Hummingbird Shaman - Symbols of Divine Presence » spiritual awareness http://hummingbirdshaman.com The Symbolic Nature of Hummingbirds as a Message of Self Presence and the Empowerment of the Creator - Learning how to Walk With Wings Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:51:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Sink to That Depth, If That’s What it Takes http://hummingbirdshaman.com/2008/06/13/sink-to-that-depth-if-thats-what-it-takes/ http://hummingbirdshaman.com/2008/06/13/sink-to-that-depth-if-thats-what-it-takes/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:31:33 +0000 Hummingbird Shaman http://hummingbirdshaman.com/?p=65 Finally, a sunny day.  It’s noon, and though a weekday, I expected to see more dogs and owners at the dog park.  I began my trek with only my two dogs for company.  Walking toward the meeting tree, the place where I greet my little upper-level hummingbird friend, my mind was full of thoughts.  None of . . . → Continue Reading: Sink to That Depth, If That’s What it Takes]]> Finally, a sunny day.  It’s noon, and though a weekday, I expected to see more dogs and owners at the dog park.  I began my trek with only my two dogs for company.  Walking toward the meeting tree, the place where I greet my little upper-level hummingbird friend, my mind was full of thoughts.  None of those thoughts meant anything beyond the importance I assigned them.

No one was at the tree to greet me.  I whistled, but no one came.  This was fine I knew I would see this hummingbird soon enough.  We walked along the curving road, and continued down the hill.

Approaching a small madrona tree nestled against the steep hill, I searched for signs of my little spirit friends.  Just a few days ago this perch was shown to me.  No sign of the hummingbird residing in this section of the park, either.  I continued the walk, exchanging a few words with another dog walker I passed, and circled back to the hill.  I paused as I neared the madrona again, and saw my little friend arrive on an upper branch.   With his back turned to me he said, “Look at me, tell me I’m special”.  Within a blink of an eye, the not-so-hidden message came into view, and I replied, “Are you a hummingbird, or a mockingbird?”

I continued up the hill and around the corner.  Within a moment of my arrival, my upper level hummingbird arrived.  He fluttered for a moment, then dropped quickly to a lower branch beyond view.  “What’s this maneuver about?”  He returned within sight, hovering long enough to assure I was watching, then flew in a straight upward line.  “I can fly high, oh wait, even higher”, and then he dropped quickly and purposefully downward and out of sight.   

Sure, the view is so much better from the heights, but sometimes even the winged will sink to that depth, if that’s what it takes.  Just remember that its only a stopping point along the journey.

Estee Taschereau is a Successful Living Coach and Intuitive Counselor using Clairvoyance and other spiritual awareness skills.   Private phone appointments are available for informational & healing assistance sessions.

]]> http://hummingbirdshaman.com/2008/06/13/sink-to-that-depth-if-thats-what-it-takes/feed/ 0 Close Encounters: A visit of Two Hummingbirds part III of III http://hummingbirdshaman.com/2008/04/30/close-encounters-a-visit-of-two-hummingbirds-part-iii-of-iii/ http://hummingbirdshaman.com/2008/04/30/close-encounters-a-visit-of-two-hummingbirds-part-iii-of-iii/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:58:38 +0000 Hummingbird Shaman http://hummingbirdshaman.com/?p=16 On 4/21/08 Y.D. replied with the following question:

I feel I have been blessed and I am wondering if what I read is true- is such an encounter a calling to be a healer using the power of flowers- aromatherapy?

Y.D.

. . . → Continue Reading: Close Encounters: A visit of Two Hummingbirds part III of III]]> On 4/21/08 Y.D. replied with the following question:

I feel I have been blessed and I am wondering if what I read is true- is such an encounter a calling to be a healer using the power of flowers- aromatherapy?

Y.D.

 

Here is my response:

 

 

Y.D.,

As to the message contained in the experience – there are many sources of interpretation based on specific tangible components of either conscious or dream experiences, kind of like a “one-size-fits-all” approach.  Yes, there is value in the symbolic information.  Now though, let’s look at this in a different light: Your experience was a spiritual awakening, or moment of spiritual awareness.  The message is very unique to you.  I see the intent focusing on your stepping out of time and space as we know it.  You may not have thought of it in this way, but looking back, you felt very different during that time, didn’t you?  You were very focused, and playful, and your energy flowed more freely.  You were in a state of timelessness!  Some people work for years to experience such a feeling!   Any level of awareness, like your experience, is priceless.  Working with aromatherapy may be a very powerful way to bring back the memory of this experience, so it would be like a tool for you to help you step back into that timeless state.  Working as a healer is wonderful but not necessary, the primary point (one that many do not realize) is that the self awareness and realization is the most important part, that’s where the beauty lies, and where source exists.

 

Thank you so much for sharing this story!

  

Estee/Hummingbird Shaman

HummingbirdShaman.com

 

p.s. You ARE blessed, this experience was unique and exciting, with no harm coming to the birds.  You are blessed, and bless you again for taking such good care of our friends.

 

 

04/27/08

The story does not end here.  I felt as though more could be said on the topic of ‘being a healer’.  We are all healers, and we give to others in one form or another, seen or unseen, whether we recognize it or not. Please allow me to note two ‘ways of thinking’:  1) healing, by definition, is the ability to change and restore to wholeness; and 2) true healing comes about through our ability to have, let go, and receive.  Hence, even through the aid of others, it is always self healing.  As a healer I can accept credit for my ability to create a safe space for change, and lead another into their next step, but the healing itself, the change, is within them, and I honor this.  I will write more in the future about healing, and have already sent the request to the hummingbird spirits to teach me even more.

 

I wrote the last section as an after-thought, please feel free to comment, for our interaction aids us in our movement. 

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