Fly in your soup?
Animal friends bring messages constantly. It is up to us to listen (or not). We of course don't have to pay attention to our fine feathered or furry or winged friends, but if we choose to, we may feel calmer, and more informed, relaxed, refreshed and magically infused than we were before the animal (be it in physical or spirit form) graced us with its presence.
A couple of months ago, I was going along in a kind of sad and bluesy mode--had been for a couple of days. The unavoidable repetitiveness of "wake up, go to work, come home, go to sleep" was weighing heavily on me. One day I woke up, got ready for work, left my apartment, walked to the corner and turned left, just like I do every day. Suddenly in the distance I saw an object speeding towards me through the air. It quickly came closer and I realized it was a hummingbird! WHOA! I hadn't seen a live hummingbird in YEARS! It whizzzzzed past my head, almost grazing my left ear, whizzzzzed just as quickly away, and was "gone".
I felt shocked, exhilarated, happy! The beauty of hummingbird had zapped me. Of course, the totem medicine of hummingbird is as follows: "It can help you find joy and sweetness in any situation." (http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/hummingbird.htm) On to work, with a new perspective gained! Hummingbird is bringer of joy, and gave me this medicine to pass on to others as it whizzzily whispered past my ear.
Another animal that sometimes buzzes in to my life, never failing to make me feel inordinately happy and fulfilled, is the Bumblebee! It is one of my totems, as well as the Honeybee and the Wasp, but before now I hadn't yet fathomed the depths of what they had to teach me. Today, I "randomly" stumbled on to this website: http://www.ladyoftheearth.com/animals/animals.html and I came across this wonderful passage about Bees. I was blown away, and wanted to share it with you all!
"There are books available that can help in deciphering the message or gifts of a particular animal. Some of these books are quite insightful. Above all, pay attention to how the visit from the animal felt to you. For example, if you were to search in a book for the meaning of a visit by Bee, you may learn about the importance of productivity or the value of community. However, Bee came to me with some unexpected information, information that I'd not seen in any book. During a time when I was doing research on the nature of prayer, I was approached by Bee during one of my journeys. She told me that all Bees live their life as a prayer. She went on to share with me much information about prayer and how to pray. Recently, during a time of loss, I was again visited by Bee. She asked that I ask the Bees to pray for me and also to go out into my gardens. Sitting beneath the Spring blooming trees, my attention was drawn toa loud humming. I looked up to see a cloud of Bumble Bees among the branches of the trees. I began to hum along with them and felt a peace settle over me. For months after that day, I encountered Bees in the most unlikely places. Reminders for me that they continued to pray, and also that I was not alone. Neither are you."--Raven Cypress Wood
What strikes me as I read through it again is the SOUND of the word. Bee. Bee. BE.
All animals have medicine, knowledge, and beneficial power that they want to share with us. They want to help us. Their messages can be different for each individual and it is up to us to listen and discern.
Animals, I want to thank you for your gifts, patience, help and kindness in this and all lifetimes; thank you for coming to my side and sharing your knowledge and your power.
Thank you Spider for spinning the creative web of eternity. Thank you Alligator for your rumblings of primal energies and deep wisdom. Thank you mammals, insects, birds and reptiles. Thank you all.
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