My latest blog is up at Witches and Pagans.
A popular method for finding your Animals of the Heart is with animal
oracle cards. While there are many fine decks, they are all limited in
both the types and number of animals that they feature. Moreover, most
decks are mammal-centric. Birds are usually represented by “Crow (or
Raven),” “Eagle,” “Hawk,” “Hummingbird,” and “Owl.” Reptiles are limited
to “Lizard,” “Snake,” and “Turtle.” Insects (and related others) are
“Bee,” “Dragonfly,” and “Spider.”
Therefore, I would recommend a world-oriented deck since they will
feature a wider range of animals. The methods that I suggest can work
with most decks. Many popular decks tend to be North American specific,
with a sprinkling of world animals. There are special themed decks which
focus on Australian animals, birds, pets and other related topics. If
you feel strongly about a certain grouping, then use those specialty
decks.
To use the deck, shuffle the cards and deal seven cards. Study the
animals and note your reactions. For example, you draw “Lizard,” what
does that mean? I have only one deck out of the fifty that I own which
features Tuatara, a lizard-like reptile. Therefore if an uncommon animal
is calling to you, be prepared for a deeper investigation.
Read more at using animal oracle cards to discover your animals
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Saturday, June 25, 2016
Discovering Your Animals of the Heart
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Animals of the Heart are the animals who want to share their lives with you. Offering their friendship, these animals want to be a part of you. I prefer calling animals who bond with you as “Animals of the Heart.” For me, the terms of “totem,” “power,” and “familiar” are specific to their religious traditions. I know that people use these words interchangeably to mean the same thing. “Animals of the Heart” is a general term that I use to denote the type of animal that people feel a deep connection with.
Animals of the Heart come in all forms. Some of them have been with you since childhood. I have met people who have been happy with Goldfish as their Animal of the Heart because they had them as pets. Meanwhile, other people have been fascinated by unicorns or dragons as children. As adults, they look to these mythical animals for wisdom.
Other Animals of the Heart represent your inner character or personal characteristics. For example, my family calls me, “Squirrel.” According to them, I am always “bright-eyed and bushy tailed.” They also find me to be a bit squirrelly.
Read more at Animal Wisdom: Animals of The Heart.
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Animals of the Heart are the animals who want to share their lives with you. Offering their friendship, these animals want to be a part of you. I prefer calling animals who bond with you as “Animals of the Heart.” For me, the terms of “totem,” “power,” and “familiar” are specific to their religious traditions. I know that people use these words interchangeably to mean the same thing. “Animals of the Heart” is a general term that I use to denote the type of animal that people feel a deep connection with.
Animals of the Heart come in all forms. Some of them have been with you since childhood. I have met people who have been happy with Goldfish as their Animal of the Heart because they had them as pets. Meanwhile, other people have been fascinated by unicorns or dragons as children. As adults, they look to these mythical animals for wisdom.
Other Animals of the Heart represent your inner character or personal characteristics. For example, my family calls me, “Squirrel.” According to them, I am always “bright-eyed and bushy tailed.” They also find me to be a bit squirrelly.
Read more at Animal Wisdom: Animals of The Heart.
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