Pagan

[Bit]

{{{{{{{{{{{mitmo}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Hello hon. I'm sorry--you posted here when I wasn't posting much anywhere and couldn't seem to catch up--sorry for the delay in answering you!

I think you're probably going to grieve for Diego for a while. And then, it's a hard time of year to lose anyone you love, yanno? Be kind to yourself, darlin.

Has Diego come back to visit?

Thanks for asking about Trooper! He's learning to use his back legs together and has started jumping... omg... I was all set for this long stretched-out recovery timeline and here it's only two and a half weeks and he runs faster than I can catch him, he goes up and down stairs by himself, he's potty-trained himself (although we sometimes miss his signals, and he doesn't have much capacity for holding it yet), he plays constantly--he'd rather play than eat!--and he jumps up on his hind legs.

If this dog were healthy I would NEVER be able to keep up with him.

We cannot tell yet how much he already knows (as a Familiar). I was practicing some quiet drumming last night and was going to do a guided meditation with Gryph, but the pup set up such a howl we finally had to let him out of the crate. He stayed in Gryph's lap for a long time; but even after I gave up on the drum, every time I started the meditation again, he would immediately start licking Gryph's face. We don't know whether he needed to be part of the work or he just needed to be out of the crate.

He seems amazingly well tuned to voice commands, responds appropriately almost every time to the tone of voice even if he doesn't know the words. I think he's picking up on our mental images--just like the day I met him, looked at him and thought "what happened to you, puppy?!" and immediately saw the kick and felt the impact.

Psychic boy.

We're working now on controlling the teeth. He's learning that even though Daddy Gryph is patient and willing to cut him lots of slack, Mama Cath is a bitch of an Alpha and has a rule: teeth on human skin is immediately and severely punished by crating, NO treat.

I will NOT lose a Familiar at two or three or even five years old because he bit someone, I just will NOT. And believe me, although the vet was kind and officially labeled him a lab mix, anyone who knows dogs will know that is a pit bull head and pit bull jaws. We can't afford to take any chances at all. Now, while he's still small enough to smoosh into the crate, we have to teach him this lesson about teeth.

And soon I guess we have to get a bigger crate. *sheepish smile*

[Mitmo01]

Hi Bit so glad to hear that the pup is responding to your training, i believe that animals come into "Our Lives" not us into thiers...all of my beloved felines found me and im eternally grateful for their presence...my Bronwen that i have had for 10 years dissapered 3 weeks ago and has not returned...I think she is a hostage somewhere and im hoping she is being taken care of properly...she apparently decided that she wanted to wander and that is how she came into my life so i take comfort in the fact that not only is she intelligent but shes also autonomous and the universe willing will return hopefully...

It was heartbreaking to go to the humane society because i just wanted to take all of them home with us....My beloved Diego has not visited but I know in my heart that he will. A very good friend of mine is doing an egyptian ritual for him and that takes 70 days so he is in good company with all of his guardians as they prepare him for Bastet and her companions.....I miss him everyday but know he is in his happy hunting grounds with all of the stalking and hunting he could want...


Your Pup sounds like quite the Psychic and how exciting for you and Gryph to have a familiar like him...I bet he is going to get stronger and stronger with each day and those teeth and gums are probably just hurting a bit and its in his nature with want to chew probably lol but he is being structured by responsible loving humans and lucky him that he is soooo loved by you two.

No need for any apologies at all, i always enjoy your thoughts and words and your kindness

I hope that you and yours are safe and well this yule season
and all of the animals are safe and sound...: )

[Bit]

Oh. My. Gawd.

He is like your MOST obnoxious little brother... on springs. I keep telling him, "Lady's gonna BITE you..." but he doesn't seem to get it yet.

She's just not amused. Dowager Diva Princesses do not take kindly to obnoxious little brothers on springs. *sympathetic laugh* And she's stuck with him... even if he weren't a Familiar, he's Gryph's puppy and I could never take him away from that Butch; it would break both their hearts.

LOL, I read your post Mitmo, saw him headed for the door and scooted out there quick to open it for him and avoid an accident... just who is being trained, here?

So you're not only dealing with gray days and Diego's death, you're also dealing with the loss of your Bronwen? My word! I'll mention this to Gryph--he's good at talking to cats--if I forget, remind me again, k?

[Bit]

Ooops! I was so concerned about Bronwen, I almost forgot! *big blush*

{{{{{{{{{{{Mitmo}}}}}}}}}}} A blessed Yule to you also, darlin, and may you and yours be warm and dry. May the light of love shine through these days of darkness and may the Holly King see you safe to summer's light again!

[foxyshaman]

it has been so long since I have posted on here. I have kept up somewhat with the different things going on, but things are changing.

I have been on a spiritual walk lately that has left me happy, tired and invigorated. Since Christmas I have been running around like crazy. I just wanted to stop in and say "hey"..

so

Hey... what has everyone been up to??

[Bit]

Oh my gosh, I almost missed this! {{{{{{{{{{{{{{Foxy}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Hi, honey! So glad you checked in!

I'm reading and growing, stretching my mind and skills. The latest book (I just finished it) is Soul Retrieval, by Sandra Ingerman. FASCINATING book. I bought it for Gryph, actually, but ended up reading it myself because I was curious.

I've been feeling disconnected for a while, haven't been able to meditate, so after I started the book I bought a couple Sandra Ingerman CDs. I figured, this is the premier Shamanism teacher, so Gryph should have access to her, right? And one of the CDs is guided meditations, shamanic journeys--so I thought, hey, two things at once, show Gryph that I support him on his path, and also get myself kick-started back into meditating and Circling again, right? Bring myself back into balance?

Sandra Ingerman has a loud voice, and she drums REALLY fast, and she never shuts up to let you get down into a meditative state... and if you persist, and finally manage to get there despite her voice?

She WHISTLES really loudly like a bird's cry. *buries face in hands*

What could we do but laugh, as she repeatedly popped us out of meditating/journeying? I guess she's not necessarily the teacher for us, although we have been enjoying her audiobook about soul retrieval.

So. At this point, I can send energy when I'm careful about it, and I can still of course get people grounded whenever I talk to them, but for the most part my meditating skills are on hold. It's the brain fog from the fibromyalgia. Gryph keeps it mostly at bay with energy work and that allows me to function on an everyday level--yanno, cooking, taking care of the dogs, getting the bills paid and the taxes filed--but although I can connect enough to hear the Goddess, the Ancestors, and our Allies, I cannot go deeply enough to do really profound work. So I figure the best use of this time for me is reading and learning, and when the brain fog eases, I can start working again.

[foxyshaman]

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{BIT}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Hey Sunshine!!! Good to hear from you.

Sandra Ingerman is the soul retrieval (SR) guru. I took her five day SR course and think she is a good teacher. Now I have not listened to her CD's, but I did read the book you are referring to a number of years ago. I started doing SR's long before I took her course... I took just to get "Cred".... you know shamans can be such a stuffy lot. Pedigrees who knew!! And here is little ol me just wandering about picking up wonderfully led spirit insight and info. Ah well what is a gal to do... besides keep trying.

I went to WI in early March and took a seven day Compassioante Depossession workshop with Betsy Bergstrom. It was 12 hours a day and lots and lots of classroom discussion about death and cosmology. But it leaves your head full.

Then I came home and have been gearing down my drumming circle. This has been a way of life for me for 17 years and I have been teaching shamanism for 14 years. Tonite is the last journey circle. I thought I was gonna be all <granite> about it... I think I am granite softie . This circle is all about Middle World work and tracking. How to track your own energy, a patient's energy or even things that have been lost or misplaced. I am not sure who many ppl will show up, but I think my little buddist temple is going to be filled!!

I have had lots of patients for compassionate depossession... now that is fascinating work. And incredibly tangible. I have my first fibro patient in early May so I will keep you posted on how she does. Who knows maybe you could find a practitioner in your area and it may help you.

I feel like this is a great tool, and it certainly helps me to understand some of the 'things' I have encountered in my healing work over the years. I have gotten in touch with an old circle mate who is a psychiatrist at our local mental hospital to see if he would be willing to chat with me and perhaps recommend the work to some of his patients. I also would like to work with veterans, not sure how, but I think the work would be very helpful to some in their healing process.

Anyway... on my way to writing yet another TOME...

Lots of Love.. I am keeping your sister in my prayers and thoughts. Please give a hello hug to Gryph.