Wisdom
of the Spider We
are connected to everything on this Earth more deeply and intimately than we could
ever imagine. Beyond the balance of nature, such as trees giving us oxygen to
breath and in turn, we giving them carbon dioxide to breath, we are connected
energetically to all things of, on, and in this beautiful planet. This
truism was recently brought to the fore of my awareness by a spider bite. It
took me a while to get that it was more than just another insect bite. In fact,
I didn't even get the importance of it until after it seemed it was healing, and
then the infected area got larger, itchier, and more inflamed and swollen. When
I finally realized that the inflammation wasn't going away, it dawned on me that
this was an animal message and I'd better pay attention and get the message. But
what was the message? Well,
part of the message was obvious. Because I wasn't paying attention to something,
I got bitten. The bite was to grab my attention. But what was I missing? I
turned to my books by Ted Andrews (Animal-Wise and Animal Speak),
and although there is much wisdom in those books, none of it seemed to be especially
applicable to me now. After musing on the issue for a day or so the message finally
came to me. I
was focusing on the hurt and not the healing. No
wonder the inflammation wasn't going away! As per The Law of Attraction, I was
getting more of what I was focusing on - the injury and how much it itched, how
red and inflamed it was, and how it had become swollen. As
soon as I got the message I shifted my inner focus to envision the red inflammation
receding, feel how much less the area itched, and notice how the swelling had
receded. As I did so, the inflammation actually did began receding, the itching
stopped, and healing began... on more than just the physical level. I
thanked the spider for bringing me this message and giving me new awareness about
how I was focusing on what I didn't want, and thus manifesting more of
it. So
now I'm noticing when I'm focusing on what I don't want and immediately I shift
my thoughts to what I do want. As I go through my day I become aware of
any negative thoughts more quickly and am then able to instantly shift them to
the positive. What
don't you want in your life and are focusing on? How
might you shift your focus to manifest what you do want in your life? Love,
Kathy
The
Power of Books Books
have always been an important part of my life. When
I worked at a bookstore, I used to look around the store in amazement at all of
the wondrous knowledge that was available to me in all the thousands of books
that were gathered together in that one place. It was like having all of the wisest
people in all the world in all of history right in front of me, ready to share
the best and juiciest parts of their wisdom with me.
Picking up a book and reading it was like walking up to the author and saying,
"tell me the most important thing that you know". And they would. All
I had to do was open the arcana - the treasure chest of their books. With
that in mind, here are links to two of Ted Andrew's books about animals and the
wisdom they offer us:
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