After spending a magical weekend learning, exploring and releasing the past with Rocio Alarcon, an Ethnopharmacologist, Ethnobotanist, shamanic practitioner and extraordinary teacher and healer from Ecuador; I came home to find a white feather on my lawn. Over the years, I have found numerous feathers, but never a white one.

So, of course, I needed to explore its meaning and found some interesting symbolism connected with finding a white feather.

“Spiritually, a white feather is typically seen as a sign from the angel or spirit of a loved one who has passed on. White feathers symbolize faith and protection….

White symbolizes purity, and many people believe that finding a white feather is a sign that they are on the right path in life…” Now, that is comforting.

“In Native American culture, the appearance of random white feathers signifies rebirth and new beginnings, and feathers are commonly worn on Native American headdresses to symbolize hope and faith as well as to strengthen the connection between the physical and spiritual world.” After spending the weekend working with seeds, designing and creating landscapes, I do feel that I have been released from old paths and comforted by the new journey I am facing. The white feather kindly validated everything I have been feeling since my extraordinary weekend of self-exploration and healing.

Have you ever found a white feather?