Wow......fantastic experience. Its enlightening & entertaining........that's just amazing to have that experience. Thank you for sharing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran West-Powe" <fwestpowe@gmail.com> To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 1:53:50 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs Alli, thank you for relating your experience. I begin to suspect you are correct and that non-Native People also receive bird/animal signs. I will write about my owl sign: it's been a long, long time but I think I was about four or five years old when a baby owl came and sat on my outstretched legs as I sat playing in the dirt. Its talons didn't hurt me, so I just sat still waiting for its mother to come and swoop it up and maybe me with it. Not sure I was afraid just knowledgeable of the ways of some of our wild things. Anyway, the baby owl didn't leave me. Sometimes it hopped around on the ground but did not stray far; nor did its mother come to get it. We called them hoot owls but have no idea of the real name of the bird. When I got home, the baby owl was on my arm, clutching, but not hurting me. My Granny said oh, my! Oh, my! Granny told me that if I brought the baby owl into the house, it would not learn to feed and care for itself, so I had to leave him/it outside. I begged her to let me stay outside with my owl but she was firm. (Now many, many moons later, I understand.) I set it down on a post near the house where our gourds grew, went inside and cried myself to sleep, fully expecting the baby to die overnight. To shorten a years long story, my owl survived and, laugh at this if you will, I named it Hooter. My grands and grgrands have told me about Hooter's and that I should not reveal the name of my owl. Hooter never ceased flying to me and sitting on me, never leaving a mark on my skin and that alone is miraculous. My Granny consulted another woman who was called, as best I can write it, a see-er or seeehr. This woman explained about the meaning of my bird sign, some of the meaning was good, some not so good, at least as applied to a human being. But I am blessed, said she, by having such an outstanding bird sign. When my Granny passed on to our world beyond, Hooter let all the neighbors know by hooting all night and into the day, a rarity for the owl to be out and about day-time. Maybe this will be either entertaining or enlightening. Fran Chinquapin

Remember the Owl in cherokee is the eagle of the night. -----Original Message----- From: Alli :) Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:03 PM To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs Wow......fantastic experience. Its enlightening & entertaining........that's just amazing to have that experience. Thank you for sharing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran West-Powe" <fwestpowe@gmail.com> To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 1:53:50 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs Alli, thank you for relating your experience. I begin to suspect you are correct and that non-Native People also receive bird/animal signs. I will write about my owl sign: it's been a long, long time but I think I was about four or five years old when a baby owl came and sat on my outstretched legs as I sat playing in the dirt. Its talons didn't hurt me, so I just sat still waiting for its mother to come and swoop it up and maybe me with it. Not sure I was afraid just knowledgeable of the ways of some of our wild things. Anyway, the baby owl didn't leave me. Sometimes it hopped around on the ground but did not stray far; nor did its mother come to get it. We called them hoot owls but have no idea of the real name of the bird. When I got home, the baby owl was on my arm, clutching, but not hurting me. My Granny said oh, my! Oh, my! Granny told me that if I brought the baby owl into the house, it would not learn to feed and care for itself, so I had to leave him/it outside. I begged her to let me stay outside with my owl but she was firm. (Now many, many moons later, I understand.) I set it down on a post near the house where our gourds grew, went inside and cried myself to sleep, fully expecting the baby to die overnight. To shorten a years long story, my owl survived and, laugh at this if you will, I named it Hooter. My grands and grgrands have told me about Hooter's and that I should not reveal the name of my owl. Hooter never ceased flying to me and sitting on me, never leaving a mark on my skin and that alone is miraculous. My Granny consulted another woman who was called, as best I can write it, a see-er or seeehr. This woman explained about the meaning of my bird sign, some of the meaning was good, some not so good, at least as applied to a human being. But I am blessed, said she, by having such an outstanding bird sign. When my Granny passed on to our world beyond, Hooter let all the neighbors know by hooting all night and into the day, a rarity for the owl to be out and about day-time. Maybe this will be either entertaining or enlightening. Fran Chinquapin ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Never heard of that.... But they too are one of my favorites. I love talking to them -----Original Message----- From: cherokee-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cherokee-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Blue Panther Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:27 PM To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs Remember the Owl in cherokee is the eagle of the night.

Thank you for the reminder as it is often forgotten William Threerivers -----Original Message----- From: Blue Panther <Blue_Panther@otelco.net> To: cherokee <cherokee@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Jan 22, 2014 6:27 pm Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs Remember the Owl in cherokee is the eagle of the night. -----Original Message----- From: Alli :) Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:03 PM To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs Wow......fantastic experience. Its enlightening & entertaining........that's just amazing to have that experience. Thank you for sharing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran West-Powe" <fwestpowe@gmail.com> To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 1:53:50 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs Alli, thank you for relating your experience. I begin to suspect you are correct and that non-Native People also receive bird/animal signs. I will write about my owl sign: it's been a long, long time but I think I was about four or five years old when a baby owl came and sat on my outstretched legs as I sat playing in the dirt. Its talons didn't hurt me, so I just sat still waiting for its mother to come and swoop it up and maybe me with it. Not sure I was afraid just knowledgeable of the ways of some of our wild things. Anyway, the baby owl didn't leave me. Sometimes it hopped around on the ground but did not stray far; nor did its mother come to get it. We called them hoot owls but have no idea of the real name of the bird. When I got home, the baby owl was on my arm, clutching, but not hurting me. My Granny said oh, my! Oh, my! Granny told me that if I brought the baby owl into the house, it would not learn to feed and care for itself, so I had to leave him/it outside. I begged her to let me stay outside with my owl but she was firm. (Now many, many moons later, I understand.) I set it down on a post near the house where our gourds grew, went inside and cried myself to sleep, fully expecting the baby to die overnight. To shorten a years long story, my owl survived and, laugh at this if you will, I named it Hooter. My grands and grgrands have told me about Hooter's and that I should not reveal the name of my owl. Hooter never ceased flying to me and sitting on me, never leaving a mark on my skin and that alone is miraculous. My Granny consulted another woman who was called, as best I can write it, a see-er or seeehr. This woman explained about the meaning of my bird sign, some of the meaning was good, some not so good, at least as applied to a human being. But I am blessed, said she, by having such an outstanding bird sign. When my Granny passed on to our world beyond, Hooter let all the neighbors know by hooting all night and into the day, a rarity for the owl to be out and about day-time. Maybe this will be either entertaining or enlightening. Fran Chinquapin ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Blue Panther, no, I did not know that, or likely, at my age, do not remember that. Thank you. Fran Chinquapin On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Blue Panther <Blue_Panther@otelco.net>wrote: > Remember the Owl in cherokee is the eagle of the night. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alli :) > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:03 PM > To: cherokee@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs > > Wow......fantastic experience. > > Its enlightening & entertaining........that's just amazing to have that > experience. > > Thank you for sharing > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Fran West-Powe" <fwestpowe@gmail.com> > To: cherokee@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 1:53:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs > > Alli, thank you for relating your experience. I begin to suspect you are > correct and that non-Native People also receive bird/animal signs. > > I will write about my owl sign: it's been a long, long time but I think I > was about four or five years old when a baby owl came and sat on my > outstretched legs as I sat playing in the dirt. Its talons didn't hurt me, > so I just sat still waiting for its mother to come and swoop it up and > maybe > me with it. Not sure I was afraid just knowledgeable of the ways of some of > our wild things. > > Anyway, the baby owl didn't leave me. Sometimes it hopped around on the > ground but did not stray far; nor did its mother come to get it. We called > them hoot owls but have no idea of the real name of the bird. When I got > home, the baby owl was on my arm, clutching, but not hurting me. My Granny > said oh, my! Oh, my! > > Granny told me that if I brought the baby owl into the house, it would not > learn to feed and care for itself, so I had to leave him/it outside. I > begged her to let me stay outside with my owl but she was firm. (Now many, > many moons later, I understand.) I set it down on a post near the house > where our gourds grew, went inside and cried myself to sleep, fully > expecting the baby to die overnight. > > To shorten a years long story, my owl survived and, laugh at this if you > will, I named it Hooter. My grands and grgrands have told me about Hooter's > and that I should not reveal the name of my owl. > > Hooter never ceased flying to me and sitting on me, never leaving a mark on > my skin and that alone is miraculous. My Granny consulted another woman who > was called, as best I can write it, a see-er or seeehr. This woman > explained > about the meaning of my bird sign, some of the meaning was good, some not > so > good, at least as applied to a human being. But I am blessed, said she, by > having such an outstanding bird sign. > > When my Granny passed on to our world beyond, Hooter let all the neighbors > know by hooting all night and into the day, a rarity for the owl to be out > and about day-time. > > Maybe this will be either entertaining or enlightening. > > Fran > Chinquapin > > > ======*====== > List archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ======*====== > List archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >