Owls and birds of prey everywhere!!

Yesterday I went to the movies to see Rango. It was a good movie, and there as the singing narrators were Mariachi Owls. I had to laugh, clever and fun. Oh, but I get ahead of myself. I blogged about the owl on my Iroquois Art blog, but not here, so perhaps a quick story is in order. You can also hit the hot link and read the post from the other blog.

I have been seeing owls everywhere. I suspect it is my next totem animal. I first wrote the word owl during automatic writing, and it didn't really mean anything to me at the time. I did take note, and to use a word I recently learned from following Aulden's blog called Active Imagination, it had impressiveness! Later the same day I pulled some tarot cards and there on the last card I pulled was an owl! Hmmmm? This was about a week ago by now, and since then I see them everywhere. Even during my funk time this weekend, there were Owl Mariachis, lol. Gotta' love it:)

I am trying to listen to my intuition and I think that is why the Owl may become my next totem. I will wait to see If I am gifted this. Yesterday during meditation however, a different bird showed itself. I saw a man holding a sack (Like burlap) and he opened it and out flew a falcon. What was that? Hmmm? So what do I know about falcon messages? Well at the time absolutely nothing.

Here are some things Avia Venefica has to say about Falcons:

"Falcons encourage us to calculate and strategize. If we have a goal, Falcons beckon us to make plans and strategies to obtain these goals. Falcons are all about focus – strong, one-pointed focus. When they show themselves to us, we are being called to focus on our desires and our goals, and do what is necessary to bring our desires into our reality."

"something in your life that you are highly passionate about, and the Falcon is asking you to take action on this passion. But be smart about it – don’t jump into something without doing research and planning. Make your passion a reality by pursuing it methodically."

It also awakens your visionary power and leads you to you life purpose. It can mean transition and change. It seems a lot of symbols I have noticed on my new path mean transition and change. It really only makes sense.

Now why was the bird in a sack? Was I holding it back? Was it waiting for the right moment to revel itself? It surely had much more impressiveness by being released in that manner. I feel like I was holding it prisoner, I was holding my purpose like a possesion? I think I am ready to learn what my true life's purpose is and to go about it with true diligence. Research, meditation, intelligence and focus will keep me on the right path. I think all the things I find distracting lately can be integrated towards my ultimate goal. I have felt like I was being pulled in a hundred, exciting but, diferent directions. I just have to be smart about it;)