The eagle represents the Northern American continent and is sacred bird to native tribes. The eagle figures prominently in their ceremonial rituals. The Mound Builder Indians responsible for the three quartz rock birds in Georgia were Bird Tribes and left us evidence of this in their construction of three huge sacred birds: Rock Eagle, Rock Hawk and Rock Falcon.

The eagle expresses an archetypal energy that expands the boundaries of the self through increased awareness. By calling the eagle we invoke this energy to come to us and assist us in gaining the level of awareness necessary to become conscious co-creators in our own lives. We want to awaken ourselves in the Dreamtime dimension and gain the valuable information held there for us. We want to bring this information back from the Dreamtime in the sense of knowing and feeling and remembering all of our experiences there. By calling the eagle we hope to achieve this.

The following Cherokee ritual-poem in the Cherokee language calls forth the eagle. Speak the poem and when you dream of the eagle, arise and do the eagle ceremonial dance. With your arms spread wide, dance the eagle in the shape of a figure 8, the symbol for infinity and for the eternity of process. The dream and the dance are magical for you.

Cherokee Indian Words For Calling The Eagle

Da go no hi li
Da yu gi yo hi ni
Di ye i di si gi
Ga lu gi
Wo ha li Di ye si di si gi

Flying this way
Daylight wakes them up
She comes
Eagle wakes them up