Category Archives: Animal Spirits

Animal Spirits: The Frog

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Julianne Victoria

Spring has already sprung here in southern California, and in the evenings now I can here the frogs singing around the nearby pond. There is also a small fish pond right outside my bedroom window, and as the days near … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged amphibians, animal guides, change, Frog, metamorphosis, rebirth, spirit guides, spirits, symbolism, totem, transformation | 4 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Octopus

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Julianne Victoria

During a Chakra Balancing & Healing Mini-Session earlier this week, an octopus appeared. I often receive shamanic visions while doing any type of energy healing session, whether it is Chakra Balancing, Reiki, or other forms of energy healing (see post: Five Types … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, Continuum, energy healing, expanding consciouness, feminine, fractals, Octopus, shamanism, spirit guides, Spirituality, symbolism, totem animal | 8 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Bobcat

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

As some of you may have noticed, I recently moved down the coast from San Francisco to Santa Barbara, which lies sandwiched between the ocean and the mountains of a national forest. My new home is only a short drive … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, animals, Bobcat, hiking, nature, nature spirits, spirit, spirit guides, symbolism, totem animal | 15 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Hamster

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

Maybe it’s Neptune in Western Astrology slowing down to station direct in Pisces close to my natal Moon, but I have been having very detailed and vivid dreams lately. I have made dream journal entries for nearly every day for … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits, Psyche & The Dreamworld | Tagged animal guides, animals, astrology, dream meaning, dreams, dreamworld, Hamster, Neptune in Pisces, psyche, spirit guides, symbolism, totem | 4 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Monkey

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

This past month I began working with a client, who’s been having unexplained dizziness. Cranio-Sacral and Myo-Fascial techniques have been helping considerably, but it has been the more subtle techniques, such as Chakra Balancing and Reiki, that have opened up … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits, Health & Healing, Psyche & The Dreamworld | Tagged animal guides, Chakra Balancing, dream analysis, dreams, energy healing, Hanuman, healing, Monkey, Monkey Mind, Reiki, Reiki Practitioner, symbolism, third eye, totem animal | 10 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Heron & The Falcon Revisited

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

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 mountains, I saw three falcons perched on fencing … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, Falcon, Great White Heron, Heron, Independence, Messages from Spirit, Nine of Pentacles, number three, Spirituality, symbolism, Tarot, totem animals | 9 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Mockingbird

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

Lately I’ve been feeling and getting messages from Spirit that experiences in my life are coming full circle – coming to completion so a new cycle can begin. This is partly what prompted me to return to the cocoon and … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, healing, Heart Sutra, Journey to the Underworld, Messages from Spirit, Mockingbird, nature spirits, spirit guides, symbolism, totem animals | 13 Comments

When You’re Gone, Where Will We Bee?

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

Originally posted on smilecalm:
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. ~Thich Nhat Hanh nature’s sweet gifts If only my words could fully express the…

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, awareness, bee, Buddism, Colony collapse syndrome, Mindfull Eating, mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh | 6 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Bat

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

As I begin to write this post, I’m realizing that many of my animal spirit encounters occur when I am walking my two Alaskan Malamutes. As you have probably guessed, animals are very important to me, and for me, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, Bats, Hanged Man, Hero's Journey, Journeying, Seeing Dead Animals, shamanism, spirit guides, symbolism, Tarot, totem, transformation | 19 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Stork

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

Earlier this week I was out running errands when out of the corner of my eye I noticed a very large bird flying. I watched in amazement as it crossed the expanse of my view from left to right, from … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, animal spirits, Animal Wisdom, messages from animals, new beginnings, rebirth, Special Delivery, Stork, symbolism, totem | 12 Comments