We are long overdue in posting this but it will provide smiles nonetheless….

Owl Medicine is symbolically associated with clairvoyance, astral projection, and magic, both black and white. Owl is called Night Eagle on several medicine wheels used by Amerindian teachers. Traditionally, Owl sits in the East, the place of illumination. Since time immemorial, humanity has been afraid of the night, the dark, and the unseen—waiting fearfully for the first crack of morning light. Conversely, night is Owl’s friend.

Owl hunts its prey at night. Not only can Owl see in the dark, it can also accurately pinpoint and identify any sound. This gives it a great advantage when seeking food. Owls are the night hunters. Some native people are fearful of Owl and call its feathers “deceiver feathers.” An Owl feather is silent. You cannot hear Owl when it flies, but its prey definitely knows when it strikes, for its beak and talons are razor sharp.

Owl is oftentimes the medicine of sorcerers and witches. If Owl is your medicine, you will be drawn to magical practices and perhaps explore the dark arts. You should resist any temptation to practice black magic or any art that takes energy away from another person or being. If you have Owl medicine, these night birds will have a tendency to collect around you, even in the daytime, because they recognize a kinship with you.

Is it any wonder that in many cultures Owl is a symbol for wisdom? This is because Owl can see that which others cannot, which is the essence of true wisdom. Where others are deceived, Owl sees and knows what is there.

Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, had a companion Owl on her shoulder, which revealed unseen truths to her. Owl had the ability to light up Athena’s blind side, enabling her to speak the whole truth, as opposed to only a half-truth.

If Owl is your personal medicine, no one can deceive you about what they are doing, no matter how they try to disguise or hide it from you. You may be a little frightening to be around, since so many people have ulterior motives, which you see right through. If you are unaware of your medicine power, you may take your keen insights and abilities for granted. Others never do. You may frighten them and reflect their blindness, for you cannot be fooled. Owl medicine people know more about an individual’s inner life than that person knows about herself or himself.

If you have pulled the Owl card, you are being asked to use your powers of keen, silent observation to intuit some life situation. Owl is befriending you and aiding you in seeing the total truth. Owl can bring you messages in the night through dreams or meditation Pay attention to the signals and omens. The truth always brings further enlightenment.

The Medicine Cards
Written by Jamie Sams and David Carlson
Published by Bear & Company Publishers
(Permission granted June, 1995).

Look at the original Apple Computer which recently sold at Auction for $219,249 - the very first Apple! 

The is quite timely as Apple reported mega corporate profits yesterday.

This homemade piece of inspiration retailed retailed for $666 in 1976 and came with a receipt from Steve Jobs, listing his parents’ home as the return address.  I can hear his family and friends now telling him he was a dreamer or thinking he was loony.  That’s what happens with the best ideas - others try to squash them or tell you they are unattainable.  The computer also came with a signed letter from Jobs, saying he would answer any technical questions about the computer.

Never, ever let another tell you something is out of reach.  Better yet, keep your most sincere dreams and inspirations close to your heart until they are in a place where no one can throw water on your enthusiasm or stop you from your dreams.  Each and every one of us is capable of unimaginable feats.  Do not ever forget that or think any less for yourself.

The little nugget above came from a list of the year’s most expensive purchases - seeing this list will help you to dream BIG.  There is a doggie on the list too - we bet he is really pampered!

Everything Denise Linn writes is so chock full of chicken soup comfort, it is delightful to share her monthly missives.  Get a hot cup of tea and snuggle up to read and thoroughly enjoy the following…

Pride Cometh Before the Fall?

I’ve always had a secret pride that I possess some of the qualities of my Native America Cherokee ancestors. For example, I can communicate with wild animals, I’m a good drummer and make great Native American drums, I’m good at tracking . . . and I’m good at walking at night without a flashlight. Or I thought I was.

Recently, it was a moonless night here at Summerhill Ranch . . . and very dark. There was something that I needed from one of the outbuildings and I decided that I would use my Cherokee ability to navigate without sight. To walk in the dark, it’s important to move out of your mind and into your instinctual ability to sense your environment without your eyes. I thought I was doing well. I could ’sense’ bushes and rocks. I could feel the energy of the earth beneath my feet, and let myself be guided by Mother Earth. I walked with a sure-footed confidence. I was so impressed with myself that I started to repeat, “Damn, I’m good!”

I was glowing with confidence, but perhaps you’ve heard the expression, “Pride cometh before the fall”? At the peak of my proud chest-thumping, I almost bumped into a skunk. I simultaneously heard and smelled him. I had had no clue he was there and practically toppled on top of him. I froze and then slowly backed away. I really didn’t want him to spray me. I could almost hear an inner voice saying, “Next time Grasshopper, use a flashlight.”

Pride Cometh Before the Fall

Musing about the expression “pride before a fall,” I wondered if it was my pride in my night-walking ability that caused me to almost bump into a skunk. Was I was thinking too highly of my skill and that cause the near mishap? Or maybe it was something else.

In our culture, it’s believed that if we think too favorably of ourselves, we’re bound to fail. However, perhaps it isn’t our pride, but it is our subconscious insecurities that cause us to fail. (Although I was celebrating my night-walking ability, when I searched deep within myself I found a fear of being out in the dark without a flashlight. I discovered a place inside of me that really didn’t truly believe in my ability to walk safely in the dark.)

One of the most compelling forces of a human being is the deep need to be “right.” So if have a deep-seated, subconscious belief that you’re not a deserving human being, (even if your conscious mind asserts that you’re worthy) the subconscious will sabotage you . . . in order to be right! In other words, it’s not too much confidence that caused the fall, but actually too little. It could be that my subconscious deep-seated belief that walking in the dark is unsafe was validated in order to be right about that belief.

It’s not enough to consciously believe something positive about yourself. You must also believe it subconsciously as well. The challenge is how to do this. As a suggestion, start with affirmations. Suggestion for how to use affirmations:

1. Is it the right affirmation? Start by taking time to carefully craft your affirmation. Make sure every word is what you want. As a suggestion, make it specific and to the point.

2. Create your affirmation in present tense. For example, the affirmation, “I will be able to pay all my bills” is less potent than “All my bills are paid, easily and effortlessly” because the future never comes.

3. Say affirmations over and over with passion and intensity. Believe that it is true. A lukewarm affirmation does very little. As you repeat the affirmation really believe it to be so.

4. Use your body. Stand and move as if your affirmation had already come true. This sends powerful messages to your subconscious that the affirmation is a reality.

5. At the same time as you affirm your intent, also being willing to let it go in the knowledge that maybe there is higher path for you.