Tag: totem animals

  • Gecko Totem: Renewal, Resilience, and the Gift of Adaptation

    Gecko Totem: Renewal, Resilience, and the Gift of Adaptation

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    Lorna Tedder
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    The geckos that flourish around my century-old house feel like more than neighbors. They’re survivors who’ve mastered the art of renewal—shedding what no longer fits, regrowing what was lost, and clinging even when the world shifts beneath them. The gecko totem has a lot to teach.

  • Awaiting the Platypus Dawn

    Awaiting the Platypus Dawn

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Two months ago, I participated in some “spiritual work” with some trusted spiritual leaders who always have an interesting point of view. I very much enjoy these sessions where I am a student rather than a teacher and where I am challenged to see things in a new way. I’m a big believer in continued…

  • Talking to Animals

    Talking to Animals

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Sometimes we choose special animals–including birds and insects–and sometimes they choose us. “But Mommy,” my older daughter protested, “animals can’t talk!” Okay, so my response to her question about animal totems had failed and failed miserably. As I explained how animals have different spiritual meanings and how what they represent can “speak” to us, she…