Birds: Divine Messengers: Transform Your Life with Their Guidance and Wisdom

by Andrea Wansbury

This spiritual guide explains that nature holds the answer to all of life's mysteries, and that birds in particular can impart universal principles and divine spiritual guidance. Each bird brings its own specific message—a heron brings a message of solitude; a falcon, loyalty; a lark, healing; and a duck, faith—and with this interpretive manual readers can study how to recognize birds' personal messages and the importance of following their wisdom. A comprehensive list of the messages and archetypes that the most common birds stand for, as well as a Quick Reference Guide to specific birds' messages serve both as practical tools for understanding and working with the knowledge birds can provide as messengers of the divine.

Genres: Spirituality, Birds

156 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2006

Reviews

[Lee (of Shalott) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating idea distilled into this collection of lore, historical notes, & symbolism. The appendix at the back describes the symbolic meaning, message & archetype of 100 types of North American, European & Australian birds.
Perhaps, though, interpreting bird symbolism is as personal as interpreting dream symbols. For each of the very close, meaningful encounters with different birds that I've had, Wansbury's interpretation was too far off what I felt was my 'message' or experience or what eventually transpired from it. For that reason, I'm giving the book 3.5 stars but I really like it nonetheless.