F Discussions - Totem Talk2024-03-29T09:13:15Zhttps://totemtalk.ning.com/group/f/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noFLAMINGOtag:totemtalk.ning.com,2014-01-13:5521792:Topic:260212014-01-13T20:41:46.455ZTerri Benninghttps://totemtalk.ning.com/profile/TerriBenning
<p><strong>Spirit of the FLAMINGO: Heart Healing, Balance, Rebirth, The Phoenix, Rising After A Fall, Discernment, Maintaining Individuality Within A Group, Creativity, Beauty, Vision</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LINKS:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://funkman.org/animal/bird/flamingo.html">http://funkman.org/animal/bird/flamingo.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.totemwisdom.com/flamingototem.html#.UtRYAfRDt8E">http://www.totemwisdom.com/flamingototem.html#.UtRYAfRDt8E…</a></p>
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<p><strong>Spirit of the FLAMINGO: Heart Healing, Balance, Rebirth, The Phoenix, Rising After A Fall, Discernment, Maintaining Individuality Within A Group, Creativity, Beauty, Vision</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LINKS:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://funkman.org/animal/bird/flamingo.html">http://funkman.org/animal/bird/flamingo.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.totemwisdom.com/flamingototem.html#.UtRYAfRDt8E">http://www.totemwisdom.com/flamingototem.html#.UtRYAfRDt8E</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/flamingo.htm">http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/flamingo.htm</a></p>
<p><a href="http://spirit-animals.com/flamingo/">http://spirit-animals.com/flamingo/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.kellyeckert.com/spirit-animal-flamingo/">http://www.kellyeckert.com/spirit-animal-flamingo/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://urbanwander.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/a-noble-novelty/">http://urbanwander.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/a-noble-novelty/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://consciousartstudios.blogspot.com/2012/01/pink-flamingo-symbolic-totem-meaning.html">http://consciousartstudios.blogspot.com/2012/01/pink-flamingo-symbolic-totem-meaning.html</a></p>
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<p>Flamingo, within the crane family, teaches the importance of balance. Pink is the color associated with the heart chakra and the pink coloring in flamingos vibrate with heart and emotional energies. The flamingo is a visionary and draws its power from water.</p>
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<p><strong>Wisdom of Flamingo Includes:</strong></p>
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<li>Ability to filter soul lessons from emotional waters</li>
<li>Understanding the language of color</li>
<li>Archangel Raphael</li>
<li>Psychometry</li>
<li>Ability to maintain soul purpose in group living</li>
<li>Power of Illusion</li>
<li>Open – Heartedness</li>
<li>Understanding how to maintain balance</li>
<li>Working with Group Consciousness</li>
<li>Clear Sightedness</li>
<li>Shapeshifting</li>
<li>Happiness in Love Relationships</li>
<li>Life Gives Beauty</li>
<li>Flourish in Adversity</li>
<li>True Beauty is Intrinsic</li>
<li>Determine What is Useful and What is Not</li>
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<p>Flamingo's annual migration is among the longest of any creature's on earth. For survival reasons she travels in large flocks, mostly at night. Flamingo wisdom is invoked for those who journey far, whether the journey be physical or spiritual.</p>
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<p><span><span><span>Flamingo teaches how to maintain balance and movement through the emotions. He aids in intuitive filtering and spiritual discernment. Be aware in dream time. Flamingo helps in bringing color and vivacity into ones life along with increasing community activities. Is it time to bring new life; concepts, ideas, thoughts or people? Is it time to work alone or with groups? Flamingo will show how to maneuver slowly and gracefully with care.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="p2603" id="p2603_4">Flamingo</span> Teaches Fear-less-ness From Within The Flock.</strong></p>
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<p>Flamingo is striking, gorgeous, preening and sensual—a strong symbol of flirtatiousness and sexuality. Pink represents the heart, compassion and connection. Flamingo’s pink coloring comes from diet. Without a proper diet, Flamingo pales to white.</p>
<p>For you this means that you must <span class="p2603" id="p2603_5">nourish</span> your heart, your compassion and your connection—to your Self and to others in the flock. Without proper nourishment, your heart will pale.</p>
<p>Flamingo’<span class="p2603" id="p2603_6">s</span> commitment to flock-living does not mean “following the herd” (we’re talking Flamingo, not sheep!) or being boring. In fact, Flamingo teaches that you can be true to your Self while still being loyal to the flock. Being One with others does not have to mean losing your Self.</p>
<p>Flamingo’s long legs mean that it can wade into deeper waters while still touching the bottom. Remember that water is a symbol of emotions. So Flamingo models staying grounded even while wading into deeper emotions. </p>
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<p><strong>The Noble King of the Marshes: <span class="p2603" id="p2603_6">Flamingo</span>.</strong></p>
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<p>The Flamingo is a Gregarious Wading Bird in its own family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. They have some of the most unique adaptations like their beak that filters sand and mud from their food, but only if used upside down. It also possesses a unique color pigmentation and has one of the more unique <span class="p2603" id="p2603_4">bird calls</span>. </p>
<p>Flamingos are flashy creatures, but not showoffs, unlike a lot of other birds; the males don’t really compete for females attention with elaborate displays of plumage or intricate nests, they just happen to be radiant by nature and elegant out of necessity. </p>
<p>The Flamingo is often believed to be the premise behind the phoenix, just look at the taxonomy in its Order and Genus. As such it has several connotations that this <span class="p2603" id="p2603_2">mythical bird</span>has. The Phoenix is a creature of rebirth, a constant cycle. People who hold Flamingo in their hearts are good at rising back up after a <span class="p2603" id="p2603_1">fall from grace</span>. They blaze into new glory after every stumbling point. Which is something truly admirable about their natures.</p>
<p>The Flamingo as a guidance totem is a Heart Healer, meaning it is a good filter to help discern what is poisonous in your life and what can heal your wounds. Many people bring flamingo into their life to come back from devastation. Those who have Flamingo in their heart are also good at this but in a subtle way, they help you see the ridiculous or unnecessary and help you focus on what could help you grow. This is a natural talent that they don’t even sometimes understand. You truly are wonderful to be around when you need to heal, you have a way of making everything sharper and easier to understand.</p>
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<p>Now for the things to watch out for.</p>
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<p>Flamingo’s are group animals as such they don’t like to be alone, they mate for life which makes them wonderful companions, if not a bit needy at times. This can be overcome and even embraced by the right partner, but you have to be very careful in who they decide to settle with. Every thing they take into their life profoundly affects them. Thoughts, ideas, words, food all of these things have the danger of ripping them off of their path. They can clog your filter, run you down and lead to your downfall. A Flamingo has to be very careful of what it allows to enter their cosmology and even more careful of what they are willing to accept.</p>
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<p><strong>PINK FLAMINGO AFFIRMATIONS</strong></p>
<div><br/>I create from the depths of my soul.<br/>I express myself freely in my creations.<br/>I edit my productions, and flow my art.<br/>I am free from critical judgment.<br/>I give myself permission to play as I create.<br/>I create within sacred space.<br/>I purify my relationship with money.<br/>I bless money and respect the power of abundance.<br/>I ignite the desire to receive in order to share my art.<br/>I release inhibitions on my artistic expression.<br/>I honor my perfectionism as a call to excellence.<br/>I honor mistakes as hidden intention.<br/>I move with my mistakes and use them as guidance from my soul.<br/>I am free to follow my heart's desires.<br/>I am confident enough to enter the void of creation.<br/>I trust that the medicine wheel will lead me to my greatness.<br/>I reveal the glory of my soul in my creations.<br/>My scars, wounds and shortcomings provide guidance.<br/>Gifts reside in what I think I cannot do.<br/>I consider the use of limitations in creation.<br/>I look at obstacles as messages.<br/>I am excited to create my life.<br/>I create my entire life as a work of art.<br/>My life is my magnum opus.<br/>I live in grace, beauty, abundance and divinity.<br/>I invoke the creative muse within.<br/>I am in conscious contact with the whimsical, delicate, frivolous and unreasonable sides of myself.<br/>I give the parts of myself, which I have denied, expression through my art.<br/>It is safe, fun and enjoyable to create.<br/>My art delights, moves and enriches the lives of others.<br/>My joy brings joy to the world.<br/>I find my creative voice and express it to the world.<br/>I am that, I am.<br/><br/><strong>SYMBOLOGY</strong><br/><br/><strong>PINK FLAMINGO TOTEMS</strong></div>
<div><br/>Pink Flamingo: paint, glitter, glue, fabric, perfume, feathers, kitsch, rhinestones, silk, toile, velvet, diamonds, shrimp, sunset, beach, shoreline, laughter, Seraphim<br/><br/><strong>GEMSTONES</strong></div>
<div><br/>Seraphanite, Rosophia, Azeztualite, Swarosvski crystals, pink ice, rose quartz, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, pink tourmaline, selenite, moonstone, opal, diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald, platinum, gold, silver.</div>
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</p> FOX ~ (Red, Gray and Arctic)tag:totemtalk.ning.com,2010-04-20:5521792:Topic:8142010-04-20T06:19:12.000ZTerri Benninghttps://totemtalk.ning.com/profile/TerriBenning
<p><b>SPIRIT of the FOX:</b> Magic, shape-shifting, invisibility, feminine magic of camouflage, c<span>unning, agility, quick-wittedness, diplomacy, wildness. </span></p>
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<p><i>"Stealthy messenger of the gods,<br></br> Cunning and wise, reliable friend,<br></br> Guide my steps through this maze of deception<br></br> And see this problem to its end." </i></p>
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<p><b>LINKS:…</b></p>
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<p><b>SPIRIT of the FOX:</b> Magic, shape-shifting, invisibility, feminine magic of camouflage, c<span>unning, agility, quick-wittedness, diplomacy, wildness. </span></p>
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<p><i>"Stealthy messenger of the gods,<br/> Cunning and wise, reliable friend,<br/> Guide my steps through this maze of deception<br/> And see this problem to its end." </i></p>
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<p><b>LINKS:</b></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.wildgratitude.com/fox-symbolism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.wildgratitude.com/fox-symbolism/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.shamanicjourney.com/fox-power-animal-symbol-of-camouflage-quick-wit-cunning-agility-magic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.shamanicjourney.com/fox-power-animal-symbol-of-camouflage-quick-wit-cunning-agility-magic</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.birdclan.org/fox.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.birdclan.org/fox.htm</a></p>
<p><a href="http://funkman.org/animal/mammal/foxfamily.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://funkman.org/animal/mammal/foxfamily.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.manataka.org/page236.html#FOX" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="http://www.manataka.org/page236.html#FOX">http://www.manataka.org/page236.html#FOX</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.wildspeak.com/animalenergies/fox.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.wildspeak.com/animalenergies/fox.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.takaoclub.com/foxmyths/chinese_fox_myths.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.takaoclub.com/foxmyths/chinese_fox_myths.htm</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/fox.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/fox.htm</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.whats-your-sign.com/fox-animal-symbolism.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.whats-your-sign.com/fox-animal-symbolism.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.animalspirits.com/index6.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.animalspirits.com/index6.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://alltotems.com/fox-spirit-meaning-symbols-and-totem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://alltotems.com/fox-spirit-meaning-symbols-and-totem/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.atlantisqueen.co/animal-totems/2011/12/26/animal-totems-the-fox.html">http://www.atlantisqueen.co/animal-totems/2011/12/26/animal-totems-the-fox.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.universeofsymbolism.com/symbolic-meaning-of-fox.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.universeofsymbolism.com/symbolic-meaning-of-fox.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.spiritanimal.info/fox-spirit-animal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.spiritanimal.info/fox-spirit-animal/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.spirit-animals.com/fox/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.spirit-animals.com/fox/</a></p>
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<p><strong>GREY FOX: </strong>Creative Problem Solving</p>
<p><a href="http://funkman.org/animal/mammal/grayfox.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://funkman.org/animal/mammal/grayfox.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2063434290?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="600" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2063434290?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="600" class="align-full"/></a><strong>GREY FOX’S Wisdom Includes:</strong></p>
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<li>Being an Inventive Soul</li>
<li>Keeping Your Privacy</li>
<li>Climbing Higher in Life</li>
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<p>A shy animal, Grey Fox spend his day resting in his various hideaways. Because he climbs trees, Grey Fox is known as “Tree Fox”. His long sharp curved claws aid him in scrambling up tree trunks. So agile in the trees is Grey Fox that He jumps from limb to limb with the ease of a Squirrel. Grey Fox’s unique ability to climb places Him in his own subfamily of <em>Urucyon cinereoargenteus</em>.</p>
<p>Unlike his faster Cousins, Grey Fox favors the forests. Because of his history with Coyote, He prefers living high up in hollow trees. As a Southerner of North America, Grey Fox spends his days resting in his hideaways in the trees. Wary of humans, He hides at the slightest disturbance. Often alone, He does mate for life and will raise a family.</p>
<p>The Inca of South America named the constellation Pleiades, “The Fox”, which rose during the winter solstice. Festivals were celebrated on the Fox’s reappearance in the sky. Grey Fox, one of their primary gods, was also featured in the Inca creation myths.</p>
<p>Grey Fox teaches creative problem solving. Instead of hunting on the ground, He climbs trees and eats fruits. Gray Fox does things that other Foxes do not such as den in trees, away from large predators.</p>
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<p><strong>ARCTIC FOX: Resourcefulness</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://funkman.org/animal/mammal/arcticfox.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://funkman.org/animal/mammal/arcticfox.html</a></p>
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<p><b>ARCTIC FOX'S Wisdom Includes:</b></p>
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<li>Having Traditions</li>
<li>Building a Good Home</li>
<li>Being Uniquely Adapted</li>
<li>In A Class By Yourself</li>
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<p>Well adapted to coping with life in the frozen North, Arctic Fox is known for her distinctive bushy white coat. Small and compact, She conserves her body heat. Unlike her Fox Cousins, Arctic Fox’s ears are short and rounded. Moreover, her feet are covered with thick hair. Arctic Fox keeps toasty warm in the freezing Arctic winters. Because of her special adaptations, Arctic Fox is in her own subfamily – <em>Alopex lagopus</em> instead of belonging to the Fox Family of <em>Vulpes</em>.</p>
<p>During the winter, Arctic Fox does not hibernate, but migrates south to the coast or along the tree lines of northern Scandinavia. On her travels, She preys on Voles, Lemmings, and Ground Squirrels. At the seashore, She scours the shore for beached Seals and Whales. Sometimes during the winter, Arctic Fox lives on Greenland pack ice.</p>
<p>Unlike other Foxes, Arctic Fox uses the same den for many years. Avoiding areas of permafrost for her den, She searches for high, well-drained areas where the soil is easily excavated. Burrowing in the ground, Arctic Fox creates a system of tunnels with numerous entrances and exits.</p>
<p>Arctic Fox teaches resourcefulness. In summer, She hides food in her den or pushes it into rock crevices. During the lean times, She uses these stores. When live prey is unavailable, Arctic Fox eats eggs and sea urchins. She is not afraid to range wide and far in her search of food.</p>
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<p><b>RED FOX:</b> Shrewdness</p>
<p><a href="http://funkman.org/animal/mammal/redfox.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://funkman.org/animal/mammal/redfox.html</a></p>
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<p><b>RED FOX'S Wisdom Includes:</b></p>
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<li>Guide to Other Worlds</li>
<li>Good Husband</li>
<li>Cunning and Shapeshifting</li>
<li>Adaptability</li>
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<p>With his doglike face, bushy tail, and red coat, Red Fox (<em>Vulpes vulpes</em>) is the quintessential fox. Originally found only in Eurasia, Red Fox now has the largest geographical range of any living carnivore. Even though He has been snared, shot, hunted and trapped, Red Fox has managed to thrive and expand his range. He now lives in Australia and North America, as well.</p>
<p>How Red Fox came to be in North America is still a puzzle. Supposedly, Europeans brought Him for sport hunting. However some scientists believe that today’s Red Fox in North America is a hybrid of the European Red Fox and a rare native Red Fox species.</p>
<p>Valuing his privacy, Red Fox usually keeps to Himself. In fact, He does his hunting at night when few are out and about. (Because of his solitary nature, many people thought Red Fox has supernatural powers.) However, during the winter mating season, Red Fox dens with Mother Vixen and their Cubs in their stream embankment. For two weeks, after giving birth to their Cubs, Mother Vixen relies on Father Dog Fox to bring Her food. While He does that, She nurses their Cubs. By summer, Red Fox Cubs are ready to leave and go out on their own.</p>
<p>To persuade Him to bring them good fortune, the Japanese treated Red Fox with respect. Also, they believed that He could change into a woman to entice men into misfortune. Since Red Fox traveled solo, the Japanese saw three Foxes together as an omen of disaster.</p>
<p>In Europe, the Celts respected Red Fox’s power. Because He lived in underground dens, the Celts thought that Red Fox was a guide to Other Worlds. The depth of their respect was so deep that they interred Him in their burial sites.</p>
<p>However to Christians, Red Fox symbolized trifling sins and nuisances. Because He ate carrion and stole grapes, they believed that Red Fox spread heresy among people. To Christians, Red Fox’s small size made what He did to be trifling.</p>
<p>Red Fox teaches shrewdness. Living a private life, He keeps people mystified about his whereabouts. Red Fox throws people off balance and leaves them confused. This is one of the reasons for his success as a carnivore.</p>
<p><b><br/> Story of the RED FOX clan: A Chickasaw Legend</b><br/> <a href="http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/StoryOfTheRedFoxClan-Chickasaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/StoryOfTheRedFoxClan-Chickasaw.html</a></p>
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<p><b>FOX'S Wisdom Includes:</b></p>
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<li>Shapeshifting</li>
<li>Cleverness</li>
<li>Observational skills</li>
<li>Cunning</li>
<li>Stealth</li>
<li>Camouflage</li>
<li>Feminine courage</li>
<li>Invisibility</li>
<li>Ability to observe unseen</li>
<li>Persistence</li>
<li>Gentleness</li>
<li>Swiftness</li>
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<p><b>FOX: </b><br/> <br/> The Fox is symbolic of Cunning, agility, quick-wittedness, diplomacy, wildness, feminine magic of camouflage, shape shifting and invisibility. The most prominent characteristic of the fox is its ability to become one with its environment. The fox is a very observant and fast animal, ready to take action at any time. Its power lies in its cleverness-for example, when leading its enemies astray. Another characteristic is its concern for its family. People who possess the power of the fox are usually quiet observers and are skilled at remaining unnoticed. This means that they blend into their environment, moving around unnoticed in any kind of company and society. They are masters of camouflage. The fox teaches how to grasp concept of unity and how to use this knowledge wisely on all levels.</p>
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<p><b>Excerpt from the book, "Animal Speak" by Ted Andrews</b><br/> <br/> <b>Keynote: </b>Feminine magic of camouflage, shapeshifting, and invisibility</p>
<p><b>Cycle Of Power:</b> Nocturnal, Dawn and Dusk</p>
<p><br/> The fox is a totem that has touched almost every society on the planet. It is a totem that speaks of the need to develop or awaken camouflage, invisibility and shapeshifting. It is one of the most uniquely skilled and ingenious animals of nature. It can teach these skills to those whose life it enters.<br/> <br/> For those with fox totems, it will be important to learn the art of camouflage and its related art of invisibility and shapeshifting. The fox uses its ability at quiet camouflage to its benefit. With practice, you can learn this same sort of ability and apply it so that you may see and hear things that otherwise you could not.<br/> <br/> The senses of the fox reveal much about the potential within those who have it as a totum. Its hearing, vision and sense of smell are acute.<br/> <br/> The sense of smell is also associated with higher forms of discrimination and discernment. One working with fox medicine should sniff out each situation. This will let them know who to avoid and who to connect with.<br/> <br/> Does this person smell right?<br/> <br/> Does something smell funny in this situation?<br/> <br/> Probably the fox's cleverest hunting technique is "charming." Here the fox performs various antics before her prey. It will jump, and roll and chase itself so that it charms the preys attention. While performing, the fox draws closer and closer without the prey ever realizing it, because the playfulness doesn't make the prey feel threatened! Then at the right momet, the fox leaps and captures its prey.<br/> <br/> This is a camouflage technique, one associated with behavior.<br/> <br/> It is one that those with fox totems can win any prize.<br/> <br/> As you develop attunement to the fox and learn its magic, any prize can fall to you.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2063434771?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2063434771?profile=original" width="600" class="align-full"/></a><strong>RED FOX:</strong> <br/> <br/> They’re fast and startle easily, so you may only catch a glimpse of a red fox, perhaps near dawn, as he hunts for mice or rabbits or as he looms outside a chicken coop at dusk, hoping for a chance to steal your fowl. Red fox are curious and sharp witted. Traps may not fool them. In fact they often make up games of exposing traps and leaving droppings or other signs showing they’re not easily outsmarted. Leaving traps uncovered may also be a way of communicating with other foxes as a means of survival, decreasing the chance another could be caught off guard.<br/> <br/> If the red fox appears to you, it may be time to outsmart your competitors or detractors and band together with your own kind. Using all your senses and being observant may help you escape traps you could fall into. The red fox tends to prefer open areas with good visibility. Their eyesight is excellent and they use their senses of smell and hearing to avoid danger and find food as well. You could say the red fox is almost always on alert. Sharpened senses and quick reactions may also keep you or a loved one out of harm’s way if the fox appears to you.<br/> <br/> Sexuality and feminine energy are also the domain of red fox. This creature is long associated with the female in folk tales and legends. The fox may enter to stimulate your second chakra, opening you to sexual energy, the energy of life force and procreation. For a woman, the fox may also be a sign to bring home and children back into focus since the female is very domestic, often returning to and improving the same den year after year as she prepares to give birth. The fox is generally monogamous as well, reminding both husband and wife to honor their commitment and bring playfulness and spontaneity back into relationship. Male and female foxes do work together as father/hunter and mother/caregiver to new litters, so parents raising young children may take the fox as a sign of surrender into traditional roles, at least until their “pups” are old enough to leave the den.<br/> <br/> <b>GREAT FOX PHOTOS!</b><br/> <a href="http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=241077" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=241077</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>SPIRIT of the FROG: Transformation, Healing, Rain-Caller, Good Fortune, Wealth</b></span><br></br> <br></br> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>TADPOLE:</b> Power of change, coming of age, the inner child</span><br></br> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/cycle.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/cycle.html…</a></span><br></br> <br></br></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>SPIRIT of the FROG: Transformation, Healing, Rain-Caller, Good Fortune, Wealth</b></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>TADPOLE:</b> Power of change, coming of age, the inner child</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/cycle.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/cycle.html</a></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>LINKS:</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://trustedpsychicmediums.com/spirit-animals/frog-spirit-animal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://trustedpsychicmediums.com/spirit-animals/frog-spirit-animal/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://thesecretofthetarot.com/frog-spirit-animal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://thesecretofthetarot.com/frog-spirit-animal/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://magickalspot.com/frog-spiritual-meaning-symbolism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://magickalspot.com/frog-spiritual-meaning-symbolism/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.spirit-animals.com/frog-symbolism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.spirit-animals.com/frog-symbolism/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.spiritanimal.info/frog-spirit-animal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.spiritanimal.info/frog-spirit-animal/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/spirit-totem-power-animal-meanings/amphibians-reptiles/frog-symbolism-and-meaning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/spirit-totem-power-animal-meanings/amphibians-reptiles/frog-symbolism-and-meaning/</a></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.shamanicjourney.com/article/6059/frog-power-animal-symbol-of-healing-cleansing-rebirth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.shamanicjourney.com/article/6059/frog-power-animal-symbol-of-healing-cleansing-rebirth</a></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.whats-your-sign.com/animal-symbolism-frog.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.whats-your-sign.com/animal-symbolism-frog.html</a></span><br/> <br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><a href="https://totemtalk.ning.com/group/clantotems/forum/topics/clan-of-the-frog-woodpecker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABOUT THE FROG CLAN:</a></strong></span></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 14pt;">Frog's Wisdom Includes:</b></p>
<p><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* a reminder of common bonds with all life</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* singer of songs that celebrate the most ancient watery beginnings</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* transformation</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* cleansing</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* understanding emotions</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* rebirth</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* healing</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">* water energy </span>and as frogs.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span>Frogs are amphibians, spending their early life nurtured in water and once they emerge onto dry land. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">They are never far from a water source. The frog is recognised as a healer in North and South American Native customs, as well as Celtic traditions.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Frog is believed to bring rain when needed. Water cleanses and gives the earth renewed freshness. Similarly frog's medicine can wash away any negative physical and mental energies which deny us a balanced and peaceful life. Perhaps when we have allowed emotional toxins to thwart our outlook on life, or if we feel swamped. They also helps to nourish our own innate ability to heal ourselves on all levels. The notion of renewal is frequently linked with water, representing the unblocking and smooth flow of energy for healing.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Due to the fact that frogs are found in water and on land, they hold the magic of both. Mud is a combination of earth and water, and is used in healing therapies to rid the body of toxins. Those with frog medicine are extremely sensitive, and the use of mud baths is advised.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">The deepest healing will always take place, and be fulfilled on the emotional level. Emotions are linked with water, especially tears. Some of us, especially men, are brought up to believe that crying is something to be ashamed of, that you are weak, wimpish or childish if you cry. When we deprive ourselves of this powerful form of emotional release, we bottle it all up and this can cause us to eventually reach unbelievable lows in our lives. Energies become blocked. With the frog’s assistance, we can begin to realise, and experience, tears as being natural and as necessary as rain.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10780313297?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10780313297?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="650" class="align-full"/></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There are few species of frog who actually care for their offspring. After mating they abandon the eggs. Because of this, lessons to do with survival are common in people with frog. Scientists believe that the frog populations health reflects the health of the entire eco-system (as a whole).</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Frog is strongly linked with transformation and magic. Generally frogs undergo a two stage life cycle. They start off as eggs, hatching into tadpoles, limbless aquatic larva with gills and a long flat tail. Legs and lungs develop, and the tail gradually disappears as the tadpole approaches the adult stage. This denotes the awakening of ones creativity. When frog enters your life, it is an invitation to leap into your creative power. In order to do this, it is helpful to know which stage of life you are presently at. By studying the frogs characteristics you will discover this. This is yet another reminder to us that life is about evolution, a miracle of change and transformation.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">This message is strongly represented in the story of the ‘Frog Prince’. Im sure most of you are familiar with it. I certainly grew up with this story! It is similar to the story of the ugly duckling. In one version of the story, a queen was ill and could only be healed by drinking from the well of true water. Her 3 daughters tried to get the water, but each time a hideousus frog refused them access unless they agreed to marry him. Alas, the youngest daughter agreed her mother was healed. To her delight she discovered that her hideous groom transformed into a gorgeous prince.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">This teaches us that in order to heal ourselves and others, it is often required to face that part of us that we have hidden from ourselves, because we find it unacceptable or ugly. When we can honestly look all aspects of ourselves in the face and accept them, we will find that the ugliness is washed away. Our true beauty shines, like the sun after healing rain.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Frogs are to be found world wide. Their bodies were created for jumping and their sharp eyes help them catch prey, mostly insects. As a frogs eyes protrude from the sides of their heads, they have almost 360 degree vision, providing them with excellent depth perception. Frogs also have a highly developed sense of hearing. Behind each eye is to be found a large disked membrane, an external eardrum that picks up sound waves and transmits them to the inner ear and then to the brain. Combined with their extraordinary sight, this gives them clairsentient and clairvoyant abilities.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">The way in which frogs produce sound is similar to the way humans do, by forcing air from the lungs over the vocal cords. They posses a variety of complex calls from ribbets to croaks, connecting this with language. If this is your power animal, you have the potential to take command of the spoken word. Often frog people are bilingual.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Frog symbolises coming into your personal power, reminding you not to become bogged down with day-to-day living. If frog is your power animal, you give support and energy where it is needed, and can cleanse the negativity from an environment.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>From Animal Spirit Guides by Steven Farmer:<br/> <br/> If Frog shows up, it means:</b></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- If you hear a frog during the daytime, it will rain very soon.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- Do a physical cleanse and detoxify your body.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- Do an emotional cleanse by letting yourself really feel your emotions, and cry as much as you need to in order to clear and release any emotional toxicity.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- Singing or chanting out loud will help you feel more balanced, at peace, and connected to the divine.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- You're entering into a time of plenty and abundance.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- This is the start of a slow and steady transformational process for you, a movement from an old life to a new.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Call on Frog when:</b></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- It's time to cleanse your life of people, places, or things that no longer fit in with your present lifestyle and who you are.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- You're in the midst of any life change, whether small or large, and you need the emotional sustenance and strength to go through it in a fluid and graceful way.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- You're planning to do a clearing and blessing ceremony for your home, office, or a specific place.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- You feel intimidated or hesitant about honestly stating your thoughts, feelings, or opinions to someone.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- You simply feel overwhelmed with negativity and want to clear it up.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>If Frog is your power animal:</b></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- You're a very sensitive and compassionate person, and readily express deep feelings in words and actions.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- Your voice, and especially your singing, can at times arouse deep emotions, yet at the same time soothe anyone within its range.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- To others you initially seem rather remote and self-absorbed, yet once they get past their first impression of you, they discover the depth and nobility of your character.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- In your work, you seem to plod along very slowly and have trouble getting started, but you stay with it and get the job done.</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">- You enjoy the study of ancient mysteries and particularly the art of magic.</span></p> FALCON (Krestal, Kite, Peregrine)tag:totemtalk.ning.com,2010-04-20:5521792:Topic:7882010-04-20T02:58:18.000ZTerri Benninghttps://totemtalk.ning.com/profile/TerriBenning
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>SPIRIT of the FALCON:</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mental Speed, Agility and Grace, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Opportunity, Planning, Concentration, Guidance, Independence. Vision, Higher Wisdom and Guidance</span></p>
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<div id="th0ths_quotes_sc_quote"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>"Look at the bigger picture rather than what is right in front of you."…</em></span></div>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>SPIRIT of the FALCON:</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mental Speed, Agility and Grace, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Opportunity, Planning, Concentration, Guidance, Independence. Vision, Higher Wisdom and Guidance</span></p>
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<div id="th0ths_quotes_sc_quote"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>"Look at the bigger picture rather than what is right in front of you."</em></span></div>
<div id="th0ths_quotes_sc_owner"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>~ Falcon</em></span></div>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>LINKS:</b></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.sonomabirding.com/falcon-symbolism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.sonomabirding.com/falcon-symbolism/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.richardalois.com/symbolism/falcon-symbolism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.richardalois.com/symbolism/falcon-symbolism</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://trustedpsychicmediums.com/spirit-animals/falcon-spirit-animal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://trustedpsychicmediums.com/spirit-animals/falcon-spirit-animal/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/spirit-totem-power-animal-meanings/birds/falcon-symbolism-meaning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/spirit-totem-power-animal-meanings/birds/falcon-symbolism-meaning/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://dreamingandsleeping.com/falcon-spiritual-animal-symbolism-and-meaning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://dreamingandsleeping.com/falcon-spiritual-animal-symbolism-and-meaning/</a></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.whats-your-sign.com/falcon-animal-totem.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.whats-your-sign.com/falcon-animal-totem.html</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://worldbirds.com/falcon-symbolism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://worldbirds.com/falcon-symbolism/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.millersguild.com/falcon-symbolism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.millersguild.com/falcon-symbolism/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/falcons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/falcons</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.wildgratitude.com/falcon-symbolism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.wildgratitude.com/falcon-symbolism/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://sentientmetaphysics.com/falcon-animal-totem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://sentientmetaphysics.com/falcon-animal-totem/</a></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Go To: <a href="http://totemtalk.ning.com/group/birthtotems/forum/topics/falcon-21-march-19-april">FALCON BIRTH TOTEM</a> ~ March 21 – April 19</b></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Falcon/Krestal/Merlin's Wisdom Includes:</b></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* Assisting in soul healing</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* Accompanying the soul back to the soul world</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* Teaching swiftness</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* Learning the aerobatics of life</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* Controlling speed and movement</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">* Understanding magick</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Falcon animal totem comes to us when we require higher vision, or higher knowledge in solving current dilemmas in our lives.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Throughout history, culture and myth, Falcons symbolize:</b></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Superiority</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Spirit</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Light</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Power</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Focus</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prophecy</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Freedom</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Aspiration</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Intensity</span><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Determination</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Falcon is a solar emblem for success, victory and rising above a situation.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">The falcon is known to hover in the sky in slow motion or sit patiently on a perch while on the lookout for possible prey. When its prey is in sight the falcon will move swiftly to the ground to scoop up beetles, grasshoppers, mice and other small rodents. The falcon uses its mind, calculating the best move before taking action. The lesson the falcon teaches as a totem is to wait for the most opportune moment before making your move. If you take the falcon's lesson of patience and precise thinking to heart you will attain more successes than failures.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Falcon Meanings and Symbolism</strong>:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Falcon animal totem comes to us when we require <strong>higher vision</strong>, or higher knowledge in solving current dilemmas in our lives. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">At its core, the Falcon animal totem represents <strong>visionary power</strong>, wisdom, and guardianship. This powerful bird awakens visionary power, and leads you to your life purpose. The Falcon carries with it a message of transition and change – perhaps in your vocation, work, career, etc. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span>Falcon spirit is </span><b>the awakening of your mind, keeping you vigilant and transforming for the better</b><span>. It is the push you need to take action and seize the opportunities. If this animal is present in your life, then be sure of the fact that you will succeed in everything you put your mind to.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span>Further evidence of its solar influence, the Falcon was symbolic of the rising sun in Egypt. It is also the king of all birds where many gods were shown with the head or body of the Falcon (including Ra).</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">(Shown Below)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span><b><a href="http://www.shamanicjourney.com/article/6154/kestrel-power-animal-symbol-of-speed-and-grace" target="_blank" rel="noopener">* Kestrel</a></b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.shamanicjourney.com/kestrel-power-animal-symbol-of-speed-and-grace" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.shamanicjourney.com/kestrel-power-animal-symbol-of-speed-and-grace</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://worldbirds.com/kestrel-symbolism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://worldbirds.com/kestrel-symbolism/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://spiritanimalsandsymbolism.com/kestrel-spiritual-meaning-symbolism-and-totem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://spiritanimalsandsymbolism.com/kestrel-spiritual-meaning-symbolism-and-totem/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.hep6.com/kestrel-symbolism-facts-meaning-totem-spirit-power-animal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.hep6.com/kestrel-symbolism-facts-meaning-totem-spirit-power-animal/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/krestel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/krestel</a></span><br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10807763875?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10807763875?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="650" class="align-full"/></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><a href="https://symbolismandmetaphor.com/peregrine-falcon-symbolism/#:~:text=The%20peregrine%20falcon%20is%20a,a%20strong%20sense%20of%20purpose." target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span>Common themes associated with kestrels include </span><b>prophecy, foresight, wisdom, dreams and visions, vigilance, protection, power, and cunning</b><span>. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kestrels gifts include accuracy of movement, speed and grace, mental concentration, acting at the correct moment, patience, precise action.<span id="more-2397"></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kestrel are the smallest member of the falcon family, and like all birds of prey they are strongly connected to the accuracy of movement. Their most prominent feature are speed and grace in hunting. They perch high above their prey and when the time is right they swoop down, hover in the air and attack. Amongst most birds, hovering is uncommon – this represents the natural skill to use flight to the maximum advantage. In kestrel people this advantage shows through the strengthening of ones intuitive agility. Kestrel people frequently have the urge to sit or be placed in a position with expansive views. They have a strong desire to spend time alone, and need to feel a sense of independency to keep a relationship healthy. Suited well to any kind of work that entails planning, they also make great diplomats and strategists.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kestrel shows how to discover ones personal rhythm and act accordingly. As ones personal energy field is increased and broader vision is developed, one learns when to act and when not to.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The power of the kestrel is patience, concentration and precise action. Opportunities are recognised and acted upon at exactly the correct moment, we can learn from this. If kestrel flies into your life, it may be asking you to stimulate your mental powers and move speedily and smoothly into the future that you desire. Go with the flow, paying attention to the movement of every situation and be responsible for your actions.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><a href="https://symbolismandmetaphor.com/peregrine-falcon-symbolism/#:~:text=The%20peregrine%20falcon%20is%20a,a%20strong%20sense%20of%20purpose." target="_blank" rel="noopener">* Peregrine Falcon</a></b></span><br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10807764892?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10807764892?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="650" class="align-full"/></a><span id="Peregrine_Falcon_as_a_Spirit_Animal" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Peregrine Falcon as a Spirit Animal</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The peregrine falcon, as a spirit guide, symbolizes opportunity, planning, concentration, guidance, and independence. The peregrine falcon is a symbol of <b>aspiration, ambition, power, speed, and freedom</b>. They offer protection to you as a spirit animal, especially during transitional periods. Those who have peregrine falcons as their spirit animal are attentive, perceptive, and have a strong sense of purpose.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Celtic folklore speaks of the peregrine falcon symbolism as <b>an omen to being careful and keeping your eyes open to possible dangers</b>. It is considered a spirit that travels between worlds and brings messages from the other side. This information was usually what a person should change in his life, or linger upon. Celtic folklore speaks of the peregrine falcon symbolism as an omen to being careful and keeping your eyes open to possible dangers. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The peregrine falcon totem speaks of travels, being always on the road, and discovering the world. It also empowers your intellectual abilities and helps you see things.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span>The Peregrine Falcon lives up to its Latin name: Falco Peregrinus which means foreigner or stranger because it is a migratory bird rather than sedentary - it is found throughout the world and tends to travel great distances.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span>The Peregrine is most often used in falconry due to its keen intellect and incredible ability to calculate or judge its prey.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/bird/boa/F2_G7a.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">* Kite</a></b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://worldbirds.com/kite-symbolism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://worldbirds.com/kite-symbolism/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://native-american-totems.com/animal-totem-medicines/red-kite-totem-messages/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://native-american-totems.com/animal-totem-medicines/red-kite-totem-messages/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/kite" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/kite </a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10807766873?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10807766873?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="650" class="align-full"/></a></b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><strong>THE RED KITE:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span>The kite power animal is associated with <b>fertility, motherhood, and creativity</b>. The kite has the power to build connections and maintain harmony.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">(From Animal Speak by Ted Andrews)</span></p>
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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kites are one of the most graceful at flying and will teach how to do the same. She will show how to maximize results with little or no effort. Observe carefully what is around you as resources will appear. She will help make decisions by illuminating what is black and white along with the polarities you may be experiencing. She will enhance this clarity. Kite will bring about truths and wisdom while keeping the watery emotions in balance. She will teach how to skim the surface of knowledge to collect what you need for the moment. Kite teaches the art of maneuverability and finesse to reach goals and feeding the spirit and your life with much needed nourishment. She will show how to view life from a higher perspective. Watch and listen what Kite is saying and doing for more insight. It will take about 28 days for lessons to be learned and about 10 additional days for incorporation of wisdom to take place.</span></div>
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<p><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><a href="http://mara-gamiel.blogspot.com/2009/06/merlin-falcon-totem-animals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">* Merlin Falcon</a> ~ A Light in the Darkness</b></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">In European tradition, the Falcon represents the huntsman and is associated with the Germanic sky-gods Wodan as well as Frigg and the trickster Loki. In European culture the Falcon is considered a warlike symbol.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">At its core, the Falcon animal totem represents visionary power, wisdom, and guardianship. This powerful bird awakens visionary power, and leads you to your life purpose. The Falcon carries with it a message of transition and change - perhaps in your vocation, work, career, etc.</span><br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10807763087?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10807763087?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="650" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>FALCON ANIMAL TOTEMS:</strong></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Falcon animal totem s encourage us to calculate and strategize. If we have a goal, Falcons beckon us to make plans and strategies to obtain these goals. Falcons are all about focus - strong, one-pointed focus. When they show themselves to us, we are being called to focus on our desires and our goals, and do what is necessary to bring our desires into our reality.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">The fact that the Falcon is a solar creature could mean there is something in your life that you are highly passionate about, and the Falcon is asking you to take action on this passion. But be smart about it - don't jump into something without doing research and planning. Make your passion a reality by pursuing it methodically and as strategically as the Falcon would pursue his hunt.</span></p>
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