Our Land

Yesterday we invited friends and family up to our new home site to drink a toast and share our happiness. A beautiful black bear graced us with his presence just as we were all toasting. Our guests were able to watch him for about 20 minutes out in nature, searching for food down by the river. During that time I realized just how lucky we are to have found this beautiful piece of property that in a couple of years we will call home. I already feel as though I was meant to live there, that everything from the past was leading us to this incredible piece of property. If we had done any one thing different during the years we would not have gotten the chance to buy the lot. There is no other piece of property anywhere in my town that I would rather own and live on. How magical is Life? I am now truly a believer that everything happens for a reason and if you go along for the ride, things happen that change your life. No need to worry or over think, you are where you are suppose to be right now. We are tipi shopping...we are going to put one up this Summer, I am so excited, it is something I've secretly wanted and now is our chance.

Deep in slumber, dreams unending,
Wise old bear, patient, strong,
Send me dreams of transformation.
Grant me intuition along
With introspection of my life,
Inner listening, no more strife.

Caution, Healing, Leadership

The power of the Bear totem
is the power of introspection.
The answers to all our questions
lie within us.
Each of us has the capacity to quiet the mind,
enter the silence and know.

Just as the bear hibernates during the winter,
people with a Bear totem will be quieter
during the winter months. But they
must awaken in the spring and seek
whatever opportunities are around them.

When you have a Bear totem,
you are being guided to a leadership role.
You must be fearless in defending your beliefs.

The Bear also encourages you to exercise
your abilities as a natural healer.

Bears are associated with trees which are natural antennas, linking the heavens and the Earth.
Bear also has links to the seven color rays of the Universal Light
as well as Lunar ties, linking the subconscious and the unconscious mind.
It is associated with the Goddess Artemis.

Weather is cool again. Spotted Salamander eggs in the vernal pool at the property. Huge flocks of Blackbirds. Redwings, Grackles and Cowbirds.