Magical Fairy Land

This last weekend was my daughters birthday, and although we don't celebrate "holy-days" like most, we were still longing for something interesting to do. Last minute we decided to go see our very good friend and star sister...
None of us were prepared for what we were about to encounter, but I might have to save that for another blog...
So there we are in a foot of snow, fate had brought us closer to our destiny, that still small voice always welcome as our guide...where will we go today?
A member of our star family suggested Ohio Caverns being that it remains temperate year round and as much as we Love Mother Nature, none of us really wanted to freeze.


The sights were absolutely breathtaking, perhaps magnified by our company and the beautiful circumstances we found ourselves in. Magical Abundant Beauty was all around, as it always is, if we have eyes to see it.


As luck would have it, we got in the cavern to find that I forgot my camera battery and my camera was on it's last leg. With no way to get back to the car and get it, all we had was loving prayer and the assistance of the magical fairies and other elements of the kingdom around us to keep it going...not that I can think of anything more powerful than that.
Amazingly enough, it worked all the way till the very end as we got to the exit, which means I have pictures to share of our experience.

If you want to see all the photos click here, but I'm going to share just a few that stood out. More mysteries to ponder...

In this photo, there is kind of an iridescent, orbish looking blotch about 45% of the way down, about an inch from the right between those boulders. This was not seen in the other photos taken at the same location.


And in this photo about 2 inches from the right about half way up the photo, another glowing anomaly that was also not found in the other photos taken from the same location.


Obviously they are not the typical orbs we find in our photos, but we did have feeling of playing with fairies and gnomes during out time in their habitat. I must say, they are very gracious hosts. Who knows, maybe they decided to present themselves for us, got tired of listening to me beg? I live for times like these where the spirit world presents itself to us in tangible form. The glow in these figures clearly do not coincide with that of the natural forms of the stalactites and stalagmites. Of course that doesn't mean case closed. There is a whole world out there completely undefinable to us, given our limited knowledge on these issues, but I am thankful to get a glimpse in to the magical world beyond our limited sight.
Thank you for sharing it with me.

One more for the road...this appears to be a typical orb, which could be a spirit body, elemental, or that of a dead or living human being checking up on is in their dreams...and once again it was not in the other photos taken from this location.


How I was able to take ANY pictures with my dead battery was also a mystery, but I'm certainly not complaining!

I am so grateful to be able to take part in a few of the brushstrokes Created by Mother Natures Divine Paintbrush.

More photos here

How to Kill a Possum

If you talk to the animals
they will talk with you
and you will know each other.
If you do not talk to them,
you will not know them,
and what you do not know you will fear.
What one fears, one destroys!

~Chief Dan George

I would like to apologize if you came across this blog looking for tips on hunting, in case possum is in fact part of your diet. But if you would like to hear of the power of love, this might be for you.
Mother Nature is constantly communicating with us, but we have been so closed off and disconnected from Nature and Spirit that most just don't hear it.
Personally, I delight in those times I am sent a message or messenger from this Great Divine Universe and try to pay close attention to their whispers.

It is normal for us to see wildlife at our door or in our yard everyday as we are out in the country, but this weekend we ran across some little angel critters in the city while visiting a friend for my daughter's 11th birthday.
According to our friend who has lived there over 6 years, they have never seen a possum in their yard, so when we spotted one out the window, we were all obviously intrigued.


Just what could be so important that he had to come talk to us right then and there? When animals come in to my life, I like to check animal totems to get a glimpse of insight as to what they might represent.

I suggested our host should check her animal totem, but she was convinced that since she had never seen one there that this visit was exclusive to us being there and that we might need to pay attention to it.

My daughters took the dogs out and Snickers saw our new possum friend and decided to go over and play with it. Since most wild animals don't know how gentle Snickers is, they are not always receptive to her. This case was no different. Possum rolled over and played dead and Snickers ran away with her tail between her legs, off to find someone else to play with.

At this time we decided to go see if he was still there to let him know that we are his friends. Of course not without being given the 3rd degree about how dangerous wild animals are supposed to be. I believe the people that try to warn me of the "dangers" must not be aware of the black bear I chased, or the wild buffalo I fed with my bear hands, or the Raccoon who has adopted us and walks in our house any time he wants by opening both doors, or the coyotes I adopted while I was looking for their owners. Well initially I thought they were just lost dogs. They would come in our home, my bed, we would kiss and play with them just like any other animal that needed some TLC.

I have never been afraid of any of The Creators Creations, especially the 4 legged ones. They have always seemed more honest and wise than the 2 legged beasts I've met, so I always welcome an opportunity to communicate with these angels in their habitats as I'm not much in to them being held captive for profit.

On to killing the possum...

Why is it that when we think of subduing someone or something that we automatically think kill, as in take a life? How about turning that around and think of giving life and sharing the greatest power on earth? LOVE! I believe Love to be the ONLY power and anything less is just a shadow...
I know we have all heard the phrase "Kill 'em with kindness," but does anyone ever practice it or are you still wrapped up in your fear of the unknown or of those that don't look like you?

There was a time where we all co-mingled, there was no fear and we knew how to communicate. We are long past those days, however there are many "nuts" out there like me who still think it is natural.
The way I see it, is if I did get attacked by an animal, I would deserve it. Either they smelt my fear, which made them fearful or they sense our dishonesty. I am confident that all animal spirits know who they can trust which is why I know that I will not be attacked by any of these so called "wild" animals.
So, to test my skills I decide to see if we could get him out of his "play dead and try to scare everyone with his alligator jaws" pose and loosen him up a little. As we approached him his eyes were closed, jaw clenched displaying his many sharp teeth as if to show would be attackers what he COULD do if he felt warranted, and his ears flat.


I put my hand over his head and let him gently know that we are here to see what wisdom he has to share, that we are his friends AND we have food for him.

After a few minutes we could feel the energy change and that he was finding that he could trust us and would accept our offering. I gave him a full body and head massage and his ears perked up, eyes opened, mouth closed and he looked me right in the eyes!


At this point, we all knew everything was okay and even my daughter ended up petting him too! My friends might not have been as eager to pet him as we were, but nonetheless enjoyed this experience in their own way which resulted in expansion of their own awareness.

Our new possum friend is now smiling for the camera...isn't he cute??? It's amazing what a little Love will do...try it some time, you might like it! :-)

I am so thankful for these experiences and ask the Universe to keep sending them my way, at your convenience of course and when you believe I am deserving of your Beauty. Maybe I can't hear and understand everything you want me to know, but I assure you I am listening, wide eyed and ready for the times you Bless me with your Divine presence in all your Perfect Creations. I am open to receiving your message and implemnenting your perfect Truth and Love in to my life. Thank you for thinking of me and showing how awesome your Love can be!

We also got some orbs in this photo...not quite sure who they are or what they were doing this time, but it's nice to be reminded we are never alone.

You can click on this photos to see full size in case you're like me and like to zoom in and trip on the orbs. :-)



Possum Animal Totem:

Cunning possum, Trickster changeling,

So alive, yet seeming dead,

Teach me wise old possum magic
That reacts from instinct, not from head.
Show me the way to slip past danger.
Fill me with earthy wisdom great,
That I might be secure and happy Living life and trusting fate.

Diversity

Opossum medicine requires a great deal of strategy.
Although a opossum has teeth and claws, it rarely uses them, preferring the strategy of diversion to save itself. It plays dead until the attacker loses interest and then bolts for safety.
The Opossum teaches us to use our brains rather than our brawn.
The number 13 is very symbolic for Opossum people.
When an Opossum shows up as a totem, check appearances.
Are there people around you putting up false appearances?
Is your attention being diverted?