Spirit Animals: FALCON FURY
CalThe current information about falcon symbolism fails to encompass many of the amazing adaptations of the entire family of falcons. When most people think of a falcon they think there […]
Entries by wildgratitude
The Caregiver Archetype
One of Carl Jung’s primary archetypes, the caregiver archetype is the same as the servant archetype. Many people lump a whole host of archetypes under the umbrella of the caregiver […]
A Duckling Rescue Story
I had a thought provoking comment on my blog about Dove Spirit Animal today from a fellow who was moving across the country and took a wild mourning dove with […]
Spirit Animal: TIGER
Courage, Strength & Tiger Spirit Animal The most common associations with tiger spirit animal are courage and strength, which are very easy to understand. Tiger has a fierce reputation known […]
Are You Good at Being Compassionate?
Discovering Your Capacity for Being Compassionate About two years ago I added two questions to my intake form for new clients. I put the questions on my intake forms to learn more […]
The Trickster Archetype
Daredevil skateboarders, snowboarders, BMX bikers, skiers, and motocross riders have an ever increasing dictionary of tricks. They are our modern day trick-sters, doing what defies logic and seems impossible while […]
Spirit Animals: DIVINE DOVE
What does dove mean? The term “dove” actually refers to a whole family of birds that includes both doves and pigeons. There are many species of doves of a variety […]
The Seriousness of Solitude
I was brought to tears this morning by the most surprising of lines in a book: “I see more and more that solitude is not something to play with. It […]
The Seeker Archetype
It is no surprise that the seeker archetype is one of the most difficult to define. Pinning down this roving icon becomes more complicated the longer you spend following her […]
Do Shamanism Beliefs and Other Religious Beliefs Mix?
Shamanism as a Container Unlike organized religions that tell you exactly what to believe, precisely when to worship, and literally how to talk to God, the practice of shamanism does […]
