ANIMAL STORIES continues....
LILY and SHADOW Story ....
Dear Deb
Your consultation very much rings true of our dog's personalities.You have described them both so incredible well we have found it to be very insightful.You are correct about Shadow coming from non-physical abuse. He was a victim of circumstances hat left him alone and afraid in a basement. His owner had the good heart to rehome him. After a few months of looking we decided to keep him.
Interesting this morning; Lily and Shadow were out of ordinary. Lily the sleep-in queen got up at about 5:40? our time and had to go outside and Shadow followed. They stayed out until I got shortly after six. They didn't bark or paw the door to get in. It was unusual enough that we remarked on it.
We went to see Jenny's pugs today and they are really sweet as six month old pugs can be, but it turns out she was only kidding. She says she wants to keep all three. She said there would be more "cleft palate rescues" in the future. So we will see, I am with you in that the puppy will choose us.
Thank-you for all your kind words.
Beth, Brian, Lily, Shadow
HOW COULD I NOT LOVE THIS WORK?
These are the kinds of stories that make my heart full and bring so much meaning this work. I am grateful to the clients who are willing to share their experiences with us here. Here’s an interaction I had with an undomesticated animal during my training with Georgina Cyr.
BEING A PYTHON Story ....
As we drifted into our meditative state I could tell that my particular ‘snake’, a python, had been waiting for me, and it wanted to give me the knowledge of being a snake.
He first suggested that I might want to experience the act of eating. As I become one with this python, I was aware of the physical sensations as it unhinged its jaw to swallow the prey whole. The feeling made my stomach roll and I felt nauseous. He first asked why I would feel so offended by this method of taking in nourishment, and then if I request permission and thank the providers of my sources of nourishment at every meal. I was humbled to admit that many times I have eaten without doing this. He told me that a snake ‘asks’ permission of its prey, and that the prey understands they are important in the cycle of life. Each food animal is thanked and revered for the offering of its life to sustain the snake’s life force. He asked if I had ever overindulged in eating. I had to be honest and admit I have, on many occasions. He explained they only eat when their bodies require nourishment, and never take more than they need at one time. Again – how humbling for me.
He then asked me if I’d like to share more of his world and we sped through the jungle undergrowth. His eyesight was far different then mine; I saw how things look at ground level, the intense colors and how everything seemed to have an additional dimension. Each blade of grass was a multi faceted jewel. It was an incredible experience.
At the end of our time together, the snake suggested it was important for humans to try to see the world through the eyes of each individual animal. That we can’t make assumptions based on how we live, that we must strive to understand how they live together in harmony and that we must be the ones to learn from them. He told me that they had been ‘waiting’ for me and that now I was to go and spread the word…and I’m hopeful that is why you are reading this, so I can fulfill the task they have assigned me.
