Just a quick note from my intuition this morning…

Earlier this morning my intuitive self struck a blow for clarity. It came as I was thinking of a gentleman whom I met last night. I first noticed him as I was on my way to a dinner conference at Nello’s ‘Health Food’ Pizza Joint. He was bedding down next to a low wall at the edge of the parking lot. My thought at the time was that someone with ‘official authority’ would probably rouse him up before the night was over and either take him in or order him to move on.

We had a lot of food left over from the buffet, so I filled some takeout boxes and took them out to where I had seen our outdoors visitor. He was still there, and after a little noise from me, woke up and accepted my offer. He asked me to sit down and chat while he was eating, so I did. He described himself as a Sioux from Montana, wandering and looking for work, not all that successfully. Upon my asking, he told me his name was Red Eagle. I left after a few more minutes to get back to help with packing up the conference stuff.

Red Eagle. Hmm. Here is when my intuition finally hit me with a ‘don’t-ignore-me-this-time’ whack upside the head. Many years ago I had the experience of finding my animal spirit guide during a Native American shamanic drumming ceremony. My spirit guide turned out to be an eagle. Since that time I have had many more experiences involving eagles. I won an Eagle Award. I took a men’s leadership course that earned me an eagle-head ring, which I wear proudly to this day. I have an eagle photo clipped to the dashboard cover in my truck so I can have it in front of me everywhere I go.

I have had only a few conversations with my animal spirit guide, conversations that I sought during meditation. Last night, I believe, he came to me as Red Eagle. The actions that led me to him were a first. I had never taken food to someone in that situation before, or even approached anyone under those circumstances. Could he, Red Eagle, my animal spirit guide, have summoned me?

Red Eagle and I, we are connected. Carl Jung called the connection among people the ‘Collective Unconscious’. Such a connection goes by many names. I would say that my intuition is screaming at me that my connection with Red Eagle is much closer. Even if I had a scientific explanation for this, it would be unimportant. I believe that I met my animal spirit guide last night. The purpose of this meeting, if I see it correctly, might be just to invite me to talk with him more often. I look forward to it, if anything just to enjoy the beautiful forest outside the workshop of my mind. Of course, I’d bet that he will have some interesting things to say, too. And, boy, do I have some questions for him!