Hello Friends,
Many of you know I have sled dogs but maybe you are not aware that two of my first dogs, as an adult, were wolf hybrids. Kili and Sequoia. They are special animals, more companion than pet and I learned lessons from them that no other kind of canine companion could have taught.
And so, I had been hoping to get the chance to speak with Shonee, the female wolf hybrid companion of a pretty amazing friend. Happily, in February, the opportunity finally came.
It was during the shamanic part of the session when Shonee’s spiritual self, shared this experience and wisdom with us about wolves and how if we can live truthfully, as they do, we can find balance and healing for ourselves and the earth.
Shonee's person and I offer this to you now and hope her words touch you deeply also.
Shonee
I transitioned to the Otherworld and was met by Shonee. She embodied Wolf Spirit. I saw shining yellow eyes, gray fur and was suddenly clad in gray wolf fur of my own as she welcomed me into the pack.
Then we ran…oh how we ran! Fearlessly thundering through the dark woods with both purpose and wild abandon. It was thrilling. I could feel other bodies beside my own matching me stride for stride, breathing lightly, pounding down the trail and heady with the exhilaration of the run.
This is what Wild feels like, Shonee shouted into the wind as we ran.
Embrace the Wild!
The pack ran to the edge of a cliff and we stopped short - howling with urgency, unbridled passion and our howls blended with wind.
Wolf energy is the energy of the Wind, Shonee called… and wind, is Wild.
Wolves are independent, confident, capable, family oriented and loyal, she went on.
We are often seen by humans as either reckless and fearless hunters, or wise spirit animals. We are neither, and we are both,” she declared.
We embody Wild.
Balanced - Unemotional - Wild.
Know also that there is another side of Wild.
A warm, safe playful den of Wild, where no hunting is done.
Balance is everywhere, especially in Wild.
The world needs to save my species. If humans take the time to learn from us…and see the beauty of being Wild, they will find balance. They will heal themselves and the earth.
To be Wild is to be honest about who we are.
To be Wild is to be connected to Mother Earth and all that is upon Her.
To be Wild is to truly live.
As I faded from this place of Wild beside Shonee, I lifted my arms, closed my eyes and felt the wind.
I felt the Wild.
Arctic Wind - Brandenburg Photography
