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Weekly Oracle Card Reading: Staying Connected to Our Hearts & Standing Proud

Posted by Barbara Techel

I realized afterward that the shirt I’m wearing actually matched the oracle card I got so excited about when I recorded this reading today. No coincidences!  🙂

This week the reading is a beautiful reminder of the way to the treasure within is staying connected to our hearts and our own internal power. And Elk and Turtle offer wisdom to help us do just that.

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Enjoy and have a beautiful week!

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xo,

Barbara

Frog on the Window Brings Welcome Reminder Message

Posted by Barbara Techel

This morning when I woke I rolled over in bed and something on the window caught my eye. Upon closer inspection, I saw this teeny frog who was suction-cupped to the outside of the window.

Just the night before I attended an online class about the sacred agreements we hold with our pets and also with the animals in nature, so it was still at the forefront of my mind the reminder that animals in their own unique way are here supporting us.

I stopped to give thought to what had been on my mind when I awoke just a few moments earlier. Many of my thoughts worrisome ones, and I was frustrated to have let them enter into my mind the moment I had opened my eyes.

Ted Andrews’ book, “Animal Speak,” says of frog that their wisdom is “transformation through water and sound.”

The line that caught my eye in the description of frogs was, “Emotions are often associated with water. Individuals with frog totems are very sensitive to the emotional state of others…”

There was the wisdom for me and the thoughts that had been running through my mind that I’d been worrying about someone I care about.

This is something I became aware of about myself many years ago and have become much better at recognizing it so that it does not exhaust me. But there are times I forget. And here was this teeny, sweet frog with a reminder that I have to allow others to move through their own process. That it is not my responsibility to take what they may be struggling with or even my perceived idea of what I think they are feeling challenged by.

Frog reminded me that the song I choose to play inside my head is up to me. And with that, I was able to shift my thoughts to a more peaceful place after saying a little prayer for the one I was concerned about and then let it go and trust it would all work out.

Thank you little frog with the big message that helped me on my way for the day!

xo,

Barbara

Animals as Oracles: A Quest to Connect, Contemplate and Create

Posted by Barbara Techel

The animal world has much to teach us. Some animals are experts at survival and adaptation. Some are great nurturers and protectors. Some have great fertility and others have great gentleness. Some embody strength and courage, while others can teach us playfulness. The animal world shows us the potentials we can unfold. But to learn from them, we must first learn to speak with them.

When we learn to speak with the animals, to listen with animal ears and to see through animal eyes, we experience the phenomena, the power, and the potential of the human essence. They become our teachers, our friends, and our companions. They show us the true majesty of life itself. They restore our forgotten childlike wonder at the world, and they reawaken our lost belief in magic, dreams and possibilities. ~Ted Andrews, author of Animal Speak – The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small

I feel so blessed to have, and continue to, experience many beautiful teachings from animals – dogs I’ve shared (and share) my life with – and many of the creatures in the animal kingdom.

In my quest to deepen this journey I want to:

  • Continue to deepen my love and understanding of animals, connecting more often with their symbolic teachings and wisdom.
  • Devote more time to my writing and journaling to allow teachings from the animals to gently bubble to the surface.
  • Deepen my work with oracle cards as a tool for self-reflection and insight I may not otherwise have thought of as a way in which to see the world in a more insightful and meaningful way.
  • Honor my desire to express my creativity, and especially that of playing more with something I could honestly get lost in for hours, which is creating with digital programs such as Canva.

So every day I will draw a card from an animal oracle deck, percolate in its wisdom, consider how I can integrate that animals teaching into my life…and then I will share my insight via a graphic I will design in Canva!

I welcome you to join me on this quest as a partner and sharing how animals have served as oracles in your life, too! Just follow along on Facebook or Instagram, using the hashtag #animalsasoracles

Today’s animal card from: Messages from Your Spirit Animal Guides by Dr. Steven Farmer