The Bald Eagle

Long a symbol of spiritual power and illumination, eagles inspire people of all societies. Their energy is healing and aids in creation.

Water is the creative source of life, and living near natural water sources may be important to the health of those who have a bald eagle as a totem. An eagle hunting in the waters must be able to penetrate the waters, grasp what it requires and then rise out of them. All this reflects increased ability and need to learn to work with emotions, psychism, and all aspects of spirituality with greater control. It reflects teachings about true mediatorship being able to enter and exit the more ethereal realms at will.

Needs for those with an eagle totem:
- Involvement with creativity
- Willingness to experience extremes in a controlled condition
- Willingness to use your passions to purify, and to use your abilities even if it means being scorched a little
- Willingness to seek out the true emotional aspects of oneself and immerse yourself within them, and by doing so awaken a higher sense of purity, passion, creativity, healing, and spirituality

The feet of the eagle have four toes. Four is a traditional symbol for keeping oneself grounded and laying a solid foundation for oneself.

For those with eagle totems, new vision will open. Whenever eagle flies into one's life, opportunities always arise. Those with eagle totems must learn to see their opportunities and snatch them as they arise.

Eagles are symbols of great power, a power that goes beyond their actual size. To align oneself with eagle medicine is to take on the responsibility and the power of becoming so much more than you now appear to be.

Accept a powerful new dimension to life, and a heightened responsibility for your spiritual growth. Through doing so you learn how to move between worlds, touch all life with healing, and become the mediator and the bearer of new creative force within the world.