My thoughts were spinning off in at least a dozen directions this morning, but they all seemed to have animals at their hub. This is a day when I want to get a lot of writing done, so I knew I needed to pull myself together and focus. I handled several tasks unrelated to writing to get them out of the way. Then, since I couldn’t get animals out of my head, I decided I might as well go with this Oracle deck:
The Messages From Your Animal Spirit Guides Oracle Cards deck, created by Steven D. Farmer, was released in 2008 and designed by Amy Rose Grigorius with illustrations by Bee Sturgis. Each card features a unique animal spirit guide with an explanation of what message the animal might have for you. The user asks a question, pulls a card at random, and applies the card’s message to contemplate the answer to the question. As Farmer points out, there is not a lot of detail about the animal or the meaning on the card; he encourages the user to research why this animal might have appeared at this moment. His enclosed guidebook does provide more suggestions about card meanings and significance.
Though, as we all know, there are particular animals I’m drawn to, I decided to be fair, ask a (known-only-to-me) question, and pull a card at random after shuffling the deck. These are very high-quality, thick cards, by the way, and I’m glad Jim gave me the deck (that event was described in this post).
Well, well, well. I, admirer of pigs, collector of many in various forms and shapes for most of my adult life, drew this card.
I’m delighted. Both Farmer’s insights about the card, and the words on the card, are exactly what I needed to hear. I am heeding this wisdom and have already begun taking action. Thanks, Boar!
I’m sure this is a deck I’ll enjoy sharing more of with you later.
I used to have that deck! I am pretty sure I sold it on eBay some time ago (another period in my life when financial times were hard).
I hope whoever bought them has enjoyed them. It’s a cool deck.