As we have 28 cards in our WILD VOICES set, we have decided to dedicate each of the 28 days of our campaign to one of these cards.
As you travel through Africa your heartland, the wild voices of our African Animals become your guides …
On this, the last day of our
Kickstarter campaign, we are inviting you to create your own card.
Choose who you will, or wait to see who comes forward!
THE BLANK CARD
EARTH AIR FIRE WATER
MALE FEMALE
This is an interesting card because it can be used in a number of ways – we’ll look at one of these here.
Maybe over the last while, or even for many years, you have had a longing to 'hear' from a certain Animal - one that has attracted you in some way or one that you keep 'meeting', if not in real life but in your dreams and imaginings, or it keeps coming up for you in pictures or films.
So now here is your chance to hear it's message for you. Obviously it needn't exclusively be an African Animal but any one you feel drawn to.
When you have the Wild Voices pack of cards you will be able to find this Animal. Remove the blank card from out of the pack and either write the name or stick a picture of the Animal you would like to hear from on the face of the blank card.
Spread the cards out, face down, in a fan or in a scrabble in front of you. If you drawn "your" card then you know for certain you're on the right track (or it is on your's!). The question is how do you now interpret or hear the message.
Proceed as follows:-
[If you would like to do this exercise today without the Wild Voices cards you can still follow these suggestions]
Sit for a while holding the blank card (which you now know represents your Animal) keeping this Animal in your thoughts. Do not purposely conjure up a 'story' around this Animal, merely sit in a quiet meditative state holding a image of it in your mind's eye. If a 'story' emerges gently allow that to happen. If you start feeling like the Animal is moving away, follow it; if he/she starts talking, listen. You will certainly get a message in one way or another – have no doubt about that! Strangely, even no message is a message - hmm, what could that mean?
To build on this message or to develop a deeper association with your Animal, you could also start collecting pictures and make a collage of this Animal. Working closely with the Animal in this way helps you to develop a bond and will certainly bring you much joy and satisfaction. Stick your picture up where you see it from time to time.
You might like to decide what element the Animal feels like and take this into consideration when working with its energy/vibration. Give it a gender too. Tune in to what specific key energy is coming up for you and write these words on the collage or picture. This all helps to build up a sense of what this Animal is bringing you at this time.
Some people like to build a nature shrine or a shrine exclusively to this Animal. It could be a semi-permanent outdoor shrine or something small indoors.
Think up other creative ways to draw the energy of this Animal into your life.
Making a mandala drawing of the Animal, to which you add words, is also a helpful way to create a deeper relationship with your Animal. The form of a mandala acts as a strong container and holds energy and ideas – it is powerful and effective for this work.
If you are more of a ‘head’ person you might like to try ‘stream of consciousness writing’.
For this process get yourself a pencil and a couple of pieces of blank paper or your journal.
Sit quietly holding this Animal in mind. When you feel ready, start writing.
You write without stopping for two or three pages or set a timer and write non-stop for five to ten minutes. On reading through later you’re sure to pick up a theme or even a direct message in your writings.
In the Wild Voices book a chapter is given over to exploring the topic of Power/Guide or Totem Animals . This is where the blank card comes into use too.
The blank card allows you to be creative and inventive.
Be inspired and imaginative and create an original message from your own Animal.
When you are empty, there is more room.
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