a Walk with a bear

December 21, 2015

December 21, 2015 Totem Card of the Day – Parrot

Communication is key as we kick off the week! Tomorrow is the beautiful Winter solstice which makes today all the more important to put balance to our lives as we set foot into the “Winters Grace” of nourishing all that we want to bring forward with us into the springtime. So set about setting things straight, feeling good about yourself and your inner workings of your Sacred Hoops. Talk it…Walk it…Be it… See it… Do it…Today setting the intent for what is to manifest for you in positives.

Release what has been bottled up inside by clearing the air with the people around you. Start fresh with a new outlook for your future. Change is always with us, each moment of our lives, so make the most of it and allow it to bring about better things to your walks.

Parrot assists us in seeing that possibilities are endless as we walk the human. Sharing with us that we need to open ourselves up and communicate with the world around us. The Parrot teaches us to look at situations and opinions that are different than yours.It is all about hearing what we are listening to so that we may learn what we can accomplish, what we are capable of. To go outside of our boundaries of what we may right now consider normal. Because different, extraordinary may just be our New Normal!

Parrot brings us reminders about what is in the power of Father Sun and the healing energy that is offered. They share with us the understanding that will help balance and find harmony with all life around us. Aligning our Sacred Hoops with the pure joy and magic of all things possible.

“I am Dedicated to Educating and sharing the Native culture with the World. It is not enough merely to teach the ways of our Elders. We must honor those traditions by sharing and educating the World. Inspiring others …Inspiring our Youth. Through the Music… the Arts…the stories…”
Mitakuye O’yasin
~bear Medicinewalker

Cedar Moon Jeff Ball available at I tunes and for free downloads at http://www.jeffball.net/

December 18, 2015

December 18, 2015 Totem Card of the Day – Eagle

Today the Eagle brings us questions… Are We Honoring Our Spiritual…Our Sacredness…Our Ritual & Ceremony? Apparently not as we need to be!We are setting it aside to feed ourselves with the negatives that are easily around us in our days. We need to stop and breathe in what it is we need to be and do in order to walk as better humans, better soul beings. When I sit at my lakes edge and watch the Eagle soar out above me…the beauty of that moment and message is simple, we have everything we need to survive and be in this world, but it is up to each of us to determine how we do that. Negatives are easy, for we are surrounded by them constantly. Yet if we disregard them and look at the opposite view of things we can bring change and positive growth to not only ourselves but to those around us.

Eagle speaks to us of our spiritual paths. I have been taught that the Eagle can fly to the heavens, that its wings can be touched by God Creator. When in it’s presence I feel the Grace of the Creator and All that is Sacred. The Eagle humbles me.

Teaching us to reflect and pause, to rejoice and reconnect to our spirits. To honor our paths, the ethics we have been taught. To Pray, to honor to live in a sacred manner. To listen to our Ancestors that have walked before us and in doing so listen to the wisdoms that have been shared so that we can walk more positive paths. Eagles the symbol of Courage and strength, to do … to walk… the right manner. To take that courage and step into what you re meant to step to in a positive way, and allowing our spirits to soar to the heights to share in God Creator’s extended grace.

The medicine Eagle shares is, the ability to connect to the Divine, a power of God Creator. Being able to place one foot into the spirit realm and yet remain connected and balanced with Mother Earth.

So Honor your Spirit today and everyday by connecting with the Sacredness around you!

“My Man, Rejoice Every Day” from Renewed Spirit by Cheevers Toppah. Released: 2011 available at http://canyonrecords.com/shop/

December 17, 2015

December 17, 2015 Card of the Day – Prayer Tie

Prayer…We all do it at some point, whether we want to admit it or not. Today’s card that fell is appropriate, the Prayer Tie! It is time for all to take time to recognize the place the world around us is in. it is time we all stop and take a moment to recognize we all can use a prayer, a positive thought or two now and then. Even for people who do not believe in the power of prayer, I want you to think of positives, and with that said there is proof that positive energy can and does make a difference.

You don’t have to be a poet, a NY Times Best Selling Author, a reporter or anyone else other than You… You don;t have to stand in front of millions of people, or on television or radio… you can do it silently or out loud. It’s simple, reach down into the core of You and pull out a positive to share with the Universe around You, then watch as it spreads igniting other positives.

Today is about honoring the “POWER” of just that, the positive!

I was taught to use Prayer Ties a long time ago… what are they you ask? Well Prayer Ties are meant to create a sacred object, that contains your desires and prayers. remembering that your prayers are important. Originally placing tobacco infused with our prayers and intent for positive changes, within brightly colored cloth, tying them with white cotton string, and then placing them into trees to be gently swayed on the Sacred Winds and lifted to the Universe and Creator to hear and see.

Our People have made Prayer Ties by wrapping sacred herbs into a cloth while praying to Creator. Once the Prayer Ties are completed they are burned in a respectful and reverent ceremony, assuring that the prayers and intent are sent up to the heavens and carried to the Creator in the smoke.
Making Prayer Ties is not about precision or doing it right, it is all about the intent of positive change.

I challenge you all this day or within this season, no matter what your background or ritual, to stop and put together a Prayer Tie together and place it in a place of respect, gratitude and honor… so that others will ask what they are, and then you can tell them it is about positive change and honoring those who have walked before us.

So today go about your days inspiring and doing Positives… ignoring the negatives of the world, for a positive can empower many good things including remembering who and what we are meant to be and how we are meant to walk… unconditionally as Human, with faults and imperfections, yet perfect in our individuality. For without each and everyone of us, the world would be incomplete.

“Big & Rich – That’s Why I Pray available on I tunes used as Creative commons.

December 16, 2015

December 16, 2015 Totem Card of the Day – Raven

Magical …Mystical.. slipping to time beyond time …
Often I hear people say, where are the miracles, where is the magic, and I tell them it is but at your fingertips if you will but open your eyes!
We need to remember that we all have abilities and they are all unique. yet with saying that we are all part of the puzzle and without us, life would not be complete. Remember that the next time you look into a mirror, or start to doubt what and who you are. Embrace yourselves in positives, and if you don’t..the Ravens will pop in and start squawking at yah until you do.

Raven is here to tell us that we are exactly where we need to be at the precise moment in time. We are also being shown things that are in and around our Sacred Hoops are reflecting back to us what we need to learn about ourselves in order to move in positive motion ahead on our paths.
Raven teaches us about rebirth, recovery, renew and recycling, self reflection and healing our inner spiritual. Shine our light into the dark as we transition in to the change we are facing. Open our thought process to help us understand that there needs to be balance between light and the dark … that one does not occur without the other. To know one is to know the other, to understand them is to balance self.

Raven teaches us to listen closer to the world of spirit, for they are guiding us forward, helping us to remember what is important, what is sacred. That our souls can not take the material with us as we move and transition through life, but rather that it is the intangible things that imprint on us and we imprint on others that are most important. Allow that magic to spread to your soul and enlighten your spiritual.

SKYWALKERS by Chris Ferree and available at I Tunes and http://www.chrisferree.com

December 15, 2015

December 15, 2015 Totem Card of the Day – Elephant

How do we define family? family is often more than merely born into or shared genetics. And it is time to acknowledge our spiritual families and people that mean the most to us. it is time to look at self and remember where our loyalty should lie, who it is that supports us and is there effortlessly. It is time to get in touch with our inner child and our inner elder, for we have been taught much but due to the chaos of days, it has been often set aside.

Today honor relationships, the ones that have imprinted on our souls… the ones we wish we coulda, shoulda, woulda… said or shown gratitude for and throw some tobacco, a prayer to the Sacred Winds for what was not. Balance the debt even if it is in what seems like a small way.

Elephant brings with it determination and loyalty that are needed to walk through our human. Not to give up easily for if we stay the course smartly, our goals will be met. Elephant reminds us all we must look after ourselves first before can help others, and to follow our instincts they will show us where we need to go and what we need to nourish within our souls.

Family is an important aspect and to remember to focus on the very young and our Elders, it is our duty to care for both. Loyalty is another trait the Elephant brings out in us, reminding us ever so gently that sometimes we need to remain loyal in spite of difficult circumstances in all situations, for all will be made clear as we move ahead in positive steps.

Elephant communicates with its family intuitively and suggests that there is a memory that is being held on to tightly that needs to be let go, let go of the past, it is what has assisted us to this point, but needs to remain in the past. Elephant is reminding us about gentleness, commitment, and communication for ourselves and all relationships in and about our own Sacred Hoops. That all of it is powerful medicine much needed as it helps us to keep relationships healthy.

Henry Mancini – Baby Elephant Walk available on I tunes… from my Original Henry Mancini Vinyl

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015

December 8, 2015 Totem Card of the Day – Eagle & the Hawk

Today it is time to set your Spirits free! Two cards flew out of my hands this morning to fall and set pace for the day… The Eagle and the Hawk, telling us they are prepared to share with us new insights from different perspectives. To assist with allowing us to see from the highest of integrity and source. Open yourselves to the amazing light beings that we are from inside our very souls! It is about release, it is about honoring our spiritual, our self, our Sacred Hoops and the Great Circle of Life. Embrace the day knowing that spirit is supporting you in the best way it needs to allow the positives to enter and the lessons to be understood.

Eagles with their sharp eyesight take us to the heights to observe situations in a manner that is more beneficial for us to make clear decisions. To become that visionary and push ourselves to discover and accept self, to accept truths, adapting , changing and growing along the way. The medicine Eagle shares is, the ability to connect to the Divine, a power of God Creator. Being able to place one foot into the spirit realm and yet remain connected and balanced with Mother Earth.

Red Tail Hawk shows up to help us understand the meaning in ordinary experiences if open and become aware of our surroundings. The Red Tail Hawk is awakening our souls so that we may begin the journey of our spirituality, preparing us for those Life Lessons that will soon show up. Red Tail Hawks are messengers of the between, sharing insights and knowledge extended to us from the Ancestors and the world of Spirit. They speak to us of looking from a different vantage point and thus giving us a broader view of any given situation, helping us to not only be aware that a message awaits us, but also helping us to understand those messages.

Red Tailed Hawks are sacred and as they enter our presence, we must honor them by opening our minds and keeping them sharp while we look for wisdom and answers as we walk the human. The Red Tailed Hawk’s red tail feathers distinguish it from other hawks, and remember that it does not receive their red feathers until at a later point in life after it has matured and experienced life around it. These feathers must be earned. The color Red represents Power and Energy that will lie dormant until it is awakened by our Souls as they walk and journey life and honor its own Sacred Hoop.

So Honor your Spirit today and everyday by connecting with the Sacredness around you!

“The Eagle And The Hawk” from John Denver’s Greatest Hits by John Denver. Released: 1973. Available at I tunes

December 7, 2015

December 7, 2015 Totem Card of the Day – Doe

So yes You are smack dab in the middle of Holiday Chaos, end of the year work projects to tie up, gifts to wrap, people to see, things to do and the list goes on and on STOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!! Take a moment and Breathe! Doe steps in this morning to tell us to be gentle with self and remember it is the Season no matter what or how you celebrate it… that should be done in respect and honor for the tradition of it all. Slow down long enough to enjoy those small moments of joy and fun. i look at all the craziness of the material world being shoved down our throats, at Halloween we are already seeing Christmas stuff being pushed upon us telling us everything is a rush! Well it is up to each of us to put the brakes on and take the holidays in a way that our Ancestors would be proud!

It isn’t about the wrapping papers, or the long lines that we wait in to purchase something. It should be about the time spent with people and things we care about, yet it also screams why do we only do that once a year? Life should be celebrated every moment of every day! The Doe settles in to help us to do just that, enjoy the every day special! Then take that special and spread it about in Positives! Slow down, the world still turns with you in it even when you take time to take care of you.

Sacred is about just that taking care of the Sacred Within each of us, the doe always takes time to nurture self, it’s family. It finds calm places to recenter and relax. To enjoy it’s surroundings. They bring with them a grace and elegance, but can stand fierce and protective when it is called for. But if you simply tool time to watch the world and all the beauty in it and around you, for just a moment… you would see that there are more positives than you realize.

The Doe is an animal that is especially close to my heart walking with me often in real time and in spirit. It reminds us always about the gentleness that is needed as we walk the human. It is a reminder for us all to utilize more sensitivity when dealing with the world and the people around us. Take a moment to stop, breathe and observe your surroundings, your life, and a situation before stepping ahead. Sometimes that awareness is needed to be able to step into it in a positive way. When encouragement is needed it is often received better with a gentle nudge than a shove or push. Open heartedness is the way of the Doe… loving all unless given a reason not to. The Doe shares with us the wisdom of listening, grace and appreciation for the true balance of our own Sacred Hoops and that of the world around us all.

The Gift Jim Brickman piano version. Available on I tunes and Amazon

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December 7, 2015 Totem Card of the Day – Doe

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