The hummingbird is one of the most beloved as well as the smallest bird. Stories have endured about this tiny bird throughout the western hemisphere, about the migration of the hummingbird and exactly what is the hummingbird meaning.
From the intuitive level my interactions with the hummingbirds abound. They call out to me, and choose to sit outside my window during my intuitive sessions, or when I am writing articles about them, such as now. Even now, there she sits, my favorite female hummingbird, preening herself as she rests on the butterfly bush outside my window. Earlier today the males were fighting as I approached my doorway, with the alpha bird complaining about and chasing away its competition in the courtship season while she sat in the dwarf cherry tree watching this event take place.
Hummingbirds may actually be descendants of dinosaurs, given their unusual wing structure and abilities for flight. Hummingbirds are able to hover, fly backwards, and stop in a instant. In slow motion the hovering wing movement turns in the pattern of the infinity symbol, which may give the hummingbird even greater intuitive meaning.
Shamans are known to wear hummingbird feathers or even carry a hummingbird carcass inside their medicine pouch. The hummingbird medicine is a powerful energy!
Hummingbirds are also fierce warriors, defending their territory from other hummingbirds. They show us that it is true, size does not matter. Our focus and intent are our greatest allies, and in the case of the hummingbird it is quality, not quantity. Many of us could learn much from this one hummingbird attribute, by directing our energies into more conscious thought in our daily actions, and giving more of ourselves through our intent and attention.
There are many wonderful stories in legend, and the tiny hummingbird continues to hold great support and admiration in our present times.
Whatever your experience, whether it is a simple interest or an unusual hummingbird interaction you can rest assure that the hummingbird has accomplished the most important task – to bring your awareness into the moment.
Intuitive Meaning editor Estee Taschereau is known as Hummingbird Shaman, sharing intuitive messages offered by the totem spirit of the hummingbird.
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