I just came back from a couple of weeks spent with family in California and I have so many fun things to share with you! Today I planned on telling you about the starfish but a Heron flew over my house and it bumped the article on the Heron up to today!
One of the things that I love about spirit animals is when they start working with you if they are an animal in your life that has the ability to make their presence known they often will. I started seeing the heron more frequently before we even left Massachusetts. The picture of the Heron above was taken at Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey California. I’m not even sure how long we stood there watching this particular heron. What I found most amazing about him is he was only about 10 feet from us! It is the closest I have ever been to one and for that long! I honestly would have stayed there a lot longer but I was with others and we had places we were going! :))
Nothing to do with the heron but if you ever get the chance to go to the Old Fisherman’s Grotto at Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey their clam chowder in a bread bowl is the best that I have ever had and that’s coming from a New England girl. If you get it outside to go at their stand outside the restaurant it’s half the price of dining in. It’s worth every penny. So yummy!!
Back to the Heron. 🙂 One of the things that you want to look for when looking at what energy a spirit animal is bringing you is the animal itself, it’s appearance, habits, etc. If you sit and watch a heron you quickly will realize that they are incredibly patient hunters. They find their dinner by sitting incredibly still and waiting for the perfect moment to grab their dinner. They are able to focus intensely on what they want and remain perfectly balanced while watching. It always reminds me of spending time in the tree pose in yoga. It was always my favorite pose because it requires such intense focus. To this day I will still work with that pose when I need help focusing my energy. I’ve taught it to others as well to help them to learn how to focus their energy.
Sometimes you need a reminder to stand still and look at where you are right now. We live in a world that is constantly calling upon us to move, do something, be somewhere, and that can be great but it can also be exhausting as you never get a chance to just enjoy where you are. When the heron is coming to you, they often are letting you know that you need to slow things down, even if just for a few minutes, and look at where you are standing right now. Before you race off in a new direction or make a big move you need to stop the world and make sure that what you are moving towards is what you want. Silence the noise and pressure of the world around you and make sure that you are focused on what is most important in your life right now.
Please note that you don’t always have to be doing something. There is value in stopping the world and just observing. That time I spent watching the heron was one of my favorite moments of my trip to California. I wasn’t running around. I was one with a beautiful moment that I was blessed to see. I also enjoyed the starfish and otters and I will bringing them to you soon too! lol :)) Some of my favorite and most vivid memories of my childhood were the days that I was somewhere relaxing in the grass watching the leaves move on the trees, the clouds go by and the bugs fly around. Sometimes that simplicity and taking those moments to yourself is exactly what you need to restore inner peace. We live in an incredibly overstimulating world, slow it down and find that peace.
Have you ever seen more than one heron together? I know I haven’t. They also teach you to create your own path and to get comfortable with who you are and the path you are walking in your life. It can be easy to let your life get defined by society and other people. Take a moment to be sure that the path that you are walking in your life is one that is what you want and that you are comfortable with.
Has the heron been coming to you lately? 🙂
Have an amazingly magickal day!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong