Tag Archives: shamanism

Animal Spirits: The Elephant

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

During the past two weeks I have come across and read several videos and articles about elephants, both happy ones of rescue and freedom and sad ones of abuse and murder. My last two Nakshatra posts, Mula and Purvashadha both mentioned elephants as well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged ancient wisdom, animal guides, animal welfare, animals, elephant, Ganesha, patience, San Francisco medicine healer, sentient beings, shamanism, spirit guides, symbolism, totem animals | 18 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Pelican

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

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 | 18 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Bumble Bee

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

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 →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, Apis family, bees, bumble bee, community, fairies, insects, Mother Earth, nature, nature spirits, shamanism, spirit guides, symbolism | 17 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Salamander

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

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 →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged amphibians, fire, regeneration, salamander, San Francisco psychic, San Francisco shaman, San Francisco Tarot Reader, shamanism, spirit guides, suit of wands, symbolism, Tarot, totem animals | 12 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Chicken

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

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 →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, chickens, green eggs, hens, nature, rooster, shamanism, Simba, spirit, symbolism, Time, totem animals, urban farming | 34 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Sea Gull

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

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 →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, animal messengers, Archangels, ascension, birds, feathers, intuition, nature, sea gulls, shamanism, spirit, Spirituality, symbolism | 24 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Snake/Serpent

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

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 →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, Asclepius, caduceus, consciousness, death, divine feminine, divine masculine, healing, Hermes, kundalini, ouroboros, sacred wisdom, shamanism, snakes, spirit | 19 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Hawk and the Falcon

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

Early last week as I was working on one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, animal messengers, birds, falcons, hawks, Horus, number three, Ra, shamanism, spirit, symbolism, Valhalla, Valkyries | 22 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Owl

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

I tend to rise early in the morning, and with the days getting shorter, that means I’m up taking my Alaskan Malamute pups out for their morning walk while it is still very dark out. This time of year also … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged Alaskan Malamutes, animal guides, animal totems, barn owl, birds, Canis Major, Castor and Pollux, dreams, Gemini, Jung, Jupiter, moon, nocturnal animals, Orion, owls, secrets, shadow, shamanism, Sirius, spiritual insight, stargazing, symbols, Twin Peaks | 16 Comments

Animal Spirits: The Spider

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

This morning as I was checking my blogs a tiny … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Spirits | Tagged animal guides, arachnids, awareness, Continuum, Fate, George Bernard Shaw, illusion, infinity, insects, interconnectedness, journals, Moirai, numerology, self-reflection, shamanism, spiders, symbols, tarantula, totem animals | 21 Comments