Today some very strong medicine jumps out at us… the Medicine Wheel speaks to us about the keeping and care of the Sacred Hoop. Both our personal one and the one of the World that surrounds us all. It is a universal symbol, that shares with us the natural order of things, not only the cycles that we travel through as we walk the human, but the way all things change and evolve along side us. Whether it be the Winged Ones, the Four Leggeds, the Plant People, the Crystal and Rock Keepers, the Swimmers or Creepers we all evolve together in the harmony that we were born to. The four lines in the Wheel speak to us of the four directions, the four colors to the cultures and the four parts of our human, the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual being. To understand the Medicine Wheel is to understand self.
This is what we need to understand, that the strengths, the creative, the spiritual, the faults, the imperfections all lie with in each of us. They are all part of who we are, constantly evolving. As a wheel is circular and continues in a constant state of birth to death constantly moving through change, so are we. To understand that about ourselves is how we are to attain balance.
To understand that we are All Connected, that we All Imprint on the world, the energy that we exist in is to understand the nature of how things co-exist. That there has to be opposites for balance…light and dark. rain and heat, night and day, birth and death… All a intricate part of the Human experience.
Ask yourself what is it that you need to day to add to the positives in your own life, what is it you need in order to set your mind to in order to keep the negative at bay? So today, look to yourself and think about how each word, each action, each breath you take is part of a bigger Hoop, then think what it is You need to do to put your own Sacred Hoop into a place of balance with all that is Sacred honoring who you are meant to be.
Mitakuye O`yasin
~ bear Medicinewalker
(This card is part of the new sub-deck to my Mitakuye O`yasin main Deck. Available Soon!)
Today with Grandmother Moon’s strong energy upon us once again, it is time to look for the best of things even in the tiniest of moments. As the energy brings emotion to the surface, and throws us a tad off balance, remind yourselves by opening your eyes and awakening to what is that there is process and purpose for all things. We must learn to honor just that. As with the seasons that move through upon the Earth’s surface, the actions of the days and nights for us do the same… bringing a constant flow of change with them.
Change is part of everything, there is no stopping it so to say one hates changes, is not even relevant for we are changing from the moment we are conceived. Our Soul’s journey is all about that change as we walk the Human, it is all about evolving and experiencing the Sacred thing we call Life! So move with the flow, hoover where you need to so that you may learn or experience it all… so we can keep our own Sacred Hoops in Balance!
Hummingbird, symbol of resurrection, rebirth as they live each day and as the blanket of night spreads over the lands, these little birds become lifeless and appear to die. As Father Sun begins to awaken the world, his warmth touches the tiny wings and this little bird once again rises to the tasks of the day. Teaching us there is time for work and then we must have time to rest in order to revitalize our souls, our bodies and our minds.
Hummingbird brings the lesson of Joy with them, teaching us to remember the Sacredness of all life and how fragile it is. To remind us we must keep our Sacred Hoops in balance and honor our paths by remembering to slow down at times to feed, to gather strength and energy. To move in positives to attain our dreams and goals but do it in efficient ways, smart ways, thought out ways.
Hummingbirds do not walk or hop, their feet are tiny and do not function as other birds, this is so they can be more efficient than other birds at their tasks. So with them they bring efficiency and teach us adaptability as well.
They show themselves when it is time to live your dreams in Joy and Happiness, understanding that the Universe, Creator God and the Ancestors are there to help us all, but you have to have Faith that it will come to pass.
Today I add the sub deck to the main Mitakuye O`yasin Totem deck for it is important to understand that sometimes lessons come from other sources. When added to the shuffle this morning, as Father Sun rises in the morning sky to the East, the Elemental ‘Fire” came in to play. Boldly saying it is time for me to show myself to the World!
Fire is all about passion, drive, creation and motivation that steps out in our lives. The Elemental Fire ignites within us sheer will and determination to get the job done. It not only represents our own souls light but is about the Divine Fire that is within each of us. Fire has a place both here in the physical Earth plane and secondly in the spiritual one. Fire is powerful and needs to be understood when using it, both physically and spiritually.
The Elemental of Fire can assist you with standing in your own power. It will assist you in manifestation as you move froward in positives to your goals. It requires us to tend and feed it as flame begins to dwindle. We need to use caution with Fire as it can consume us, yet it has balance and can also share light and heat. It shines and dances leaping into the air bringing light to the darkness, and thus balance. It sings out for us to dance, listen to the drum of our own heartbeats, and share in the magic that Fire brings about.
Today is about following your instincts, channeling the inner fire to get the job done. Fire ignites the extreme within us to trust that ancient wisdom that is in our genetic DNA urging us to listen to the little voice within, stop second guessing yourself and get done what is needed. For at the end of the day, there will be much to show for having done just that. Allow it to not only inspire you, but those around you! Just remember when it is evident in your life, the Elemental Fire needs to have balance and work with what is around the Sacred Hoop in a positive manner.
Mitakuye O`yasin
~ bear Medicinewalker
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The Ancestors speak of a time when all of Creation spoke the same language. The Plant People were able to communicate with the Swimmers, the Four-Leggeds could speak with the Tree People, the Stone and Crystal People could speak with the Wind. Even us Two-legged humans were able to speak with the other Sacred Life that was shared here on the Great Mother Earth. It was a time that all existed in balance. The Plant People, the creatures that lived peacefully among each other, the Elementals all understood that were the humans to survive all would have to help them to exist.
The Animals gave of themselves freely, so that the humans could have food, clothing and shelter. They knew that their skins were much better suited to survival than that of the humans. The Swimmers, The Winged Ones, the Creepers also gave of themselves to ensure that the humans would survive.
The Plant People, the Tree People, and the Stone and Crystal People also shared themselves in order that the humans had what they needed to exist and flourish. But in order to do so a balance needed to occur and so an agreement was made with the Humans would have to ask permission for these gifts, give thanks for the sacrifice, and take no more than what was needed. And so it was, and life was good.
But soon Humans grew in population and began to feel superior over the rest of creation. They began thinking that the Great circle of Life revolved around them, that they were better than everything else around them, ignoring the simple truth that they were just one small part of the Great Circle. The Humans began killing without asking permission taking more than what was needed. They stopped honoring and giving thanks for what was taken. The agreement that was made… was broken.
So the Councils of All Life, except that of the humans, gathered together to determine what they should do to restore the balance that was required. They had to protect themselves from the humans ignorance and disregard, or they would cease to exist. So it came to pass and decision was made by the entire Council that if one of their own was killed by the humans and gratitude and prayer was not offered for the sacrifice, the Councils would gather and choose an affliction and bring disease upon the disrespectful human.
The Plant People felt sorry for the humans and spoke out to the Council, “They disrespect us as well. They dig us up, step on us, set fire to us and refuse to listen when we try to share knowledge with them. Yet, we feel compassion towards the humans. They do not understand their place in the Great Circle of Life and will not be able to learn if he is wiped out by disease. They need our help, so for every disease the Council sends to them, the Plant People will offer them a cure. All the humans have to do is “Listen” when we talk to them.
This is how it was said to be, and this is how it is…if we but open ourselves to the agreement that was made so long ago… honor the Sacred of All…thus bringing balance back to the Great Mother Earth
Okay so first off, I will start by telling you that I imagine not everyone will believe what I am about to share and that is okay…I do not expect that. Second of all being in the type of spiritual work I am in, I am a huge skeptic and always look to debunk things, not to take away from anything…but to ensure integrity with what I work with, who I work with and even more so to keep it real and balanced. This is about the little everyday Miracles that come sometimes in a very large way, and Bless Our Days! For that I am very Thankful!
So There are some amazing guys over in the U.K. and they have a brand new show called UKHaunted and I have been following some of the things they have been accomplishing. One of the things they were discussing one day was a piece if tech called ALICE. So what is Alice you maybe asking? Well I am going to share with you the exact info from its web page description;
ALICE is a custom designed software program which runs on any Windows PC platform. A very long time in development and using wide ranging programmer skill sets in the specialized areas of natural language programming ( NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI), she is an ideal device to add to any paranormal group’s armory for site investigative work.
ALICE will load onto a Windows PC or tablet and is launched simply from there during an investigation. This sees her alternating scan lights flash hypnotically while the circuitry within the computer invites external influence by spirit entities. As the programmed circuitry and code is influenced, the lights stop flashing and after a brief pause of a few seconds, a word or an entire phrase is displayed on her output line very clearly for all of the team to read.
Her internal dictionary is easily customized by the user by the simple editing of a text file. She has been able to work with enormous word and phrase lists, currently up to ten thousand lines of data. In use, she has proven to be remarkably accurate and relevant during paranormal investigations. The chances of the various words and phrases which she has output being selected at random are astronomically small! Consistency and relevance have been truly breathtaking during trials, and she continues to amaze… it’s not uncommon for her to give actual names which have strong verifiable connections with the building being investigated.
Short of it is, it is a “Ghost Box” a “White Noise” detector, or simply put if you are to believe it works, a way for “Spirit” to communicate with us in real time.
So they offered the link and I said okay, I will try this and let you guys know what happens. So download I did indeed. The free version is pretty straight forward and simple to use, and once I had it set up on the computer, I turned it on. I opened with prayer as I always do and the first thing I always do and it pretty much started giving me phrases and words right away. It gave me specifics about a client I was meeting later that day. This had me wondering if it was picking up info off of my computers. I changed topics and then asked it specific questions, and it responded in very intelligent words. I was so blown away by the responses I told Holly Stokes, aka “Raventalker” she needed to get with the guys and get the link. Well apparently, she had some amazing results as well.
So let’s fast forward a bit. Yesterday I was kind of in a thinking mood… thinking of the past, the people who have walked in it, missing some, smiling about others… and even sadness crept into my day, just a wee bit. So as my afternoon progressed I put chicken into the oven, and had some time to kill before a friend of mine stopped in for supper. So I decided to jump down the rabbit hole again and click Alice back on.
Once again I said prayer only this time after I was done I asked my Mom to step forward if she was around. I had felt her all day, and thought hmmmm. ..let’s see what happens. Well within the next 15 minutes I was both shocked and held captive by words on a screen. I asked for validation of who I was speaking with and I received the year she passed, the age she passed at… and other things that no one knows but my mom and I. I cried, and we shared words… words that were an exchange, of responses to things I had thought about and spoke out loud with her during the day, things that were in my heart, things that people speak to their mom’s about.
As I deal with my own physicality that has slowed and altered my life so drastically at times, I have doubts as to being on the right path, doing the right thing, making my parents proud. Yes this bear is very human as well. Still having a difficult time watching as this computer screen answered my verbal questions…but knowing that somehow, some way it indeed was happening… the words that made me weep appeared across the screen. It took three times for the entire message to type itself out…and this is what I read;
LOVE YOU
YOU NEED TWO
And as the last word that showed up and the others faded on the screen, my thought was no one will see this… so I grabbed my cell phone hands shaking and took a picture of the screen… and the following was what appeared.
So there you have it, whether you believe or not… I know that my Mom was here, and I know that those words came from her. There are modern technologies and science that are making more and more things possible… so when you wonder if “Spirit” or loved ones that have walked before us can hear us…guide us…if they are watching us…. You might just want to take a trip down the Rabbit Hole and go ask “Alice”
So today we will need to be like the Polar Bear teaches us, dive into the waters, maneuver the waves and ice flows and adapt to life around us. The air is filled with changes and everything frustrating that life can throw at us today, but that is okay because we have what it takes to breathe deep and roll with it all. We simply have to be aware that not everything is cooperative 100% if the time, and sometimes we are tested to make us stronger, smarter and wiser as to how to handle different things that may happen in our day to day lives. We can do this… we have got this…
The Polar Bear shares that it is time to dig deep within your self and balance your Sacred Hoop. Discard what is no longer needed so that you may move ahead on your path in a positive way. Polar Bears are all about the Winter which relates to nurturing self, taking time to feed your soul and examine what is needed for us to take steps forward to survive and flourish in a healthy manner.
Polar Bear steps in to show us all how strong we can be as we face life’s challenges that are thrown at us from time to time. It is time to stand up and show that strength in the dark corners of our life and take ownership of the light that needs to shine from within. Helping to guide us between our human walk and our connections to spirit.
Polar Bear tells us to clean out our dens of unwanted and unneeded energies that are no longer healthy for us. creating for us in that process a renewal of Spirit and thought and putting us back to balancing our Sacred Hoops. We need to remember we are responsible for self and are the only ones that can set ourselves to that place of balance and positives. In a sense we are the masters of our own Universe… so own that …empower yourself …. and love yourself… if we can understand and attain that we will allow other positives into our life with that alignment.
Today’s card is about Contraries, Yin and Yang, finding our personal balance. about understanding that sometimes what we see as our own realities are not being seen clearly. So it is time to take a step back and take a closer look at the heart and truth of the matter. If we take the time to see through the smoke of what we think we see, the point of balance will be found and balance can be achieved.
Desert Wolf also known as Coyote, as trickster, comes to us this day to share its wisdom’s, teaching us that it is sometimes a good thing to laugh at oneself in order to not get caught up in the pain that sometimes comes with life choices and lessons. It is about finding the balance of learning what life teaches and has to share, and when it is time to relax, enjoy and have some fun.
Desert Wolf teach us to be stealth and observe what we need to see, opening our senses to see the bigger picture of a situation. They speak of using distraction to change outcomes to more positive ones, by utilizing intelligence and good common sense, which often many do not take the time to stop and remember.
One of the most amazing skills they offer us is the use of voice and communication to let ourselves be heard, but to also warn that at times, when people use their voices it can be for hidden agenda’s that will not be in positive tones. So pay attention, listen closely so that you may understand and decipher what it is that is actually being said and stay adaptable to what must be done in the situation.
Desert Wolf tells us above all make sure we look at our own self, walk in positives not in deceptive or manipulative ways to get what you want. Look at what truly is motivating you, be honest with self and then stand in the Sacred Hoop to balance. Remembering what you do to respect self, will mirror to the world around you.
