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Personal Animal Oracle Guide for the Week. Come Pick Your Card and Hear the Message.

The world is full of symbology that supports, guides and comforts us. My father-in-law’s ashes now rest in a mausoleum and his dedicated space is on the end next to a large half-moon window with a view of pine trees. Within moments of my father-in-law’s ashes being placed inside, one on my sister-in-law’s exclaimed, “Did you just see the cardinal fly from the tree?” 

A red cardinal is often associated with representing that a deceased loved one is visiting you. My father-in-law loved birds. Their yard is evident of this with the many feeders and berms to support a loving and nurturing environment for many varieties of birds to thrive.

I found it also interesting that on Thursday, five days after he passed, I saw a cardinal in our dwarf lilac tree. The following day I saw it again on our deck railing. Then driving home from the grocery store that same day, I saw one fly across the road in front of me. Before this, I’d not seen one since the summer.

I so appreciate how we are being supported in these beautiful ways and it brings so much comfort.

Ok, onto the reading for the week! Similar to last week, I’ve picked two cards. Pick one (left) or two (right) from The Ark Animal Tarot and Oracle photo above. After you’ve made your choice of card one or two, click below on the choice you made to hear the message from your animal guide for the week.

As always, if you wish to explore deeper with a challenge you dealing with, I’m happy to help with my one-to-one oracle guidance sessions.

CARD ONE – LISTEN HERE

CARD TWO – LISTEN HERE

xo,

Barbara

Feeling the Magic Bubbling Within

I wanted to share my personal animal card for August with you. At the beginning of the year, I sat down and pulled a card for each month to be my guide.

I continue to be inspired by how the animal for that month has provided helpful insight, reflects what I need to pay attention to, and gently nudges me in the right direction.

Scarab Beetle Spirit – Magic Works through You

How often I can forget that the real magic is within me. All I have to do is believe in it (in me!) and pay attention to the inner whispers that call to me. 

This leads to my feeling optimistic and hopeful for being in the world in a way that fits me the most authentically.

I’ve definitely been feeling excited about potential creative projects that have been lurking within me as I’ve been bringing them to surface and writing about them in my journal. 

The magic begins by first acknowledging them to myself so that they can then begin to percolate and gain momentum.

Speaking of creative projects I’m happy to say I heard from my editor yesterday. I will have the edits for my third memoir, I’m Fine Just the Way I Am by end of the week.

But the best part of the email? She said she loves it!

I’m eagerly anticipating the magic she imbued into my book and looking forward to going through the manuscript again to shape it into another new phase of its being.

Xo,
Barbara

Card from Spirit Animal Oracle by Colette Baron-Reid

Thanking the Animals on this My 56th Birthday

Today, my 56th birthday, I took some time in quiet reflection.

Some animal friends came to mind that have been pivotal in my life’s journey the past few years. I’ll be sharing how each of them helped me in my upcoming memoir I’m Fine Just the Way I Am.

I couldn’t help but create this little altar of them after I did an oracle reading for myself for my new year ahead.

Onward and forward with gratitude in my heart for each of their blessings and profound teachings…

XO,

Barbara

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