by Ona Christie | Apr 22, 2018 | Animal spirits, Birds, Spiritual, Things with wings, Totems
Funny how some animals (like Dolphin) are almost universally loved, while others elicit a whole range of emotions, from reverence to revulsion. Of any bird spirit animal, Owl is perhaps the one that is most feared, while at the same time respected and sometimes even...
by Ona Christie | Apr 8, 2015 | Animal spirits, Spiritual, Totems
When most people think of power animals, they tend to gravitate towards the sexy ones. Wolf, Eagle, Lion, Horse, Cat. Gentler souls will sometimes go for sweet ones like Rabbit or Deer. But I’ve never, ever, heard anyone mention worms. Which is a shame. Because...
by Ona Christie | Apr 3, 2015 | Animal spirits, Cats, Totems
Last summer I had to pick my daughter Aster up from language camp in Minnesota, and we decided to take an extra day to camp in the Black River State Forest in Wisconsin on the way back. We did some hiking, too, and were about a mile in on a remote trail when I looked...
by Ona Christie | Apr 2, 2015 | Animal spirits, Things with wings
Bats! Most people find them at least a little scary. If nothing else, it can be a bit disconcerting when one swoops close to your head from above. But unless you go out of your way to bother them, bats are typically completely harmless. Not only that, but they bless...
by Ona Christie | Feb 11, 2015 | Animal art, Animal spirits, Paintings, Spiritual, Totems, Watercolor
Another new painting in the Chakra Power Animal series: This Root Chakra Meditation Painting is next in the Power Animal Chakra Meditation Series after my Bee Power Center painting. (No, I’m not doing them in order.) It’s intended to help balance and open...