Feather - inter-connectedness
- Nadine Jones
- May 26, 2017
- 2 min read
Have you ever taken a moment to look at the intricate magic of a feather? How the interlocking Velcro-like structure connects one strand to the other. How each feather is surprisingly diverse in color and form, yet similar. How this amazing structure for many birds creates the smooth, flexible, and resilient surface to supports flight and shed water.
The Eagle is a symbol of great strength and wisdom, possessing an amazing energy of healing and creation, and is one of the principal crests of the Haida People on the West Coast of Canada. Eagle down, is considered sacred and is used in ceremonies sprinkled on the ground to welcome visitor, as a symbol of peace and friendship. We use Eagle feathers for smudging and prayer, and are often gifted as a symbolic offering to bestow honor for act of courage and wisdom.
Connection
We are all social being who have flourished in community. We are not meant to go it alone. The need to belong is one we can all identify with. Belonging brings us happiness and joy, a sense of identity, and relationships others who share something deeply in common. Our elders tell us that in the long ago our communities were founded on our inter-connectedness and inter-generational relationships with each other, the earth, animals and ancestors. All unfolded and was created with a spirit of inclusiveness and belonging. A connection to the land, animals, Universe and each other provided the context for us to all be on the same side working together.
We are unique and similar
We are each unique and diverse beings walking on the earth together, interconnected by diverse systems. When we stand beside one another as support we to can create a smooth, flexible and resilient surface to the negative energy that may become rained down upon us.
Will you call upon the Eagle Feather today for courage and wisdom, healing and strength? Let us each stand beside one another offering support and connection, as we discover the magic in all the little moments of each day.
Love and Light to all on this wonderful day.
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