Animal Wisdom Speaks
September - Month of the Dove
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Dove is a mentor and teacher who comes into our lives, when we are going through difficult changes and transitions. She is a messenger of compassion and kindness, reminding us that no matter, what challenges we are facing, we can choose to be present in every moment and sow seeds of peace and balance instead of bringing strife and disharmony.
Mourning Dove, the Messenger of Hope and Peace, says, "Mourn and let go of what has passed, of what could have been and what was not. Let your tears mend your heart and gently carry you to new shores." Dove is a mentor filled with love unconditional, gentle, pure and innocent. She helps us find our soul purpose and will guide us back onto our path, no matter how far we went astray and how lost we feel. Dove asks us to trust in the unknown and be open to messages from the spiritual realms. |
"White Dove", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2024)
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"White Mourning Dove", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2024)
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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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Spirit Animal Drawings by Kristin Raphaela Otti
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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. 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 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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