Comments on: Animal Medicine: Powers of The Great Blue Heron

By: krista

krista — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:31:41 +0000

hello, thank you for creating this website* it’s beautiful and important.
yesterday i was standing in a park when i looked up and a massive flock of blue herons were flying towards me. when they all reached where i was standing they turned around and flew back to roost in the trees next to a creek. i counted, and there were 28 blue herons. it is spring where i am (west coast of canada). i also saw a bittern not long ago, said to be rare in these parts. the part about not needing great pillars to remain stable, but the ability to stand on ones own resonated for me. i have had the most difficult and emotionally draining year of my life, and am now coming out of this darkness…can you speak a bit more about what this may mean for me, please, and thanking you*
bless, krista

By: Oneness World Healing

Oneness World Healing — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:22:01 +0000

Hi Marje,
Thank you for your comment. You are welcome.

As for some comments on the horse:
the symbolism of horses is very complex.

For me personally, the overall feeling about horses is that they are very powerful & represent strength. However, there are way more aspects to the horse than that. In fact, I could write a book about the possible and detailed meanings of horses. Here are some notions for you to consider:

Horse are in ancient Greek mythology and are associated with burial rites and birth.
Also, in ancient mythology, horses were given divine powers. Depicted with wings, endowed with divination & clairvoyant power.

In ancient Chinese astrology horses are associated with appeal, persuasiveness, and a sense of freedom without restraint (like a wild horse).

First horses were wild, then domesticated. In the later state, they are also considered a symbol of loyalty and devotion, of unquestioning love and faith in his human companion. In shamanism, ‘The Horse’ is your brave warrior spirit.

For more info, I would like to refer you to: http://www.therapeuticreiki.com/book/shamanism.html
This book is EXCELLENT, and I highly recommend you order it.

Astrid Lee
Reiki Master

By: MARJIE

MARJIE — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:37:55 +0000

Hi Astrid, I love you article about blue herons I saw one flying with me next to my car today and It was really neat, so I was looking up to see what that ment and I found your article.

I have been having lots dreams about horses, some are nice and come to me but some are mean, trying to bite me and chase me and everyone is telling me to stop those horses to protect everybody else.
they are sad dreams because I love horses.

if you have any insight into these dreams I would love to hear it.
thank you
- marjie

By: Robert E. Reichel

Robert E. Reichel — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:02:19 +0000

My grandfather referred to the Great Blue Heron as a “Shipolke” I am trying to determine the correct spelling. It is probably an Native American word.

By: Oneness World Healing

Oneness World Healing — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:49:20 +0000

In response to Araceli: Here are some insights for you: the owl medicine is about mystery of magic, omens, silent wisdom and vision in the night. The owl is a symbol of the feminine and the night. The whale is about awakening of inner depths, of creation, and the power of song. The blue whales are the largest mammals on the planet, so that is a significant aspect to be considered here for you. And dogs, as you already are aware of, are about faithfulness and protection.

On request, as a spiritual session, I help create totem poles for people to help them with a particular issue. It is both fun, easy to do and amazingly helpful and insightful. Email me if you are interested, and we’ll set up an appointment time. ~ Astrid

By: Araceli

Araceli — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:58:24 +0000

It was pretty interesting to read about the blue heron as your totem or guide.
Months ago I learned a little bit about spiritual animals through my husband but I am not sure what animal would be my totem. He mentioned that different animal guides will visit you trough life depending on different life situations. In mi first silence meditation the first animal that show up was an owl. But also in a dream I was visited by a blue whale and there were 3 doberman pinscher protecting me. It was an unusual dream.

Thank you,
Araceli

By: Oneness World Healing

Oneness World Healing — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:01:59 +0000

You are welcome, Janet. Consider your article on coyotes in the making, and thank you for reminding me to clean up this article. It is now done, I believe. Find any other errors, lemme know. Thanks for the proofread!

Astrid Lee

By: Janet Campbell

Janet Campbell — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:43:15 +0000

I would like to hear about the white coyote (or maybe a regular coyote would be the same) not sure.

I enjoyed reading the above, but just FYI, there are quite a few spelling errors that aren’t captured by spell check…..you might just want to read over each item you put up, a little more carefully.

I plan to go get the book you recommend….I have actually almost purchased it many times, but didn’t.

Thank you,
Janet