Hummingbird Medicine

Open your throat to that joyful hum

Let your power glow ruby red

And suck the juicy nectar

Out of this colorful, fragrant world

Forward and backward

Up and down

Traveling safely between the worlds

Playing with life’s obstacles

A warrior’s spirit

Awakening the world to beauty and love

“A hummingbird flew right up to me, inches from my face. Its ruby red throat was so iridescent, like there was a light inside--like it’s throat chakra was on fire!” I giggled at the mere mention of a chakra.

“Oooh, that’s a sign for you,” replied one of my closest friend—a true Anam Cara or Soul Friend.

Of course I’m thinking in the back of mind, “Pft, don’t know if that really counts as a sign when the rhubarb plant I was harvesting is literally inches from the hummingbird feeder.” I live out in the country, if I took every animal, insect, bird, amphibian I see as a sign, I’d be up to my yin yang doing nothing else but interpreting those signs!

However, since I don’t remember ever looking up the meaning of hummingbird wisdom, I dusted off my copy of “Animal Speak” (ok, I’ll be honest, it never gets a chance to collect dust), and read.


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 Hummingbirds are associated with flowers, lightness, and joy. They can’t survive without flowers, and many flowers could not survive without hummingbirds. They teach us the healing power of plants, to enjoy the beauty they give. They instinctively know where to find them (they have a good memory) and will travel great distances. They can fly forward, backward, up and down, hover and make quick starts and stops, but they cannot walk. They are playful and have no fear (they will even chase an eagle or crow). They bathe often and play in water—or take showers in the rain. They take pride in their homes, taking great care to build and design their nest. They go into a sort of hibernation on cold nights to sleep called torpor, suggesting the need for deep sleep and rest. They are independent creatures, and males and females live separate lives. And perhaps, most importantly, a hummingbird will die if caged.

The hubby often describes me as a hummingbird, buzzing around, happy as can be. And I like my sweets!

So let that little buddle of energy into your life and enjoy life with a renewed sense of wonder, openness to its beauty, and suck back that juicy nectar of life. We too can be light as a feather.

How do you enjoy the sweetness of life?

(I can think of two ways: grow a hummingbird garden and learn how to hand feed one!)

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