Spirit Guide of the day is Magpie! Do not hesitate. Take the opportunities and chances that come to you now. Pay attention to signs around you as they will help to guide you. Make certain your using all your gifts, intuitive and psychic, with pure intention and without ego. Be clear and straightforward in your verbal communications, listening to others as well as being clear and honest in your own words. Balance is particularly important in this time to maintain as you may have let yourself stray too far into one polarity or another. The Magpie guide can appear when it is time to remind you that material possessions will not aid you in your spiritual development. Use your passion and drive allow yourself to be everything you really are in order to be who you are meant to be. Analyze your path and environment to decide what needs weeding out and if you need to switch paths to correct your journey. The Magpie spirit guide is known for it's connections to adaptability, intelligence, dreams, good fortune, and connection both inner and outer strength. Keep an open mind to possibilities and options before you. In China, the Magpie is seen as a sign of happiness and good luck. In Europe, the meaning of a magpie is seen in the number of them. The Magpie also has a variety of meanings according to different Native American Tribes. In some, this bird is a sign of talkative, no good behaviors while others see the Magpie as a messenger of the Creator. In yet other tribes, the Magpie is seen as a kind creature who aids in warning of trouble. Overall, the Magpie is accepted to be a symbol of magic with connections to both the light and the dark. People who connect with Magpie are intelligent, adaptable, and resourceful, able to pull from resources within their environment. They are not afraid to take risks in finding themselves. These individuals love to dabble in a wide range of hobbies and interests, not much being able to stop them once they put their mind to something. Spiritual powers are strong for these souls, but it is important to use consideration and respect when working with these spiritual powers.

Magpies, Pica Pica, are a group of birds related to the Corvidae, Crow, family. These are an intelligent avian species that includes those such as the black-billed magpie, white-winged magpie, and the yellow-billed magpie. The various species of Magpie come in two main colourations consisting of the Holarctic species of black/white markings and other species with much more vivid colors such as Oriental Magpies sporting blue/green colors and the Azure-winged magpies like the Iberian Magpie. The Eurasian Magpie is considered one of the most intelligent birds in the world and the only non-mammal species able to recognize their own reflection in a mirror. Magpies are omnivorous avians that feed on a diet of fruit, nuts, insects, and seeds. They are found throughout the world across Europe, Asia, and parts of Australia and Africa. The yellow-billed Magpie featured in this illustration are found solely in the oak woodlands of central and southern California. In China and Korea, the magpie is seen as a symbl of good luck and good fortune. On the other hand, those in the United Kingdom, they are seen as a sign of bad luck, although seeing two is a sign of good luck. Magpies have the ability to mimic other birds, being secretive when they are in danger, and known for taking full advantage of human food sources. Magpies have a strong love of stealing shiny objects such as jewellry and even plastics to hide in their nest, the European Magpie being particularly known as the most notorious thief of shiny objects. These birds mate for life, taking a mate in the springtime to build large nests in the trees during the warm weather. The female can lay up to 8 eggs, although clutch sizes are normally around 5. These are small sized clutches for the size of the birds, hatching about 3 weeks after laying and gaining the ability of flight between 3 and 4 weeks old. They live betwen 8-15 years old and sport beautiful feathers and long wedge-shaped tails.