Flashes of Insight

Giving and Receiving:Finding Sanctuary with the Big Cats 
    
      I am extremely fortunate to live just 30 minutes from the “Hilton” of Big Cat rescue operations called EARS, Endangered Animal Rescue. This spacious refuge for dozens of rescued Lions, Tigers and Cougars is a testament to the huge hearts, courage, tenacity and plain backbreaking work of founders Gail Bowen and Jaye Perrett, as well as a host of devoted volunteers and interns.
   For the past six years, I have been helping to heal these animals.   In the native Shaman tradition, I carry Cougar medicine and in Chinese Astrology, I am a tiger.   These gifts energize my psychic abilities as an animal communicator helping me evaluate the cats’ needs as I visit with them, treating them with flower essences and reiki.  Fortunately, Gail and Jaye are very receptive to combining these alternative therapies with traditional veterinary medicine.  
These visits bring great lightness to my heart, giving my soul deep satisfaction.    Many times I have come for the Cats, but today I am mostly here for me. This has literally been the year from hell. My heart feels shattered in a million pieces and my spirit is all but broken from too many tragic losses of life and love.   I want to be an active participant in my own liberation from grief, finding my way back to the strong, spirited woman that I once was.   Today’s journey into the world of these awesome felines is a first step towards recovery and empowerment (read on…)