If you go back to the time of Charlemagne, forty generations or so, you should get to a generation of a trillion ancestors. Thatâs about two thousand times more people than existed on Earth when Charlemagne was alive. The only way out of this paradox is to assume that our ancestors are not independent of one another. That is, if you trace their ancestry back, you loop back to a common ancestor.
OWL. Magic, Omens, Wisdom. The owl is the symbol of the feminine, the moon and the night. The owl is the bird of magic and darkness, of prophecy and wisdom.The owl is associated with Athena. An owl totem gives you the power to extract secrets.WL. Magic, Omens, Wisdom. The owl is the symbol of the feminine, the moon and the night. The owl is the bird of magic and darkness, of prophecy and wisdom.
1 Native American Symbolism: The most prevalent Native American symbolism of Owl is one that is associated with death and spirits. 2  Many Native American tribes viewed the owls as spirits of the dead, or the souls of the recently deceased. Greek/Roman Symbolism: In most lore the owl symbolizes wisdom and protection and was the favorite bird of Athene, the goddess of wisdom. 2  To the Romans, the owl was both a symbol of victory and doom. 3  To hear the hoot of an Owl presaged imminent death.