Why Do Cats Purr? (It’s Not Always Because They’re Happy) A reader brought this to my attention recently, as a comment on my post https://kittynorris.com/3-signs-your-pet-is-your-spirit-animal/As a “cat person” myself, it brings me pleasure to share it. So, here’s a well researched article on the intriguing question: Why Do Cats Purr?
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Hummingbird Wisdom
By Kitty Norris on August 28, 2017 in Andean Cosmovision, loving and encouraging words for the day!, Spirit Animals, Totems and Power Animals
Hummingbird Wisdom – Fly with courage – Protect what matters – Work hard, then rest – Remember your way home – Stay near flowers that feed you – Show your colors with pride – Pay attention to everything – Celebrate your uniqueness – Make each moment a masterpiece
The Two Wolves
By Kitty Norris on June 21, 2017 in Boundary Work!, Challenges!, Changing our Stories, Compassion, Complementary opposites, Embracing Change, Empowerment, Energy Medicine, From my own teachers, Healing energies, Law of Attraction, loving and encouraging words for the day!, Mental and Emotional Health, Mind-Body Healing, Relationships, skills for our tool kits, Spirit Animals, Spirituality, Stress management, Totems and Power Animals
The Two Wolves One evening an Elder told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.” “One is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” “The other […]
Shamanism in Prevention Magazine
By Kitty Norris on February 8, 2016 in Chakra Balancing, Collective Unconscious, Consciousness, Embracing Change, Empowerment, Energy Medicine, Mental and Emotional Health, Mind-Body Healing, Physical, Relationships, Sacred Space, Shamanism, Soul Retrieval, Spirit Animals, Spiritual Illness, Stress management, Totems and Power Animals, Trauma, Wellness and Prevention
http://www.prevention.com/mind-body/emotional-health/how-shamanic-healing-works
Happy Lunar New Year! The Fire Monkey!
By Kitty Norris on February 7, 2016 in Law of Attraction, loving and encouraging words for the day!, Spirit Animals, Totems and Power Animals
Happy Lunar New Year! This is the year of the Fire Monkey and it will be a very exciting year. I like the sign of the Monkey. The Fire Monkey is very energetic and is a natural leader and innovator. The fire element gives him great vitality and he has a fertile imagination. He is […]
Pets and Telepathy
By Kitty Norris on December 13, 2015 in Empathy, Energy Sensitivity, Relationships, Shamanism, Spirit Animals, Totems and Power Animals
Owen K Waters – Biologist Rupert Sheldrake did enough research on the intuitive powers of pets to fill an entire book. It was called, “Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home: And Other Unexplained Powers of Animals.” In it, Sheldrake documents extensive cases of animals’ telepathic communication, awareness of distant events and precognition […]
Elder’s Meditation of the Day – June 26
By Kitty Norris on June 26, 2015 in Empowerment, Energy Medicine, From my own teachers, Gratitude, Mindfulness, Sacred Space, Shamanism, skills for our tool kits, Spirit Animals, Totems and Power Animals
“…when faithful human beings or other creatures called upon them for help, they [the Powers of the Four Directions] must send their powers…” — Fools Crow, LAKOTA Each of the four directions has special powers. These powers or Grandfathers are there to help us. The powers are from the East, the South, the West, […]
3 Signs Your Pet Is Your Spirit Animal
By Kitty Norris on May 17, 2015 in Empathy, Energy Medicine, Mental and Emotional Health, Spirit Animals, Totems and Power Animals
In pagan and Native traditions, a spirit animal is an animal that represents the characteristics and skills that you are supposed to have and learn. It is a combination of personality traits that you have now, and the ones that you should take the time to teach yourself and develop. It’s nothing too […]
What is My Totem?
What is My Totem? “We don’t choose our totems. Our totems choose us!” This is one of the first basic concepts of Totems. Totems are hard to explain at times, but what we need to understand is what a totem is before we can comprehend what it means to follow their teachings. Once we understand […]