South American Bird Essences
Altimira
Oriole
Following the energy
in relationships, becoming aware of the third entity that is created when
2 people come together in a romantic relationship and the ability to nurture
and protect this aspect of the union.
Barred
Antshrike
Merging of polarities,
understanding the true nature of duality and how it can be directed to
bring about positive change and growth.
Barred
Forest Falcon
Quieting the mind,
finding peace within the silence. This allows for new thoughts, images
and symbols to appear spontaneously. These in turn can be experimented
with to create new levels of reality and physical experience.
Bat
Falcon
Seeing a problem
or question from more than one perspective, turning it around so that it
becomes a stepping stone rather than an obstacle. Also cleans the lower
chakras, especially the root chakra and the chakras in the feet.
Black
Cowled Oriole
Using the darkness
as a mantle of protection for those who need to hide their light due to
attack by others. Sliding in and out of dangerous situations freely and
easily to bring healing to a person or place. Escape from a dangerous person
or situation. Understanding and releasing what inside of you led you into
that situation to begin with.
Black
Faced Antthrush
For those who feel
they are poorly understood or unacceptable to others, this essence helps
them to identify and release the energy they are projecting through their
aura that creates such feedback.
Black
Headed Trogon
Very helpful while
undergoing the process of recapitulation, an ordering of one's life experiences
as practiced by ancient Toltec Shamans. This essence can be used alone
to stimulate and automatic reordering of one's experiences, but the process
is shortened when this essence and the actual practice are used together.
Blue
Black Grassquirt
A trickster essence
that shakes up known reality when one is ready to make major life changes
but is unsure how to proceed. Cuts past ties that limit freedom and mobility.
Blue
Black Grosbeak
Taking responsibility
for one's life and actions, cleaning up of one's energy fields and physical
environment. Tackling long standing projects and clearing them away easily.
Blue
Crowned Motmot
Spontaneous creation
through new thoughts that give birth to something unique. Accessing the
inner daimon or genius for inspiration and guidance. Recognizing that we
are all highly creative in numerous ways, not just through the arts such
as painting or sculpture.
Buff
Bellied Hummingbird
For those who are
controlling, fearing a loss of power if they let go of people, situations
or even a fear of turning things over into the hands of Spirit. Allows
one to stand back and let things resolve themselves, people be who they
are and get on with our own lives.
Chestnut
Collared Woodpecker
Calls in Shamanic
healing energies from around the world. Don't be surprised if a Celtic
and Asian shaman show up together in your healing circle! Intuitively knowing
which healing tools to use in a given situation.
Collared
Aracari
Opening the mind
to new belief systems, trying them on for size so to speak. Keeping what
suits and disregarding the rest. Especially helpful for very close-minded
people. I have also noticed that this essence is great for when you are
using an essence and are not sure it will work, this essence helps to allow
for the healing to occur. Also works with other healing modalities the
same way.
Eye
Ringed Flatbill
Scouting ahead to
observe what pitfalls may stand in your way before embarking on a new project
or life change. Using shamanic techniques instinctively to clear problems
before they arise. Excellent essence for the inner shaman/healer so that
its prescience may be felt and honored more fully.
Ferriginous
Pygmy Owl
Dark nights of the
soul, feeling as if one, like Persephone, has been kidnapped and dragged
down into the underworld kicking and screaming. This essence acts as a
guide so that we can find our way home again.
Golden
Fronted Woodpecker
Calls in new opportunities
that are truly "golden" and the ability to discern these from ones which
are not. Motivates a person to grasp opportunities as they arise, moving
on them swiftly rather than assuming that the door will remain open indefinitely.
Also gives courage to those who fear to make a move towards their goals
because of fear of the unknown.
Gray
Crowned Yellow Throat
Unites the lunar/solar
energies for greater balance and expression. Clears muddied intuitive insights,
pulls the proper guidance in then empowers you to act on it.
Green
Backed Sparrow
Carrying the Christ
love and energy into areas that need it most. Empowers a person to feel
safe and protected wherever they go and whatever they do. Helps one to
forgive pain caused by others in the past. Experiencing the true Christ,
not someone else's perceptions of him.
Green
Breasted Mango
Subjective knowing,
basing belief systems on one's experiences of the Universal flow rather
than doubting your experience because others tell you what you have experienced
cannot possibly be real or good. Opens the heart chakra and links it with
the crown.
Groove
Billed Ani
The spirit of oneness
and unity, we all spring from the same source. Finding one's proper rhythm
of growth and rest while allowing others to find their own pace. Not pushing
your self or another to go faster than what is proper.
Hooded
Oriole
For those who need
to retreat from their family, friends or the world and yet suffer from
guilt while doing so. It's important to take time to replenish the self
in order to continue to nurture others. Also for those who are unable to
allow this down time for themselves even when they know they need it desperately.
Ivory
Billed Wood Creeper
Strong light prescience,
sheds light in the darkness, helps one to find the proper path when you
have been pulled off course. A really beautiful essence that draws good
luck, happy surprises and good fortune.
Laughing
Falcon
Seeking and finding
joy, transmitting the essence of joy and laughter around the world to bring
harmony and peace. Expecting divine surprises, miracles and experiences
in everyday life. Bringing the healing power of laughter to others. An
excellent essence for comedians and clowns.
Mottled
Wood Owl
Blending in when
it is proper to do so, attracts positive attention from others while giving
a stiff warning to those of negative intent. Also helps one to blend many
elements together in harmony, integrating all of the inner selves so they
function as a complete unit.
Northern
Bentbill
Cures grumpiness,
depression is eased, restores a more cheerful point of view. Expecting
things to go right rather than wrong. Often this change of attitude makes
all the difference in the world.
Olivaceous
Wood Creeper
Brings peace to
troubled minds and souls. Helps to restore the harmony in a room where
an argument has occurred. Disperses negative energy, promotes forgiveness
and reconciliation.
Painted
Bunting
Vision questing,
seeking guidance from spirit and understanding the message when it arrives.
Pale
Wing Trumpeter
Becoming more aware
of the messages Spirit and the Universe are sending you each day. Feeling
awake, aware. Following your inner guidance from moment to moment. Draws
Angels both in human and spirit form. Communicating clearly with others
and really hearing what they have to say.
Pygmy
King Fisher
Finding lost treasures,
both of the soul and the material. Realizing that Spirit has a vast store
house of treasures for each of us that is only waiting for us to claim
them.
Razor
Billed Curasow
Cutting through
illusion, seeing the truth behind a person's intent, not relying on their
words or actions. Cutting the ties that bind you through karmic connections.
All karma is up for cleansing.
Ringed
Kingfisher
Resonates with the
symbol of infinity, the number 8. We become more aware of the vast resources
of energy available to us in all their forms. Grasping the concept of an
eternal now, the total expansiveness of the Universe that is growing ever
more expansive still. There is always something more to experience.
Rose
Throated Tanager
A beautiful essence
that resonates well with both the rose flower essences and essential oil.
Expression verbally of the Christ love for all things, releases judgment
of self and others. Very nurturing and supportive. A delightful essence
for children of all ages, especially those who have been traumatized or
abused.
Roadside
Hawk
For being aware
of inner beliefs that are waiting beside your path to sabotage your goals
or pull you off course. Repels manifestation of same in human form.
Ruddy
Ground Dove
For realizing that
ultimately all spiritual experience must be anchored in the body to be
shared with the earth plane. We are not meant to leave the body behind
as some religions postulate, but are intended to evolve the body along
with the soul so it may share in the rewards. Assisting one in staying
attuned to the spiritual while remaining fully grounded in the physical.
Slate
Headed Tody Flycatcher
Knowing that who
and what you are is a unique expression of Universal energy. Seeing the
beauty that dwells within you and sharing it with others. Helping others
to bring out the best in themselves.
Smoky
Brown Woodpecker
This essence can
be used to initiate shamanic out of body journeys and when the journey
is complete, to fully reground into the physical body so that the knowledge
gained can be shared with others and put to practical use.
Squirrel
Cuckoo
At times we all
need to take a risk, do something so totally out of character in order
to grow and expand within ourselves. This essence helps a person to play
the part of the fool to liberate and heal themselves or another yet protects
them from the consequences of folly. Only good shall be gained.
Striped
Cuckoo
For realizing that
time is merely a framework we use to measure our experiences, but time
in and of itself need not have a direct impact on our physical bodies.
It is our belief in the aging process that creates it as our physical experience.
Tawny
Winged Woodpecker
Receptive gratitude,
being open to receiving all the blessings of this beautiful Universe. Coming
into the prescience of Spirit not to ask for anything specific, but to
stand waiting with open arms to receive that which Spirit longs to give
us.
Thick
Billed Seed Finch
Retaining one's
power and energy, not leaking it away through misuse or ignorance of its
value, nor by allowing others to steal our thunder from us.
Yellow
Billed Cacique
Moving on, releasing
the ghosts of the past. Refusing to do the "sleep walk" anymore, choosing
instead to actively wake up and pursue enlightenment in whatever way is
proper for you.
Yellow
Mangrove
Harnessing one's
will, focusing it on that which is of benefit for yourself and others.
Very helpful for those whose will is so strong, that it pulls them into
difficult, even dangerous situations. The will is meant to be a servant
of the self, not captain of the ship.
Yellow
Olive Flycatcher
Doing what needs
to be done with cheerfulness and a sense of grace. Especially helpful for
people whose path of service involves a lot of travel or movement that
produces frequent upheaval in their personal lives. Helps them to connect
with those who can smooth out the rough spots.
Yellow
Tailed Oriole
For people who are
unaware of how much love and light they bring into the world through their
day to day actions. Often these people are highly supportive of others
who they feel have tremendous gifts to share with others but in the process
forget to acknowledge their own gifts.
Yellow
Throated Euphonia
Releases feelings
of guilt that arise because you refuse to be a sacrifice for another. Particularly
helpful when an adult child feels tremendous pressure to be the sole support
for a parent or sibling. This support can be financial, emotional, physical
or spiritual, even to the point where life force is leaked away to the
supportee because the supporter has been made to feel that they are responsible
for that persons very survival. This essence helps the supporter disconnect
from the situation and establish proper boundaries.
Yellow
Winged Tanager
Being willing to
sign a contract with Spirit stating that you now are willing to receive
everything you could ever desire and more. As Brooke Medicine Eagles states
in her book " Buffalo Woman comes singing," The time has come when those
who choose to stay on the earth plane must agree to having it all. Those
who don't are simply holding back those who are willing to have it all.
White
Collared Seedeater
Releasing the limitations
imposed by transits of Saturn. Grasping the core of the lessons easily
so that they don't have to be experienced as issues in day to day life.
