Animal Dreaming by Scott Alexander King
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The Dreamtime is the time before time - when all things were being created and when everything was 'learning' to exist. Depicting all things as equal, the teachings of the Dreamtime suggest that we are capable of communing with the forces of nature and to speak readily to the animals, birds, reptiles, fish and insects.
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What is Animal Dreaming?

 

Although heavily imbued with traditional Shamanic wisdom, I call my path ANIMAL DREAMING: a fresh, new approach to Shamanic lore that is easily understood and integrated into today's modern lifestyle. Although contemplating the world from the two traditional and distinct shamanic perspectives: the tangible and the non-tangible, Animal Dreaming acknowledges, but rarely feels the need to implement any customary Shamanic ceremony or ritual (as such) into its implementation. It simply asks that we live an interconnected life with the world around us - to 'walk gently', if you like. Following a more 'animist' approach, its message is simple: Look to the animals for guidance, interpret their medicine or Dreaming messages, and incorporate the acumen obtained into your life and give thanks. The animals never make mistakes and if we can heed their example, we will never make mistakes again, either.

People confuse the concept of Animal Dreaming with the new wave of interest directed toward Animal Communication, or the intuitive ability to talk to the animals. Although I appreciate and respect the concept, I am not a 'horse whisperer'. I do not talk to people's pets. I can talk to animals. We all can. But its not my strength. It's not my medicine. Instead, I observe and interpret their tangible wisdom, demonstrated by how they relate to their kind, other species and their environment, and then integrate what they have 'to say' into my life. We are all animals - mammals in fact, and the understanding that we can communicate with the animals comes from the fact that we are all one. We all, ultimately, share the same thoughts. What I do looks at the wisdom of the animals from a medicine point of view. The animals understand their sacred purpose and they honour it, not to enhance their place in the world, but rather to demonstrate how we can enhance ours. The animals are tangible. They are real. Their wisdom is ancient and all embracing. When we begin to look to the animals for guidance, we begin to remember Spirit. Incorporating the wisdom of the animals into our life is as easy and as natural as breathing.

It is as simple as realising that if the Earth is our Mother, then perhaps we are her children, and just as any mother would want to see her children thrive, our Earth Mother's love for us is no different. She supports us, cradles us and whispers her support to us every hour of every day. She speaks metaphorically. She uses symbols, and her symbols are the animals. My books, Animal Dreaming and Animal Messenger, were written as spiritual field guides, as interpretation manuals for the Children of the Earth Mother so that they may remember her secret language and once again look to the animals as equals, teachers, guides and healers. My workshops and seminars are offered as support to my books - to help people understand and assimilate the medicine ways of the animals into their lives on a day-to-day basis so that we may ALL heal and walk into the future united as a people. My readings, however, tap into the non-tangible realms by offering people the chance to recognise their innate animal aspect - their totems, power animals and animal spirit guides. I have been able to see, understand and interpret their messages for years, and it is with great joy that I share this ability with you.

  Rest in Peace, Hobbes


Hobbes was an adult male Wedge-tailed Eagle who, until recently, lived with raptor rescuers, Amanda and Stuart Payne.

Stuart and Amanda [ WA Conservation of Raptors ] believed him to be over 60+ years old when he came into their care eight years ago suffering from second degree poisoning. Apparently he had caught and eaten a parrot that had been poisoned after eating seeds from a crop treated with pesticide. As a result, Hobbes’ frontal lobe was damaged so severely he literally ‘forgot’ he was an Eagle. Afraid of heights thus unable to fly and no longer armed with the ‘flight or fight response’ and stripped of his ability to recognise prey or carrion as food, Hobbes would surely have died had he not found his way in Stuart and Amanda’s care. Eight years later, after appearing publically at expos and shows as an ambassador for his species, Hobbes once again fell prey to poisoning … this time lead poisoning, introduced into his system via the kangaroo meat that formed the basis of his diet. Unfortunately, the poisoning had reached a critical point when its symptoms were recognised, and Hobbes passed away under the watchful and caring eyes of the Perth Zoo vets at 12.30pm on Saturday December 13, 2008.

To those who knew and loved him, Hobbes was a gentle, peaceful creature who was happy to sit, be stroked and loved by the humans who were drawn to be near him – a far cry from the commanding animal he was before his initial poisoning. Eagles are, by nature, powerful hunters, armed with sharp talons and a curved beak strong enough to cause serious injury to even the strongest man. To have known Hobbes was an incredible honour; a rare gift to be in the presence of such a regal bird; a humbling experience to have been up so close and personal with a creature that once soared the heavens for hours at a time, a mere speck against the fierce glare of Grandfather Sun.

We love you, Hobbes. You will be sorely missed.

Question: Did you know that Wedge-tailed Eagles remain unprotected by law in Western Australia? WA is the only state in Australia that does nothing to guard these splendid raptorial birds of prey against being trapped, killed or maimed by farmers who see them as a threat to their wildlife. 'Damage licenses' are still issued, allowing farmers to 'protect' their stock against Eagles by whatever means they see fit.

What can you do? If you’d like to celebrate the memory of Hobbes and the sacrifices he made so people could better understand this magnificent species, you can make a much-needed donation by visiting the WA Conservation of Raptors website. With the funds raised, Stuart and Amanda will be able to continue to help injured and orphaned raptorial birds of prey, while maintaining the plethora of birds already in their care.

 

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