I have been conducing Spiritual and psychic development classes now for well over twenty years and have never had the experience that I had just one week ago. It was a beautiful spring morning and I was about doing my morning chores. I walked out to the out building and as I entered the front door there were two green chamaeleons (big ones!) One with a jagged white looking stripe down its back had the head of the other chamaeleon in his mouth. With my movement they scattered going in different directions. The smaller one was climbing up the wall on an exposed beam and I was talking to it (her). I told her it looked like she had some damage on her head because certain parts were not turning green but remaining a dark brown. With that being said I heard a cry from outside, the cry of my friendly messenger the Hawk. I stopped and went outside. As I looked up I saw them flying around and around in a large circle. I started counting ‘eight’ of them! NO! There are more so I counted again ‘ten’! As I looked harder and higher I said now there are more there were at least ‘twenty’ Hawks. They were yellow breasted some of them others were a gray/tan color on breast (more than likely the Gray Hawk common here in NE Florida)
As I continued to watch them I was so excited I could hardly stand myself!! These Hawks were flying it seemed in pairs. Flying at each other in a matting type dance, while at the same time, flying in a circle. Upon gazing at this ritual I noticed they were flying in a spiral pattern upwards, maintaining the perfect large circle formation. The yellow breasts sparkling in the beautiful clear sun light. I watched and watched as they flew and screeched in gleeful song. I knew that the Hawk for me is a Power Animal and I was basking in all the energy they were sharing with me. I was not sure, and am still not sure what the total message is for me; but one thing for sure I was not going to let any of this energy slide past me.
The spiral pattern that the Hawks seemed to be flying was large, very large it seemed to be at least 500 feet across and more than likely a mile high. They ranged from 20 feet above my head on up to the top of this spiral pattern. As I continued to stand there I just knew there was a purpose behind all this fancy flying and all that kept coming to mind was a matting ritual!
I looked up the Hawk in the book I use in the spiritual/psychic development classes Animal Speaks by Ted Andrews and he does say “Keynote: Visionary Power & Guardianship; also Cycle of Power: Spring and Fall Equinox”. This took place on Monday March 16, 2009 at approx. 11:50 am and the Spring Equinox was on March 20 (the following Friday at 7:44 am). I could already see the light bulbs going off in my head as I counted all the synchronicity’s already appearing and I haven’t even started reading the text yet! As I began to read Mr. Andrews says “ They are the messengers, the protectors, and the visionaries of the air. Hawks and Owls have the keenest of eyes.” I am always hearing the Owls here at night! He states the female is the larger of the two and the male has all the color and I can attest to that statement.
All the beautiful yellow breasts were not as large as the females who were just as aggressive as the males during this ritual. He also states to examine the color of the birds; yellow is to me representative of the energies of the Creator, mental faculties, and all things ‘Spring’ and this again relates to the very time of year I was experiencing this spectacular event. According to the book Dancing the Wheel by Sun Bear “Yellow is a cheerful color, one that stimulates good nature and native intelligence. It is a color that reminds you of sunshine (very sunny clear day - no clouds anywhere), happiness (I was VERY EXCITED!), and energy (standing under these majestic beings flying in this spiral pattern - the whole area was filled with energy). Having yellow in your surroundings can help you have a greater intellectual acuity, more receptivity to inspiration (I WAS DEFINITELY INSPIRED!) A feeling of overall well-being and happiness with other people.”
Sun Bear also states it is the color for the South along with green very appropriate again for Spring time. Flying against a clear blue sky representing the direction of the West. Blue of course, is the color for spiritual ideals, idealism, service for the greater good or unselfishness. Blue also represents calm, peacefulness, depth of the sky that day radiated a calming, peaceful energy and I found my self basking in it as much as humanly possible. It seemed to lift me right up into the sky itself - uplifting so that my spirit could soar with these lofty beings. Sun Bear also shares blue is good for “you being content with your surroundings (important in today’s world!), emotionally content, harmonious and happy with life as it unfolds for you”. How true it is with all that I have been going through, and not just me everyone I know is in a state of change. Contentment seems to be an illusion in the world today.
I investigated the color further with Sun Bear and “the golden yellow is associated with strength, the path of the West (according to Eastern tradition) Teaches the responsibility of power.” Also; “encourages devotion and discipline needed to fairly, compassionately, and appropriately exercise power and leadership with people, places, and things. Working with this color can assist you in knowing how to make just decisions for the highest good of all involved. It also helps you learn to teach others how to take their own power. Golden yellow not only gives you personal strength but also teaches you how to encourage others to build the same strength within themselves. This color is good for endurance, courage, stamina, strength, faith and discipline. Golden yellow is healing for the energy field and mind.” Wow!! I could not believe what I was reading and how it all fit with my Shamanistic experience, as well as, the energies happening in my life past, present and possible future.
I continued along with my study and Sun Bear about the Hawk and found it to be one of the Spirit Keeper Animals. He says that “their voice sounds like steam escaping a steam kettle” I found it piercing because there were so many of them. Also, creating an energy field all it’s own, just as the crystal bowl vibrations create the field of vibration from friction of the mallet. Now I found my nugget of gold within his writing:”The are magnificent flyers especially during their mating dances”!! I could hardly believe my eyes there it was in print, exactly as I had experienced it.
I know that the Hawk can see clearly, to think that they were busy with their dance, they still had an observer - ME! I know they could see and feel my presence during this entire time. The whole dance lasted for about 20 minutes but seemed to be an eternity in my eyes. Sun Bear also shares that embracing these totems can bring you “adaptability, flying, survival, far - & clear sightedness, prayer, leadership, deliberation, and foresight.” Exactly the pattern my new life was taking on, amazing just amazing how all the energy was coming together. What is so fantastic embracing this experience has not stopped and I do not believe it will stop because I still embrace the energies of the animals that cross my path on a daily basis.
You see I have not talked about the spiral upwards....
References: Animal Speaks by Ted Andrews ISBN 0-87542-028-1
Dancing The Wheel by Sun Bear, Wabun Wind & Crysalis Mulligan ISBN 0-671-76732-1
