Hummingbirds are found only in the western hemisphere.

“Hummingbirds teach us fierce independence. They teach us to fight in a way where no one really gets hurt. They teach us simple courage. Andrews says the twittering, vibrating sounds of the hummingbirds bring us an internal massage that restores health and balance.

Hummingbirds also inspire us to protect the environment and to preserve old traditions that are in danger of being lost. When Native American ways were being destroyed by the expanding Euro-American culture, the Ghost-Shirt religion was established to try to bring back the animals and old ways through dancing. The leader of the dance was a hummingbird.

Certainly hummingbird magic is available to all who live in the New World. There is something inside the soul of all of us that wants to soar through sunbeams, then dance midair in a delicate mist and then take a simple bath on a leaf.

There is something in our souls that wants to hover at beautiful moments in our lives, making them freeze in time. There is something in us that wants to fly backwards and savor once more the beautiful past.

 Hummingbirds teach us how to draw the life essence from flowers. ‘They can teach us how to use flowers to heal and win hearts in love.

http://hummingbirdworld.com/h/native_american.htm

 

Animal Speak by Ted Andrews

http://www.hummingbirdworld.com/h/totem.htm

 

 

 

 Hummingbird photos by me.