A Look Into The Symbolism and Spiritual Meaning of Turkey
I don’t know if you’ve really looked to notice… But turkeys are incredibly beautiful birds. Okay… maybe a bit weird-looking and dinosaur like from certain vantage points… But when you deeply look:
Their skin and feathers are slightly iridescent and in certain lighting, they seem to contain an entire rainbow of colors. Male birds are especially colorful, and fancy, when they puff up their chests and spread their feathers in a beautiful peacock-like display.
It's not just the males though… Female and baby turkeys are also quite iridescent and beautiful…
Turkeys are quite the regal birds really.
It was so fun to watch them zig-zagging through the yard, the mama turkey clearly teaching her younglings about how to eat and thrive in the world… And the males gathering together to cockily strut their stuff and (as I imagine) talk about how beautiful they are.
Anyway…
My time with the turkeys this summer really helped me to attune to their energy and understand the unique spiritual medicine and all they have to offer.
So just the other day when I was offered the option to “reserve my Turkey” at Natural Grocers… It really hit me how culturally disconnected we've become to the sacred wisdom of turkey. And instead of honoring and learning from these wise birds, we literally have a mass-slaughter and holiday designed around eating them.
This, and because I recently kept seeing so many turkeys, I thought I’d share with you here a bit of what I've learned about the magic, wisdom and guidance of the turkeys.
The Sacred Nature of Turkey
When you look deeply into Turkeys appearance… It's clear to see that they are really magical birds. So its no surprise to find that turkeys were considered sacred by ancient Mexican cultures like the Aztecs, Mayans, and Toltecs who honored turkeys for their striking beauty and cocky confidence and price.
Certain Native American tribes also honored Turkey as a spirit of abundance, sacrifice and fertility.
So what is the spiritual meaning of Turkey?
Turkey Totem Meaning
As a spirit animal and ally, turkey reminds us of the power of honoring nature and being in deep communion and connection with the Earth.
Turkey reminds us to honor ourselves, honor the Earth, and to care for and nourish both. When we do, so many blessings of abundance, community, authentic connection, harmony and fulfillment can align as a result.
Cultivating a harmonious relationship with the Earth is one of the key teachings of Turkeys wisdom…
And one we’re surely in need of in the world today!
Ironic that Turkey seeks to teach us how to have a harmonious relationship with the Earth and culturally we literally “eat the messenger”?
Harmonious Relationship with Mother Earth
When you do cultivate a relationship of harmony, gratitude, and love with the Earth… This becomes a solid foundation for your own vibrant wellbeing on both the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual levels.
As a totem, turkey is a wise and intelligent guide who can help you to cultivate greater abundance and fulfillment by harmonizing your relationship with nature and all of life.
Turkey’s also are strong symbols of the importance of community, sharing, and authentic connection.
What Does It Mean When Turkey Crosses Your Path?
If a turkey has crossed your path through either seeing turkeys in the wild, appearing in a dream or meditation… Or you’ve come across pictures of turkeys somewhere, even online…
You might ask yourself how you’re honoring and nurturing yourself, and what you’re doing to connect with and care for the Earth.
Are you tuning into all you have to be grateful for and openly receiving and flowing forth blessings in life?
Turkey also reminds us to be grateful and aware of the many blessings in life. A call for gratitude… And a reminder for you to shine your unique light, and express your unique soul qualities and inner brilliance. Like the beautiful male turkeys strutting their stuff and showing off their beautiful feathers for all to see… It's time for you to reveal more of your brilliance and beauty in the world.
Turkey Feather Meaning
Turkey feathers are a beautiful symbol of abundance, a sign of the power of co-creating with Mother Earth, and a reminder that now is a fertile time for creation.
And like all feathers, a reminder of the presence of Spirit.
With love and blessings,
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All of these turkey meanings on every site are exactly the same. Its like they are all plagarized from each other.
I had a mother turkey and at least a dozen baby turkeys walk out in front of me on my drive home from work. I stopped and took pictures. I’ve never in my life seen a wild turkey!
It has to mean something.
Loved your article about the symbolism of wild turkey….I’ve had quite afew visit our woods, but one in particular keeps retuning every day…thank you for your beautiful description of their meaning…
Hello dear Melanie,
Two beautiful huge turkeys showed up in my driveway, without the slightest bit of timidness or fear when I walked up to them.
When I backed out of my driveway, they followed my car all the way down to the road.
And now about two weeks later, they showed up in an intersection, purposely stopping traffic going in front of each car and just staying there. Lol!
They were obviously trying to be noticed, and to me, sending us a message.
so I looked on online what turkeys meant and saw your wonderful description.
Thank you so much.
And, I love listening to channeled messages. I do it every day. And I’m more and more amazed on how many Chan Ayres are out there. What a beautiful thing.
So I’m thrilled to find you , as I have never heard of you before. And have not yet listened to any of your messages, but I will now…
Kindly.
Greg.
I enjoy reading all your blog posts.
Thank you Melanie.
Hi Melanie…I work at a grocery store and yesterday, my first 3 customers came to my line with angry energy…they were throwing their food on the belt and copping toddler tantrum attitude when I instructed them to remain behind the blue line.(to create 6feet of space between customers for safety)
To diffuse their negative energy, with each food item I scanned, I did so lovingly, reverently…honoring the food and saying a little prayer as I scanned it, expressing that I was grateful for the food to nourish these people and how it was my intention to honor the food…asking the universe to soften and comfort these people..provide them with light and love, and healing…it felt really powerful.
My whole day vibed like this…hearing people who were hurting, offering empathy and in return, they offered love to me:-) It was so beautiful.
As I drove home, I saw this sweet lone turkey…trotting down a pretty busy street as if he were thanking me and approving of the interactions I had with my customers as well as to the offering of gratitude to the food that rolled down my grocery belt:-) It was so magical:-) I felt so delighted…I couldn’t stop smiling.
Thanks so much for this article that will help me further explore the meaning to this sacred experience I had:-) I am so grateful for the work you do…I learn so much from you.
When I returned home and shared this story with Scott, he shared he too had seen a flock of turkeys today at work
Three turkeys appeared in my yard today and goggles in unison in perfect rhythm. They did this several times. It was like a choir of turkeys. I’ve had a very trying week and was feeling pretty low. I love your article and I’m taking it to heart. Thank you so much.
Hello and thank you so much for this article. I was walking my dog today and saw a wild albino turkey!!! It was beautiful and rare as I have never seen one before. I thought it was a white crane, until I saw the other turkeys with it and it walked like a turkey too. I love all your meanings of turkey sightings here and was wondering what you think seeing a white one means. I can’t find anything on that. Thank You! 🙂