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09/12/2009

Taking Carla’s class was and continues to be a great gift in my life. It is a wonderful treat to be guided by Carla, who is extremely knowledgeable, compassionate, and always able to answer my questions. She brings a sweet sense of humor along for the journey, also! Thank you, Carla, for introducing (or, as it feels, re-introducing) me to the way of the Shamans, which I was searching for so long. I am looking forward to the next steps or flights along this path! – Janey (Intro to Shamanic Healing Teleclass)

I loved the class and everything about it. The exercises have greatly enhanced my life and my practicing.

The class was calming with a wonderful energy. It helped me see things in a different way.

Carla Person teaches as she lives–from a heartfelt integration of the spirit of Compassion. In Gregg Braden’s book “The Divine Matrix,” he writes of visiting abbots of Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and asking what it is that is the unseen, invisible component to their prayers– and the answer is that all of their spiritual practices combine to create the feeling of Compassion. Well, we don’t have to spend sixteen hours a day in deep contemplation to cultivate the spirit of Compassion in our lives. No matter what your formal religious or spiritual path is, shamanism empowers you to have direct experiences of loving, compassionate beings who transmit love, healing and knowledge. Carla is a loving tour guide as one explores one’s own, personalized spiritual journey into the worlds of shamanic practice. The adage about teaching a man to fish is so true--It takes a master teacher like Carla to allow her students the freedom to learn to receive direct instruction from Spiritual Source, rather than being dependent on taking seminars and classes on the human level. I value her mentorship and encourage others to take her classes.
Sue Tanida http://angelicinsights.blogspot.com

I am a perpectual student, and, by education and desire, wear many hats. Most days I juggle my geographer hat and my animal communicator hat. In Carla, I found a teacher and an explorer who could walk me to the edge of her explorations of the Universe, sharing with me what she had learned along the way. Then she encouraged me to leap off that edge and explore on my own. My clients, both animal and human, have benefited greatly from the journeys. Dawn in Illinois http://www.dawnwrobel.com

I would strongly recommend taking any Shamanic Classes with Carla Meeske Person. I have found that no matter what level I am at, she has been helpful, organized, able to answer all my questions to my satisfaction and very enlightening. Her teaching and leadership has given me confidence (where I had none) and information that I have found extremely helpful. I liked the fact that she encourages her students to find what works for them instead of insisting that we do it like she does. I feel that I have grown because she has given me the freedom to grow. It has definitely been time and money well spent. Thanks so much, Carla! Lyn

The workshop was fantastic! The information and techniques, combined with your teaching style are so powerful. Driving home, a sense of contentment filled my being, the first time in a long time. Ann

Carla, I enjoyed you and your seminar tremendously. Sharon

I admit, I am a bit of a skeptic regarding animal communication, but went to Carla’s first seminar with an open mind. Her skill in facilitating us on our journeys was amazing. Everyone in our class met their power animals on the first attempt. You could literally feel the energy of the spirits we had met. We then partnered up with another classmate and proceeded with a “meet and greet” of an animal belonging to our partner. We only had name, species, age and location to go on. I journeyed to my partner’s house and later described it to her – a house I had NEVER been to. Amazing things happened to all of us in these two days of Carla’s guidance. Since then, a friend asked me to help her with her aged cat who was losing weight. Although the vet did not feel it was the cat’s “time”, I journeyed and met this lovely cat. I explained how his owners were very worried and understood if it was his “time”, even though they would miss him. My friend called the next day to say her cat passed quietly in his sleep. All I can say is – - – WOW. Chris Hudson

I’ve been meaning to write and let you know what a difference your workshop and healing session has made in my life already. Your work is truly amazing. Since the healing session, I have a new-found sense of completeness and confidence, and my heart is absolutely filled with love and gratitude. As you know, I’ve been practicing telepathic animal communication for quite a few years now, but have always felt a block…something holding me back. I believe the shamanic method is my “missing link!” It has literally opened up a whole new world for me. Thank you for the important work that you do. I SO look forward to the next workshop. -Carolyn B.

I was in your Chicago workshop last weekend. A lady on my prairie dog forum has a pd with an infected salivary gland… it’s been abscessed, and swollen for 2 months – despite antibiotics, etc. Nothing was helping the abscess go down. I offered to do a healing journey – making no promises of course, because I’m brand new at this. I saw my guide remove the gunk and a foreign object (which appeared to be a yucky squirming huge bug of some sort – but I didn’t tell her that) from Precious, then she got a power animal. I did this journey Saturday morning. I just rec’d an e-mail from her mom – the abscess went away Saturday afternoon – it’s gone!!!! OMG!!!!! Her mom is thrilled of course – and so am I.
This is just amazing Carla; I’m really speechless. Lorie


” ‘A Theologian studies the celestial realms; a Shaman makes regular visits.’ During my first workshop with Carla a few years back, I begged her to please consider taking a student/s via tele-bridge phone conferencing. During her tutelage after the workshop, Spirit gave me a traditional shamanic initiation into Siberian Shamanism and subsequently an invitation to Siberia and the Altai. During an advanced workshop “Spiral of Time” with Carla, I was initiated into Egyptian Shamanism and onto work with the Ascended Masters and an Egyptian teacher. With Carla’s instruction, debriefings and guidance I was able to process, understand and integrate the information and guidance from the world of Spirit. Spirit would not have impelled me forward without Carla there as my teacher. My original practice was with animals. Now an ordained minister, I have integrated shamanism into the ministry and provide soul coaching to many human clients with PTSD, past abuse and soul trauma. Thank you Carla for teaching me about the tradition, the practices, for your firmly ethical guidance and most of all for making me aware of how holy is the work we do. I will be forever mindful of and grateful for your teaching, guidance and support. Namaste’.”
Barbara Kaufmann: Minister, Shaman and long time student of Carla www.soulwhisperer.info

The shamanic method has greatly enhanced my telepathic animal communication in may ways (already!), including:
* Making the connection to the client animal much more effective and effortless. Whereas before I was spending a lot of time to effectively clear my mind/make the connection, the shamanic method has helped me to make a deeper, more meaningful connection within a minute or two.
* Creating a much more protective and safe environment to work in. Prior to being enlightened to shamanic work, I found my protection exercises not quite effective enough, especially when working with a sick animal. Many times I would come out of a session feeling physically drained. With the shamanic method, I not only feel protected and safe, but also invigorated, inspired, and more complete with every journey. I think the most amazing thing is, I never expected that I could actually help in healing a client animal. With shamanic work, I now know it is not only a possibility, but a reality! Wow.
I just wanted to fill you in on how much your work and workshop has changed my life! It is all so eye-opening and wonderful! Thank you, Carla for introducing me to this incredible new world. With gratitude, Carolyn B

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Healing Testimonials

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09/12/2009

Wow! This was an awesome reading!!  Profound! Incredible! As always, your Gift is so comforting and beautiful, and so healing.  Cliff and I thank you very much.  I can’t wait to go home and talk to Cliff about this! I must share with you that since the day of Barley’s reading, he has been transposed into a dog of serenity, at peace, not so overly sensitive to noises and his environment and we are very thankful for your help. And your reading on Blondie continues to comfort us.
In the late fall, I will get a puppy.  It was so touching and all so true.
God bless you Carla. Thank you.
Nancy

Carla, We can’t thank you enough for this! Both times when we were in crisis, its your sessions that brought us back to hope and positive energy!
We are ever so thankful to you, Grandfather, Amber and all the helping spirits. God bless you dear Carla for the noble work you are doing for people like us! We are forever indebted!
Will keep in touch with you always. There is so much warmth in your, your voice and presence..
Thank you!  Pria

I had a journey with Carla to clear the negative energies on our land brought in with a severe hail storm that occurred on Aug. 6, 2009. After the journey, I got ready to go to town and as I headed down the stairs in the front of the house I passed our waterfall which drops into a pool of water.  All summer we had cleaned it every two weeks and worked to keep the water clear, but it stayed murky all of the time (at best) and then would become filled with pond scum towards the end of the two weeks.  I had been checking every day to see if I could see the large rocks in the bottom of the pool.  They were becoming obscure as we started into the second week.  As I passed the pond, after the journey, I stopped and stared because I could not believe my eyes.  The pond was clear.  Not only could I see the large rocks but I could even see the small pebbles on the bottom clearly.  This is over 24 hours since the journey, as I write, and I just checked the pond again.  It is still clear to the bottom!  I am sure that that is sign that the energy has been cleared and recovery of the damage is well on its way.  Thanks so much, Carla.  It is great to know you are there for help such as this.  We are extremely grateful for all the Spirits who helped clear our property!  Thank you! Lyn

I was so pleased with our time together. It helped to fill in some gaps in understanding myself, and I’m so thankful for the all the healing “in my bones” that took place and will continue to transpire in my life.  Knowing that “rabbit” is my number one power animal I went out and bought myself a cute one in resin (he’s brown and about 12 inches tall) for my garden.  Cookie gave me one in white for my deck with a lovely blooming amethyist plant. She chose white because we both had connected me with an Alice in Wonderland nature just as you had in one of the visions.  Such fun, such delight!
I’m so greatful for your gift of service to others.  Remember, should there be another direction for you down your path, the door will open and you will know! Just keep enjoying the moment!!!
Love, light and blessings,
Yvonne

I feel as if a weight has been lifted off of my heart, and more importantly, my heart feels different. I’d forgotten what it feels like to have a whole healed heart. Thank you so much for giving that back to me. – Ann, after a session to retrieve a gift of love form her deceased animal.

I cannot tell you what a TOTAL SWITCH I feel in myself since the session with you. A few things have happened: first of all, I feel more unadulterated JOY than I have felt in 10 years. I feel unencumbered. Worries about things are rolling off my back. I used to spend a lot of time ruminating and worrying about my love life being messed up, me being broken, what I did wrong / could do better. I spent SOOOOO much time in FEAR. I am now in this awesome state of practical bliss.

Just a note to let you know what a difference our journey made. I graciously thanked the spirits for all of their help…I am really experiencing a flood of emotions, so this is good.. As always, Thank you so much!!

I feel so rich and full. Hope has returned to my heart. For so many years, I’ve felt “broken” in the love department and I had truly lost hope that I would ever truly be able to love and be loved in a way that was Divine, deep and lasting. So, Carla… I just wanted to say thank you. Alyson

Since the healing session I have a new-found sense of completeness and confidence, and my heart is absolutely filled with love and gratitude. Your work is truly amazing.

Stephen was completely blown away by your communication with his [late] uncle. If you set up an office in Scottsdale and started doing channelings like that you’d be on Oprah in no time at all peddling your New York Times #1 best seller, “Conversations with Dead Relatives.” Sharon Darley

I wanted to drop you a note of thanks. I have my Ramsey back again. He hasn’t growled in weeks and is being very loving again. It is wonderful. I have been avoiding adding more chaos to my life and trying to find serenity. The little people in my home are out and about quite often now, and I find them comforting.. With your help, I am attempting to find a balance and peace. Thank you. Cathie P.S. Give K my blessing.

I know you had done the healing work the first thing when I woke up this morning, it is amazing how wonderful the shift has been and I felt it immediately! Great stuff. And you are really amazing yourself and I’m very Blessed to have brought you into my life, Thank You! Talk to you soon, and thank you so very much for your continued help, Blessings to you my dear, Toni Jo xo

I just received the rose quartz in the mail. Tucker seemed to recognize it and rubbed his face all over it. I was going to put it on his collar, but he said no, to place it in his bed. He is very calm. When I asked him how he was doing today, he said “all the pieces are coming in.” I think he was talking about the pieces of his soul that were separated. He has slept most of the time since the healing; he hasn’t been able to sleep during the day for a long time, so this is pretty amazing. I think he can finally relax. Hugs, Kelly

Carla, I want to take a few moments to express my gratitude and appreciation for your devotion to teaching and bringing peace and healing to others, and for the openness of your heart. I have so enjoyed both your workshops and private tele-classes over the past few years, and as a result my shamanic healing practice has deepened and grown more profound than I thought possible.

Speaking as a fellow spiritual teacher and mentor, I can truly say that you are a gifted, warm and wise leader. Your strong connection to spirit and your compassion for all species of earthlings blends to create an awesome learning experience for all of your students. Thank you for sharing your gifts with the world! Blessings and hugs,
Kathy Kawalec  http://www.dancinghearts.org

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A recommendation

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09/12/2009

Yes I know Carla personally and professionally.
Hi – I met her through a mutual friend and have done massage for her and her husband.
I have taken one of her “animal communication” courses – but in person here in Phoenix not over the computer — excellently done and amazingly accurate.
When KittyBoy was so ill (over a one-year period) and it was getting close time for me to let him go, I asked her to do several readings for him & me… They were right on target.  She also supported with healing and “journey work” after I released his loving spirit from that poor, exhausted little body… very compassionately done.
I can recommend her to you with the highest regard, if you are considering either having a reading/healing or studying with her.

Lynda

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Kolur Lives! Again!

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10/17/2008
Kolur

Kolur

Those of you who have met Kolur know that he is sweetness on hooves. He’s a lover and a therapy horse, but he hasn’t had it easy.

This spring he had his cancerous penis amputated (sorry fellows). That healed up fine and we were excited about the winter riding season, when he got kicked in the leg. The wound infected and it spread into his elbow joint, a terribly painful and potentially crippling, even fatal problem. Fortunately we have Spirit Allies who love us, and wonderful healing help from our team of vets and care givers.

First week of September I went to visit friends in Oregon. I was hesitant to go, and I was counting the days to come home. While I was gone new horses came to the barn, and the turnout area had the usual shuffling for position. Kolur got nailed! When I got home I saw the surface wound, a small cut which I cleaned up and medicated. Three days later it swelled like a balloon, so off to the hospital we went. The vets on duty treated it as a puncture wound, but cautioned it was near the bone. Unfortunately the antibiotics didn’t work, and five days later Kolur’s elbow joint infected. In a horse, especially an older horse, this is life threatening.  Dr. Lucas said she would understand if I decided to end the pain for him, but she wanted to try aggressive treatment. If he survived he could be crippled, but we would cross that bridge when we got to it. She did surgery to clean the joint and sent him home under the care of my dear friend and small animal vet, Bill Petersen. We administered IV antibiotics plus intramuscular penicillin with big fat needles. From a vet point of view we were doing what we could. From a shamanic point of view we needed a miracle!

That weekend Eva, Sue and I performed the Spiral Labyrinth for him. We assembled at Sue’s and rolled out the Spiral. I called in the Spirits in the special way that I was taught, and we empowered the spiral with sacred stones connected to other important power spots on the planet. The energy was palpable. Spirit was so strong that Sue was frozen into place, unable to move! It was Eva’s first Spiral, and she was uncertain when she should enter. I wasn’t giving much instruction, as I was busy walking the Spiral and asking the spirits to bring Kolur a miracle. So Eva journeyed to her Spiral teacher, and asked for guidance. When it was time for her to walk, Spirit shoved her forward with a possession-strong force. She said the experience was completely amazing! She and I walked the Spiral repeatedly for Kolur and for three other animals, all of whom were in deep need. One was Gurta, Sue’s dog, who had been suffering paralysis seizures. She hasn’t had another since. Sue did her healing work where she stood – oddly enough paralysed by the power. Spirit works in odd ways. It is all reflection, mirrors upon mirrors.

I went to the barn immediately after the circle and medicated Kolur. He was uncomfortable and his leg was still warm and puffy. Then around 3:00 in the morning I awoke and knew that his fever had broken, that he had overcome the infection. The next morning he was bright and the swelling was gone! That was two weeks ago now, and the leg just gets better and better. He did get one bout of stomach disturbance that scared the heck out of me, but other than that his healing has been on a straight line to normal! He has been off pain meds for a week and is showing no signs of lameness, and that infection seems like it was years ago. Blessings!

Next week he will begin a slow gentle rehab, as the infections are known to destroy cartilage. I trust the Spirits to have protected his joint, but I won’t be cavalier. We will do just as the Doctor orders and take it nice and slow.

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The Hawaiian Spirits Speak…Follow the Rules!

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09/23/2008
Our Workshop in Hawaii

Our Workshop in Hawaii

The Journey with the Reef workshop turned into an initiation for me as the Ancient Spirits of Hawai’i gave me precise instructions for proper conduct and warned me of the consequences if we didn’t do things in the way they prescribed. There really are rules! But before we had a night of instructions, we celebrated a wedding in old authentic Hawai’ian style. Read about it in Yes Spirits, We are Listening. http://carlaperson.wordpress.com/yes-spirits-we-are-listening-hi-08/

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Aloha Honu, Grandmother Turtle!

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09/22/2008

We are the children of Honu (Hawaiian for Turtle). We are the fruit of her creation. Honu remakes us as she travels the globe. globe. We are reborn with each egg that hatches. We are rescued with each turtle saved from a net. Honu has taught me that each action we take, each attitude we hold, in fact every part of our being is connected to the rest of the planet and all of life. We know this intellectually and journey work brings us direct connection to it. But I have never had the body slamming, mind expanding, viscerally complete understanding of it until Honu entered my being and made her home in my soul. This summer I traveled to Hawaii and I opened my heart to her and to all the loving ancient spirits who guide us gently from the land of Aloha. I came back a different person. Read more here: The story of working with Honu.

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Case Study: Helping My Beloved Bud Cross Over (As Told by Student Debbie Decker)

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07/24/2008

Bud

Deb Decker shared this incredible story of love and healing for her kitty as he transitioned. It is so true that our connection to them helps them as they move from this plane to the other. And the blessing of being able to stay connected to them in a healthy way really is the best of the best. Thank you Deb for sharing this wonderful story!  Carla

“When Bud–my beloved international-winning Havana Brown show cat that I helped bring into this world–was diagnosed with liver failure, I worked very hard with Carla and my holistic vet to first try and heal him. But the damage to his liver was too great from the tainted food he ate (it was kitten food on the Menu Food recall) despite his young age.

We all knew that he would soon leave us and I had one choice: to help make Bud’s transition as peaceful as possible for him, and with as little guilt on my part for not being able to save his life.

Bud was what I called an “ugly ducking”. I was there with Bud when he was born on September 3, 2006. From day one I started to talk with the babies (six little brown kittens!) and found that each had it’s own “voice”. Bud was the shy one who ended up displaying his “Siamese roots” by eating holes in my wool yoga blanket, toys and other non-cat-food items. While the others went off to either a show home or pet home, I had Bud–who was a roly poly “ugly duckling”. He was short-legged and had a round little belly. Now looking back we know it was the food that bloated out his liver. When the food recall was announced to my horror I had the packets of food with the tainted lot number. This was the type of kitten food I raised his mother on so my litter was raised on it too. He was a picky little cuss – except for his taste in wool, string and hair – so the only thing he would eat was the pouch food. In other words, his poor liver was getting nothing but poisons when I thought he was getting a nourishing diet.

After he got off the food, he slimmed down into a “gorgeous swan” and soon became the youngest of his breed to claim the # 1 alter worldwide! And then while at the large international show, he got sick. And it was down hill from there.

It was through journeying that I learned from Carla at workshops that I was able to help Bud–and myself!–to get through all of this. I always journeyed with Bud before a show, and sometimes during a show if I felt he had a “question” or needed some help with a situation (i.e. a cat at the show, a judge, maybe that new fangled toy he saw!). He was really a funny little boy. A true showman….and a diva! He won the hearts of many judges, breeders and exhibitors. Oh, and spectators too. We’d be at a show and he’d say in his cute little voice “what is up with that cat crying?” So journeying with him as a kitten had allowed us to have an open communication during his (short) life. And that also allowed us to move through his illness, and eventual transition.

When we realized he would not make it, I journeyed to help him with this. He was young, and he loved his mama Gwendolyn so much. He didn’t want to leave me either. But he sure didn’t want to leave his mom. Gwendolyn, Prissy (an old dog that had passed away years ago) and Spatz (my first cat that Carla met!) were there to help out. Bud was not ready, and it took a while for him to realize that his life on earth was really meant to be short, and he had bigger things to do once he crossed over.

Three days before he was to pass away, I heard him clickity clack into the office (I didn’t trim his nails at the end…why?) and then his sweet voice say “I know it’s almost time…” then he jumped into the window and watched the Blue Jays and Cardinals eating suet and seed. He turned his big eyes at me and said “I love you, and I’m ready.”

The morning of December 6, 2007 I woke up. He was in his bed, but I could tell he was not doing well. So I put him on the bed…Gwen crawled up next to him and started to bathe him…and I put my hand on his side and started to journey. We called circle and not only did my power animals come in, but his angels, guardian spirits and power animals came in too. And then my cats and dogs who had passed over, including his three sisters who had died at the ages of 3-7 days. His sisters were crystal keepers and they brought a gorgeous crystal for Bud. Prissy — my old Schipperke who was so fat she had to have a Mallard duck to fly around on in the heavens–brought the mate to her duck for Bud to ride when he was ready to cross over. Spatz was there to help along with my grandmother. And Butch, my old Angora who was a head in the crystal palace, showed Bud that he was to do healing work on animals, and help lost animals get home. He had a wonderful mission ahead of him. And as Butch said with his Cheshire smile “You’ll be the best cat in the biggest cat show ever!”

With that I heard a long sigh….and I opened my eyes to see Bud gone. I wrapped him up, held him, blessed him, and told him to soar on the back of his new winged friend and I would see him. (Spatz also informed me Bud would go through a 14-day transition period so he could adjust to his new role and spiritual body.)

Although I still miss the little diva….by journeying from the first sign of illness through his transition, I know that Bud has a bigger role to play. He has shown me his healing work and it’s funny to hear Prissy (who still works with him) jump his butt because he’s just doing a young brash “kid thing”. I know I now can call on Bud to help out at the shows (he still comes and hangs out and calms his mom down if she’s in the ring) and he has even helped me and the other cats and dogs.

Knowing he is happy, and is playing a role in helping others, has given me a sense of peace. I didn’t carry–nor do I carry–the guilt that I fed him food (that I thought was good for him! who knew it was poison for my baby?) I still cry at times, don’t get me wrong! But the minute I do I think “why?” and then I’ll hear him say “because you like to stroke my chin”.

So you know what I do? I close my eyes, and meet him in our favorite place next to a gorgeous, babbling stream….and I stroke his chin.”

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Shared Conditions – Am I making my animal sick?

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07/22/2008

My right eye itches. There is nothing wrong with it, but my Icelandic horse Jark has something dreadfully wrong with his left eye. Arizona summers are really hard for him. He is susceptible to flies; they invade every moist region given the slightest opportunity. Last year it was his sheath. I have learned to put SWAT repellent on it daily. This year they got his eyes. I put a fancy new fly mask on him, one with pink ears, and it was a little too big. Jark shook it off. I put it back on. He took it off. After a few days of this game I went back to the old mask that was secure, but it was too late. The fly larvae were breeding deep in the pocket of his eye. At the time of this writing he is in surgery getting them removed before they cause permanent damage.

Jark with Kolur

Jark with Kolur

This explains why my eye is blurry and itchy. Jark and I get symbiotic symptoms. When he was a youngster he stepped on a nail. I was at work in town, but my foot cramped up and started stinging. When I got home I found out why – it was nasty. As he healed so did my foot. Fortunately the coincidence isn’t consistent. When the flies got his sheath last summer I personally was fine!

I am not taking on Jark’s troubles. We simply live in the same energetic field. We are connected, and when he hurts my field senses it and sometimes my body mirrors it. I hurt because he hurts, but he is not “doing” anything to me, nor am I trying to help him by taking his suffering from him.

I think this is a really important thing to understand. Many people ask me if their personal problems are making their animals sick. They often feel guilty, which only makes the situation worse. People also ask if their animal is trying to help them when the animal mirrors a person’s pain. “Are they trying to take the pain away from me?”. There is no absolute answer to this, as some animals are martyrs. But most are not. Most animals mirror our pain because we are so close that we share energy, just like intermingling branches of trees.

So how can you help a suffering animal who may be mirroring you?

First: Get the animal to the best Vet you know, and give the animal every bit of allopathic, shamanic and energetic medicinal support you can.

Second: Do whatever you can to avoid “projecting” your own stuff. Ask the helping spirits to put a protective shield between you and the animal, so that any pain you may be experiencing is neutralized before it reaches them. Ask the animal’s spirit allies to protect them as well.

Third: Do whatever you can to heal yourself. The mirror works both ways. Your healing helps the animal heal. His healing helps you heal.

And finally: If the animal is indeed playing martyr, let them know that it isn’t really helping you, and that it is in fact making everything worse because now both of you are unhappy! If they are well it will help you get well too. See step three!

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Was it a miracle?

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06/30/2008

I wanted to share an experience and thank the spirits heartily for their help! A sweet middle aged kitty named Baci went to the vet for stomach pain, and the vet did x-Rays. She found a large alarming tumor on the kitty’s lung. My friend Luce, who baby sits the kitty, asked me to have a look and do healing. Luce also asked for prayer circles and other healing groups to help. It takes a team! My teacher Amber said that she felt it was not serious, and she did extraction and healing. She said to expect them to find it is a cyst, and that draining it would be all it needs. (I am always very careful to not give medical diagnosis, so I of course gave a my disclaimers as I told Luce what I was receiving.) Blessings abound – here is what Luce reported a few days later:

Hello Carla,
Mother and son are doing great…..
Resa (the kitty’s “mom”) was besides herself with joy, gratitude and relief. Thank you, thank you, thank you a million times.
The Vet was flabbergasted. She had run a series of x-rays last week, all showing the same thing. Yesterday, …. not a trace.
You may remember that I had debated about telling Resa about the specifics of the Shamanic session.
Yesterday morning, before she went to the Vet, I called her telling her of your work on Baci’s and her behalf and told her that, at worst, it was a cyst that would be drained with no further consequence. She told me that for the past few days, unbeknownst to me, she had told herself that it was only a cyst and everything would be fine.
I received the CD in the mail and I will pass it on to Resa, I told her she would be blown away (in a good way) by the comments about their very unique heart connection.
Now, I know why you said “how appropriate” when you pulled the amulet for Baci. I am sure Resa will treasure it.
Again, all my deep and heartfelt thank yous to you, Amber, and all the other Power Beings that contributed their presence and work but remained in the periphery so as to not alarm Baci.

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Hawaii Workshop – Learn to Journey and Spirits of the Reef

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05/13/2008

On August 16-18, 2008 I will be giving a 2 day introductory workshop in Kona, followed by a special 3rd day of communicating with the Hawaiian reef. I am very excited to be finally sharing this magical work. When I was journeying in Bonaire the spirits of the ocean would regularly direct me to Hawaii and say, “These are the spirits you will be working with to bring this to life for people.” And so it is.

First of all I would like to say how excited I am that we will be hosted at a lovely home in Kona – (see the pics.) Thank you Dana for sharing your fabulous home with us! The first two days will be all about learning to journey and talk with animals, and of course connecting with our personal helping spirits. We will dance our animals and learn how to get their advice for ourselves and others. The second day we ask the teachers to help us with more advanced animal communication requests: Discovering hidden things about an animals unknown past, and connecting with animals who have died. And we will finish the day learning how to request a simple open ended healing for an animal, guided by our compassionate spirits, of course!

Day three we hit the water! We will visit a a great snorkeling beach and connect with the animals and plants there up front and in person. Then we will journey to them and meet their spirits, and the ancient spirits who will bring us amazing lessons about all of life. It is such a joy. If we are lucky we will meet Dolphins. If we are luckier we will meet Parrot Fish, and if we are even luckier still, we will be given a sweet teaching by one of the tiny and exquisite Wrasses. My deepest hope is that we are graced by the spirit of Coral itself, the backbone of the reef and life herself. (just think for a moment about all the places adorned with fossils from previous coral communities, places like Carlsbad caverns, for example.) Wow!

I promise you will meet Parrot Fish, Wrasses and Coral. We will just have to sing the Dolphins in to accomplish the first in person. Their spirits will be there in our journey’s though.

You can register for the workshop at www.spiritlearning.com/kona. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

My deepest gratitude to the following for making this workshop happen:

  • Carolyn Bjur in Chicago, for visualizing this and making it happen – THANK YOU!
  • Liz Dacus for organizing this on the Hawaii side. THANK YOU!
  • Dana for lending us your incredibly beautiful home and for your beautiful heart. THANK YOU!
  • Deb Decker, for telling the world. You are the best. THANK YOU!
  • Spirits of the reef, for working with me through thick and thin – especially you Tarpon, THANK YOU!

Here is Deb’s press release

Aloha!

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Tarpon! Crocodile! Manatee – well maybe not.

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05/01/2008

Today we went to Robbie’s, a rustic touristy conglomeration of watery activities and merchandise. We fed the tarpon. Everyone does. It costs $5 to buy a bucket of feeder fish and walk out onto the dock, where all the tarpon for 50 miles gather for free lunch. What a riot! I made friends with a special tarpon in Bonaire at a site called The Cliff. This fish stayed close to me, and when I was photoing jawfish on my last dive (and getting solidly bent) he came over to me and blew a large distinct bubble out of his gill. He said, “You don’t belong here” in a friendly way. So I was especially happy to have the chance to feed a mess of them and say thank you!

After that we rented a kayak and floated through a mangrove water trail. We saw a young female crocodile (the guide man who told us the route to follow said she was a she) sunning on a boat hull. And as promised we saw one young nurse shark in the shallows. We didn’t see the 5 manatees who live in this grove, and we were indeed disappointed. But swarms of snook, snappers, barracuda, snappers, parrotfish and who knows what else made up for it. So did the osprey flying before us through the cut in the trees, and a diving bird who cruised with us for 15 minutes or so. One thing about Florida, it can be blustery. We worked our fannies off paddling – which we promptly replaced with pizza and cinnamon buns at a wonderful Italian coffee house in Ilsamadora.

Tomorrow we go home, via the Everglades and Ft. Lauderdale’s no doubt brutally windy beach.

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Snorkeling in the mangroves

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05/01/2008

Who would ever have guessed that the mangroves are just as cool as the reef? Matt and I went to Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo today with the intention of seeing what we could see snorkeling from the shore. The turtle grass was fun, we saw occasional small snappers, spaghetti string worms with tentacles so long that they seem impossible and occasional barracuda. Then we decided to explore the shoreline. WOW! The mangrove roots were covered with bright colored sponges, oysters and a gazillion bizarre creatures I didn’t recognize. This was as good as most coral reef dives I have done, perhaps because it was my first time seeing it, but really, it is like the most incredible reef, just in miniature.

My favorite was an elusive blenny (a 1 inch fish who hides in things) who was tucked into an abandon oyster shell. You can see a picture of one here: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Algae_blenny.jpg/690px-Algae_blenny.jpg

Inch long baby barracuda were tucked up to the limbs, but not everything was tiny. There were schools of 2 foot rainbow parrot fish chewing on the roots, and enormous somethings tucked into the tangle. Swirls of tiny silver sides made the water churn. The black tipped mangrove snapper and the the striped grunts were the most plentiful fish. Special treats: a large cowfish and several really cool bandtailed puffers.

The next day we returned but the wind was up and the visibility was poor. So we went into another area and found a mother load of lobsters and one big fat crab. Grin!

That afternoon we visited the wild bird rehab center to see the 3:30 feeding fest. All the pelicans in the neighborhood come for handouts. What a blast it is to grab hand fulls of fish from the buckets and plop them into the pelicans’ open mouths. The herons of all shapes and sizes gather at a pond up the path and get fed smaller fish. They are delicate looking but tough competitors. I highly recommend visiting this place if you are ever in the Key Largo/Travenier area of the Florida Keys. Don’t miss the bone pile where they put out goodies for the the raptors to devour.

A perfect end to a perfect day, sunset over the water at our hotel, the tiny and delightful Island Bay Resort at MM 92.5.

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Dolphins

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05/01/2008

At 5:00 PM we left Key West and headed back to Parmer’s, our boring hotel in Little Torch Key for our final night of four. The next day was the treat of all! Dolphins at the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key. What to say that has not been said before!

We signed up for a Dolphin Encounter, where we interacted with a mother, Marena and her yearling calf Kyle. They did all the tricks with us, including Marena towing us around the pool hanging onto her dorsal fin. What a complete blast! These dolphins are caring gentle and love to play. Matt is really the one to tell how it changed him.

Matt approaches understanding his encounter from the evolution based frame of mind.  “First off, just coming into such close contact with another earthly life form that is so intelligent, more so than other domesticated animals. And you just can’t help but think that these beings didn’t follow the same chain of evolution as us, because they are as intelligent as us, how can this be unless it is a parallel path to us?” Matt went on to share his amazement at how the dolphins teach each other the behaviors, and how closely knit they are when doing group tricks like leaping and spinning.  Most of all I was taken by how curious the dolphins are about people, just as we are about them. They just sat and watched us, just as we do them. We appreciate each other as equals.

I was taken by how much they delight in our delight, in delight itself. My horses are clicker trained, and I have seen the reciprocal joy first hand, but not to the extent that I felt it here. These sweethearts want nothing more than for all of us to be in love and in joy. I believe it is a reflection of two things: the Dolphin Research Center is positive and  honoring, and the dolphins themselves are powered by native joy.  A crappy place could probably diminish this passion in them. Certainly dolphins are indeed wild animals with their own ways. I have known divers who were beaten up by wild dolphins. Maybe this was just the dolphins not realizing the diver was a fragile playmate. Maybe it was the dolphin expressing territorial rights. Or maybe the dolphin mirrored the diver’s attitude.

My communication with these dolphins was straight forward.  “Who is your favorite trainer?” A thin blond woman (There were two of them, but Matt thinks it was Jessica, who was very enthusiastic and sweet.) “Tell me about what makes you happy?” Getting a spin perfect, sliding on a slick surface (like a seal), sex, the quietness of night, a low whistle that one of the trainers gives when he comes out alone and gives back rubs, helping small kids who are “special needs”. This came from a large dolphin named Delphi.

In Bonaire this February I spent a morning interacting with a wild pod. They told me where they would be and when, and I went to greet them, and was always just a little bit late. Finally I was able to see them, swim out to them and be with the trailing members of the pod, a mom and her calf, as they dove beneath me. Nothing even close to touching distance. The Dolphin Research Center discourages all interaction with wild dolphins because it causes dolphins to loose their wariness of people. They cited cases where moms teach the babies to approach boats for food hand outs (the center implied that this was in replacement to teaching them to fish) and that the offered feed wasn’t the correct food for them. The more serious concern to me was that the dolphins would then be unafraid of the wrong people – people who would molest them by plugging their air holes, and worse. This is a concern that I must ponder as I head for Hawaii in August, with the hope of connection with spinner dolphins.

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Exploring The Florida Keys, below the waterline :-)

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05/01/2008

It is April 30th. Matt and I have been on a slow vacation through the Florida Keys for the last 10 days. This is the trip account, with a heavy emphasis on our connection with wildlife.

During the first week we tried diving on Looe Key. This is my first time getting wet since I was bent in Bonaire in early February. This first dive was uneventful, which is a blessing. I felt exhausted, but not bent. We dove one dive on the first day, took a day off and dove one on the next days, both very shallow. I felt the tweak in my heart area when I took a full breath. It is a familiar tweak, and now I suspect it is the culprit. My habit is to breathe deeply and slowly, which is great for breath and buoyancy control. But if there is a small hole in my heart, then that deep breath under the additional pressure of the ocean would open the hole up. Then the little gasses can go through and build up to cause trouble. This is the reality. I am learning to take much shallower breaths. I have had my heart tested for PFO, the acronym for a hole in the heart, and the test was negative. But this feeling is reality. I can’t reproduce it on land or on the surface, only at depth. About 6 hours after our second dive I began to get shoulder pain. Then next day I awoke quite encumbered. It felt like the bends pain again, but there were complicating factors – I had paddled a kayak 2 days before for several hours, and I have a history of having this shoulder seize when I am under stress. So I decided to treat it with vitamin I and massage. 2 days later it was resolved.

Matt and I probably won’t dive again this trip. He got sea sick, and all I can tell him is that the next area we were going to dive is much rougher. Of course my pain has nothing to do with the choice J.

We have seen the big animals. A large loggerhead was surfacing as our dive boat went past. Captain George cut the engine and we watched the big guy take a deep breath, then slowly descend. Just beautiful. This was the third turtle of the trip. The others were swimming off of 7 mile bridge, which is the delineation between the upper and lower keys. The old bridge is now a foot path leading to Pigeon key, a cluster of original buildings, now a park, about 1.5 miles off shore. We didn’t get that far because we were tired from the 5 mile kayak trip that morning. The hotel in Grassy Key offered free kayaks and we accepted. The water was so inviting with a light breeze and little chop. We set off to nowhere and then decided to go the mangroves we saw far down the coastline. How much farther? Paddle, paddle, paddle! Looking down the water seemed devoid, then there was a white triangular flash of the eagle ray! Yeah, my favorite! We circled to be sure, and that of course caused the displeased ray to promptly depart. More paddling and then swoosh, a shark! Now we were having fun. Finally we reached the mangroves and enjoyed the great white egrets hunting from their hidden perches. On the return the water churned with three big snooks, which Matt saw but I missed. Then like morel mushrooms there were more of them, yummy giants in the shallow murk.

Upon entering the water for the first dive I was struck by the slatted forest of fan corals on top of the reef. Blue, yellow, purple, looking like cross sectioned leaves. A similarly flat file fish was the first one to greet us at 7 feet of sea water. He was orange, unlike the ones in Bonaire.

We tried to find a reported 300 lb grouper named Elvis, to no avail. But we did find goliath groupers, just smaller ones. The other large monster was a yellow snapper. There were large specimens of grey angel fish and barracuda, and a diversity of wrasses, damsels, sergeant majors and snappers. Overall the reef is pretty, but the coral is much abused and the fish life low density.

Matt and I were deciding whether to take a surface interval and do a second tank, or not, when a small boat in front of us began to disappear. The family on board was out for a snorkel and had just tied to a buoy when water swamped the stern and suddenly it was pandemonium. Being the closest boat we responded, then tossed lines to the two screaming teenage girls, their brother and father. I was surprised to see the men board our vessel first, while we hollered to the girls to let go of the upside down hull and grab the line. So it goes. We learned all about the features and benefits of Tow-Boat US, AAA for boaters. It was fun to have the Coast Guard rescue boat swoop up to our side and haul in their catch, a forlorn Boston family who had rented a boat from the wrong side of the tracks, and who were leaving their wallets, phones, car keys and house keys to swim with the fishes. Matt and I decided to call it a day.

The second day of diving was choppier and murkier. We returned to the reef, this time with no other boats around. Again we were the solo customers on Innerspace’s boat, a real treat. The reef right under the boat was so pretty. Those fans were just like a pigmy forest laced with fish. And in the crevices below big fish were everywhere. Our plan was to go out and follow fingers of reef up and back. We did this dutifully and at it was pretty dull. We did see a big nurse shark and a barracuda getting his teeth cleaned along with angels and other wonders. But mostly it was disappointing. Coming back to the boat the fans again were incredible and I was resolved to just hanging out there for the next dive. What I didn’t know was that had Matt gotten sea sick as we were gearing up, but didn’t share the news. The water was surgy around the shallow reef, and so his sickness increased as we dove. 50 minutes later when he got back on board Captain Robert was alarmed, and Matt was not saying a word. He was afraid if he even said “sea sick” he would hurl. I got on second, and after a minute inquired. Matt fessed up and we immediately departed. Note to self. If it’s wonderful where you are, don’t move. You may not get to see that place again.

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Thanks for your support!

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03/14/2008

I want to thank all of you for your loving support and comments. I really appreciate your care and attention. Tomorrow I get tested for PFO – a hole in the heart. That could have been the reason for the bends. We shall see. I have finally recovered and have my brain back in order. That is a relief. It was a slow boat back. I have met people online who got bent and were far more damaged than I, with paralysis and comas and all sorts of nasty things. I feel blessed to have gotten by with minor brain effects, easily healed.

I will be posting soon on these three subjects:

  • A report on the mask workshop Sue and I hosted March 1+2 in Phoenix
  • Working with the reef and other ecosytems
  • Initiations, ready or not! (or what learned Shamanically from getting bent)

Meanwhile, I am setting up a section for people to post their journeys to heal the planet. We need this work, dontcha think!?

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02/07/2008

I am moving my new reef journey posts onto pages, and I will catalog them here. That way it will be easier for you to follow along.

March 14, 2008: Your Journeys to Heal the Land. The first is a series of Journeys by Lyn Benedict to heal the Open Pit Mine and the old mining tunnels in Butte MT.

Feb 6, 2008: Journey to the reef to help a woman who is crossing over. I learn that Barracuda is helpful in escorting the souls to the other side. That there is a dark hole in the bottom of the ocean where souls cross through to “heaven”. That the heaven is very similar to place on the other side of the shimmering portal, but that it is much more deep, and that coming back is hard to do. And I have a delightful middleworld experience with my two Spotted Eagle Ray friends.

Feb 14, 2008: Valentines day and I am thankful to be alive and well. What a week. Forgive me for not posting. I have spent the last 7 days overcoming decompression sickness, otherwise known as the bends. I am exhausted and happy to be heading home on Saturday.

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A journey with the Spotted Eagle Rays

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02/07/2008

spotted eagle rayToday I returned to Bari’s Reef, and this time I entered the water at 4:30. At 4:35 I was over the sand, and at 4:36 I was dancing with an Eagle Ray, then two. They were grazing together and they didn’t mind me one bit.

I spent 50 minutes swimming with the pair today. I got so close that I could see the smallest color patterns, even on their super thin tails. They were not put off in anyway, not in the least bit shy. I was close enough to touch them, but I didn’t attempt it. It just seemed incorrect to try. I have petted shanks and sting rays before. They didn’t seem to mind. I’ll have to journey to the Rays and ask them how they would like it.

Yesterday I did several sessions before starting my diving day. One was for a dog in Holland, and Spotted Eagle Ray came as a healing spirit. There are times when I want something so much that I figure I must be creating it. I thought that I had succumb to ego and was forcing the journey, but the Ray assured me I was not. And then to prove the point, the spirits started my next journey by merging me with an ostrich embryo who was trying to hatch. It was so vivid and bizarre. I was struggling to peck the shell, and felt exhausted and wanted to give up. Then I felt a surge of power in my abdomen, and I gave it one more hard peck and POP! I saw sunlight. I felt air, and my mom was there in all her glory. My siblings were chirping and I had all of life before me. How glorious! Clearly I didn’t create that – I didn’t have the foggiest idea how it connected to the client, and no sense that it was important to me. But maybe it was. Maybe I am hatching a new way of working by connecting with these reef animals.

When I was done with my clients’ journeys yesterday, I journeyed to the Eagle Rays to ask if there were anything I should be aware of when I was swimming with them. The Ray I was talking with said he preferred if I didn’t chase him. He said that it reminded him just a bit of a shark, and sharks are bad (the predator), and that he also didn’t want me to touch his tail. So I tried my best to stay along side. Once I got in front while the Ray was involved in digging, and that was a mistake. I must have startled him, as his eyes are all covered in sand when he is snouting through the bottom finding crabs. I apologized and we were fine.

I took my Reefmaster camera today, and it failed. It seemed to be taking pictures just fine, but not one recorded on the memory card. This is the third replacement camera Reefmaster has sent me in one year. As a side note, I do not recommend Reefmaster. Sniff! The pictures were so promising. I can’t replace the camera here on Bonaire. You will just have to journey to the animals to see them for yourselves. I did find some good footage on line though. Check this video out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ohHgtyoiLY&NR=1

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Seeking Dophins

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02/06/2008

Bonaire – Feb 6, 2008

The neighbor came over last night completely ecstatic. He had been diving (of course) and when he surfaced a big pod of dolphins was passing by farther out in the ocean. It was impossible for him to swim with his diving gear on, so he went to the car, stripped and drove down the beach to get ahead of the pod. He went in with only his mask, fins and snorkel and swam like a mad man to reach them. There were over a 100 he said, and they played with him on the surface and under water. He is a young fellow and can free dive pretty deep. This I must do!

I journeyed to dolphin, who works with me frequently, and asked for the best plan. She said they would be passing by down town at 9:00 AM. So at 9:00 AM I was there, and sure enough, so was a small pod. I tried to swim out to them, but it was impossible. They were too far out, too far gone and the boat traffic was scary. So I came back and asked again. “Meet us at Donkey Beach.” They don’t actually say the name of the place, they show it to me. I jumped in the car, made a quick stop to get a flash card for my camera, and when I got to donkey beach one of the dolphins was at the shore! The rest of the pod was further out. By the time I geared up it was too late again.

So I asked again, and they showed me the place called The Lake. Whoosh! This time I was prepared to get in the water upon sighting, but I wasn’t prepared for them to be so far off shore that I couldn’t see them. Fortunately two young people came up and told me, “The dolphins are right in front of that boat” pointing to an approaching boat about 500-1000 yards away. The kids swam like torpedoes and met the pod. I am not that fast but I did reach the tail end of the pod. I got to swim over and near about 10 dolphins as they passed by, but none surfaced with me.

I felt an incredible energetic calm come through me as I was near them. That could have been dolphin energy, or it could have been the endorphins kicking in from my mega swim to reach them. It was nice and the dolphins were magical. I had the camera, and when there was a group very close I aimed it, but alas it didn’t take the picture. Back in the car I asked again, and they said to come again tomorrow to a different place farther north at 7:00 AM. I look forward to it!

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Swimming with Spotted Eagle Ray

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02/05/2008

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It is February 4th, 2008 and I am on Bonaire for two weeks, scuba diving. My neighbor stopped by yesterday evening and said, “The rays feed in the shallow sand at Bari’s Reef around 4:30-5:30 in the evening. Be there and hang out, and I guarantee you will see them, and sting rays too.” So today I planned my afternoon around that promise.

Bari’s Reef is one of the many dive sites that line the west side of Bonaire. Most of them are marked by yellow rocks, and they have buoys anchored at 15 feet, typically at the start of the reef. Divers rent trucks and load them with tanks and head out to explore the abundant life.

On the surface my mission matches my fellow fin-foots, to see the unexpected and marvel at the beauty of it all. But my social purpose is to connect shamanically with the spirits of the reef, building my cosmological knowledge and bringing new sources of healing to my practice.

When I first introduced myself to the reef creatures, swimming along side them and hoping to connect, I got blank stares. These animals do not stand up and volunteer straight away. This is a fluid discovery process for me; there isn’t a recipe. So far I learned that they respond to me after I have courted them both under water and in shamanic journeys. I am not sure how this works or what it all means, but I want to learn.

I haven’t journeyed to eagle ray yet. Today I went to meet the rays in person, to introduce myself as a friend and to observe their beauty and ways. I will describe that now. Then later I will journey to them. After that they may become helping spirits when appropriate. I’ll share these things with you as they unfold.

Spotted Eagle Ray. The shallow sand is filled with life. I got there early and waited 45 minutes at 15 feet, moving very slowly. The water is a bit murky right now because it is the rainy season. I can see clearly for about 15 feet, then things become vague. 30 feet away was a grey fog bank. I scanned the horizon and kept an eagle eye out, until the soft swaying of some grasses caught my eye. But they weren’t grasses at all, they were garden eels, my first garden eels ever, and one of the fishes I had on my list to try and find this trip. I was moving so slowly they were not alarmed. But as soon as they did see me, whoosh, down into their holes they went, and they stayed there for as long as it took for me to leave. After 10 minutes of hovering very quietly I decided to slip away and circle round from another direction. A few minutes later they were out dancing again, half their bodies emerged from the sand, swaying like cobras in a basket. This time their alarms went off when a trunk fish came prowling. These adorable triangular shaped fish have puckered lips that probe every hole for goodies. In a world where fish are very wary, trunk fish have the run of the place, as some of them secrete a poison when threatened.

 

trunk fish

 

After 45 minutes of this floating in a cloud of white sand and misty horizons the can of life on my back was diminishing. I had about 15 minutes before I went into damned fool mode. Then suddenly he was there in front of me, calmly floating with waving wings. Small white spots on the top of the body and a face that is the image of an eagle, give the ray its name. His underside is pure white, and his rat thin tail is the length of his body over again. This particular ray’s tail had an interesting jointed turn at the end, like a small bent finger. He has a dog like mouth and snout, and he makes precision attacks in the sand, digging for his delicious crab dinner, leaving a 9 or so inch indentation, not unlike a hole that a Matsutake mushroom picker leaves after lifting a buried gem in the forest duff. (I digress, but Matsutakes and their hunters communicate shamanically, as the mushroom depends upon the hunter to disperse its spores. “They just call to you” the long time hunters say.)

The eagle ray and I swam side by side for at least 5 minutes, maybe 10. He showed me his softness. I offered my heart. The connection was tentative, but warm and filled with good will. Finally it was time to say goodbye, and we separated. Now I will journey to Eagle Ray Tribe and court them formally. And then I will return to the water at dinner time again, this time with my camera!

Here is a place to learn about Spotted Eagle Rays

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/SERay/SERay.html

 

 

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Hello world!

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12/10/2007

My name is Carla Person and you can learn all about me at www.spirithealer.com. I am a shamanic healer and animal communicator, and I teach both through teleclasses and workshops. Learn more at www.animalspiritnetwork.com.

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