Happy New Year’s Eve December 31 2011– Being Kind

I love New Year’s Eve, and tonight we will be out celebrating with friends.  Before we leave 2011, I would like to share this wonderful story about being kind to animals.

Please read this story, and enjoy it.

Blessings for 2012,

Judy

 

Tom Satre told the Sitka Gazette that he was out with a charter group on his 62-foot fishing vessel when four juvenile black-tailed deer swam directly toward his boat.



"Once the deer reached the boat, the four began to circle the boat, looking directly at us.  We could tell right away that the young bucks were distressed.

I opened up my back gate and we helped the typically skittish and absolutely wild animals onto the boat.  In all my years fishing, I've never seen anything quite like it!

Once onboard, they collapsed with exhaustion, shivering."

"This is a picture I took of the rescued bucks on the back of my boat, the Alaska Quest. 
We headed for Taku Harbour. Once we reached the dock, the first
buck that we had been pulled from the water hopped onto the dock, looked back as if to say 'thank you' and disappeared into the forest.

After a bit of prodding and assistance, two more followed, but the smallest deer needed a little more help.

This is me carrying the little guy.


My daughter, Anna, and son, Tim, helped the last buck to its feet.  We didn't know how long they had been in the icy waters or if there had been others who did not survive. My daughter later told me that the experience was something that she would never forget, and I suspect the deer felt the same way as well!"

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Merry Christmas 2011

Many blessings on your house upon this Christmas Day!

This is a time of peace and of fellowship and cheer.

The best that we can do, or so the Angels say

Is to love one another more compassionately this year.

We look around at all the things we have and feel

That we’ve been wronged because it doesn’t measure up

To the things that we see and have great appeal

To the need to consume and “fill ‘er on up”,

That the media created to get us to buy.

 

We humans are more than a consumable good.

We are marvellous and beautiful and kind.

We are laughing and joking and makers of food

That we share with our friends or anyone we find

Has need of some time to refresh and to heal.

We are the ones that see others and care

Whether they are cold or need a good meal.

That kind of need isn’t so rare

Now that the world is turning upside down.

 

Merry Christmas to one and all!

Judy@angelsandancestors.com
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Spirit Animal - Fox Fixes Everything

Once again, Fox rambled into my meditation.  She showed me that the strain that I was feeling was due to the strange way that the Earth is tilting.  She asked me to be at ease with all of the strangeness – of a new job, of the sky looking different, of the changes in our family, and with the changes in me because of the shifting times.

She came over and put her paw on my third eye, and said, let it be.

And all was fine.  She fixed everything.

Blessings,

Judy

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December 22 2011 - The Longest Night

The shortest day and the longest night – the time that our Ancestors called “mid-winter” is that time that tells us that Nature is still working.  If the day remained short, and the night was long, then the rotation of the planet changed.

Our Ancestors had elaborate rituals to ensure that the planet kept turning, or, as they thought, that the Sun kept revolving around the Earth.

The diagram below shows the angle of the Sun in the north.  Now, with all of the availability of science, we no longer look to the sky to see what will happen.  We have dropped doing the rituals and doing the work to keep the Sun going. 

Enjoy the Solstice.

December 22 is a Solstice Day in 2011

The December solstice will occur at 05:30 (or 5:30am) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on December 22, 2011. It is also known as the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere due to the seasonal differences.

The date varies from December 20 to December 23 depending on the year in the Gregorian calendar. The 2012 December solstice will be on December 21, 2012, which is a speculated date for "the end of the world". From http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/december-solstice.html

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Fox In A Dream

Fox appears in the dream, first as a pair of eyes and a nose, and then with ears, and finally, his whole body seems to blend into the picture.   Fox walks on the snow and leaves no tracks.  This is a clue that this is a spirit fox – one who has come to give a message about some event.

Fox sends these images:

• A large steel trap lies buried under freshly fallen snow.  As the Sun heats up the day, some snow melts and just a tip of the metal can be seen.  It shines through the snow, and reflects sunlight in twinkling motions across the ground.
• A large rabbit jumps up from its resting place under a bush.  The Fox rushes to catch it.  The rabbit seems to grow larger and then to jump higher.  It bounds away from the Fox, increasing the distance between the two of them so quickly, it is impossible for Fox to catch the rabbit.
• Fox walks under a pine tree bough, and the tree shakes and dumps several bucketfuls of snow on the head and the back of the Fox.  Fox is startled and yips and jumps to the side.  He then shakes off the snow and gazes up into the tree to see what caused this unexpected movement.  Is it an enemy or is it a practical joke?
• Fox goes down into is den like a whisper of smoke.  There is no movement, not even a flake of snow shifts.  Fox pokes out its head and looks around as though it is listening for something.  It barks once and disappears again. 

The images stop.  Fox turns and grins, and shakes its tail as though to say “Good night!”.

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Blue Jay on Balance

In the balance between all living things, Blue Jay has wisdom to share with mankind.  Blue Jay will lie low to see where food is and then see what she might like.  She then will go and pick up a pine cone, fly it to the stash of food, and leave it as she picks up the sunflower seeds that she is really after.  In her mind, a seed for a seed.  The quantity, size, or effort involved, do not weigh into the equation of “this for that”.

Blue Jay says that if humans were more thoughtful about ensuring that something was left for something that was taken, then the karma for humans would be quite reduced.  Since man does not understand balance, and seems to find joy in taking something for nothing, the consequences come in a larger size and last longer.  These might be forest fires where trees have been taken by a company where no exchange was made.  Or, it might be flooding where fishing without replenishment takes place.

The idea that we need to balance with Nature, when we walk out in Nature, or take from Nature, was a common theme in the lives of our Ancestors.  The last four centuries of people in the western world moved away from this.  It is time to bring the balance back.

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Gorilla On Growing Children

Gorilla walked into my meditation space and sat down.  She flashed me a picture of her two offspring, and said, “I want to talk.”

She continued on.  “When raising children, one needs to remember that we parents are preparing them for life.  We need to teach them kindness, independence, and how to think things through.  We need to teach them how to feed themselves, fend for themselves, and how to fend for others if required.  It is a sacred job that the One Spirit has given us.  We must do it well.”

And then she got up and walked away.

Judy@angelsandancestors.com
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Spirit Speaks - Sending Wisdom

Last night was our December meditation and celebration for Solstice, Christmas, and community.  During the day, as I walked Magic on the ridge, I heard a thump in the ground beside me.  I asked, “Who’s there?”

The answer was, “We are the Wisdoms.  We are Faith, Hope, and Charity.”

I replied, “I thought that Faith, Hope and Charity were angels.  Who are you really?”

There seemed to be a heavy sigh and then, “Everyone calls us Angels although we really are Wisdoms.  We carry knowledge.  We would like to come into your meditation tonight to give your group a message.  Will you let us do that?  And, we would like to come through you.”

My first thought was, “WHY ME?”  And then the other thought was, “WHY NOT YOU?”  So, I answered that we should try out the fit first, and then I could say yes or no. 

Immediately, I had them in my mind, and saw the way that they would begin their message.  We were a perfect fit!  I guess I should not be surprised.  However, I still marvel that three of them can fit into one of me. 

Then, last night about nine-ish, the Wisdoms came in to give their message.  There was lots of love, a few tears, and a lot of energy in the group.

All of us enjoyed the wisdom of the Wisdoms.

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Our Dog, Sage

  

  

 

I now can write about this – on November 30th, we lost our dog, Sage, to a heart condition. He had so much love to give to us and to all of the visitors to our house, it seemed like his heart could not contain all the love. You may have heard that some dogs are avatars. Well, Sage was certainly that! Many of our friends still cry when they think of him gone.

In September of this year, I started to get messages that Sage was ready to move on.  I spoke about it with several of our friends because, selfishly, I wanted him to stay with us for years and years.  However, one lesson that I talk about quite often is not interfering in other beings’ lives without their permission.  Sage had his action plan, and he stuck to it.

The pictures that are below are from the tribute that Roger did for Sage in the Angel’s Magazine for December. The pictures capture Sage’s joy of life. His buddy, Magic, in the last picture, misses him like we do.

The messages that we have been getting are that he is quite happy on the other side, and looking forward to his next life, or as we call it, his next assignment.

We were so lucky to have him in our lives!

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks - The Long Road

Tonight, the traffic was very slow for my 25 kilometer drive home.  It took me an hour!  This kind of traffic makes my tired and frustrated.

I asked why I had to endure this – a total waste of time.

The answer was – you do not have to endure.  Choose not to do the drive.  Or choose not to work out there.  Or choose a different way home. 

All the answers were about choice – we can choose the long road, or not.

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Hummingbird’s Sweetness

 

Sometimes, you just get surprised by what happens in a meditation.  My surprise was this beautiful little hummingbird that buzzed into my sacred space inside my sacred space.  Only those energies that are for the greatest and highest good are allowed to move through this space.

This little lady came in to share some thoughts with me.  One of the guardians of my north direction is the hummingbird.  She said that I was not invoking all of the sweetness that it could bring to my life.  Little Lady Hummingbird said that the hummingbird’s gift was that it can transform sweetness into courage, and courage to sweetness; that sometimes people need to understand that sweetness enhances courage and strength because with sweetness, one feels sorrow.  And, she flew off.

I have been mulling over her words.  I think that I understand that sweetness is like compassion.  If you don’t have compassion, then your love is self serving.  I think she might be saying that courage without sweetness can also be self serving.

What do you think?

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks - The Rhythm Of Balance

The message that came up in my meditation is that we humans still do not understand the concept of balance in nature.  Balance has many different meanings – that is true.  Balance in nature is about taking and giving in return.  Humans practice this to some degree with the exchange of money for services.  This exchange, however, is not “in balance” because the theme of greed exists in the exchange. 

In Nature, when a plant takes nourishment from the Earth, it is constantly giving back to the Earth through the synthesis of sunlight, decayed plant material, and the cleaning that it does by drawing in “stuff” from the earth.  The balance is constant, and not done by having a value placed on it, but by being the very service that the plant, in this case, is able to provide. 

Our Ancestors always gave a gift when they took something from nature. The gift could be the smallest thing.  When seeding was done, the ground was worked constantly, which is good for the earth, and often milk or a brew of some sort was poured onto the earth as well, as a “thanks”. 

Even giving thanks every day is a form of returning energy, and helps to keep the balance.  Trying doing some of your activities in balance with the earth.  See how the energy starts to shift for you.

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Mountain Goat

Last night, there were two mountain goats standing in the snow, watching me.  I asked them what was going on, and they replied that they were waiting to see what will happen next.  They indicated that there are many people who drift up to the mountains on their dream time, it seems, looking for answers.  Most people are quite disappointed when they find only mountain goats.

Mountain Goat says that their wisdom is not appreciated by humans – humans look for the easy road and the fast fix.  Being in the mountains is about being cautious and a risk taker at the same time.  Travelling in the mountains is about finding the easiest and safest route, which means that sometimes you may have to jump from cliff to cliff or jump over a crevice.  Easy is not without its challenges.

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Spirit Animal - Winter Hare

Roger and I got home from my Christmas party about midnight.  The moon was shining brightly.  And there, sitting at the end of our driveway, just like one of our dogs, waiting for us, was a very large, white hare.

We drove up and stopped because she did not move.   She looked at us, and seemed to thump her back foot.  Suddenly, we were engulfed in this very warm feeling, a feeling of peace.  I saw a picture of a Christmas from about five years ago when all of my family was together, sitting a a huge long table for twenty-two people, laughing and eating, and of course, telling stories.  The picture faded.  I saw a tall white lady, who waved her arm, and disappeared.  I knew we were being taken care of. 

Roger said, “Did you feel that? The warmth and the magic?”

I said yes… and our rabbit hopped away. 

Life is good.

Judy@angelsandancestors.com
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Spirit Speaks - Take The Pressure Off Yourself

I started a new job on November 28th.  Each day is filled with many new things, and, because my schedule changes from day to day, I find that by the time I get home at night, sometimes after 7:00pm, I am extremely tired.  I do not have the energy to write or read or even watch a show with my family.  I simply eat and get my clothes and lunch ready for the next day, and fall into bed.

I woke up during the night, and asked Creator and my guides what was going on.   Normally, I am a high energy person, and I love to do new things, and I find change invigorating.  The vision and message that came through was….

TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF YOURSELF, along with a picture of a big clamp squeezing down on me, and me standing between the jaws, trying to force it open.   The next picture was an ocean, and little fishes laughing as they flowed in with the waves and then flowed out with the waves.   GO WITH THE FLOW AND ENJOY!  The next picture was a small pond, sitting in a delightful grove of trees with a small open meadow to one side, and birds singing and flowers sending beautiful scents up into the air.  There were even several butterflies!  PEACE IS EVERYWHERE IF YOU LOOK FOR IT.  The next picture was a flash of different pictures of small children sleeping soundly in their beds.  SLEEP IS REQUIRED FOR RESTORATION OF FAITH.  SLEEP NOW.  And off I drifted.

Since that night, I have quit beating myself up because I am not writing a blog or two everyday.  Sorry folks, my blogs will be more sporadic for a while, until I get my new rhythm down.  And, although I am still tired, I do feel that old energy creeping back.  I think that I will be back on schedule for my writing by the end of January.

Meanwhile, we have put out a great December magazine at www.angelsandancestors.com with many wonderful Christmas articles in it.   Take a look.   And, drop me a note with some thoughts about how you take the pressure off yourself.

Love and light,

Judy

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