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Date Posted: Thu, 02/27/03 2:52pm
Author: sunny
Subject: On meeting falcons and coyotes .....
In reply to: tso 's message, "advice from any chata or cherokee ,please" on Tue, 02/25/03 2:15pm

Hi tso ---
there are some sites on the web that list some of the traditional associations with each of the animal totems, but don't mention anything specific to individual tribes .... since this comes from what would probably be considered "new age" or "plastic shaman" sites you might want to take it with a healthy grain of salt ... but for what its worth, here goes ....

1] http://www.fabrisia.com/totemanimals.htm
falcon = adventure, new beginnings, leadership, passionate involvement

2] http://www.crystalinks.com/totemanimals.html
Hawk: messenger, intuition, discernment

3] http://www.dreamers-world.com/animal.html
The way individuals interact with medicine animals/totem animals is somewhat unique and will vary from person to person. Many people dream medicine animals or feel drawn to a particular animal. When your attention is drawn to a medicine animal, recall the energy and mood of it to best help you understand its presence/lesson. Within native traditions, medicine animals often come to us as guides or helpers at difficult moments/times in our lives. They will also appear as a sign (indication) if we learn to listen. When researching animal spirits/medicine/totem animals, I encourage you to research all you can from wildlife sources about the various animals. They teach by example!

Hawk - Messenger - Recollection - Nobility
Hawk brings the ability to see things in perspective - to let go of baggage, to connect to ancestral roots. With its keen vision, it helps us spot significant details - to see the nuances of power that lurk nearby. The shrillness of the hawks cry pierces states of unawareness - asks that we see the truth. Its cry is a sign to be aware or beware. It is considered a solar bird and a symbol of both the dawn and the freshness that a new day brings. It can also come to show us we are nit-picking things, paying to much attention to small details and not seeing the bigger picture. High ideals need to be balanced with a sense of humility or they become arrogance and eventually a denial of the heart.

Coyote - Trickster
teaches us humor - sometimes painfully. It teaches the resources of foraging, to survive, adaptability. Are you being fooled or trying to fool another...?... the trick may be on you.
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4] http://spirit-bears-tipi.50megs.com/totem01.html

The Falcon
the messenger among the animals ... the cry of the falcon always announces a special event which may mean joy as well as danger .... always important to observe the present situation closely and if necessary take the initiative and act courageously ....

People who have the power of the falcon are keen observers who do not miss the smallest detail nor lose sight of the whole. They recognize the signs and receive advice from the other worlds ..... the sighting of these may mean to reach out and accept the gifts of the Great Spirit which are there but may not have been noticed ....

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5] http://wolfs_moon.tripod.com/messengertotem.html
When the Great Spirit desires to send us a message, the message will frequently arrive in the form of an animal. By tuning into the messages that this animal is presenting to us, making note of its color, species, even the direction from whence it makes its appearance, we will learn much about situations we are currently encountering, or about to encounter, and are thus being forewarned or advised.

For instance, suppose you are out for a walk in the woods and you encounter a rabbit scampering across your path in front of you. Lets imagine that the rabbit hopped in from the West and stopped directly in front of you at the South. The fact that he/she approached from the West is significant in that perhaps you have been in a time of quiet introspection which is symbolized by the West Wind/Direction, or the ~Quest Within.~ As he stopped at the South, perhaps he is bringing you the message that it is time for you to step outside of yourself, that you have done enough ~inward journeying~ for the time being and you are to simply ~Recall Your Inner Child,~ as symbolized by the South Wind/Direction.

Of course, the species would also point to a message being delivered from the Ancestors and would be incorporated into the Direction. For instance, when rabbit crosses our path (amongst other things), it can indicate that this is a time to be tender and compassionate, yet to rely upon our intuition and think quickly on our feet. Most of all, Rabbits appearance would indicate this is a time to strengthen the intuition. By combining the Wisdom unique to that specific Animal (in this instance Rabbit), along with the Direction that Rabbit stops in front of you (South) the message would seem to indicate that by recalling the inner child and having "childlike" faith, your own sense of timing and intuition will grow stronger, both in aiding yourself, and for assisting Others.

Additionally, there are the "silent messages" that the Animals bring to us, yet in order to hear those whispered thoughts and images, we must have an open heart and trusting soul that we may answer the call of our Ancestors.

Yet, as we begin to pay closer attention to the environment, animals, birds and all life about us, their messages become clearer, and a life-long rapport with all living things may blossom and lead us ever forward on an amazing Journey of Wonder and Discovery.

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