There is great power around us, and with this power we
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CinnamonMoon) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/3559 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:23:00 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/814/t/Goldfinch.html Keynote: Awakening to the Nature Spirits
Cycle of Power: Summer Solstice and Summer Season
The gold finch is named for its summer costume of shiny yellow feathers on its body. It also has black wings and a black cap on its head. This color combination is very significant.

Black and yellow are the colors of the archangel Auriel. These colors in meditation and ritual are used to invoke that aspect of this being that oversees the activity of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cinnamon Moon 1) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/814 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:50:15 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/815/t/Hyena.html
Keynote: Formidable instincts and abilities. Develop clan and communal life.

Hyenas are dog-like creatures of Africa and Asia and are often scorned for their funny looks and their scavenging habits, but they are in reality formidable hunters, taking on formidable prey. They have keen noses for hunting, and actually hunt more prey than scavenge. They will chase off lions, and a fully-grown hyena is capable of tackling a wildebeest on it's own.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cinnamon Moon 1) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/815 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:12:04 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/841/t/Nightengale.html *Mary Summer Rain/On Dreams
Nightengale exemplifies the power of determination and its resulting manifestations.

*D.J. Conway/Animal Magic
This name is applied to two species of thrushes in the genus Luscinia. L. megarhyncha breeds form the British Isles across Europe to southwestern Europe. The upper part of the nightengale's body is russet brown but redder on the tail; the underparts are grayish brown and paler on the throat and belly. They are shy... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cinnamon Moon 1) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/841 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:48:25 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/840/t/Beetle.html
*Dictionary of Phrase and Fable/Wordsworth
'To Beetle': To overhang, to threaten, to jut over. The word seems to have been first used by Shakespear: "or to the dreadful summit of the cliff. That beetles o'er his base into the sea. Hamlet, I, iv. It is formed from the adjective 'beetle-browsed', having prominent or shaggy eyebrows. The derivation of 'beetle' in this use is uncertain, but it probably refers to the tufted antennae which, in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cinnamon Moon 1) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/840 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:36:49 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/858/t/Mongoose.html Mongoose represents a quick wit and sharp awareness in respect to perceiving deception.

D.J. Conway/Animal Magic
The Mongoose, a carnivore related to the civet cat, is of the genus Herpestes. This gray-brown animal lives in India, Africa, and southern Spain. It has a sharp nose, narrow body, and short legs. Its three-foot lenght is about half tail. This creature is easily tamed. Very agile and intelligent, the mongoose is valuable for... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (mouse) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/858 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:12:29 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/856/t/Exploring-Your-Totem-Medicine.html
I don't care what Totem someone is walking with, when it comes to understanding their Medicine you've got to explore it to know it. Most individuals come to approach that exploration superficially. They'll do some reading up on it, research the different interpretations, and say "I'm like this or that" or "I'm not quite that way I'm more like this" and they don't recognize they're just taking in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cinnamon Moon 1) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/856 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:20:02 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/866/t/Suggested-Library-Reading.html

Birth Totems
feeds@yuku.com (Cinnamon Moon 1) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/866 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:28:02 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/855/t/Working-With-Contrary-Totem-Medicine.html
Have you ever considered that it's quite possible to work with Contrary Medicine? It's an interesting topic that too few people stop to explore, afterall, Contrary Medicine is something to avoid isn't it? Who wants to walk around demonstrating that? The thing is we do demonstrate it, especially when we don't realize we're doing it. Unfortunately, many people head straight for the positive traits of their Totems, the strengths... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cinnamon Moon 1) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/855 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 21:43:57 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/859/t/To-Walk-With-Wolf.html
As many of you know, Wolf came to me as a Guide very early in life, and she doesn't mind being discussed a little so I thought I'd share what the onset of that journey was like with you. Maybe some of you are just coming to know Wolf, or some other Totem for that matter, and some may just be curious but I hope to help you look a little deeper at Totems in general this way. They teach us so much. I didn't learn about creature-teachers in the traditional... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cinnamon Moon 1) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/859 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:04:44 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/851/t/Standing-people-Stone-people-Totems-Msgrs-.html
I was shown circles merging, overlaying, melding, separating yet ALWAYS in motion,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Eagle Singing) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/851 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:33:39 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/854/t/How-did-you-discover-your-totems-.html
I found my first--and main--totem when I woke up in a motel and saw a huge mountain lion (cougar) walking toward me. (I knew she was a spirit, so I wasn't scared of her.) Then she entered my body by crawling through my third eye.



]]> feeds@yuku.com (BanjoSally) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/854 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:31:54 GMT http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/864/t/Chipmunk.html Much thanks,
Lyzzie ]]> feeds@yuku.com (moonsparkle dreamer) http://spiritlodge.yuku.com/topic/864 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:06:05 GMT