I've heard you tell some of these vignettes previously and very much appreciated your weaving of a comprehensive narrative to illustrate how Nature (in this case through Crow) communicates to us what is most worthy of our attention. I was especially taken by your humorous story of following the path of feathers to your car, which made me reflect on my experiences with feathers. I had a period of about one year where feathers were constantly appearing in my life. It seemed that every time I was outside, I observed feathers on the ground. I remember discussing this with you and you informed me that the shamanic path is also known as the way of the feather. I acted on this by pursing training in shamanism.
For the past year or so feathers had stopped showing up. That was until a recent vacation in Puerto Rico, where feathers again appeared in my life. Interestingly, invariably the feathers were aligned with the direction I was facing. This occurred on over a dozen occasions. I reflected on this and received information that this was an affirmation that I was on the correct path for spiritual development.
Love this. Crow has been a spirit/power animal of mine for a long time. Also fox--I was gifted with a family living under my den for 2 consecutive Springs, 2021 and 2022. I have a companion animal, a black cat, who literally appeared at our front door as a kitten in 2010 at our new home. He is my soulmate now, after the death of my human soulmate in 2014. I live in a rural area, on a busy-ish street but still I have an abundance of wildlife I am so grateful for. I recently found your Substack and I truly enjoy and am enriched by it. I have a wonderful soulful psychotherapist myself who I consider to a shaman in my life, and I look forward to reading more of your posts, thank you!
I've heard you tell some of these vignettes previously and very much appreciated your weaving of a comprehensive narrative to illustrate how Nature (in this case through Crow) communicates to us what is most worthy of our attention. I was especially taken by your humorous story of following the path of feathers to your car, which made me reflect on my experiences with feathers. I had a period of about one year where feathers were constantly appearing in my life. It seemed that every time I was outside, I observed feathers on the ground. I remember discussing this with you and you informed me that the shamanic path is also known as the way of the feather. I acted on this by pursing training in shamanism.
For the past year or so feathers had stopped showing up. That was until a recent vacation in Puerto Rico, where feathers again appeared in my life. Interestingly, invariably the feathers were aligned with the direction I was facing. This occurred on over a dozen occasions. I reflected on this and received information that this was an affirmation that I was on the correct path for spiritual development.
Love this. Crow has been a spirit/power animal of mine for a long time. Also fox--I was gifted with a family living under my den for 2 consecutive Springs, 2021 and 2022. I have a companion animal, a black cat, who literally appeared at our front door as a kitten in 2010 at our new home. He is my soulmate now, after the death of my human soulmate in 2014. I live in a rural area, on a busy-ish street but still I have an abundance of wildlife I am so grateful for. I recently found your Substack and I truly enjoy and am enriched by it. I have a wonderful soulful psychotherapist myself who I consider to a shaman in my life, and I look forward to reading more of your posts, thank you!
Thank you. It is wonderful to hear from others who are restoring our connection to nature and all her beautiful and wonderful creatures.