Sometimes we read something that goes right to our soul and this happened to me when I read this lens on Hawk Totems. It brought so many memories flooding back of a time many years ago when a friend gave me a gift of some medicine cards.
At first I enjoyed the cards. The artwork was beautiful, but when I started reading them they scared me. I'm not sure why I was scared, but even reading this article those feelings overcame me again. Now, that's a powerful article.
Eva also known as WhiteOak50 wrote about her animal totem, the Hawk. In it she describes her experiences and the medicine of the hawk. Although I had to read the article with my defenses up, I still was riveted. She has a few quotes that I especially like, and have used many times over the years. The one on the Circle of Life is one that I believe in with all of my heart and soul.
Native American Quote on The Circle:
"The Circle has healing power. In the Circle, we are all equal. When in the Circle, no one is in front of you. No one is behind you. No one is above you. No one is below you. The Sacred Circle is designed to create unity. The Hoop of Life is also a circle. On this hoop there is a place for every species, every race, every tree and every plant. It is this completeness of Life that must be respected in order to bring about health on this planet."
WhiteOak's article left me unbalanced...the unknown fear on one hand, and the feeling of familiarity of Chief Seattle, and the Circle of Life Quote. A good article will evoke something in the reader...a call to action or a feeling. In this one I had both. To add to this, her artwork of the Winter Serenity spoke to me. I could feel the power in it, maybe because of the dreamcatcher, maybe because of the hawk flying in the distance, or maybe just because like it's name; it feels serene.
So, all in all I found this article to be very powerful.
Image Credit: Winter Serenity by WhiteOak50
Written by KathyMcGraw
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