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This original painting by Linda Karen Williams illustrates our Australian earth, showing the energy of the waterholes and the leylines that intersect our land. In the foreground, the Aboriginal and the Celtic snakes coil together to highlight the importance of the snake to high magic and healing and the snake's ability to change, to reconcile and to restore. Circles of Life are a collaboration by Linda Karen Williams and Sue Smith and have been a work in progress since 1997. |
Listening for animal wisdom ... |
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People change, and the creatures of the land change, but the land remains constant to be honoured by its people. This belief is central to both Aboriginal and Celtic peoples. As well as honouring the land, both nations acknowledged earth powerlines or leylines, developed a strong culture which accepted men's and women's business as separate crafts or magics, and dreamed stories of heroes and quests that were passed down to the children in an oral tradition. Both nations respected the land and looked to the animals of the land for wisdom and guidance. Both nations became a dispossessed people and the peoples of both nations were then categorised as incapable of determining their own future. The children of both nations are today's Australians, sharing an ancient land. For our deck, which incorporates the Aboriginal and the Celtic, we carefully chose uniquely Australian creatures to focus on part of our beliefs; then we found that other animals had chosen to be part of this Oracle. To understand how this could happen, you will need to look at this from the animal's point of view. It is not a matter of choosing the animal that you think suits your life or the decor of your home. It is rather the animal that chooses you, that is kind enough and generous enough to give its time to share a knowledge with you that you need to know, at this time in your life. You can learn more about our animal beliefs here, or if you wish you can access a virtual one-card reading on this site which will give you an indication of the overall Earth energy you can work with at this time. Alternatively, if you are working on a specific project or are experiencing one of life's challenges and would like to know what personal energy is individually available for you, simply email your request with Reading as the subject and you will receive a free one-card reply to your question as soon as it is possible to reply. Circles of Life face-to-face individual energy readings are now available at:
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