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07/09/2025

🦇 Bat Medicine: Seeing in the Dark

The Bat doesn’t rely on sight — it listens.
It navigates through echoes, feeling sound to find its way.
Bat medicine invites us to hear what isn’t said,
to sense beyond the surface, and to trust the unseen.

🖤 A creature of the night, the Bat is a symbol of death and rebirth —
not as tragedy, but as transformation.
Its appearance signals a threshold:
an invitation to move through fear, to hang in the unknown,
and to emerge from shadow with deeper wisdom.

When Bat appears, it whispers:
You are not alone in the dark.
Even when vision fails, your inner knowing does not.
This medicine teaches us to face the parts of ourselves
that hide in silence — and call them home.

Though solitary by nature, Bats are incredibly social.
They teach us that strength lies in community,
that communication isn’t just words — it’s resonance.
It’s what we feel but can’t explain.
It’s what vibrates truth beneath the noise.

🌀 Call on Bat when:

You are moving through a major life transition

You are learning to trust your inner senses over external validation

You feel disoriented or unclear, but still willing to listen

You are being asked to face a fear, a shadow, or a loss

You need a reminder: light is born in the dark

Bat doesn’t chase the light —
it learns to navigate the dark with grace.
Its medicine is patience, perception,
and the power to rise when the time is right.

06/30/2025

🌿 Progress isn’t what you think.

We’ve been taught that productivity is the proof.

That incessant voice that says, "I'm only worthy when I'm working. I’m only valuable when I have the proof — all this work is proof that I deserve to belong here."

But what if that voice isn’t truly yours? What if the inside has been corrupted by beliefs absorbed from parents, society, and systems that aren’t the whole story?

It’s the deus ex machina that preys on our desire to belong, keeping us caught in a protocol of productivity and striving.

It whispers, “You matter when you’re busy.”

This inherited script traps us in a cycle of endless doing, taking us farther from spirit, farther from self. And the farther we get, the more we believe, “If I just work more, then I can rest.”

But the rest never comes.

We even rush to replace completed projects with new lists, driven by fear — fear of ego death, fear of losing motivation, fear of losing the ‘love’ and ‘respect’ we’ve attached to achievement.

Yet true belonging isn’t earned.

Safety isn’t earned.

Respect is earned when you’re true to yourself.

And that may involve passion projects, but it doesn’t have to.

Because the most meaningful things in life — our greatest loves, our puppies, animals, nature, and children — don’t have to earn their worth. They simply are.

True belonging isn’t earned — it’s felt.

It’s the quiet confidence that you are enough, even when you’re still — just by being you.✨

Maybe the greatest work you’ll ever do is realizing you’re already enough.

06/19/2025

This week, I’m reminded that what we often call change in therapy is really a kind of acceptance.

Not about settling but about softening into what is: Who we are, who others are, and the truth of the moment.

So much of our wounding leads us to overfunction - to dive headfirst into action or reaction, compelled by beliefs and expectations, by a hope that if we just do it right, we’ll be safe, loved, enough.

But what if allowing is the deeper act of courage?

🌠Allowing ourselves to stay with discomfort without abandoning ourselves.

🌠Allowing others to be responsible for their own healing.

🌠Allowing space between impulse and action — so we can choose presence over pattern.

Sometimes the most radical transformation
comes not from trying harder — but from no longer trying to be someone we’re not.

Real change doesn’t always look like effort.
Sometimes, it’s the quiet power of no longer chasing who you aren't. 💖

06/11/2025

When the city meets the sacred:
a leopard in Oaxaca.

Spirit animals don’t always show up in dreams —sometimes you walk right past them with your morning coffee. ☕🐆

Have you ever felt watched over by an animal?

What creature seems to follow you through the seasons of your life?

05/30/2025

Ever wonder why relaxing feels… uncomfortable?

If you grew up always needing to be “on,” helpful, or alert — rest might feel unfamiliar or even unsafe.

💤 Healing means learning that stillness isn’t lazy. It’s sacred.

05/26/2025

🦢 Swan Spirit: Grace, Transformation & Deep Connection 🦢

The swan moves with effortless grace, embodying both lightness and strength. A symbol of feminine energy, purity, and deep wisdom, the swan teaches us to trust in our inner radiance and evolution.

💫✨ Speak your truth with confidence—their long, elegant neck connects to the throat chakra, inviting you to express yourself with clarity and authenticity.

🌱 Embrace transformation—like the ugly duckling story, swans remind us that growth often comes through shedding old identities and moving through cycles of death and rebirth.

💖 Trust your intuition—swans are deeply attuned to unseen realms, reflecting the power of inner knowing, telepathic connection, and spiritual insight. Their quiet presence invites you to listen beyond words and follow the wisdom within.You are both soft and strong, fluid and powerful.

Trust in your transformation, and let your spirit glide toward the highest expression of yourself. 🦢✨

02/19/2025

🌟 **Spirit Animal: The Brown Bear** 🌟

In indigenous and alchemical teachings, spirit animals are seen as powerful allies on our human journey, often appearing in dreams, memories, art, songs, and other meaningful moments. These animals transcend time and space, inviting us to connect with qualities within ourselves. The bear, in particular, brings us a message of grounding and the balance between strength and rest. 🐻✨

The Brown Bear was my first teacher, appearing in many dreams during my childhood. It represents the power of grounding, feminine energy, and the importance of receptivity. It also highlights the value of solitude, just as bears retreat to hibernate, emerging when it’s time. Though the bear embodies strength and ferocity when necessary, it also carries nurturing, playfulness, and sweetness—just think of the honey. 🌿🍯

Astrologically, the constellation **Ursa Major**, or the Great Bear, is one of the most significant. This ancient star formation symbolizes protection, guiding travelers and marking time. **Ursa Major** also represents the connection to the divine feminine, showing us that nurturing strength can coexist with quiet, reflective power. In astrology, the Great Bear is linked to the archetype of the protector—reminding us of our ability to stand guard over what we love, while also knowing when to rest and rejuvenate.

The bear’s protective nature is grounded in both strength and the understanding that rest is just as important as protection. It teaches us that nurturing ourselves and others requires balance: strong in defense, tender in care, and wise in moments of retreat. 🌿

🧡 **Poem for the Bear**
In the quiet of the forest, under stars so bright,
A bear sleeps, grounded in the silent night.
Strength in its bones, yet softness in its paws,
It knows when to stand and when to pause.

A healer at heart, it roams with grace,
Protecting all in its sacred space.
Nurturing young with tender might,
Yet retreating to rest, in the still of the night.

A balance of strength and love it brings,
Reminding us to honor both work and dreams.
In rest we grow, in silence we mend,
And with each new dawn, we rise again.

02/18/2025

🦅🐍 **The Four Core Spirit Animals Across Traditions** 🐆🐢

For tens of thousands of years, animals have been seen as more than just earthly creatures—they have been messengers, guides, and symbols of wisdom woven into the spiritual fabric of cultures worldwide.

Long before written language, our ancestors painted animals on cave walls, honoring their power and seeking their guidance. From the shamans of Siberia to the medicine people of Indigenous nations, from Ancient Egyptian deities to the animal totems of Celtic, Norse, and early Christian traditions, humans have always understood that animals carry energy, messages, and deep spiritual meaning.

Across time and traditions, four core beings appear again and again—representing the cycles of life, the elements, and the journey of the soul:

🔥 **Serpent** – Healing, transformation, shedding the past
🌊 **Jaguar** – Courage, shadow work, reclaiming power
🌬️ **Eagle/Phoenix** – Vision, spiritual awakening, higher perspective
🌿 **Turtle/Bear/Buffalo ** – Wisdom, grounding, deep inner knowing

As we journey through this series, we’ll explore how different animals have guided us across cultures—from Indigenous animism to Eastern philosophy, Jungian psychology, and the teachings of animal totems in various traditions.

But these four are just the beginning. ✨ Stay tuned as we uncover even more spirit animals and their powerful messages for our lives. Which of these four calls to you most and why? Share in the comments below! 🐍🦅🐆🐢

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