Hello to All the Earth Service Family! I feel so happy and grateful to connect with you all and share this journal and this journey. Where will it lead? It's taking on a whole range of colorful possibilities now in this first phase of the new year 2009.
Happy New Year!!!
And Happy Full Moon! I learned that this is the Wolf Moon this month just after I posted a message from Wolf to the autoresponder. Such is the Mystery of synchronicity sometimes. The message waits for the right moment.
May this be a year of awakening love for you and all those who are touched by you. Welcome to Volume ten of Animal Balance.
The animals I've been working with since the new moon way back in the old year 12/27/2008 have been incredibly helpful in so many ways. It is my wish and intent that these sharings also open a new sense of wonder for you.
Bat has been flitting around Earth service before and has appeared as a spokesperson for Earth Mother this cycle. Bat reminds me that no matter what fears confront me I have the stamina and courage to simply watch them pass and to learn from them. Bat is a strong symbol of rebirth and awakening.
Squirrel is here for Father Sky. My friend Squirrel who also gathers the gold of loving-kindness and shares an abundance gathered through the knowledge of the workings of the subconscious and superconscious. When these are aligned in harmony with the conscious mind we may be said to be One Hearted.
Coyote has dropped in for your Child Heart in perfect timing and with a hilarious sense of humor. Coyote brings the theme of this month's Animal Balance: Laughter. Coyote defeats himself again and again only to rise up once more. He is the cosmic trickster and you've gotta love him for his ability to laugh at himself.
Here's something that came on the new moon
In the gray morning of the new moon - the last one of the old year - wind plays merrily upon chimes Branches of trees and bushes Wave wildly like teenagers at a rock concert
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I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. ~Woody Allen
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Coyote, You are here for me my Friend, coaxing the Golden Child to come out and play. You are the trickster and the straight man: The Wise Fool... Yes, "the fool on the hill sees the sun going down and the eyes in his head see the world spinning round."
Round and round you go Coyote, like the Grouse dance, making the same blunders and having a good laugh over it. Wiley Coyote chasing the Roadrunner carefully sets his trap but winds up flattened by his own anvil. Ha Ha Ha!
And he miraculously gets right back up to do it again. Coyote, I feel your Presence here now in Silent Laughter. Thank you for your guidance. I am open and relaxed. Will you share your Wisdom at this time?
Yes, I am Coyote, the Medicine Dog, come to help awaken the Child in each One. Many times you wind up flat on your face in failure as I do. Yet I am still here. In fact, my Clan has multiplied in great numbers because we get back up, dust ourselves off and keep on keeping on.
I have another gift for you no. It is the gift of collaboration. I work together with other members of my Clan when seeking my prey. In this way we all are well fed. You will do well with this medicine now as Earth Mother labors in transition to the New World.
Come together with Friends, Families and Groups to support one another and manifest that which you can Imagine of Peace, Harmony, and Prosperity.
Will you fall flat on your face? Of course! I will be there to laugh with you and pick you back up. You see, in this World you have created war, anxiety and poverty which seem to multiply daily.
Remember Coyote Medicine when you begin to feel anxious or afraid. Remember that everything is all right in the end. Learn to laugh at yourself as I do and learn to work in harmony with those around you. Laughter is a key to break the tension and bring you back to your Heart's Natural Love.
And when you fail remember that all Wisdom comes from Failure. Jump recklessly into the Heart of your worst fear or failure. Find the Wisdom lesson it holds, then laugh again and again. That is why my stories are so often retold. Often failure is the best medicine and it is very instructive.
It is truly hilarious how well You hide your treasures right within yourself, in front of your own nose, afraid to use them. Fear itself can be a gift if you choose to sue it as such.
Be awake and ready! I have many tricks up my sleeve and I am feeling playful! A great saint once said, "A tiny bubble of laughter I, am become the sea of mirth itself."
With Smiles from the Core Heart I, Coyote, leave you in the Sea of Mirth.
Thank You Coyote!
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At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. ~Jean Houston
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Bat, what part of me it being reborn? What part of me is dying?
I am Bat, here again to aid your growth as the cycle quickens. There is a gift in You as there is in each One, so close yet so well hidden. It is the gift of Oneness received under the Christmas Tree of Life itself.
Reconnect Now to the Tree of Life as you Awaken. Each day as you discover your own Gifts of Peace, Forgiveness and Compassion, your Joy grows brighter.
Truly this is the light that is guiding the World out of its Dark Night. In the darkness you may feel many fears, uncertainties and abandonments. Seeing no one you feel alone.
This is my blessing. Listen well. Peer into the darkness of death and destruction. See it with your ears and hear it with your eyes. You will begin to see the unseen Light and hear the Silent Sounds of Creation.
As you quietly watch and listen you reconnect to the One. You see a Divine Child reborn in you to help you walk in Wonder and Light Heartedness no matter what appears to be happening on the outside.
Walk with my Love, Gratitude and Respect Always from the Heart of the Earth Mother.
Thank You Bat!
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Mirth is God's medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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Squirrel, your medicine is of giving and receiving, gathering and storing for a rainy day or for letting go with ease and grace. I am making a Squirrel feeder today and put peanuts in it. It feels like Squirrel has a special message today.
Your motion darts about in unexpected ways, sometimes very erratic and unpredictable. One moment you're on the ground, then you dart up a tree, jump from branch to branch. You're a lover of family, a master of balance between work and play.
When you find yourself out on a limb, you simply take a leap and Trust in the power that catches you and holds you up. What message do you have for my Family and Friends today?
I am gray Squirrel, here to help you with your preparations for what is to come. My energy of gathering is not the same as hoarding. I help you store in your Heart the treasures of Love, Gratitude, Respect and Forgiveness that connect you to the Source of All supply.
But my primary message today must be taken deeply to Heart. Stop a moment and breathe it in a new way. Let go in the flow of this moment: release into Joy! Relax all preconceived notions of what this means, what you must do, which direction you must go and how you must act, react and appear to others.
As you approach Spirit higher on the Tree of Life there are many branches, many choices. As you gather the nuts and seeds of Life Force, your inner work leads to a desire to share and give freely of the love that has long been buried in your heart.
In the Winter of Scarcity or Discontent you must come down out of the branches from time to time to find and dig up the stores of Love Force with Humility and offer them to those in need with Patience and Understanding. No Expectation!
It is enough that you know and let go, give and forgive. Do not expect others to receive or to Understand You. As Alice Walker said, "Expect nothing, live frugally on surprise." If you feel burdened it is time to play for a while. You'll soon be surprised by the Wonder and Beauty springing up all around you.
I offer you All my Blessings from the Heart of the Blue Gray Sky in Peace, Harmony and Humility. Play Well!
Volume X: Bat, Squirrel and Coyote
