Question by Bluebootz: What is the meaning behind the symbolic Thunderbird?
Is it an old Legend or a Myth that’s now outdated?
Anyways….I used to draw pictures of the Thunderbird when I was younger, and now I’m curious to know what that might have meant.
All are welcome.
Thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by Razors Edge
The meaning of the Thunderbird as a Native American symbol varies according to the tribe (geographic location). This page discusses the Thunderbird symbol as viewed by the sacred eye of the beholder: The prime people of North America who held a vision of glory and power concerning this Spirit Bird.
Almost universally, the Thunderbird as a Native American symbol conveys concepts such as:
Power
Provision
Expansiveness
Transformation
Divine Dominion
Indomitable Spirit
Unquestioned Authority
Messages from the Otherworlds
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