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I’ve Created My Own Animal Oracle Deck!

Posted by Barbara Techel

It was about eight years ago when a friend planted a seed by nudging me toward something I wanted to do but didn’t think I could. And yes, I can still have my own self-doubts!

Perhaps you have something you think is beyond your reach? Well, I’m here to assure you to never say never. 

I’m so excited to share with you that for the past fourteen months I’ve been working on creating my own animal-themed oracle deck! Just this week I put the finishing touches on the artwork for each card. Woo hoo! 

I’ll be sharing more card images soon in future blog posts and on my Facebook & Instagram pages. But for now, I’m so thrilled to give you this sneak peek with these three below.

Kingfisher on the left in my deck begins the excitement mixed with a bit of trepidation of any path we embark on that is new, Snake invites us to shed what we no longer need, and Lion invites us to stand in our strengths and share our roar in our own unique way.


There is still much creating to do as I now begin the process of writing the 52 messages for the guidebook to accompany the cards.

But what began as something I thought I couldn’t do and then the nudge of a friend who planted the seed to the seed that then began to germinate into possibilities. It then emerged from the soil, reached for the light, and bloomed into an idea that became my own unique way of creating my own deck.

I can’t wait to share more with you soon!

XO

Barb

                  

My New Etsy Shop: Animal Oracle Art! Plus September Animal Wisdom Reading.

Posted by Barbara Techel

I announced my new Etsy shop and my animal oracle art on Sunday morning to newsletter subscribers and must say I’m so honored to have sold over half of my original artwork in a few hours!

As a reader of my blog, I’m now sharing with you what remains for my original artwork inventory. I do plan on offering prints also, so if you see something you like, but missed out on the original I’ll be offering print versions soon.

To check out my original artwork on my website click the graphic above or click here. On my website page it will take you to my Etsy shop if you are interested in purchasing an original or prints coming soon.

As you know if you’ve been with me a while, I love, appreciate, and deeply respect animals and all the wisdom they offer to help us expand and grow. I have a feeling you do too!

I also enjoy the wisdom of oracles which can be almost anything in the world, really, but my favorite oracle by far is the Animal Kingdom and all the unique creatures within it—each with a teaching that never fails to help us along at different junctures of our life path.

So I’ve combined my love of animals, oracles, writing, and collage and also incorporated paint, gel pens, pastel chalks, paper, and dried flowers that surround Joyful Pause Cottage (and some found on my daily walks) and created what I’m calling: Animal Oracle Art.

Because animals are an opening to our hearts…

Some of these creations have been inspired by past encounters and/or connections with certain animals, and some more recent, while some I just felt called to create as a way to learn more about a particular animal.

Diving into a new medium has definitely been another opportunity for me to address and acknowledge my inner critic/inner child. Oh, the vulnerability!

But the animals were once again my guides to appreciating my shadow, calming my fears, and forging ahead despite this — and riding the tails (paws, wings & hooves) of teachings from the animals and the desire to continue to follow my heart.

What’s special about the original creations is that included when you purchase one is it comes with a written personalized inspirational oracle message. This means I will pull one oracle card from a deck of the many I have in my collection that I feel drawn to just for you, plus incorporate intuited wisdom of that animal into the message. 

While the past twenty years of my life have been so much about connecting deeper with the animals and their wisdom, these past eighteen months I’ve found myself gravitating even more to their teachings. They have, and continue to bring me a great deal of comfort, understanding, and assurance that all that is happening in our world is for a higher purpose.

Connecting with that wisdom now through art and combining my love of writing and oracles, I hope you will enjoy this new offering I now share with you through my Etsy shop I’ve named:

Joyful Pause Cottage (inspired by PAWS that taught me to value slowing down, tuning into what matters, and following my heart…)

P.S. The other exciting project I’ve been working on is making my own animal oracle deck! I don’t have a title for it yet but have created 35 cards so far.  It’s been so much fun! While I’ve much yet to create and write,  I’ll soon be sharing some sneak peeks here and on Facebook and Instagram.

And now for September’s Animal Wisdom Oracle reading…

Just click here or on the graphic to watch…

XO

Barb

                  

Animal Oracle Reading: Pick-a-Card with Cosmic Cat Wisdom Deck. Theme is Home.

Posted by Barbara Techel

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and male mentors out there! Plus Happy Solistice and here we go into my favorite zodiac season of the year, Cancer! I realize I’m a bit bias, but hey, I live in the shell of crab every day of my life.  🙂

This week the theme is home because a-hem, Cancer peeps love nothing more than home! Though the cards I pulled from the Cosmic Cat Wisdom cards weren’t what I thought they were going to be around the theme of home – just like a cat to throw me a different viewpoint! So I hope you enjoy the reading and the card you choose is what you most need right now.

Click here or on video graphic below… XO, Barb