Bryan Samoy Most traditions I find credible read a dead bird in a dream as a marker, not a warning. Something has ended, or is ending, and your mind is reaching for an image to hold it. The bird dies in the … Read More
Discover how Native American animal spirit guides offer wisdom about nature connection, character development, and sacred balance in Indigenous spiritual traditions.
Life Savers: Chasing After The Animals That Represent Life Throughout history, humans have turned to animals and their various symbolisms to give their experiences a deeper meaning. While our interpretations may vary, different animals carry distinct symbolic meanings that help … Read More
If you’ve already read somewhere that finding a dead animal means someone close to you is going to die, take a breath. That reading comes from a narrow slice of 19th-century Western superstition, not from the fuller history of how … Read More
You found it stiffening on the path and knew something you’d counted on had stopped. Medieval manuscripts show monks recording the hare’s death as fertility arrested, luck suspended, protective work ended. But rabbits weren’t always guardians of increase: some gods … Read More
My grandmother Theresa’s notebook has one entry about lizards. One. It’s oblique, tucked between a note on ravens and something about a white deer, and I couldn’t tell you if it records a warning or just an observation. But she … Read More
You found it on the kitchen counter, wings perfect, and felt that sick drop in your chest. In ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts, bees were Ra’s tears made living, so a dead one meant divinity spent. But whether it died at … Read More
Symbolism For Evil: Why They Are Actually Not Too Bad At All Because we tend to look for the meaning of the things around us, symbolism has long played a critical role in the way we communicate with others. While … Read More
If you’ve already read somewhere that finding a dead cat means someone close to you is going to die, I’d ask you to set that aside for a minute. That reading comes from a narrow thread of European folk belief, … Read More
Carrying messages that are often hidden in plain sight, spirit animals are ever-present in our lives whether as our pets or thriving in the wild. From the most adorable and friendliest to the most frightful and dangerous, these spirit guides … Read More
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