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By Dove, www.TarotwithLove.com  That seems to be the theme of the day, Peace  :) 

Things are going well at work and, although there is a bit of a “Tower” thing in my personal life  (my computer recently died of old age, and this is at least part of what the vultures and 411 spoke of), things are still going pretty well otherwise.  This all reminds me of my “Peace Eagle” blog…so many messages all tying together.  The “Tower” energy destroys the old, and then the “the peace eagle” (vulture) represents clearing it all away for a fresh new beginning.

Relative to the peace theme, I recently wrote the following in a comment on my blog, “Talking Trees.” 

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Um, I’m still doing that unfortunately, but I’m not giving up on finding the “cure.”  :)   The thing is, I know the cure, the problem is breaking through the blocks, the subconscious fear, I have about that unfamiliar thing.

I caught myself, (er, actually the Tarot caught me, heh) this morning reaching back to those old patterns — a big bunch of negative thinking.  Letting it override my awareness of the perils in doing such a thing.  So I asked the Tarot about the issue my mind was trying to stir up.  Sometimes the Tarot will totally ignore the question and simply show us what’s really important.  The card I first drew was the 4 of Swords — my mind said, “Peace.”  It’s a card about resting, withdawing after troubles to find healing and peace.  I drew a “clarity” card, the Hermit card.  It’s about withdrawing, getting quiet…  I drew yet another card, Two of Swords.  With that one, very much a “peace” card — especially beside those others, it was apparent that the Universe was advising me to clear out all that negative thinking, and find peace.  So grateful for my Tarot…

If that wasn’t a strong enough message, while getting ready for work and putting my make-up on, a memory of an item I loved as a kid popped into my mind.  A choker that I wore in junior high (the 70’s).  It was a simple suede band, gorgeous deep burgundy color, a cool teardrop-shaped gold peace sign dangled from the center.  I loved it, and as I was wondering why the memory of it came to mind — something I hadn’t thought about in lotsa years, I realized it was yet another message of “Peace.” :)  The Universe really has a lovely way of driving a point home, lol ;)

Then I started thinking about how it was a “choker.”  Hmmm.  Seems kinda contradictory to peace.  Something that chokes — and it “chokes” my throat, 5th chakra — expression.  This seems to be an area in which I’ve long had a problem.  Holding back, choking it back, “swallowing” it all…  No outlet for so many years for a lot of creativity. Having done pretty much nothing in the area of creativity for most of my life, I now wanna do it all … writing, painting, sculpting, web design, photography, filmmaking … 

Years ago, the only time I’ve ever tried this thing called “scrying” — a type of divination — I saw some wild, but very interesting, visions.  Ya’ look into a mirror until ya’ “see” something.  Among the things I saw was an arm that reached out to choke me.  It brought tears when I realized it was my arm.  Oh shit, I’m here at work, in public, and the memory of that is bringing tears.  Okay-okay, doing the eye-fanning thing now, lol ;)

But I’ve made a lot of progress since then, lotsa learning, lotsa growing, and finally starting to express all that held-back stuff, and doing that all-important creating — in those fleeting moments when I can wrestle my resistance to the ground, heh  It’s really just beginning though — I still feel like there’s a volcano of creativity inside me, so much to express, release, create :)  I know that creating thing is so very important for our health and PEACE of mind.  We are meant to create — we are “creators.”  (Little “gods” if you will.)  It is essential for our healing, and consequently for the healing of the world, crucial so as to find true peace, “Heaven on Earth” :)

Peace,
Dove

By Dove, www.TarotwithLove.com  Watching ole Charlton Heston (damn, he’s good) play Moses in that movie, “The Ten Commandments.”   A movie I’ve seen so many times since I was a kid.  I’ve always liked it, only now it’s a blessing that I no longer feel even a hint of fear in watching it, unlike when I was a bible-pounding kid.  I see it so differently now…

That line jumped out at me that the Pharaoh spoke.  He was angry that “the slave’s god” was clearly kicking their god’s ass, lol ;)  And to his priests or whatever, he angrily said something like, “You created the gods — to play upon the fear of the people.”  Indeed, all “gods” are fabricated for this reason.  That’s probably the best and most telling line of the movie.

Sitting here watching this, good-gawd, no wonder most people are so horrified of “God.”  Another line that got me, Moses telling his former love that he couldn’t save her child (firstborn of the Pharaoh) because he was “nothing without God.”  Again, no wonder with such things spoken in this type of movie — watching it over and over, year after year (more people watching it than reading the bible) — no wonder we are so self-loathing.  No wonder our world looks the way it does, no wonder we endeavor to destroy it, ourselves.  We believe we are nothing.  So sad. 

It’s all so misconstrued, twisted around into BS — “to play upon the fear of the people.”  No, Moses is nothing without “God,” because Moses IS “God.”  We all are, this is what Moses meant.  This body is a shell, nothing — it is the “spirit” within that is real, is “God.”  And it is us who have personified this thing called ”God” into a fiery-eyed one, separate from us — who supposedly loves us one minute, but is highly wrathed up about us the next. 

The scene that really gets me in the gut is where they are eating the herbs and bread.  Sitting there hearing (trying to ignore) the unnerving cries from a distance of the mothers and fathers watching their children die.  One man in the house with Moses’ is singing!  Yee-haw, rejoice — God’s green stuff is killing children!  Good-gawd.  And then the woman (mother of the Pharaoh, former mother of Moses) is pained by the cries and says, “They’re my people.”  Another of Moses’ people leans over to her and says sweetly, “We’re all God’s people.”  Uh.  It’s okay, hon, God knows what he’s doing in killing those children.  Geez.

When ya’ know it’s all symbolic, this movie is so much easier to watch — yet, at the same time, unnerving in the realization that so many of us believe this represents literal truth.  Moses says that he cannot save the Pharaoh’s firstborn, that the Pharaoh brought it upon himself with HIS OWN WORDS.  Not God’s words, but the Pharaoh’s own words.  Meaning, we create our own reality.  The Pharaoh wished this upon others, and since we are all God, he wished it upon himself… (”karma”)

All the children supposedly being killed by the green death-smoke — it wasn’t about death, it was about transformation.  Again, symbolic.  Interestingly, green is the color of the heart chakra, it’s about healing, it’s about love.  We “die” to (become free of) our old selves when we heal our hearts, and we become something new (transformation, aka, “death”). 

And the absurdity of this Pharaoh not letting the people go after Moses shows him some heady stuff from our “God” :)  I mean, geez, he changed the water to frickin’ blood, even the container of water that the Pharaoh held.  No water for seven days, then the three days of darkness, and that cool fiery hail ;)  How stupid could the Pharaoh be to not give Moses whatever the hell he wanted, lol   Not reality — it is all symbolic messages.   The Pharaoh represents our fear, and how our fear has an irrational death-grip on us (”let my people go.”)  And we allow our fear to have this hold on us — represented by Moses leaving each time.

It’s ALL about us, collectively, and individually.  We are very much NOT “nothing,” we are God :)  We are both Moses and the Pharaoh — it is fear, and only fear, that enslaves us.  We need only to “worship” (love) and believe in the “God” that is within us, that is us.  We need only to face the ”Pharaoh” (fear) within us and set ourselves free from it.  Only then will we truly “know God” (love and trust our own hearts) and get to “heaven” (peace, and creating the blissful lives we desire). 

*Yawn*  It’s time to wake up, to snap out of the brainwashing, the fear, that has kept us as slaves.  ”Fear not.”  “There is NOTHING to fear, but fear itself.”  (Pharaoh = Fear, Moses = Love, Freedom)

“Let my people go.”

Peace,
Dove

By Dove, www.TarotwithLove.com  It’s inconceivable to me what we’re doing to our precious world…  I don’t recommend continual focus on the negative, but we do need to be aware of the “monsters” we’re creating…the monstrous things we’re doing to Nature.  There has to be a balance between focusing on (manifesting) that which we wish to create (healing of our precious planet, peace…) and taking action intuitively toward making these changes. 

I hesitated making this post, but I kept thinking about this …

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“It was the news that the sexuality of starlings is being increasingly affected by contamination from female hormones like oestrogen from the contraceptive pill and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). These hormones are contained in female urine which passes through the sewage treatment process unchanged and the birds foraging for worms at the sewage works consume the chemicals. One effect of this is to increase the size of that part of the brain which controls their singing, and their song patterns are now very different to what would be expected from male starlings.”

Read more here:  http://salonesoterica.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/prepare-to-download-your-sexuality/

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Even though there are other sad things like this indicated in this article — how we’re screwing up the animals, I was sitting here thinking about a world where birds could no longer sing…  And in walks a co-worker from outside, and he expresses his joy about the nice weather, “The sun is shining, the birds are singing…”  It was difficult not to respond with, “Yeah, for now.”  His synchronous comment spurred me to go ahead and post this. I so want to believe that we will stop all of this insanity — that we will change before it’s too late, long before the birds stop singing…

Peace,
Dove
 

By Dove, www.TarotwithLove.com  Wow, a lot of magic going on right now.  I pulled up an MS Paint pic I did almost exactly a year ago (amazing that I’ve been doing these that long).  It was one of the first ones… I wasn’t that thrilled with it, so I played with it this morning.  I really like the new version, it indicated it was “Goddess.” 

I was about to post it just now when I heard a guy in front of me (my reception desk) talking about a rattlesnake experience.  So I felt it was a totem for me.  It also reminded me that a guy about an hour ago was also standing right here talking to me, and he mentioned “cobra” (speaking of a vehicle).  So it seemed clear that I was getting the snake totem in general.  Here’s a link to my snake totem post. 

This rattlesnake interpretation (below) intrigues me because it mentions the number 16 (and “Mother Goddess”), a number I’ve been getting prolifically this week (I spoke of it in one of my “Jesus” posts).  It ties to the “Tower” card in the Tarot…  But I feel this is pointing to something that is a positive, unlike the rough-ride Tower experiences usually bring. 

Another part of all of this is a multitude of “lightning” messages this week…  It all seems to be a strong message about creativity (Cobra is the King of Wands in the Animal-Wise Tarot and this has been a message about significant creative ventures for me in the past) and it also seems to be about healing and clearing away of the old ways… 

Another sync with this totem, I showed a recent MS Paint pic, “Wild Elephants and Hollow Cake” to a co-worker, he said the cake reminded him of a rattlesnake’s tail.

Here’s the pic I did this morning, “Goddess.”  It’s interesting that the previous eyeball had been something that looked like the Earth, but it’s now become a spiral.

Peace,
Dove

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“Goddess” by Dove, March 7, 2008

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Rattlesnake Totem

Rattlesnake is one of four venomous snakes native to California. Rattlesnake belongs to the pit viper family. There are 16 rattlesnake varieties and numerous colors, with distinct shape patterns. Rattlesnake is approximately four feet long and its body is covered with small scales. It has no eye lids and no legs. All rattlers are positively identified by the jointed rattles on the end of their tail. Rattlesnakes are dangerous and when disturbed, coils up and rattles a warning. If it is cornered, it will definitely strike. Rattlesnake hibernates in winter in deep dark crevices and ledges. When temperatures begins to warm in early spring, snake crawls out to hunt for rodents, lizards, squirrels and small rabbits.

All snakes are symbolic of death and rebirth because they shed their skin as they outgrow the old. In ancient times snakes signified the mysterious; they were primitive symbols of the Great Mother Goddess. If rattlesnake is your power animal there will be significant changes in some area of your life. You are going through a major transitional period. Try to make conscious choices and pay attention to your dreams which may contain valuable information about those changes. Make sure of the intention of others before you strike out at them. Rattlesnake’s message is change and renewal. Perhaps you need to take time out to digest new information or knowledge. Attend a Goddess workshop and get closer to nature. You are most powerful when you meditate, or spend some (quiet) time outdoors.

Source:  http://www.lilytherese.com/POWER1.HTM

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By Dove, www.TarotwithLove.com  I have no idea, lol ;)  Well, I have a few ideas.  I did this a few days ago, and what seems to be the norm, it started out as something that didn’t appeal to me.  I then heard “silk purse,” so I decided to try to transform the “sow’s ear” into something finer  :)   But as always, I simply “played” with it (did what I felt like doing, with colors and lines) and had no intent to create anything in particular, especially anything resembling an actual purse, heh

It looks much more like an eyeball at a distance, the eye is a common symbol in my creations…  In trying to get it to tell me its name, I remembered the “silk purse,” but…  So I decided to ask the cards.  The Queen of Swords came up.   Hmm, “Queen of Swords,” interesting name :)  Then I looked at the “background card” (card on the bottom of the deck) and it was a card that represents not trusting — the Queen of Swords, among other things, is about truth.  Hmm.  Was it saying that I wasn’t trusting that it’s name is “silk purse”?  After looking at this pic again, I think so.  I had noticed the loop that looked like a handle, but then noticed that the whole eye was kinda surrounded by something that might be considered purse-like.  Okay, “Silk Purse,” it is, and we’ll give it to the queen :)

This Queen is about truth, and the eye can represent perception, awareness, a special kind of seeing, seeing with clarity, and one’s true self (one’s “godself”).  It all seems to be about seeing clearly, perhaps seeing oneself clearly…”To thine ownself be true” comes to mind.  The star is also a symbol about trusting, having “faith.”  Perhaps this image is saying that our own intuitive wisdom, our truth, is a “silk purse” even if others see it as a “sow’s ear.” ;)  It’s truly crucial that we learn to trust our own “higher self,” our own truth.

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“The Queen’s Silk Purse” by Dove, February 2008

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By Dove, www.TarotwithLove.com  MS Paint pic…  Well, this seems to have come from the “darker side” of That Which We Are.  Was feeling a lot of anger this morning, and it was so intense, it concerned me.  I’m not even sure it was all mine… 

Painting this helped me to release the anger.  I first heard “Adam’s Eve,” and then was hearing “I am” a lot during the process.  Adam’s Eve = Adam is Eve.

“Dark side” or not, I see truth in it.  I almost feel like this was that Higher Power within me feeling very pissed, heh ;)  Like it’s saying, “dammit, you’re God, what the hell?” lol ;)  That is, why aren’t you acting like the Magician that you are, why are you allowing others to disrespect you, why aren’t you creating the life you desire!?”  

Well, alrighty then, lol…  I dunno, but I feel better now :)

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“I Am…Adam’s Eve” by Dove, February 2008

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Update:  I feel a need to ramble a bit on this.  I know there are people out there that freak about such things, er, this kinda pic…and maybe my ramblings too, heh ;)

I was thinking about it yesterday, all the BS we have in our brains…that spur reactions like:  “Oh-ma-gawd, look at the wicked black, the red  –  the snake!  All that evil, scary-looking stuff!  The DARK SIDE!!  EEEEEK!”  

LOL ;)  Sorry, but it is funny to me, ’cause I know that reaction is just plain goofy, lol.  The reason we shouldn’t fear anything (Fear not, remember?), is because it’s ALL within us.  Everything.  Everything is One Thing.  So, of course, “Adam is Eve.”  We are “Adam,” we are “Eve” and we are also the snake…and the apple :)  And this is why we should embrace (love) it all…fear not…and judge not.  Because it’s ALL us. 

Oddly enough, the “evil” comes about when we don’t embrace it all, and most potently when we fear/hate it.  When religion teaches that our precious sexuality is “sinful,” it creates a hatred and fear of it in us and from that a twisted (”evil”) version of sex is born (rape, incest, …)  But it is not our beautiful sexuality that is evil, but our hatred/fear and denial of it, which manifests these wicked things.  It’s interesting that the snake can also be a phallic symbol, aka, a penis :)  Now why would ya’ think the same symbol would be for both “God” and a penis :)  Again, our sexuality is a most beautiful thing, sacred, it dances with our spirituality…  It is defiled only by our fear and hatred of it.

 Now you can look at almost anything and see the negative in it, because both “good” and “bad” is in everything.  This pic may have come from my “dark side,” a side we all have :)  … but I endeavor to see the good.  The snake is no different, it has a light and dark side, a light or dark symbolism.  The snake can represent “God” (”good” … our “kundalini”) or “Satan” (”bad”).  I see it as “God” in this pic, the different colors representing our seven chakras. 

I considered the “X” to be my denying that which I am, “God,” the ”Magician” (Tarot reference).  I am Adam and Eve (male and female, left and right-brained, logical and spiritual).  But the “X” is also a rune called “Gebo,” and I recently learned that it can be a symbol of love.  I found the following interpretation for it:

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Gebo (X) Gifts, both in the sense of sacrifice and of generosity, indicating balance. All matters in relation to exchanges, including contracts, personal relationships and partnerships.

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Denying our “gift”?  It’s also interesting that this mentions “balance,” and there’s sort of an abstract version of the yin-yang symbol (balance) in the pic.  And that’s the issue.  Balance.  That’s what our world, what we as individuals, are in need of.  A balance between our “Adam” and our “Eve.”  We have long been living in Adam’s mediocre, “logical” world, “cursing Eve” (oppression of, devaluing, and hatred of women, along with our ”Eve” side — emotions, creativity, intuitiveness, non-religious spirituality) all the while.  And, strangely enough, ”Eve” is the most powerful part of us.  We are “Eve” :) 

When Adam stops fearing Eve, we will take back our power.  And that goes back to the original issue here.  My anger, feeling angry because I allow myself to continue to feel as most, powerless.  We must embrace “Eve.”  It’s the only way we will take back our power…our freedom.  We are not powerless — we never have been.  Think “Dorothy” in the Wizard of Oz  …  It’s all been about the journey, and discovering that we had “it” all along :)

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By Dove, www.TarotwithLove.com  I’m learning so much from these pics that I’ve been creating with MS Paint.  Like this one I did yesterday…  I had done one the other day, but I wasn’t that thrilled with it, and I’m beginning to realize that’s often the case when I’m coming from the left side of my brain :)  It might be ”okay,” but it’s rarely anything that feels fuzzy-good in my heart ;)  Often I’ll start out with the left-brain stuff, and I start to get bored with it, don’t like it, and then I kinda “let go” …  and it’s interesting how I then create something that I truly like :) 

So I took the pic I’d done and thought I’d fix it, I was still in left-brain mode though.  But I eventually got into the “right-brain” play :) … and ultimately covered the entire pic with a new one. 

Another very cool thing, I had earlier done a 3-card spread with my Tarot, asking about the day, and the future showed the Two of Cups.  That’s a wonderful little love card.  There was a troublesome issue yesterday (regarding a co-worker, but not directly related to me), but all my interactions went very well (Two of Cups).  And then later in the day, a guy came in that makes my heart go pitter-pat, lol  Usually the physical thing does nothing for me unless I know the guy’s heart is akin to mine, but for some reason that doesn’t apply with this guy.  I’ve had very few words with him (don’t know him at all — and I know he’s not someone I’d date…not “my type”), but that curly hair, sexy bod, and that kinda shy (oh-so-cute) face, gets me every time, lol ;)  Again, that’s very unusual for me.  So the heart going “pitter-pat” is yet another Two of Cups (physical attraction). 

But here’s what I really find fascinating.  I’m essentially doing this in public (at my receptionist’s desk — yes, my boss is fine with this — I’m so lucky, heh).  I had already created this Valentine-like pic before Cute-Guy came in — actually I was just finishing it up, was even considering boldly asking him if he’d like to look at it :)  But the fascinating thing…  I noticed today and other days when I’ve been doing one of these pics, that I tend to, well, attract guys during this time, LOL!  Seriously, it’s wild.  I think I may have found a “love potion,” haha! ;) …  Passion, doing stuff ya’ love :)  That energy is potent, others are drawn to it.

So here she is…  “She-Rose”

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“She-Rose” by Dove, February 2008

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Heh, talk about “like attracts like”… my life is so magical sometimes, okay, most of the time ;) …  I was just about to publish this, was checking the categories and got a call (again, I’m a receptionist with caller ID) from a guy whose last name just happens to be “Love” :)  And even before I could finish this paragraph, I got a call from a company with the name “Heartland.”  Man, I am so in the Valentine-y energy right now ;)

Peace,
Dove

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By Dove, www.TarotwithLove.com  Last nite my blog friend CV spurred me, with her mention of it, toward playing with my MS Paint program, which I hadn’t in a while.  After painting this “Red Angel,” I got back on here, on my Phoenix “Rising” pic thread, and posted another comment to CV, noting that it had taken me about two hours to paint “her.”

It’s an interesting synchronicity with CV and I.  Per the “like attracts like” and angel – see above-mentioned post/comment.   We had talked about these things in another thread (“What Paranormal Creature Would You Be”) a bit ago. 

I’m not generally all into the angel energy, so this very much intrigues me.  And I felt so much joy as I started doing those “puffs of white” …  a rush to see this angel coming through, especially her being Native American.  Native American spirituality, I am very into.   I love her :)

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“Red Angel” by Dove, December 11. 2007
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By Dove, www.TarotwithLove.com  The otter is such a little sweetheart.  She’s one of my totems, of course, lol ;)  And her energy is one of my favorite things about me — the otter, she loves to play :)  I think I’m a puzzle to people at times, for one, because of this strong energy in me.  That is, I can be very child-like playful in one moment, but very sage-like or serious in the next moment. 

My “life path” number is 11 (calculated from my birthday), which reduces to the 2.  The 2 represents the High Priestess in the Tarot, and I align with the characteristics of that archetype.  But in calculating my birthday another way, the total is 20 (which also reduces to the 2) and the 20 in the Tarot is the Judgment card.  And since my birthday brings about that number, this archetype is also “mirroring” me.  In the Thoth Tarot deck, this card shows images of both a child and a sage :) 

I like being the child more, lol ;)  And in looking at this image it seems to be saying that the sage is coming through the child without the child even being aware of her sage-ness, heh  I can relate to that.  Often I re-read stuff that I share on here, and I learn much from it too :)  To me, that’s an indication that it’s coming “through” me, not from me.  The child’s image, on this Thoth Judgment card, is very large.  He has a finger on his mouth in a seeming moment of wonderment or curiosity.  It shows the sage image within him.  Ah, and maybe this image is also telling us how potent our moments of child-like playfulness are, that we are ripe for harvesting wisdom in these light and playful (peaceful) moments :) 

Anyway, as mentioned in other posts, you can see the overlapping…  Back to the Otter totem :)  I love her,  she very much helps me along the rocky roads and clearly helps me balance my more “serious” totems, like the crow and the owl. 

Via Google, I scavenged a few interpretations of that sweet otter baby …  see source links below.

Peace,
Dove

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Otter Totem

There are two kinds of Otter, the river and sea.  Delightful creatures to watch in the wild otters have a strong curiosity exploring every nook and cranny they can find just to see what’s there.   Their curiosity reminds us  that everything is interesting if looked at from different angles.  They know how to float on the currents of life enjoying the beauty that it holds. Their relaxed attitude reminds us to laugh with life and not take things to seriously. They offer us the gift of  laughter, trust and playfulness.

Otters are agile and fast in the water. They are often seen floating on their backs with their paws extended out of the water,  sliding on their bellies playfully, or performing acrobatic maneuvers. Water has long been associated with the emotional energies in man. Otters glide through the emotional ups and downs of life with ease and can teach us how to do the same. They represent the creative, nurturing energies that live within us and show us how to honor them.

Otters are excellent parents and care for their young longer than most other marine mammals. They enjoy the company of other otters and are rarely seen alone.  Those with this medicine benefit by living on or close to the water and find comfort in group interactions.

The otter is very talkative.  When frightened their calls take on an erie piercing sound similar to a baby screaming. They have few natural enemies and are not afraid of humans.  During the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, otters were one of the few creatures that would allow humans to hold them without putting up a fight.  As the oil was wiped from their bodies the otter would lie very still in the arms of the one caring for it, unafraid and trusting.

When otter appears in your life it is asking you to let go of worry and pain, lighten up and enjoy what life has to offer.  Trust your inner knowing , develop trust for others and embrace the world with excitement and enthusiasm.  Life is what we make it.  The otter shows us how to create a joyful future. All we need to do is follow its lead.

Source: http://www.sayahda.com/cyc3.html

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Otter:
This animal symbol represents female energy, and her elements: water and earth. The Otter also symbolizes healthy play, balance and “go with the flow” attitude. Those with an Otter as an animal totem attract love, harmony and grace into their lives.

Otter Animal Totems Facilitates:

• Understanding deeper subconscious messages or interpret dreams more clearly
• The ability to hone in on psychic or spiritual messages
• Encouragement to bring play to our every-day lives
• Living life openly and joyfully, setting aside jealousy, envy or mind-games.Source:  http://www.whats-your-sign.com/water-animal-totems.html

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Otter is woman medicine, and teaches us the beauty of our female energies. It is Otter that brings forth our ability to allow others into our lives without doubt, jealousy, or fear.

Source: http://www.tarotstar.net/totem_animals.htm

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By Dove, www.TarotwithLove.com  An MS Paint pic I did a week or so ago…  Wasn’t sure what this one was about, just looks like a freaky thing with my brain, a little cracked, spacey? heh  I do have some issues with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and, like most of us, some wicked, stubborn old imprints … “patterns” that seem impossible to clear out of my brain.  This likely reflects those patterns, the wheel brings to mind The Wheel of Fortune in the Tarot, which can reference continuing or repeating patterns…

But I like this name I came up with, it makes me wanna go have a Fig Newton, lol ;)

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“Fermented Figments” by Dove, October 2007

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