Power Animal Oracle Readings

September 27, 2008

Snake came and Swan came.

The most common message brought about by Lady Snake is transformation and rejuvenation. But this time she is here with Mother Swan the giver of grace and gratitude. Thus they are here to remind us to appreciate and accept the beauty that is inside and around us because transformation and grace can only occur when we accept everything as a valuable lesson. There are times when we face the depths of despair as we may have lost our business or relationship. We might feel that it is impossible to find happiness ever again and we can no longer create. If we remain in this state of mind then changes and growth cannot occur gracefully, the changes that can propel us out of self-made miseries.

The first step is to accept, to elegantly accept the most terrible things that have happened. And after that Lady Snake blesses us with the energy to change and alter our direction in life, our perceptions and course of action. Change is not brought about to revise the outcome of previous incidents but to craft new and desirable processes now based on the lessons that we have learned in the past. It is crucial that we gracefully release, as Mother Swan says, all sentiments of “what ifs, things shouldn’t be this way, I want things to be my way and no other.” And accept that all that happened is for you to learn about yourself.

Lady Snake and Mother Swan remind us again that everything is a lesson when we are willing to learn; an obstacle and pain when we oppose it. And so it is.

Blessings on our journey. Aho!

Daily Musings: A lunchtime encounter

Children are highly amusing, inquisitive and downright innocent creatures. And at times their honesty can cause their parents much embarrassment and pain! But of course as a bystander, I only smiled and continued slurping “wan tan” noodles from the bowl without asking another question. My dad who is still an old kid at heart spent time listening to this little girl, probably aged four or five.

Our young friend escaped from the animosity and tension that were multiplying between her parents. They sat at the table directly behind mine and even with my back facing them I could sense their rising anger. When my order of iced lemon tea arrived I gulped the cooling water visualizing the engulfing fire beginning to settle. It seemed that my visualization didn’t work because the man’s voice grew louder although he was clenching his teeth to conceal his words from escaping to the ears of strangers around him. I turned my head slightly and the man’s eyes caught mine and he quickly reached for his packet of cigarette. Who I saw gazing straight into my soul was his daughter. She did not bat an eyelid. She was caught in the verbal battle that her parents formed in her space.

My dad was enjoying eating his plate of chicken rice when our young friend decided to break away from the heat of the moment and forayed into a more relaxing territory. We readily greeted her and my dad asked her, “What is your name?” She replied in a soft and yet forceful tone, “Felicia.”

Again I peeped at her parents realizing that the man was on the phone while the woman was typing a short message. I reckoned that their drowning child must have sneaked away unnoticed.

“Are you going to school?” my dad continued to chat with her.

“No! I am not…” Felicia paused for awhile and as if out of the darkness of her being she shook her head vigorously. “Yes, I am… but don’t tell my father.”

My dad and I were stunned by her reply but she didn’t give us time to reflect further. Without hesitating a moment, Felicia came closer to my dad almost whispering in to his ears, “I am going to school when staying with mum and her boyfriend. Don’t tell my father that I call him papa too.”

We were completely lost for words. My dad only nodded. I wonder what made the child to confide in us. Out of our wildest expectations, she placed her frail tiny hand on my dad’s and she grasped it for a few seconds. Satisfied, she relinquished her grip, smiled at both my dad and I. Her parents must have noticed that their offspring had disappeared and so the woman walked over hastily to reclaim her property. She neither said a word nor acknowledged us.

For one more time, I looked over my shoulders. The young child was holding in her much confusion, guilt and uncertainty that she could not understand. Innocence died. Adulthood loomed before she has the maturity to comprehend the butterflies in her stomach each time she meets her biological father. But as for now, my dad and I are keepers of her secret. She probably felt relieved that she can freely liberate her petite heart.

Felicia waved as she walked passed us when leaving the restaurant. Lunch was getting cold. We hurriedly ate our food and moved on with our daily chores still feeling a little puzzled by our lunchtime encounter.

Power Animal Oracle Readings

September 26, 2008



Wolf came and Dolphin came.

Brother Wolf is said to be a guardian, teacher and pathfinder. Mother Dolphin swims in the sea of joy and playfulness. But the trait that both these wonderful animals have in common is that they are committed to their respective community. They are social animals whereby they always roam about in groups respecting and caring for each of its own family.

When Brother Wolf goes hunting alone, he finds a way into unchartered territory returning home with his new findings. He then leads his pack to the new hunting ground, sharing the food that he found. A family of dolphins always supports each other especially in grave situations. They will never abandon a sick or injured dolphin but physically buoyed him up to the surface to inhale air and dive back in under water. Two dolphins will escort a maimed one between them until he is fully recovered.

Our two intelligent friends demonstrate to us that no matter how far we travel up the success ladder or what we intend to do, we cannot do it alone. We always require help, assistance and guidance whether from nature herself such as sunlight or for a ride from the bus driver. This symbiotic relationship is an inherent sense in all of us and thus if we honour it, we will spontaneously care for others as ourselves. And so it is.

Blessings on our journey. Aho!

Miqawa's Red Native Insights - On Life 1

Life is journey and not a destination. Every step that we make doesn’t get us any closer to our goal because our goal shifts and changes with each step that we make. Therefore don’t take yourself too seriously although we must take every situation and responsibility seriously. So even when we fail, we know that we have tried our best and we will not feel defeated in spirit, which would prevent us from moving along. And even If we succeed we will enjoy the fruits of our labour without the swelling of pride which would make heavy our moving along. Because for every second changes occur in all aspects. It is not something evil or good. It happens. Each moment is fresh and we must face and embrace it with an unpolluted mind; not burdened by success and failure of the past. Aho!