![]() ( Source.) Hummingbirds, War, and RebirthĪztecs believed that dead warriors returned to the earth in hummingbird form. More specifically, it was associated with male amorousness, because of the way a hummingbird penetrates a flower with its bill. ![]() In ancient Mesoamerica, the hummingbird was one of the animals that represent love. ( Source.) Hummingbirds, Love, and Romance Hopi, Zuni, and Pueblo peoples involved hummingbirds in rituals asking for rain. In the traditions of the Wintu people, the hummingbird helped carry fire back to them, and the hummingbird always tells the truth. He made a bird out of a sunflower stalk, and Grandmother Spider-the Creator-brought it to life. Hummingbird Myths and LegendsĪccording to Hopi legend, hummingbirds were created when a little boy wanted to entertain his sister. I’ll link to the sources in case you’re interested, and please let me know if there’s a source I should add and reflect in the post. (I’ll do some more animals in the future, so let me know if you got one from the journal that you want to learn more about!) I’m not an expert myself-just a researcher. ![]() So I’ll start with hummingbird symbolism, both because I got a question about it and because we often have hummingbird visits on our patio. Animal symbolism been used for medieval coats of arms, Christianity and other faith traditions, sports teams, tattoos with personal meanings…and even the stock market, in the case of “bull” and “bear” markets.Īs some of you know, I love investigating symbolism like this, and I think it can be interesting research for writers and artists. While “spirit animals” are specific to certain original American cultures and shouldn’t be appropriated by anyone else, all cultures ponder the symbolic meanings of animals, plants, and other natural phenomena. I asked the person, “What do you think is the a hummingbird’s spiritual meaning?” and we had a great conversation about personal animal meanings and associations.īut I realize that it’s also fun to learn about traditional animal symbolism and facts about animals that suggest spiritual meanings. “What does a hummingbird symbolize?” That’s what someone asked me after doing the animal symbolism exercise in my creative journal, The Book of Dreams Come True.
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