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Animal Spirits: The Fly
Lately as one of my daily practices, I’ve been pulling a card from The Goddess Knowledge Cards both for inspiration and to learn about goddess symbolism from cultures around the world. When I turned the light on in my office … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, creativity, Etain, Fertility, Fly, Goddess, insects, rebirth, resurrection, spirit guides, symbolism, totem
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Animal Spirits: The Lobster
A few nights ago I had a very interesting dream that had three different animal spirits in it: raccoons, lobsters, and crows. I’ve written about crow symbolism here, and raccoon symbolism will come. In this post I will focus on … Continue reading
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Tagged animal guides, animal totem, dreams, inner growth, lobster, moon, spirit guide, symbolism, Tarot, transformation, unconscious
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Animal Spirits: The Coyote
Where I now live, there are coyotes all around. I’ve encountered a young, curious one in a park while walking my Alaskan Malamutes. I can often hear them singing to each other during the night, and occasionally I will see … Continue reading
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Tagged animal guides, animal symbolism, animals, Coyote, Shape-Shifter, symbolism, totem, transformation, Trickster
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Animal Spirits: The Heron & The Falcon Revisited
Originally posted on Through the Peacock's Eyes:
On my recent trip to Mount Shasta, I had two animal spirit encounters, not during my hikes, but on the drives beginning and ending my trip. On the drive north towards the…
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Tagged animal guides, Crane, Heron, Independence, Nine of Pentacles, shamanism, Spirit Animal, Spirituality, synchronicity, totem
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Animal Spirits: The Dolphin
Dolphin symbolism, like the oceans that are their homes, is vast and deep, and it is very similar to the symbolism of the Animal Spirit: The Whale. Dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals on the planet, and they … Continue reading
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Tagged animal spirits, animals, Aphrodite, Apollo, Delphi, Dolphin, Neptune, oracle, Poseidon, psyche, spirit guides, symbolism, totem, unconscious, wisdom
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Animal Spirits: The Whale
Since moving a few months ago, I have encountered many animal spirits in their natural environment. The most exciting have been during morning walks on the beach, which include seals, dolphins, and whales. I will write about the others soon, … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, collective unconscious, Cosmic Consciousness, intuition, nature spirits, Orca, spirit guides, spirits, symbolism, totem animal, Whale
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Animal Spirits: The Ladybug
Though I wrote about the Animal Spirit, the Ladybug over three years ago, I felt it was time to re-visit her here. I began building and planting a new little vegetable garden where I moved to this year, and harvesting … Continue reading
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Tagged animal guides, animal symbols, animal totem, consciousness, gardening, good luck, insects, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybug, past lives, shamanism, symbolism
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Animal Spirits: California Condor & Vulture
From where I sit working at my desk I have a great view of the Los Padres National Forest and the many animal spirits inhabiting the area, including many birds. In particular I have been watching many very large (8-10 … Continue reading
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Tagged animal guides, birds, California Condor, Mother Nature, nature, Shamans, Sky Burial, spirit guides, symbolism, totem, Vulture
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Animal Spirits: The Snake/Serpent
Recently I have come across a couple of snakes, first on a run a few days ago and then this morning while walking to the dog park. Both of these snakes were dead, which did not alarm me. It reminded … Continue reading
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Tagged animal guides, Asclepius, caduceus, consciousness, death, divine feminine, divine masculine, healing, kundalini, Mercury, ouroboros, sacred wisdom, shamanism, snakes
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