A primal force of Nature, Bear the Steward of the Lands is wandering tall and powerful through the forests and over the ice fields, calling Mother Earth her home, untamed, unbridled and free. Bear is a wise healer, revealing her gentle heart with every touch, using her healing abilities to help herself and others, when it is time. Bear knows, when to take a rest and when to wander within, boldly confronting fears and confidently setting boundaries.
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February - Month of the Eagle |
March - Month of the Whale |
Among all beings of creation, Eagle is the highest flying one, daring to fly near the sun. When All-heart, the Great One, dreamt the flying ones into being, each and every single one of them was given a task and a purpose. Eagle was named the messenger and bearer of prayers to the spirit realms and messenger and bearer of visions to Mother Earth and all of creation. Eagle accepted the sacred duty to speak from the heart with love and to relay the messages and visions without ill-will and without deceit.
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Swimming peacefully through the vast oceans, Whale the Gentle Elder is singing a song of healing and wisdom, inviting us to go deep into ourselves and listen to the song of our hearts. Whale is the Keeper of Spiritual Wisdom and the Universal Records, being one with what was, what is and the dreams being dreamt into being. Whale is a teacher and mentor whose heart is filled with patience guiding with a gentle touch, never using vulnerabilities to inflict more harm, but instead healing wounds of old with an open heart and love unconditional.
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We at Green Tent Circle, an international women’s circle, will be launching the, "Everyone Can Do Something" movement. Starting in the Spring of 2024 we will be sharing facts, inspiration, and ideas on what women around the world are doing in their communities to take better care of each other and Mother Earth. Story telling is the groundwork for knowledge!
To prepare and guide us along the way, Shaman, Storyteller and Artist Kristin Raphaela Otti will be sharing her Spirit Animal Drawings with animal wisdom and storytelling through the Animal Wisdom Speaks project. Kristin will introduce an Animal Drawing, their special wisdom and a story each month! Posts will be shared here on our website, in the Green Tent Circle Facebook Group Page and on Instagram. |
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Kristin Raphaela Otti was born and raised in the Lavant Valley in Southern Austria, Carinthia. She is a shaman, storyteller, artist and drawer, a student eternal, who never stops learning and pursuing new paths, using the playful approach of a trickster to the ways of old, initiating change. Being a teacher and change manager by trade, she loves analyzing old structures, tearing them down and from the ensuing chaos of creation, dreams a new path into being.
Kristin is a firekeeper, tending to the fires of winter in the hearts of those, who wish to embark on a journey deep within themselves and reignite their dreams. Our lives have become rituals, our dreams routines, our hearts are frozen, encased in ice, yet there is an ember within our hearts, a spark, that, no matter, how deep and harsh the winter in our lives is, no matter, what we have experienced, cannot be extinguished – winterfire, hope eternal. It is the energy we can feel in every being, every plant, before they burst into bloom again, it is our pure essence, our fire, our dream. She works individually, in her way, no healing ceremony is the same, for there are no rituals to be held, but lives to be celebrated, beautiful hearts to be seen and unique dreams to be dreamt. |
"Each and every single one of us, without exception, is a unique gift to this world, to all of creation." A shaman’s task is to guide you, while you are embarking on a journey deep within your very core, your heart. Each and every single one of us, without exception, is a unique gift to this world, to all of creation. Each and every single heart bears healing within, a seed of light, waiting to be seen, to take root, to grow and to come into full bloom. A shaman takes you by the hand, guiding you through your shadows, so you can recognize your uniqueness and your incredible beauty, see yourself with bright and clear eyes, love yourself and know yourself for the gift you are. A shaman is there to guide you through storytelling, teaching and bringing back the ceremonies into your life, for your life is a ceremony and not a ritual, a gift to both you and to this world.
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