Listen to the Birds

[Aegle]

I have always had a deep connection with birds for some reason, where I have birds land on my shoulder or coming across dead birds before major changes occur in my life. I haven't been sure as to why I have had this connection with them until my mother told me about my grandmothers connection with the birds and she used to say always listen to the birds.

She used to have birds that would land on her all the time and they would come and sit next to her on the window sill. So it seems that this connection with birds has been passed down genetically through the feminine line in my family. I find this incredibly intriguing and would really love to hear your thoughts on this fascinating and strange phenomena.


Much Peace and Compassion

 

[Mz.Gypzy]

Hi Aegle,

Very cool to hear of your and your families connection with birds, any particular species?
Do you collect any bird stuff, feathers, wings, or skulls? (Not in any unethical way).

I like birds, I like their songs, I have a large collection of feathers gathered over the years. Yesterday while checking the mail I noticed a pile of feathers, beautiful black, white and gray. Looked like bird had been hurt or shredded (maybe by a stay cat). I looked all around and in the tree and found nothing. I considered the feathers a treasure.

I also have a connection with hummingbirds, I have one that visits me often in my spice journeys I wrote about it in this thread

power animals and plant spirits

 

[universecannon]

Wow, thats really interesting. very cool

my neighbor as a kid could get really close to birds without them running away to the point where a lot of the time she could just reach out and grab them

im often surrounded by amazing animals in dreams that i can interact with but in daily life it doesn't happen much. sometimes i can get chip monks to jump on me though with peanuts i'll feed them

irrc i remember mckenna mentioning that at la chorerra he could speak with the butterflies and invite them to come and land in his hand, and they would do so and let him observe them for a minute or two

its interesting that all over the world there is an ancient "myth" of a previous higher state where humans got a long with all animals and in some cases could communicate with them


btw, instead of aegle we shall now call you: eagle

 

[Guyomech]

Do you have dreams of flying?

 

[VIII]

Some years back a friend was on mushrooms in the woods when a nice bird came and landed on his shoulder. The bird remained there for the majority of the trip

I also love birds and some of my family was very big on birds, though I'm not sure to the extent you have been lucky to experience. Many birds are incredibly smarter than the common person would think to give them credit for. New research has been done on birds showing a functional neocortex (in an unfamiliar shape), but plenty of past research demonstrates their smarts.

I wonder what causes them to be so attracted to your family, aegle. Whatever it may be it must be delightful to have such friends. Do the birds tend to do any activity such as singing?

 

[Vodsel]

That's an awesome trait, I'd love one for christmas.

Birds seem to be quite underrated. There have been reports about birds performing something quite close to funeral rites, research about empathic traits in birds, and they can be mind-blowingly intelligent. I cannot forget that piece I watched where a crow would repeatedly slide down a snow-covered roof using a piece of wood. He would pick it up with his beak, take it to the peak of the roof, drop it, jump on top of it and snowboard all the way down. Then repeat. He was having fun, people. Easier said than comprehended.

And regarding how and why that happens to some people like you, Aegle, it's a nice mystery. I don't think it could be explained from a strictly reductionist point of view, it's definitely not a simple pheromones thing (there's no reports that I know of birds stubbornly liking a nice-smelling bastard no matter how often he throws rocks at them)... so the fact it appears to be in your genetic lineage is very interesting.

Robins detect quantum entanglement with their eyes, I wouldn't be surprised if they could sense dimensions deeper than that.

 

[The Meddling Monk]

Australian bird love:[YOUTUBE]

 

[Mz.Gypzy]

^^^^^ lol.. That bird is awesome. Its chirps sound a bit robotic like R2D2.
I've been considering getting a pet bird, like rescuing
And African gray. But now is not the time.

 

[proto-pax]

Kookaburra.

 

[Metanoia]

I have also always had some special affinity with birds. I found an injured blue jay when I was a child and nursed it back to health

Also, my surname is a bird name.

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[Bee E Zee]

I have also had powerful moments with birds. A friend and I used to spend our time catching grasshoppers and feeding them to magpies when we were children. Rescued a few birds also.

One very special morning many years ago I had a flock of cockatoos flying around above me. This was litterally the start of a tough journey for me. In coming months as the intensity of what had been described by the Doc as Schizophrenia expanded, I felt that at the wee hours of the morning after suffering painful insomnia, my friends the Kookaburras were laughing at me... they probably were... they are not anymore... And I don't appreciate those labels by the niaeve.

Another time I was alone in the pool asking for some kind of sign, and the pool began fluttering with life as about a dozen brightly coloured finches decided to join me for a dip.

Recently I heard the best music I had ever heard. I spent the night alone naked in a sweat lodge and tending the fire outside. I had been smoking DMT spliffs all evening. I had one big draw and exhaled, and at that moment, the sun came up and the birds in the rainforest came alive. Their music was bouncing off the dome above me in stereo-sound. I was completely oblivious to the time, however fealt that my DMT experience had caused the sun to rise in that instant... I now inderstand this to be clockwork. Around a week or so later I had a bunch of birds of prey sitting looking at me in a paddock (also at an important moment of time on my path. This was at the same time and location as my wallet, passport and other valuables including an artwork I completed for a friends new-born was stolen from me by Gypsies, and I was left abandoned).

I have found also that geckos tend to squeak at opportune/coincidental times, in succession with my thoughts when they are confirming certain thoughts as truth (or at very least important of note).

This is all synchronicity. Don't just listen to the birds... Listen to the music. The music of the planet. There is also noise.


I feel also it is possible to create a force field around ourselves so that Mosquitos leave us alone. You can sleep on the floor of the rainforest and the animals steer clear. Spiders crawl away from me.

 

[nen888]

..buy or pirate a christmas present for your favourite bird (s) ..:d
[YOUTUBE]

:d or, don't buy a digital sampler/DAW..get a bird pal..!
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ps love your avatar proto-pax! ka-ka-kook-kook-kak-ka-rrrrrrrr....!!

 

[Aegle]

Mz.Gypzy

Why thank you, it seems that I have a connection with all birds regardless of the species though I do have a fascination with bones and teeth which I also collect, I have a bird skull which I just stumbled across while hiking in the mountains.

Its incredibly delicate though masterfully constructed, how lovely that you collect bird feathers natural treasures are some of the best treasures of all if I do say so myself. Hummingbirds are amazing and unique creatures, thank you for sharing your beautiful experience... I am greatly honoured.


Much Peace and Respect

 

[Aegle]

Universecannon

It is an incredibly fascinating phenomena, before all the islands were inundated by people apparently you could sail to an isolated island and come across wild animals which weren't as of yet scared of humans.

The fish in the reefs would nibble your toes, the birds would just fly right by you without a care in the world and you could venture really close without then flying away, limas would leap onto your shoulders with such great dexterity and ease you would barely feel them landing on you.

Its really special that you are surrounded by animals in your dreams, nice I'm sure the furry critters greatly appreciate the peanuts. Indeed it is really interesting, it must of been before we got completely disconnected from nature and each other as a global community. If you haven't read the book Gifts of Unknown Things by Lyall Watson I highly recommend reading it as its an amazing book.

Eagle, I'm really fond of that nickname...


Much Peace and Compassion

 

[Aegle]

Guyomech

Indeed I do fly in my dreams, though when I do fly it seems to be during times of great significance. I seem to have very specific dream locations that I visit often, I'm also in water and swimming in the ocean frequently. I think my connection with the ocean and water is an extremely powerful one.


Much Peace and Happiness

 

[spinCycle]

I have spent quite a bit of time both living outdoors for months at a time and backpacking. There is no other alarm clock as nice as birdsong at dawn. Lovely.

 

[polytrip]

There are many birdsspecies that are very communicative and smart. And i don´t mean domesticated birds, but wild ones. When you aproach them carefully, it is not that difficult to communicate with wild parrots or ravens, for instance.

 

[Aegle]

VIII

Its incredibly interesting that entheogens seem to open up an inherent connection that we seem to have with animals which we sadly have lost through our disenchantment of the world. When ever I have a journey or experience my cat loves to sit next to me and observe the goings on. Indeed I think all animals have an intense amount of intelligence and understanding though not formally recognised within main stream science.

I think it may be something within our genetic code which is passed down from generation to generation. I feel incredibly lucky to have such a precious connection with these amazingly intuitive special creatures.

During my Changa journeys while lying on the hammock under the tress the little white eyes the same species of bird that landed on my shoulder while watering the garden would sit on the branches just above me and sing... which my experiences would just ride along on their intricate songs.


Much Peace and Kindness

 

[Aegle]

Vodsel

I once heard a quote many years ago, if you listen to the birds you will know all the secrets of the universe. Birds are extremely intelligent and intuitive creatures which I have a deep and profound respect for. I think if we are connected and attuned to our surroundings birds and other creatures will have a lot to teach us, all we need to do is quieten our minds, open our hearts and listen.

Crows are amazing animals I once came across a female crow during one of my journeys that had an incredible disdain for females, I did everything I could to win her friendship and respect to no avail. It was due to the crow being stolen by a female and apparently she harmed the crow and had her tied up so its no surprise that the bird had an intense dislike for females.

I find the fact that it has been passed down within my family to be an incredibly fascinating phenomenon that hopefully one day I will be able to explain. Indeed I suspect that Robins are able to perceive deeper dimensions...


Much Peace and Compassion

 

[nicechrisman]

I've really been connecting with small birds since I've been working with trichocereus cacti