Jelisava

Cardinal flying in the wintry field / Jan 2014

"It is believed by the Delawares that every one has a guardian spirit which comes in the form of some bird, animal, or other thing, at times in dreams, and tells them what to do and what will happen. The guardian spirit is sent from the Great Spirit."

~ from Religion and Ceremonies of the Lenape, 1921, p.80, by Mark R. Harrington