I recently purchased this Spirit Animal Awareness deck. I learned about the creator of the deck, Ona Christie Martin when I discovered she will be one of the speakers for an upcoming Animal Oracle Card Summit (hosted by Dr. Cara Gubbins) coming in January 2021. I’m excited to share that I’ll be one of the speakers also!

I now have a total of fifteen animal oracle decks in my collection. Truth be told? I’ve been pondering for a while now making an animal deck of my own. I’ve done some research and am playing with a collage art form, so will see if something eventually comes to fruition. But for now, I’m enjoying the exploration of it all.

And for now, I enjoy supporting other animal oracle deck creators. I just love the soft colors and watercolor images Ona has created in this 44 card deck (she also includes two blank cards to create your own). I think she has beautifully captured the spirit of each of the animals in her deck. As I went through each card, holding each in my hand the other night, I felt soothing and calming energy coming from them.

Each animal card has several words associated with it. What I appreciate is that Ona has also included shadow aspects of each animal too. In my own journey with animal guides and a chapter I share in my latest memoir, it was Snake I never expected to be one of my teachers. Because I feared snake in some ways, it wasn’t easy for me to look at them and see them as a teacher. But as I’d learn to dance with the wisdom of Snake, I’d come to the other side of honoring and respecting Snake – which would turn out to be a reflection of what I needed to do for myself also.

This morning I did a reading for myself with this deck. Before looking at the words associated with each card, I did a free write of what immediately came to mind. Then I looked at the words on the card and chose those that resonated and wrote a sentence associated with that word and how that animal was supporting me with my question.

After journaling with each card separately I read the cards together. I felt like the message was one that others could benefit from also so I thought I’d share with you too:

Stay grounded in your truth and strength as this is your foundation when it may feel like you are swimming upstream and against the tide. But remember it’s the connection to your heart and the details of what matters most to you that you will always experience abundance.

With the outside world on such shaky ground right now, I hope my sharing this will bring you a moment of peace.

xo,

Barbara

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