The Death of Hummingbird

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   Deborah Strafuss on June 5, 2023 at 9:20 am

   Beautiful – thank you. I too, have been wrestling with the confines of my own mortality. This seems to come in waves at different times in my life journey. The acceptance of death as a natural, gentle flow of life is not an easy one for us westerners. I think spirit is teaching and leading me as I am ready, with plenty of time in between episodes of facing my mortality to allow me to flow with the vitalness of aliveness in the body/mind. It is my intention that my spirit moves on seamlessly in this dance, ready to shed its form and willing to lay it down but full of its beautiful life and joy right up to that amazing moment of transition. May I have the courage to labor lovingly in my own death process as I leave the body behind. Death, like birth, involves labor and needs to be prepared for to have the best one possible. I love how hummingbird reached out to taste the new nectar and fly the new journey….may we be so blessed.

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   Hlorenz on June 11, 2023 at 9:37 pm

   Thank you so very much for the delicate articulation of the healing message that helps create Peace through the knowledge of life creating itself through each witnessed moment we encounter. Holding the space in our hearts for this exquisite presence allows the conversation to Be present once again. The recognition that the patient the healer and the healing are ONE. Blessings to the hummingbird medicine and to you dear Cecile for your deep care and tending to all Beings.

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   Forrest itche iichiile Hudson on June 20, 2023 at 10:39 am

   Hummingbird with its unique ability to fly at will in any direction may seem playful/whimsical at first glance but yet, it’s purposeful. It’s purposeful from a practical perspective enabling Hummingbird to feed from delicate dangling repositories of flowering nectar.

   However, Hummingbird’s aeronautical aerobatics along with its ever changing iridescent coloring demonstrate a more profound teaching for the mindful observer. Specifically, Royal Hummingbird.

   [For those who have had the opportunity to camp at Eagle Bear Ranch on a “Nature Solo” you most likely have experienced a close encounter with a Hummingbird (“Guadeloupe”), who checks in with you to assess your wellbeing.]

   It’s my observation and experience that when crossing paths with Hummingbird in a meaningful way its “spirit” manifests as one of “guidance”, addressing your present circumstances.

   One morning while remote camping in my tear-drop trailer somewhere/nowhere in SW Wyoming with the door flung open I lay inside messaging with a close friend’s partner (John) via Facebook. John’s partner Bill had recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. During our messaging frenzy I was prompted to say, “how can I be of service”. Within seconds of sending that message a Royal Hummingbird flew into the camper and we had a face-to-face close encounter. (Keeping in mind SW Wyoming is never ending FLOWER-LESS prairie land.).

   In my view, Royal Hummingbird comes forward as the bridge builder to the bardo(s). With its rainbow iridescent coloring signifying the entire visible spectrum of light that emanates from “Source”, along with its unique flying acumen equipping it to navigate any obstacle encountered when guiding one in route.

   I make this connection with and assessment of Hummingbird with conviction primarily due to a prior conversation I had 2 years ago when explaining death from a Shamanic perspective to both John and Bill. Upon concluding my explanation Bill asked if I would speak at his funeral, clearly not knowing at the time that 2 years later he would be battling cancer.

   …ahhh, synchronicity!