Spirit Animal - Deer Finds You

                                            

                                                         Picture from an email.

When I first moved to Calgary twenty years ago, there was an abundance of Deer in our neighbour hood in the late evening and into the night.  There were herds of twenty or so Deer in Fish Creek Park.  The many Deer could come into the residential area, up to houses and sleep on lawns.  The message that the Deer brought to the home was about gentleness and trust.  It was about knowing your neighbours and friends and relying on them to help keep one safe.  People left fallen cherries and apples on the ground for the deer to eat.  There was a comfortable sharing of space.  Now, with the increase in population and the growing use of the park, the Deer have retreated to an island which is supposed to be off-limits to humans.  The Deer come out at night and seldom stray into the residential areas.

Remember that when Deer appears to you:

• Deer is reminding you to be gentle with yourself.
• If the Deer has antlers (a buck), the message is to look for a higher purpose or a higher good.
• If the Deer is young, perhaps it is time to start something new… a new study, a new hobby, a new phase of work.
• If several Deer appear, perhaps it is time to make time to be with friends and family and plan a group activity.

Blessings

Judy

New Moons and Full Moons in 2023

               Picture is from Wallpaper Cave - pictures of the moon

I have been a fan of the full moon and the new moon since I was in my twenties.  I marvel at the ebb and flow of the Moon’s pull on people, on oceans and seas, and on Nature. Years in the past, my husband and I celebrated the moon changes with our friends in celebrations and meditations.  

I love the full Moon, and the feel of the pull of the energy.  The night of the full Moon is a wonderful time to meditate and to do wishes for the coming month.  Goals set at the full Moon have a mysterious way of manifesting in different ways.  

If the Moon calls to you, especially on January 6th for the Cold Wolf Moon, you may be interested in these dates in the chart below.  This chart comes from https://www.calendar-12.com/moon_phases/2023.  

Unfortunately, the chart is missing the names of the Full Moon each month.  You can look up the names of the Moon by Googling or by looking at the Farmers’ Almanac.

Many blessings and may your wishes on the Full Moon be blessed.

Judy

2023 Lunar Phases — Calgary (America/Edmonton) Time
New Moon	First Quarter	Full Moon	Third Quarter	Lunation
		Jan. 6, Fri 04:09 PM	Jan. 14, Sat 07:13 PM	1237
Jan. 21, Sat 01:55 PM	Jan. 28, Sat 08:20 AM	Feb. 5, Sun 11:30 AM	Feb. 13, Mon 09:03 AM	1238
Feb. 20, Mon 12:09 AM	Feb. 27, Mon 01:06 AM	Mar. 7, Tue 05:42 AM	Mar. 14, Tue 08:10 PM	1239
Mar. 21, Tue 11:26 AM	Mar. 28, Tue 08:33 PM	Apr. 5, Wed 10:37 PM	Apr. 13, Thu 03:12 AM	1240
Apr. 19, Wed 10:15 PM	Apr. 27, Thu 03:21 PM	May 5, Fri 11:36 AM	May 12, Fri 08:29 AM	1241
May 19, Fri 09:55 AM	May 27, Sat 09:23 AM	June 3, Sat 09:43 PM	June 10, Sat 01:32 PM	1242
June 17, Sat 10:39 PM	June 26, Mon 01:51 AM	July 3, Mon 05:40 AM	July 9, Sun 07:49 PM	1243
July 17, Mon 12:33 PM	July 25, Tue 04:08 PM	Aug. 1, Tue 12:33 PM	Aug. 8, Tue 04:29 AM	1244
Aug. 16, Wed 03:38 AM	Aug. 24, Thu 03:58 AM	Aug. 30, Wed 07:37 PM	Sept. 6, Wed 04:22 PM	1245
Sept. 14, Thu 07:40 PM	Sept. 22, Fri 01:32 PM	Sept. 29, Fri 03:58 AM	Oct. 6, Fri 07:49 AM	1246
Oct. 14, Sat 11:55 AM	Oct. 21, Sat 09:30 PM	Oct. 28, Sat 02:24 PM	Nov. 5, Sun 01:38 AM	1247
Nov. 13, Mon 02:27 AM	Nov. 20, Mon 03:50 AM	Nov. 27, Mon 02:16 AM	Dec. 4, Mon 10:51 PM	1248
Dec. 12, Tue 04:32 PM	Dec. 19, Tue 11:40 AM	Dec. 26, Tue 05:33 PM		1249

The Angels Say "Be Strong"

        

The Angels tell us that we need to be strong.  Strong in our physical body and in our emotional body.  By staying fit, the Angels say that we can more easily deal with the issues that are arising because of the chaos in the world right now. 

When we are strong in our emotional body, we do not get so upset that we cannot focus on what needs to be done.  If we are emotionally weak, we let our physical appearance fall into disrepair, and we can forget to eat.  Our Ancestors knew the value of staying strong.  With strength comes Confidence and Abundance.

What exercises help us the most?  Interestingly, walking or jogging slowly, or doing stretching yoga, are the exercises that will both keep you fit and will ground you.  These exercises will also help you keep your emotional body stable.  Sitting or walking meditation will support both your emotional body and your physical body.

A simple meditation that you can use many times during the day is this:

• Put your tongue to the roof of your mouth
• Set your timer on your phone for a minute
• Close your eyes, or not
• Breathe in and out for a minute, counting a breath in and out as one, the next breath in and out as two, etc.
• The number of breaths in a minute is your 1 Minute meditation. 
• Your pulse will slow down and your body will relax.

If meditation doesn’t work for you, try praying.

Many blessings,

Judy