Nature: Observations and Meanings

World-wide, people have marveled at the flashing lights of fireflies on warm nights. These beetles are called many names: blinkies, glowwo...

Like all Thrushes, Blackbird ( Turdus merula ) is known for his singing voice. A familiar sight in the countryside of Europe, He entertain...

Clownfish belongs to a small, brightly colored Fish Family called Damselfish. Brilliantly colored Clownfish gets his name from his brigh...

The Chipmunk, a small striped-rodent, is a member of the Squirrel Family. Scientists usually divide the twenty five species of chipmunks int...

A Toad We hear Frogs – their croaking at dusk and dawn, their plop as they dive into the water. We hardly ever see them because Frogs h...

My latest post at Witches and Pagans is up. "Birds fascinate people. Many people set out feeders to attract birds to their garde...

The Family of Suidae is either called “Pigs” or “Swine”. “Pig” refers to any wild or domesticated animal in the Suidae Family. “Hog” is...

Stories about monsters lurking in deep lakes abound worldwide. Noted cryptozoologists (Note 1) Loren Coleman and Patrick Huyghe have colle...

The Slow Loris ( Nycticebus coucang ) moves at a leisurely pace through the forests of Southeast Asia. With her slow and steady hand-over-...

My latest at Witches and Pagans is up: Of all the animal groups, most people feel the closest to the Warm-blooded Ones. People have a natu...

There are individual animals who have had a profound effect on humans and on animals. Toola the Southern Sea Otter is one of them. Toola, ...

When people think “otter”, they often imagine Sea Otter with her cute face, floating on her back, holding a clam. The most aquatic of Otte...

For me, the best method for relating to the Major Arcana of the Tarot is the character sketch. Creating a character from each card, and then...

My blog at Witches and Pagans: Types of Animal Teachers A part of working with animals is learning as much about them as you can. Since ...

One of the most bizarre mammals, Aye-aye of Madagascar can frighten people by pointing her spectral middle finger at them. With her large ...

The largest of Canis Family is Grey Wolf, the quintessential wild Animal. Loved by those who regard Her brave and loyal. Hated by those wh...

My latest is up at Witches and Pagans on Guardian Dragons. "Usually a younger dragon, who likes to play will want to become a guar...

One thing that people know about Virginia Opossum is that She plays dead or “playing possum” as people call it. When confronted with a p...

My new post is up at Witches and Pagans. When two animals team up, they may form a beneficial partnership called symbiosis . In symbiosis...

My latest posting up at Witches and Pagans. Animal Relationships: Partnerships Another aspect of working with your animal teachers is to...