My totem animal: the bird

The bird

          -Meanings:

       
   Its ability to fly turns birds into symbolic messengers between Heaven and Earth. They also represent souls, for flight implies the release of the physical restrictions of the world.

In Egyptian art, bird-headed deities symbolize the spiritual side of human nature. Tradition has linked them with wisdom, intelligence and speed of thought; the expression  "I was told by a bird" (in spanish me lo dijo un pajarito)comes from the belief that birds communicate secrets. Also for the Feng Shui, the birds are carriers of good news, they predict growth,prosperity and good fortune.

-Symbology: The bird always been something fascinating for men. A symbol of clairvoyance, divination and spiritual freedom. When we talk about the symbolism of birds we must understand all the myths and symbols that our ancestors related to birds, or what these beings inspired in them, we must first make a parallel between the fish that populate the seas and birds that populate the heavens.

For the ancient man, observing the similarity between fish and birds led him to be fascinated by the wonders of nature: fish covered with scales, birds with feathers; the first formed by fins that allowed them to move at great speed through the depths of the oceans while the wings of the birds allowed them to fly through the skies. Giving rise to the myths of the woman-fish or the bird-man as if they projected their desire to swim freely in the immensity of the ocean or to fly to the highest part of the sky.

-Uses: In diverse cultures and religious traditions they have been used for a long time the birds to symbolize the spirit of man. The birds have represented the potential of the human spirit for escape from the bonds of earthly life and ascend to a higher spiritual reality. Although in diverse cultures there are thousands of symbolic meanings associated with birds, much of Sufi literature somehow connects  birds with the soul.

-The bird has always been one of my favorite animal, and i have decided to choose it as my totem animal because when i see them they always remind me of freedom and calmness,which are two things that i feel identify with and i think we should have them present everyday.