Thunderbird 6 Wrap Ring
L I V E A U T H E N T I C A L L Y
Upcycled, non-toxic, brass. Modern, rooted in ancient design. Many years in the making. Hand-patinaed one at a time.
• The Algonquian believe thunderbird is an ancestor and the Universal creator
• Legends of many indigenous cultures describe a bird w a massive wingspan and huge claws that can control rain thunder wind and lightening
• Ability to communicate with the gods and enter a higher state
• The all seeing all knowing thunderbird
• The Sioux Indians call it Wakyq which translates to...sacred winged being
• The Sioux Sundance is based on the legend of the thunderbird...
an honored messenger to great spirit• Myths saw thunderbird with the sun and lightening in his eyes
• Native Americans warriors would smoke pipe looking to thunderbird for assistance from the upper world
• Shadow of the ego
• In the Pacific Northwest thunderbird is carved into their totem poles as a sign that it would accompany souls to the afterlife
• Represents purity and integrity
• A life lived from a higher perspective makes you impervious to negative intentions of others
• The upward pointing triangle is solar, masculine and symbolize life and the spiritual world
• The downward pointing triangle is lunar and feminine and symbolize the Great Mother and the physical world