The Spirituality of Pigeons!

I was walking down the street the other day, walking around the pigeons and saying "good morning" to them when it dawned on me just how precious they are to the lives of city slickers.

How many of us have a dislike for these feathered creatures? I often see children chasing pigeons round in circles until they fly away. Once, when I was walking down a street in Oxford, I saw a very smartly dressed man, step down off the curb to chase a pigeon a few feet down the road! Why is it we have such an attitude towards these birds of nature? You don't often see people chasing black birds or robins away.

I have come to understand pigeons as being a very precious part of urban life. In places where office blocks and apartments are replacing trees and grass, pigeons still roam. They don't hang around the rubbish dumps or scavenge through our bins. They clean our streets of the food we clumsily drop. They tidy up the mess we leave.

No matter how many people chase them, scare them, are rude to them or even try to run them over, pigeons are still there reminding us that nature is all around. I feel our attitude as a nation is being reflected onto the pigeons of England, yet these creatures still give us respect, trust and friendship. Apparently, it is lucky to have a bird excrete on your shoulder, or so the tale goes! Why would it not be lucky unless these birds are giving us a message?

But what is this message? Well, why not ask the pigeons?! Next time you're walking down the road and you see a pigeon, greet them and ask what it is they are trying to tell you. You may have a pleasant reply!

Samantha Thurlby-Brooks is one of the UK's top Crystal Therapists, and an inspirational practitioner and teacher of Reiki-Seichem.

Samantha is currently writing a book on crystals and their self-development properties, entitled "Journey to the Spirit of the Stones".

'Butterfly' is a FREE monthly newsletter bursting with the latest information and inspiration in the mind-body-spirit field.

Subscribe online today at http://www.butterflyhousectt.co.uk

---

No Star-Studded Career

What is success? It probably means different things to different... Read More

The Two Most Important Commandments - Love

Love is mentioned well over 350 times in the Bible.... Read More

Insulting Spirit or Exposing the Me

While it isn't my intention to insult anyone (Alright, for... Read More

Be Still

Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God;I... Read More

GOD 1.0: The Universal OS

Welcome to the GOD 1.0 Tech Support Page. GOD 1.0... Read More

?Im Not A Christian, But I Play One On Sunday

After more than three decades of church ministry, I have... Read More

What Does God Want From Me? A Personal Revelation of Conviction Verses Condemnation

It's strange how my life today looks wildly different from... Read More

What Is The Spiritual Path?

For many years of my life, I thought the spiritual... Read More

Just Do It!

"It's a big challenge. It's a journey into the unknown.... Read More

Learning the Secret of Contentment (Part 1)

I am not saying this because I am in need,... Read More

Lonely Photos

After first seeing my photography, people... Read More

African American Hiking for Spiritual Health

Hiking is gaining popularity within the African-American community. We're beginning... Read More

Are Your Children Growing Up Too Fast?

Each time our children graduate from one stage to another... Read More

Spirituality: Blues for Buddha

Being critical of Buddhism isn't easy.Buddhism is the most likable... Read More

Spirituality: Impersonating Jed McKenna

"No man is a prophet in his own country."That line... Read More

God Drives a Harley, a Bus and a Taxi

God rides a Harley, God drives truck, God is a... Read More

Amazing Faith

Last week, I sat at my computer and watched the... Read More

Stress & Spirituality, Part 1

Stress & Spirituality ? How Spirituality Affects Stress LevelsTake a... Read More

God?s Eyes- If These Four Walls Could Talk?

Can you imagine being sent out into the wilderness for... Read More

Life is a Continuous Prayer

Prayer doesn't just happen when we kneel or put our... Read More

Understanding the Gospel of Matthew and Why it Matters - Part 6

Matthew 2:16-18Herod Kills the Children16 Then Herod, when he saw... Read More

Neither White-washed Nor Unmarked

When I was 10 years old my father decided to... Read More

A Dozen Facts of Life

1. Life is a precious gift given to us by... Read More

What Is The Secret of Life?

The question isn't, "Is there life after death."Rather, the question... Read More

Calling All Angels - Talking to Angels

I am a big believer in the strength of a... Read More

Self-Realization How It Can be Achieved Within Ones Life Time

Before we dwell on the subject of Self Realization we... Read More

New Century; Same Old Story

In His graciousness, God has blessed us to enter a... Read More

Creating With Words

"In the sixth century of the sixth millennium, the gates... Read More

Mankinds Ten Worst Enemies: #2 Arrogance

According to H. G. Bosch, the newspaper cartoonist H. T.... Read More

A Medical Intuitive Look at Past Life Wounding

In my work as a Medical Intuitive, I come across... Read More

Kundalini Awakening - Definition and the Path

Kundalini Awakening - the sure shot method for awakening of... Read More

7 Ways to Stay Spiritually Balanced

When we find spirituality, or it finds us, the experience... Read More

The Universal Connection

I believe in a phenomenon I have been known to... Read More