1 – It’s okay to detach from the pack
Gulls are pack species. While the pack can be helpful, sometimes it’s important to make your own way and pursue your own truth.
When a seagull appears to you, it can be a sign that it’s okay to follow a different path than others.
2 – Seek what sets your soul free
Many rules that are created are created to control others, but at the end of the day, we are Really should be happy and free.
When a seagull appears, it can be a reminder that it is important to have pursuits that make your soul feel free. Prioritize them.
3 – Be careful to impose restrictive rules on others
It’s easy to control others with rules: do this for success, do that for misery.
Rules can be restrictive and nobody likes to be restricted.
When a seagull appears to you, it might be time to question the rules that exist in your life and if they are all still needed. Maybe there are a few rules you can let go of.
4 – The pursuit of higher wisdom brings freedom
If you are looking for a higher perspective, this can free you from focusing on the mundane processes of life, which you may or may not agree with.
If a seagull appears symbolically, it may mean that it is time to take boring earthly affairs to a higher level.
As Jonathan Livingston Seagull says: “The seagull sees the farthest who flies the highest.”
5 – Challenge the “old guard”.
In Jonathan Livingston Seagull, it’s really just the elders of the old guard enforcing the rules, driving away birds seeking new ways to fly.
The younger birds are fascinated and ready to break new ground.
When a seagull appears to you, it can be a sign that perhaps an “old guard” figure in your life is imposing rules and new, fresh life guidelines for no good reason may make everyone happier.
6 – A new teacher is needed
Jonathan Livingston Seagull was depressed after hearing his old flock’s guidance on how he should be. He began to question the truth of his own heart.
Saddened at hearing the compliant lead, he nearly gave up his own happiness. If the glowing seagulls hadn’t appeared in the darkness of the night, he would have.
When a seagull appears, it can be a sign that it’s time to bring a new teacher into your life with a new perspective.
7 – Find a new package
Jonathan wasn’t free to be himself until he found a new herd who would accept and appreciate the messages (and love) he had to share about self-mastery.
When you see a seagull, it can be a message that it’s time to find a new pack.
8 – Don’t give up on your dream
Jonathan Livingston Seagull almost gave up his dream. He even thought about giving up while practicing his dream – but he didn’t and in the end he found freedom.
When a seagull appears to you, it can be a message to insist on seeking your version of excellence and not giving up on your dreams too soon.
9 – Loneliness is temporary and can lead to better things
When Jonathan started flying alone as an outcast, he had no idea that Luminous Gulls would appear and lead him to more seagulls like him. He only flew for the pursuit of pure excellence in flying.
While he was alone for a short time, it didn’t last long. When a seagull appears to you, it can symbolize that a period of solitude can be temporary and lead to better things.
10 – Look at things with your understanding
“Don’t believe what your eyes tell you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know and you will see how to fly.” – Jonathan Livingston Seagull, page 90
This quote is a message about transcending current physical notions of what is possible.
When a seagull appears to you, it can be a sign to look at things with your own understanding of things and to trust it, regardless of what is currently accepted as possible.
