February 19, 2016
Eagle has been presenting his/herself to me on numerous occasions, lately. I always welcome the various animal spirits visits in my life and what they represent, the messages that they bring. I generally try to look up the symbology of the various animal spirits medicine, whenever I feel a special presentation by them. Even the more common animals we encounter can be bringing us a special message, at any given time. It’s important to pay attention to that which we are drawn to, the animals that present themselves to us and the manner in which they do so. For the manner of presentation can also be indicative of the more precise message and medicine they bring.
This being said, at times I witness the voices in the background, the naysayers that would point out that if we put ourselves in a place and time (for instance with the eagle) where there is an abundance of a certain animal, or even the common habitat of a single species, that of course we are going to experience that animal being present. I say that we find ourselves in these situations, the availability of these occurrences because there is a message, a guidance that we are to be gifted with, through our encounters with the various animals, and therefore the spirit medicine they bear.
It’s important that we bring the awareness of these encounters into our lives, that we may allow the spirit medicine to gift us with the guidance it brings. In reading the various depictions of what any given animal spirit medicine brings to us, it is important to feel within ourselves that which resonates with us, at any given time. A visit by Eagle at one time in my life, one moment of awareness, can have a somewhat different meaning than at another time. I need only be aware of what aspect of this medicine seems to resonate with me, at that given time, to receive the message, the guidance, the healing that is available at that time.
Peter J Quandt