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A Card Read for New Moon in Taurus. When An Oracle Card Brings Tears to Your Eyes.

Posted by Barbara Techel

This morning I pulled cards for the New Moon in Taurus. Perhaps you also feel this expansion that is happening underneath and within ourselves, though you can’t quite name it or know what it all means? The word TRUST comes up for me time and time again when I feel this. And it was Grandmother Prickly Pear Cactus that brought tears to my eyes.

After pulling cards and writing out my thoughts I felt this a universal message for all of us. So I offer it as a guide for you if you are in need of it with this summary:

Trust in this life of yours that continues to expand and evolve. Stay in connection with your inner self, while also allowing yourself to open more to the truth of who you are at your core. This requires being present and embracing one moment at a time – one step at a time – as the way  to being here and now while also moving forward to continually building a stronger foundation underneath, above, and within you. Listen and trust in your own intuition while staying open to the bigger picture to reveal itself. This time and as always, is about valuing and appreciating all aspects of you. It’s no longer comfortable to go with the ‘in crowd’ or shrink away in shyness as a way to protect oneself, but to embrace and love the spectacular you that is you – and that there no one else like you!

Wishing you a beautiful day and being all that makes your heart shine!

Cards used in this reading: Wisdom of the Oracle by Colette Baron – Reid, Animal Reflections Healing Oracle by me, Healing the Inner Child by Nina Mongendre, Cosmic Animal Cards by Tanya Casteel, and Song of the Grandmothers by Kara Simons.

XO

Barb

    

Cosmic Animal Emotional Intelligence Cards plus One Card Reading

Posted by Barbara Techel
Photo Credit: Tanya Casteel

If you enjoy animal wisdom and guides, oracle cards, journaling, and tuning into what it is you need to know in order to live your best life, I’m delighted to share this video review with you of the Cosmic Animal Emotional Intelligence Cards by Tanya Casteel.

Included in the video is a one card reading from Tanya’s deck, so if you’ve been pondering a question you could use some insight about, stay tuned to the end!

Here’s the video:

XO

Barb

    

Animal Wisdom for 2025

Posted by Barbara Techel

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