This morning sitting at my altar where I pull oracle cards for myself I just asked what it was I needed to know today. Nothing pressing on my mind, but just open to what the cards had to share with me.
The cards, Grandmother Redwood – Storyteller and Eagle – Vision were the two cards pulled.
I really appreciated the pairing of these two cards together. How Eagle holds the message of vision – and how that plays out at any time in our lives – whether during times of reflection, contemplating our next move, or opening to a different perspective.
And how important storytelling is. In what way do we share our stories? Or perhaps for some, it is difficult to do so. But how important it is as a way of being heard, knowing we matter, that our legacy in some way lives on. How storytelling has the potential to help heal not only the storyteller but those who read or hear the story.
As I’m waiting for the proof for the guidebook that will accompany my animal-themed oracle deck and also what I hope is the final proof of the cards, this card pull resonated for me in the following way.
I’d held a vision for eight-plus years about creating an animal oracle deck. Though all those years ago I couldn’t see myself as an artist and hadn’t a clue how I would even put together a deck. My life continued to play out as intended and then it occurred to me that I could collage a set of cards. Well, that was the spark I needed and off I ran with it!
That time creating the cards was such a joyful and fully immersive experience. At times, yes, frustrating when I couldn’t achieve the result I was looking for, but eventually, I did. It was the vision I held that kept me going.
As I reflect on the project being this far along and as I await the proof of the guidebook I see the storyteller portion of this reading come to life. Another vision I had, was back in 2013 to learn more about the wisdom of animals, even though I wasn’t sure how that would unfold.
Through my own healing journey of healing the wounded parts of myself, many animals were part of that journey for me (and still are as we are all a work in progress!) And those stories came to life in various ways through the messages I wrote for each animal in my deck.
It feels like a lovely confirmation of this journey I’ve been on for the last years of imagining this deck and doing the inner work along the way, to now seeing it near completion.
It was absolutely healing in many different aspects as I reflect on this. From thinking I wasn’t an “artist” and how that could have held me back, and how I grew from that place to create in a way that felt in alignment for me, to also deepen my relationship with each animal I created a card for.
And this vision I held for myself of creating an animal-themed oracle deck that I now hope will touch those it needs to touch and help others on their healing journey too.
In my mind’s eye, I see that eagle sitting at the very top of that huge Redwood tree with new and welcoming perspectives that opened because of this journey…
XO
Barb
Cards used: Song of the Grandmothers Oracle deck by Kara Simons & Animal Reflections Oracle Deck by me.
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