... , change and vitality. In some traditions birds are symbolic of the soul; in others the bird is recognized as an intelligent collaborator with man, being the bearer of celestial messages. For the Buryats of Siberia, the eagle is the prototype of the shaman. Some Siberian peoples directly associate the eagle with the Supreme Being and the Creator of Light. Odin was also called Eagle..... Whether for sport or spirit, the shaman's ability to fly or the enactment of flight bespeaks a sublime metaphysical ... direction, while thinking of the element or power animals of that direction. For exa...

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