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Category Archives: Animal Spirits
Blog the Change For Animals
From my rescued Alaskan Malamute’s blog, Haiku By Ku: “You must be the change You wish to see in the world” Gandhi was so wise Today is another Blog the Change For Animals day! Blog the Change asks: What have you … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Spirits
Tagged Alaskan Malamutes, animal rescue, animal welfare, be the change, blog the change, books, dogs, Gandhi, Haiku, healing journey, pet adoption, pet books, puppy mills
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Animal Spirits: The Pelican
Yesterday morning I took my pups to the beach for a day of adventure. At one point I looked up and saw a flock of 9 pelicans flying above us. I’ve only rarely seen pelicans at the beach here and never … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Spirits
Tagged birds, Christ, fable, Hermit, messengers, pelican, selflessness, shamanism, spirit, spirit guides, symbolism, totem animals, unconscious
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Animal Spirits: The Bumble Bee
Lately I’ve come across many more bumble bees than usual, indoors and outdoors. The most exciting encounter was late last week, when I saw a queen bumble bee mating in the garden. I had never seen a bumble queen before … Continue reading
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Tagged animal guides, Apis family, bees, bumble bee, community, fairies, insects, Mother Earth, nature, nature spirits, shamanism, spirit guides, symbolism
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Animal Spirits: The Horse
Since my visit to the Sundog Drift Ranch, where I met a couple of powerful horses (click here to see Jo’s amazing horse photography) I have come across pictures, articles, etc. of horses regularly. The horse’s main symbolism is freedom, endurance, … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Spirits
Tagged animal guides, chinese zodiac, Gayatri Mantra, horse, horse art, Odin, Pegasus, San Francisco animal healing, Shaman, Sleipnir, symbolism, Uffington horse, wood horse
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Animal Spirits: The Salamander
Yesterday morning before meeting with some Tarot clients, I went to refresh my pups’ water bowl in the office garden for them. To my surprise there were two very tiny young salamanders underneath the bowl. Oddly, this past week, I … Continue reading
A Very Special Visit
About two weeks ago I had the joy of visiting a fellow blogger and fantastic photographer, Jo Danehy at the Sundog Drift Ranch. Here is her post about the visit. We all – 3 humans, 2 horses, 5 adult Golden … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Spirits
Tagged Alaskan Malamute, animal healing, California, energy healing, Golden Retriever, horses, pets, puppies, ranch, Reiki, San Francisco, snow dogs
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Animal Spirits: The Chicken
I know, I know. We like to think of animal spirit guides, totem animals, and the avian messengers of Spirit to always be the majestic, ephemeral, and powerful creatures such as wolves or dolphins or butterflies or hawks. But, sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged animal guides, chickens, green eggs, hens, nature, rooster, shamanism, Simba, spirit, symbolism, Time, totem animals, urban farming
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Animal Spirits: The Lion
My last post about Simba (Swahili for “lion”), my wise and patient lion king, has inspired this next Animal Spirits post. Simba was a close soul mate, someone who has walked with me in other lifetimes. The day I had brought … Continue reading
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Tagged animal guides, astrology, courage, intuition, Leo, lions, Love, meditation, Simba, Strength, sun, symbolism, Tarot, unconscious
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Animal Spirits: The Sea Gull
I admire animals’ ability and ease in picking up on very subtle energies and vibrations, not just the energies and vibrations of humans and other animals, but those of all of Nature and the spirit realm. One of my Alaskan … Continue reading
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Tagged animal guides, animal messengers, Archangels, ascension, birds, feathers, intuition, nature, sea gulls, shamanism, spirit, Spirituality, symbolism
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Animal Spirits: The Snake/Serpent
In the last post, The Ninth Nakshstra: Ashlesha, I briefly touched on Ashlesha’s symbol, the snake, so I thought this would be a great time to go into the snake symbolism some more. The snake has many dualistic qualities. Across cultures they … Continue reading
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Tagged animal guides, Asclepius, caduceus, consciousness, death, divine feminine, divine masculine, healing, Hermes, kundalini, ouroboros, sacred wisdom, shamanism, snakes, spirit
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