Bird Magic: Wisdom of the Ancient Goddess for Pagans & Wiccans - Sandra Kynes 2016

Bird Magic: Wisdom of the Ancient Goddess for Pagans & Wiccans - Sandra Kynes 2016

Introduction

The Practices

Birds and Divinity

Birds in Spiritual Practices and Symbolism

Come from Her: Life-Giver and Creatrix

Connecting with the Life-Giver and Creatrix

Return to Her: Death-Wielder and Regeneratrix

Connecting with the Death-Wielder/Regeneratrix

Are Her: Transformer and Eternal Spirit

Connecting with the Transformer and Eternal Spirit

Bird Guides and Messages

Feathers

The Profiles

Albatross: Black-Footed Albatross, Snowy Albatross

Blackbird: Brewer’s Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Red-Winged Blackbird

Bluebird: Eastern Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird

Canary

Cardinal: Northern Cardinal

Chickadee: Black-Capped Chickadee, Carolina Chickadee, Mountain Chickadee

Chicken: Domestic Chicken

Cormorant: Double-Crested Cormorant, Great Cormorant

Crane: Sandhill Crane, Whooping Crane

Crow: American Crow

Cuckoo: Black-Billed Cuckoo, Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Dove: Mourning Dove

Duck: American Pekin Duck, Mallard, Wood Duck

Eagle: Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle

Egret: Great Egret, Snowy Egret

Falcon: American Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon

Finch and Goldfinch: House Finch, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch

Flamingo: American Flamingo

Goose: Canada Goose, Snow Goose

Grouse: Dusky Grouse, Ruffed Grouse

Hawk: Cooper’s Hawk, Red-Tailed Hawk

Heron: Great Blue Heron, Green Heron

Hummingbird: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird

Ibis: Glossy Ibis, White Ibis, White-Faced Ibis

Jay: Blue Jay, Steller’s Jay

Kingfisher: Belted Kingfisher

Lark and Meadowlark: Horned Lark, Eastern Meadowlark, Western Meadowlark

Loon: Common Loon

Magpie: Black-Billed Magpie

Mockingbird: Northern Mockingbird

Nighthawk and Nightjar: Common Nighthawk, Eastern Whip-Poor-Will, Common Poorwill

Nuthatch: Red-Breasted Nuthatch, White-Breasted Nuthatch

Oriole: Baltimore Oriole, Bullock’s Oriole

Osprey

Ostrich

Owl: Barn Owl, Great Horned Owl, Long-Eared Owl, Snowy Owl

Parrot and Parakeet: African Gray Parrot, Yellow-Headed Parrot, American Parakeet

Partridge: Gray Partridge

Peacock: Blue Peafowl

Pelican: American White Pelican, Brown Pelican

Penguin: Blue Penguin, Emperor Penguin

Pheasant: Ring-Necked Pheasant

Pigeon: Rock Pigeon

Quail: California Quail, Northern Bobwhite

Raven: Common Raven

Roadrunner: Greater Roadrunner

Robin: American Robin

Sandpiper and Plover: Least Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Killdeer

Seagull: Herring Gull, Ring-Billed Gull

Sparrow: House Sparrow, Song Sparrow

Starling: European Starling

Stork: Wood Stork

Swallow and Swift: Barn Swallow, Chimney Swift, White-Throated Swift

Swan: Mute Swan, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan

Turkey: Wild Turkey

Vulture: Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture

Waxwing: Bohemian Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing

Woodpecker: Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker

Wren: House Wren

Summary

Appendix

Chronology

Sabbats and Deities

Bibliography