I hope you will enjoy and find valuable insights to ponder for the month of January. Click here or on image above to watch.
Hope all is well in your world.
XO
Barb
animal reflections healing oracle
Animal Wisdom for 2025
The animals inspired me to draw three cards this morning from my Animal Reflections Healing Oracle deck and share with you their wisdom for the coming year. It’s a message you’ve no doubt heard before, but it’s one that many of us need reminding of as we continue to heal what needs healing within ourselves. And this, I believe, helps us shift the planet, one-by-one to a more peaceful place.
Animal Wisdom for 2025
Hippo reminds us that our true HOME is within and gently embracing all aspects of who we are.
And when those sneaky doubts slink back in, Hummingbird swoops in and flutters before us with excitement, encouraging us again to BELIEVE in the magical gifts that reside in each of us.
Kingfisher, so bright with its magnificent colors, lovingly calls out to us in its beautiful song as a reminder to never stop SEEKING the wonder of it all – the stars, the planets, the Universe! Everything is alive and here supporting us!
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I also recently completed this custom 8 x 8 3D mixed media collage Animal Art (thank you, Connie!) and felt the additional message from Mountain Goat is a great one for the New Year also.
When Connie asked me to create this custom piece I asked her what it is about Mountain Goat she liked. She shared with me that it was during a spirit animal workshop I co-facilitated a few years ago that Mountain Goat came to her during the meditation portion of the workshop. At first she was disappointed. But then she learned how they can traverse any surface without falling and appreciated their teaching for her of perseverance, grit, and grace.
Don’t you just love grit and grace together? I do!
Animals have this amazing ability to show up at just the right time with just the message we need. So it’s best not to question what animal may appear and keep your heart open to exploring what you can learn. You just may be pleasantly surprised!
Our perseverance has certainly been tested these past few years, but I do hope you are feeling a shift of the energy and one of grace as we move into 2025.
Happy New Year!
P.S. I am available for a limited amount of custom pieces. So if you are interested, let me know!
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XO
Barb
Workshop Replay: Honoring Your Inner Child through the Wisdom of Animals & Oracles
A big thank you to Christine of Interspecies Voices, who hosted me for this talk and interactive workshop last year! With a change of direction for Christine she kindly gifted me the workshop to share as I wish!
Previously a fee based workshop that supported WI Wolf & Wildlife, I’m now offering this workshop Free of Charge. And no obligation, but if you wish to you can still choose to make a small donation that will support WI Wolf & Wildlife. Please mention “Honoring Your Inner Child” in the comment section when donating.
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“Your talk and presentation were incredible today, Barb. I honestly was blown away by the card picks and your journaling prompts. I’m a big believer in both oracle cards and journal prompts and they were both on point for me in a big way.” ~M.R.
Come experience the wisdom of animals and oracles as I offer four writing prompts for your inner child, pull four cards from my Animal Reflections Healing Oracle deck, and share from the guidebook the meaning for each card/animal drawn.
It was a lovely interactive experience for participants that provided helpful insight and welcome reminders how the animals show up to support us and also provided some fun synchronistic moments!
Please feel free to share this with anyone else you feel may be interested!
XO
Barb