Spirit Birds

Birds appear in much of my work.  As I ponder the unconscious appearance of them, I realize that they represent something very personal in relation to  the association of spirit found in Jungian thought.  If you have ever held a bird in your hands, then you've had an intimate experience of how very fragile they are.  At a time in human history when our basic daily needs are taken care of, the bird is a symbol of daily survival and struggle.  Their quick movements and instant flight provide them with the evolutionary tools needed for making it another day.  Like our human spirits that are met each day with a multiplicity of threats which must be transcended, the bird rests lightly, highly alert in the moment ready to carry on with it's task at hand if the situation allows.  If not, then it flies away, as quickly and as certain as time moves forward.