, feeding the birds may remove any doshas present in your Kundali chart and bring good fortune and success in life. Furthermore, this practice pleases Lord Shani Deva who can remove all obstacles in life with just one gesture!
Although feeding wild birds may seem like a harmless practice, its practice has been shown to have unintended negative repercussions. Feeding can increase disease transmission rates, change bird behaviors, encourage invasive species into native wildlife areas and even increase cat numbers that hunt birds. Furthermore, teaching the animals that humans provide handouts could prove counter-productive; eventually they will learn that survival on their own can be achieved.
Among people looking to purchase their own houses, pigeons are considered lucky birds. Long associated with Noah’s Ark, ancient people believed that seeing one fly through their area indicated future good luck and harmony; today pigeons serve not only as symbols of good fortune, but are often chosen for wedding ceremonies as it signifies everlasting devotion and loyalty.