Animal Spirit Guides Candle with Amulet
The characteristics of animals—from birds and insects to mammals, fish, and reptiles—relate to our human walk on this planet, providing us with lessons and helping us mindfully focus our intentions for our life experiences. Animal medicine offers us a powerful signpost for self-knowledge and clarity on life’s challenges. When a creature from nature appears to you repetitively or in some out-of-the-ordinary way, it is time to pay attention and find the message that nature is bringing you. This requires mindfulness and contemplation. Read the messages within these pages and take time to think about what these characteristics symbolize for you.
Remember, everything is energy, and all energy has a vibration. Plants and animals hold an energetic vibration. Rocks and crystals hold an energetic vibration. Colors hold an energetic vibration. Energetic vibrations reveal themselves to us as symbols and signs, offering us clues to light our path. Being aware of these signs and symbols is important for gaining the insight we are looking for to keep us on our desired course in life. Maintaining mindfulness is the key to self-actualization, which allows us to create our vision. Actualization is simply the action that makes something real in our lives. Mindfulness is our living experience, clearly realizing and being conscious of our thoughts and feelings in the present moment.
Hummingbird – PERSPECTIVE Tireless joy, accomplishing the impossible.
“Hummingbird totem is an ally when you are in need of shining your inner light, which has evolved from internal realizations. Hummingbirds’ beautiful iridescent feathers are one of the characteristics that align you with having the courage to embrace your potential and experience your extraordinary nature. Let the vibrant energy of hummingbird encourage you to shine your light brightly and be a wonderful contributor to all that is good in your community.
When Hummingbird hovers nearby, it is time to remember that you are unique and have a distinct way to perceive reality. The hummingbird has a way of flying that differs from any other type of bird, in that it can fly forward, backward, up, down, sideways, hover, and can rotate 180 degrees. This quality is a teaching from Hummingbird that you, too, can make adjustments to your manner of approaching life situations. Find unique ways to release pent-up feelings. A slight twist of your perspective can change your reality. A well-known quote by theoretical physicist Max Planck sums it up: “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
Hummingbird teaches you to be willing not only to see things differently but also to be seen differently. With light, color, and vibrancy, you can achieve great heights with great speed, just as this tiny but mighty bird does. Don’t let the size of this bird fool you into thinking it is vulnerable. Hummingbirds are very effective at defending their territory in quite an aggressive way. You can call on Hummingbird to help you garner the courage to establish boundaries with great ease. Observe your emotions from different angles to decide and intend to remove the strong attachment to those emotions.”
~ excerpt from Animal Totems and the Gemstone Kingdom by Margaret Ann Lembo
