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 | Jan 7, 2018 | Animal art, Animal spirits, Spiritual, Totems
A couple weeks ago I had a magical moment in the woods. I’d been rambling about with my dog, and after a while felt the call to go off trail a bit to pray. Right in the middle, I hear this rustling in the leaves behind me. I look up and see this critter just...
by Ona Christie | Sep 27, 2017 | Animal art, Animal spirits, Spiritual, Totems
Deer has been coming forward for me a lot lately so I thought I’d share a bit about the spirit meaning of this magnificent animal. Perhaps it will speak to you, too! Like all animal guides, Deer has multiple meanings and I could go on for pages about it. For...
by Ona Christie | Jan 18, 2017 | Animal spirits, Totems
Spiders. They evoke our wondering admiration, and our horror, both. On the one hand, we have the miraculous, ethereal beauty of a spider web, like a garment woven for angels. On the other, a horrifying entity creeping into our nightmares, or emerging from the darkest...
by Ona Christie | Jul 31, 2016 | Animal art, Animal spirits, Bird art, Birds, Inspirational, life wisdom, Paintings, Spiritual, Things with wings
“The purpose of life is Life.” – Joseph Campbell I channeled this painting for a client recently. The image came first, but it felt like something was missing. So I took a break and started cleaning out a shelf in the studio. And as luck would have...
