condor

[nathangela]

Nathan was taken on a journet by Anamere the other day and she saw a condor ..........anyone know whay it means?

[Anamere]

Sorry I wasn't able to elaborate on this one... it's my first experience with Condor. A Google search came up with:

Condor: The Condor is said to be messenger to the gods, which flies up into the upper world to carrying our prayers. The Condor teaches us about the ancient mysteries of life and death, communion with the spirits and how to soar above our limitations.

There is a sacred Inca prophecy about the Eagle and the Condor. It addresses how the mental and materialistic energy of the Eagle (which represents North America) has dominated the spiritual and compassionate energy of the Condor (which represents South America). The prophecy speaks of a time when the Eagle of the North and the Condor of the South will fly together and the Earth will come into balance.

The message of the Condor may be alerting you that you are entering a time of greater protection, especially in things of the spirit.

[Peace]

how very cool! that's IS really interesting. never heard of the condor..........well, other than some old movie. lol. very cool beans!

[reikienergyheals]

that is awesome! the condor is a bird, I remembered but only from (embarrassingly enough) 90210! LOL

[yogagurl]

[Anamere]

Kristi you're just the princess of pictures! You always find the most awesomest stuff!

[yogagurl]

lol...............thanks!

[dreamwalker67]

Condor is the name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.

The vulture is a very powerful totem. Its cycle of power is year-round. If you have a Vulture as a spirit guide or totem, it can show you how to use energy powerfully and efficiently. It glides effortlessly on the winds, soaring to extraordinary heights while using little or no energy. The Vulture skillfully employs already existing air currents against the pull of gravity, symbolizing the distribution of energy so that gravity (or cares) do not weigh it (you) down. In the process the vulture does not use its own energy, but the energies of the Earth instead, the energies of the Earth --- or the Natural Order of Things --- being ONE of the mainstay sources in The Power of the Shaman. A very valuable lesson.

In alchemy, the Vulture is the symbol of sublimation. The confirmation of the relationship between the volatile aspects of life and the fixed aspects of cosmic and psychic forces.

In Greek mythology, the Vulture is the descendant of the Griffin. It was a very Buddhist-like, Zen-like symbol of the non-dual oneness of heaven and earth, spirit and matter, good and evil, guardian and avenger. The Vulture is the avenger of nature spirits. Ancient Assyrians believed the Vulture was, like Nagarjuna's middle way, Sunyata, the encompassing overall non-separated union between the day and night. Ironically, regardless of the less than good image the vulture is typically granted by most, think about it:

Unlike the needs of nearly all other living creatures, vultures do not kill.
Their prey either dies or something else kills it.

People with Vulture totems often can see auras and colors around people and things. The Vulture can see the thermals rising from the earth and uses them to soar into the sky. The Vulture can also teach you patience. It will soar for hours, high in the sky, using the air currents.



I found this little story and liked it and thought some of you may enjoy it as well.



The (Condor) Vulture saves the World

In the earliest of times, the sun lived very close to the earth - so close in fact that life upon the earth was becoming unbearable. The animal world got together and decided to do something about it. They wanted to move the sun further away.

The fox was the first to volunteer, and he grabbed the sun in his mouth and began to run to the heavens. After a short while, the sun became too hot, burning the fox's mouth, and he stopped. To this day, the inside of the fox's mouth is black. Then the opossum volunteered. He wrapped his tail around the sun and began running toward the heavens. Before long though, the sun became too hot, burning its tail, and he had to stop. To this day the opossum has no hair upon its tail.

It was then that vulture stepped forward. Vulture was the most beautiful and powerful of birds. Upon its head was a beautiful mantle of rich feathering that all other birds envied. Knowing that the earth would burn up unless someone moved the sun, the vulture placed its head against it and began to fly to the heavens. With powerful strokes of its wings, it pushed and pushed the sun further and further up into the heavens. Though it could feel its crown feathers burning, the vulture continued until the sun was set at a safe distance in the sky away from the earth. Unfortunately, vulture lost its magnificent head of feathers for eternity.

[katie14]

What a cool story!!

[Anamere]

Very Cool!