Monday 6 October 2008

Spirit Animal - Ostrich

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This wonderful picture of a giraffe and an ostrich having a chat, came in a slide show in an email. I don't know who to give photo credit to, however, Bravo! for a great picture.

Ostrich walks the Mother Earth because it cannot fly. It therefore, must gather all of its wisdom from the Earth. By walking all the time, Ostrich is totally grounded even though its neck, which is about truth and spiritual truth, is very long and reaches to the Heavens to bring down Divine information, just as Giraffe does. Ostrich has very large eyes and tends to appear dreamy and unfocused, often fooling those who would steal up on it kill it for its skin and feathers. Ostrich will either flee on its incredibly long, speedy legs, or will turn and fight with death dealing kicks. The very young birds or injured birds camouflage by lying flat on the ground and burying their heads in the sand.

If Ostrich appears to you, it brings messages such as:

-check to see if you are grounded, and if not, walk the Earth with bare feet, if possible.

-are you too dreamy with your thoughts and eyes sky ward instead of paying attention to what is around you on the Earth?

-is it time to be a little less visible? Have you been attracting those energies that do not agree with you?

-do you need to take a look at those around you to determine if they are true friends? Perhaps it is time to “kick” some of them out of your space.

-is it time to work on your clairvoyance so that you truly “see” what is really going on around you?

Ostrich feathers have long been considered a valuable possession. The feathers are used by the Egyptian Goddesses, especially the Goddess Maat, to symbolize truth and justice. If Ostrich is appearing to you now, perhaps it is time to take a look at any injustices you are feeling around you. Are you the cause or the recipient of injustice? Perhaps it is time to let truth prevail.

May you see each moment clearly!

Judith (Send me your ostrich stories to judy@angelsandancestors.com)

5 comments:

  1. thanks for writing this. It was helpful.

    Do you have any idea what could mean if the ostrich is green and receveing light from the sky?

    thanks again
    Luiza

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  2. Hi Luiza, and thanks for sending your question. If the ostrich is green, and receiving light, the message is to stop hiding and to start healing for green is a healing colour, and to focus on bringing light/love into yourself, especially your heart.

    So, I am sending some green healing light your way!
    Blessings, Judy

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  3. Well, I goggled /ostrich shamanism/ and I have found this very nice post about ostrich.
    But when I came back to see your answer I realized such a wonderful blog you have.
    I am from Brazil, I have been healed by a Brazilian shaman before I came to leave in Seattle. And living here in Northwest Usa for a while showed me more about shamanism and how powerful is this knowledge. Thanks for sharing in this beautiful and helpful way.

    By the way, my husband dreamed about the ostrich and "all things considered" this interpretation really made a lot of sense.

    Now, excuse me , but I am going to read this whole blog! :)

    Luiza

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  4. Luiza, thanks for your compliments as they help affirm the work that I do. Many blessings!
    Judy

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  5. This is MY photos. I took it at the Norfolk Zoo in Virginia several years ago. Thank you for saying you don't know who to give credit to, as it has been circulating with lots of people using it with various credits. My name is Leigh Skaggs and I am a photographer in Norfolk.

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Blessings,
Judy