Hi Everyone,

Well, another month has passed ... and what an amazing month it was!

First of all, there was the sell out SUPER PSYCHIC SHOW with Charmaine Wilson, Maria Elita and Scott on Thursday August 21 in Ipswich, Queensland. With over 550 people in the audience, it was indeed a super show! Scroll down to read more about this amazing night.

Then there was the fantastic workshop at ADYAR BOOKSHOP in Sydney on Wednesday August 27. With over 20 people in attendance, the evening was both intimate and enlightening. Scott thoroughly enjoys offering talks and workshops at Adyar Bookshop and, apart from itching to get back there to speak again really soon, he encourages everyone to drop in and take a look around the next time you're in Clarence Street.

And to top the month off with a BANG! there was the ANIMAL DREAMING CERTIFIED COURSE at Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney (Friday August 29 - Sunday August 31, 2008). What a weekend that proved to be! A fantastic event that saw over 75 people become personally closer to the Earth Mother, Nature and the Animal Kingdom. Scroll down to read more about this awe-inspiring weekend.

Ooh, and before we forget, we need to apologise for the rather annoying typo that has been brought to our attention. Apparently the 2008 Animal Dreaming Course Certificates celebrate the graduates as 'PRACTIONERS' ... and although it may be said that not everyone can boast graduating as a PRACTIONER, such a typo messes with Scott's head! He's a Virgo, remember ... and typos like that just aren't kosher! So, please keep an eye on your post boxes ... a new certificate is coming your way soon.

Before we list the workshops scheduled for the month of September, though, we would like to draw your attention the story at the bottom of this newsetter. We urge you to read it before filing this newsletter. It's truly amazing. It was sent to us by a wonderful man who found his life changed for the better after a rather unusual encounter with a Kookaburra; a Kookaburra that brought a message of confirmation, healing and faith. And yes, it brought Scott to tears!

Okay ... let's take a look at the workshops planned for September, 2009:

Ancient Healing Day

a workshop with Scott Alexander King and Maria Elita

Experience first hand the ancient healing properties of the crystal realm, animal kingdom and cleansing herbs

Healing is something only you can do for yourself. Sure, you can seek out a healer to help you find the inner peace needed to create the necessary foundation on which your healing journey may commence ... but ONLY YOU can take the necessary steps toward finding what healing really means. Only you can initiate, nurture and welcome true self-healing.

Once upon a time, people would seek out such healers ... learned people trained in the ancient healing arts. People who understood the true meaning of the sacred word 'MEDICINE'.

Today, however, when we 'feel sick' or deem ourselves ill, we generally head straight to the nearest doctor in the hope that they will make us well again. And they do ... bandaide style, using drugs - the 'modern' translaton of the once-sacred word 'MEDICINE'.

We fail to realise that we hold within us all we need to reinstate balance, harmony and inner peace. It's my understanding that 'there's no such thing as a sick person who isn't grieving for something', so it's safe to assume that in order to shed our sense of dis-ease BEFORE we welcome disease, all we need do is ask 'what am I grieving for'. The answer, I promise, will surprise you.

During this world-first workshop, you will:

   - Learn how to smudge to create sacred space, protect and heal
   - Reawaken to the ancient beat of the Journey Drum
- Partake in energetic healing rituals that call upon healing guides, totems and the spirit realms
   - Call upon the healing powers of crystals and animals like the Snake, Cat and Spider
   - Journey the 'inner landscape' where the FAMALIAR YOU dwells
- Face and shed the FAMILIAR YOU so that the TRUE YOU may emerge, heal and prosper
   - and much much more ...

When: Saturday September 20 (9am - 4.30pm)

Where: The Holy Trinity Church Hall
             70 Hawthorne Street, Woollongabba QLD

Cost: $155 p/p

What to bring:
- lunch (coffee shops are a short 5 minute walk away if you prefer to buy your lunch)

- tissues

- a bottle of water

- a cushion and light-weight blanket or throw rug

- a note pad and pen

To book online, visit Maria's website - www.mariaelita.com

Phone : 1300 857 447

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Gold Coast, Queensland

Spaces are limited, so please don't leave it until the last minute to book in.

When: Friday, September 26
Time: 10am – 4pm

Cost: $85 p/p (which includes full admission to the Sanctuary)

Scott would like to invite you to spend a relaxing day with him at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, strolling casually as a group through the grounds, chatting about the symbology and spiritual significance of the native animals that live there, including the Kangaroo, Crocodile and Emu. What a perfect opportunity to spend some quality time together, deepening your spiritual relationship with the animals in a small, intimate group.

Where to meet: at the Sanctuary's main entrance - no later than 9.45am

What to bring:

a bottle of water
a note pad and pen
a camera (optional)
lunch (alternatively, you can purchase your lunch at the bistro or kiosk)

To book, contact:

ANIMAL DREAMING

Bookings: 1300 857 447
Mobile: 0400 369 569
Email: bookings@animaldreaming.com
Online: www.animaldreamingonline.com

ANIMALS, ALLIES AND ARCHETYPES

- FINDING THE WILLPOWER TO BREAK NEGATIVE PATTERNS

A full day, 'boutique' experiential workshop with Brian Dale and Scott Alexander King

BRIAN DALE is a primary school teacher, librarian, story teller, drama teacher (co founder of Bright Lights Performance School, Byron Bay area) and qualified archetype consultant. He trained with the Caroline Myss Institute of Australia and now runs experiential workshops all over Australia helping people reclaim their power and regain total control of their lives.

Where: 'The Dales'
When: Saturday September 27, 2008
Time: 9.30am - 5pm [please aim to arrive by 9.15 for a 9.30 start]
Address: Byron Shire (the exact address will be given on confirmation of booking)

Cost: $90

What to bring:

lunch to share (a fruit platter, salad, sandwiches or a quiche, for example)
a water bottle
note pad and pen
a cushion for your back
your copy of 'KIDS! Indigo Children and Cheeky Monkeys' (optional)
your copy of either 'Animal Dreaming' or 'Animal Messenger' (optional)
your 'Animal Dreaming Oracle Cards' (optional)

To book your space, please contact:

ANIMAL DREAMING
Bookings: 1300 857 447
Mobile: 0400 369 569
Email: bookings@animaldreaming.com
Online: www.animaldreamingonline.com

The law of attraction is brilliant, but it only works when you are ready to receive. The TRUE Secret lies in the preparation and your willingness to receive and whether or not you see ourself as being worthy of receiving. If you are living a disjointed life, your ability to receive will also be disjointed. The TRUE Secret lies in the knowing that you are not alone, that you matter and that your life (and how you live it) represents an essential thread in the tapestry of life.

Archetypes are personifications of universal energy patterns. They are patterns, traits and behaviors that we all recognize; visual symbols or energetic imprints that exist in our psyches. Energetic imprints that help shape our very being.

This full day workshop is about SELF TRANSFORMATION, embracing change and our willingness to receive.

We each have a list of personal archetypes and animal allies that, if acknowledged and invoked positively, promise to unlock our pathways to success.

During this workshop you will be offered potent tools of change that will effectively allow you to answer such probing questions as

What do you want?
Who do you want to be?
What are you worthy / capable of?

During this workshop:

You will learn how to break limiting patterns, shed limiting beliefs and reassess your limiting values. In doing so, you will break familiar cycles and essentially reweave your life.

You will explore visualisation and meditation as a way of setting and anchoring goals.

You will learn what it means to create a realistic gestation period of action.

You will also learn how to develop the will power needed to not beat yourself up or 'slack off' and fall back into your old ways.

Ask yourself this question: Does FEAR = THE UNKNOWN to you?

If so, ask yourself this for an idea: Why not shift your perception and consider this -- Is the UNKNOWN really something to be afraid of, or is it actually valid chance to go on an adventure and explore who and you truly are?

By exploring the archetypes that personify what you are ultimately striving to achieve, and the animal allies and totemic influences that support this quest, you will be taken through a '3-step process' that explores:

Your sense of worthiness - your worthiness to receive
Your willingness to surrender the past and shed dis-ease
Your priorities - What matters to you? What do you want?

The core message of this workshop? In order to become what is important to you, you need a precise picture of what you are striving for and a list of clear priorities.

Do you have both?

Come along and find out ...

WORKSHOPS PLANNED FOR 2009

To express interest in the following workshops, please clickHERE

Dr. Ralph Ballard (co-author of Scott's book, 'KIDS! Indigo Children and Cheeky Monkeys' has announced that he is looking to run some boutique style workshops in 2009. If you have read this ground-breaking book and would like to hear Dr. Ralph speak about something particular, email your suggestions to him directly.

Karen Branchflower, the celebrated artist responsible for the Animal Dreaming Oracle Cards images, is once again offering her MANDALA WORKSHOP (early 2009). If you missed out this year and would like to attend next year, email Animal Dreaming and add your name to the list. Spaces are limited, so get in quick. You can read about the workshop enjoyed earlier this year by visiting the workshops page on the Animal Dreaming website.

With Charmaine Wilson (winner of Channel 7's THE ONE),

Maria Elita and Scott Alexander King

Thursday August 21, 2008

'Walking out on stage and facing such a huge crowd', Scott said, 'was both exhilirating and humbling'. He came off stage knowing he had made a difference. 'Of the 550 + people who attended, no more than 20 knew of my work at the beginning of the evening', he said. 'But at the end of the show, when it came time for me to sign my books, I knew that most of them had awakened to the medicine ways of the animals. And that was hugely rewarding for me'.

Charmaine, Maria and Scott thank everyone for being part of the show

It was a great mix of talent ... Maria offered her 'speed psychic' readings, moving from one audience to the next, intuitively answering questions with passion, accuracy and insight. Scott spoke at length about the animals he saw with the audience members, while offering a deeper understanding of what the messages afforded by these animals meant to the people and how they might be better integrated into life. While Charmaine helped connect those grieving with their loved ones in Spirit. Her messages were heartfelt, emotional, direct and, at times, very funny.

Here are just three of the beautiful emails Scott received after the show:

Dear Scott, thank you so much for the wonderful presentation you did in Ipswich. You introduced to me an aspect of the universe that I did not know existed. I purchased your Cd Healing with Animals and I had a wonderful release with the turtle and the snake. I cried through both of the meditations.Thank you so much for opening up to me another realm of this wonderful universe which we share. My gratitude and heartfelt thanks for your help in guiding me to find "The Me I am Trying to Be."

- Wendy, QLD

'Scott you really are a truly entertaining and honest performer/speaker with incredible talent to match'

- Toula, QLD

'WOW Scott! We three just love you, and what you do. We thought you were great on Thursday night and would have liked you to have been on longer.'

- Raelene, Roddy and Tracy, QLD

With special thanks to THE QUEENSLAND TIMES for permission to use the photo of Scott, Maria and Charmaine in this newsletter.

Would you like a chance to win a copy of Scott's book, Animal Dreaming, or his best-selling Animal Dreaming Oracle Cards?

Well, keep an eye on the Queensland Times for the competition that begins on September 26, 2008.

THE 2008 ANIMAL DREAMING CERITIFIED COURSE

'The Animal Dreaming Certified Course was, this year, a totally different experience to the one shared last year'.

This was the sentiment shared by those who attended the course for the second time. Those who had attended for the first time were equally as blown away. All we can say is that the course was perfect on all levels ... the people who attended were open, eager and responsive, the venue was world class and the energy created was simply awesome. And best of all ... we've extended our Animal Dreaming family by at least 60 new people!! Fantastic! How can it get any better?

CONGRATULATIONS Graduates of the 2008 Animal Dreaming Certified Course. And welcome to a new and powerful circle of friends.

Here are just some of the beautiful emails Scott and Trudy have recieved since returning home from Sydney:

"To Dear Scott and Trudy. I can not even begin to express with words what the weekend had meant to me personally, but I’ll give it my best shot. You have both inspired me to keep my feet firmly planted on the path, and to further my education about myself and Spirit. The love that you share for your children affirmed for me that love from family is tremendously important, as well as confident support. I have come to realize that this should never be taken for granted and to adore every second of it. The care you had both shown me this weekend holds a special place in my heart; it was warm, welcoming and I feel I have been brought back to the true world and now know my place. Since a young age I was aware that I was different, and with the help and support of mum I was able to express and feel comfortable within myself. I admire and respect how Rosie and Kaleb have been brought up and can assure you from experience there is no better way to spend your childhood. At times finding it difficult to fit into one sort of group, I never had any trouble befriending people I had an interest in, but always aware of the thought in the back of my mind that I would never truly fit in anywhere. On most days this thought never bothered me but on the odd occasion scared the ***t out of me. At last I feel as if I have found true friends and people who are caring, understanding, and most importantly able to ‘get their heads around’ and embrace my unusual and sometimes whacky thoughts and feelings. I am truly grateful. The feather gifted by you is incredibly precious to me. It is far more than a feather, it represents hope, trust and an acknowledgment of what I feel I need to be doing, and what I am doing is right. Just holding it in my hands brings me to the verge of tears with overwhelming joy and love and I can just feel the incredible power and freedom that bird once held, which I shall appreciate forever. Once again, I am truly grateful. All that is left to say is that if everybody on this plane of existence knew somebody like either of you, this world would be a much better place. And for that, I am eternally grateful."

Yours sincerely
With peace and love
Rory J. O'Flaherty

(from left) Rory, Scott, Kitsiri and Joshua (Rory's brother)

"Dear Scott. Unfortunately I was not able to stay back and say this in person. I have worked as a Domestic Violence worker for about seven years. I work with women and children in a feminist organisation. It is always a privilege to hear people openly talk in public about their experiences. In all my years you are the first man that I have heard speak in public about child abuse issues where the gathering and audience was not specifically focused on D.V. and child abuse. I applaud you for your courage and strength. It is something that I have often wished for: that men take a much more proactive stance regarding these issues - after all, children grow into men as well. Anti Violence workers are predominantly female and welfare workers in general are often female too. It is so much more powerful for the general public to hear a man say 'no' to violence and abuse. I think society has become used to the annoying female workers in society saying 'no' to violence and talking about child abuse. I feel that this is an issue for men and women. I hope that more men are encouraged by your strength and passion to be more proactive in society. I'd also like to add that I really enjoyed the workshop too! Regards, Mel."

"Scott and Trudy - We just wanted to say THANK YOU for a wonderful weekend. We had a great time and it was wonderful to see the weekend be such an amazing success. A credit to you both."Bec Campbell, Circle of Stones, VIC

The view of Sydney Harbour taken by Scott from the zoo grounds. Stunning, isn't it?

Scott would like to take this opportunity to personally thank all the people who gave of their time to help support the weekend. So, here goes ...

THANK YOU Anita for being a breath of fresh air and such a brilliant MC. You really did shine on stage, inspiring us all with the amazing 100% Essential Oils you created for ANIMAL DREAMING.

A huge THANK YOU, too, toKitsiri Desilva for your humour, zest for life and helping us all 'DANCE THE ANIMALS'; Erika for your incredible help behind the scenes, managing the sales and the ginger beer;Leonie for providing your amazing teas, your insight and support; Roz for your help with sales, your 'lunchtime lecture' and the support you offered Trude; Bec and Jodi for being there as a reminder of how far we've all come since sellingCircle of Stones to you earlier this year; Di for your love and your time spent with Scott and Trude's kids; Rory for having such an open heart, for being you and someone Kaleb could look up to over the weekend; Vicki and Deirdre for your support on behalf of Taronga Zoo; Robert Dockerill for the 'behinds the scenes' tour of the zoo, your friendship and deep passion for animals; and especially the brilliant Dr. Ralph Ballard ... for your wisdom, friendship, guidance and the opportunity to hear you speak on stage. As usual, you were very inspiring.

We couldn't have done it without you all, guys ... so THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. xxx

And - in case you thought we'd forgotten - Rosie and Kaleb would like to say thank you to all the people who bought their jewellery. You've got no idea how much your humble investments helped boost the confidence and self-esteem of two small children; two small children with an innate drive to make something of their lives.

Thanks guys,

The Animal Dreaming Team

ANIMAL DREAMING Pty Ltd
Postal Address: PO Box 33, Warburton, VICTORIA, Australia 3799
Bookings: 1300 857 447
Mobile: 0400 369 569

Email:admin@animaldreaming.com
Web:www.animaldreaming.com
Online Store: www.animaldreamingonline.com

Workshops Calendar for 2008 / 09

NEW!

20/09/08

Ancient Healing Day - full day workshop, Woollongabba, QLD

26/9/08
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Medicine Walk, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, QLD

27/9/08
ANIMALS, ALLIES AND ARCHETYPES Workshop, Mullumbimby, NSW

5/12/08
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Medicine Walk, Healesville Sanctuary, VIC

6 and 7/12/08
Two Day SUMMER Spiritual Retreat, Warburton, VIC

WORKSHOPS SHEDULED FOR 2009
NB Dates are subject to change and should be considered guides only

10 and 11/1/09
The JOURNEY DRUM Workshop, Warburton, VIC

20/2/09
Weave your own DREAMCATCHER Workshop, WA

21/2/09
ANIMAL DREAMING Workshop Perth Zoo, WA

22/2/09
Make your own JOURNEY DRUM Workshop, WA

18/4/09
ANIMAL DREAMING Workshop, Melbourne Zoo, VIC

3/07/09
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Medicine Walk, Melbourne Zoo, VIC

4 and 5/07/09
Two Day WINTER Spiritual Retreat, Warburton, VIC

24/7/09
Learn how to read the ANIMAL DREAMING ORACLE CARDS - a three hour workshop, Circle of Stones, Warburton, VIC

25/7/09
THE DREAMCATCHER Workshop, Circle of Stones, Warburton, VIC

26/7/09
The KIDS! Indigo Children and Cheeky Monkeys Workshop, Mystical Dragon, Carrum, VIC

00 - 00/08/09
MAJOR EVENT FOR 2009

The Animal Dreaming CERTIFIED COURSE

00/11/08
Dolphin Dreaming; Wild Dolphin Encounter, Bunbury, WA
[NB: We are also looking to offer a similar experience on the east coast, so keep a watch on this space for updates]

ON THE HEALING WINGS OF THE KOOKABURRA

a story of promise, choice and faith

by Garry Russell-Smith, QLD

I realize this may appear somewhat lengthy, Scott, but perhaps to ‘set the scene’ it’s worth the read, especially if it becomes beneficial in helping another while simultaneously adding a validating voice to those already in existence as confirmation of your spiritual gift. Further, it becomes a human interest story that adds another reference, a fresh demonstration, and a little more history in relation to the potency of Animals, especially our Power Animals, and perhaps more principally the ones that have chosen us. It appears one may have chosen me recently, but I’m not sure what to do about it yet. I promise to keep this as brief as I can, and please feel free to use it wherever you think appropriate.

Before I begin, however, it is important to express my gratitude. To say thank you, to you.

Thank you, Scott, for all that you have gone through to bring your work to pass, to fruition. Thank you for all the sacrifices you made in order to have your work become available to the many and to me (I have come to realize that ‘sacrifice’ means ‘to make sacred’). Thank you for following your spiritual guidance when you faced uncertainty about what your next move might be. Thank you for all the time, and study, and research, and effort, and travel you have done to give substance, nobility, and spiritual common sense to the Animal Dreaming Oracle. Thank you for your teachings and your dedication. Thank you for following your Calling, the truth of which I believe is revealed in your eyes. Thank you for being faithful, and decent, and loving, and understanding, and knowing, and humble, and approachable, and wonderfully human. Thank you for your integrity, and therefore your credibility also. Thank you for what you are doing on Earth and for Her, and for what you will do. Thank you, too, for the support of your blessed wife, and your children, each of them in all places, for no doubt they have all been – and are still – a powerful presence for good in your life. Thank you, Scott Alexander King, for following your Sacred Path, for being a way-shower and somewhat of a pioneer. Thank you for being you, and for being somebody’s Angel. Thank you for being a blessing to my life, to my darling wife, my five beautiful children, and some wonderful friends. Who knows how many lives your work will bless, or when, and how often. You are a Godsend.

To continue, perhaps the first synchronicity to mention is that my daughter telephoned me two days prior to the Brisbane festival stating she had tickets to it and would I like to go. Initially I said no, thinking that I went last year and what could possibly be all that different since then. For some reason, ten minutes later I had changed my mind, called her back, and said okay; a decision which “set the tone” for some nice experiences for myself and those who accompanied me on the day, which also impacted some close friends when shared with them a few days later.

That Sunday morning I awoke relatively early and noticed a thought of you in mind, which led me to the idea that you would be there, but I didn’t give it much more attention than perhaps 10 seconds. When we arrived, my wife read the programme and said that you were giving a lecture in 5 minutes, so we made our way there and sat down. We thought the timing was synchronistic, thus it became the very first thing we did after entering the venue – ignoring bodily needs to freshen up or get refreshments after our made-lengthy-drive from the Gold Coast because of traffic conditions. It was our pleasure to hear and see a down-to-Earth spiritual fellow – yourself – offer a number of insights while sharing some stories from his personal life. It all made you very human and approachable indeed. Thank you.

At the conclusion of your talk, you invited people to visit you at your Stand. About an hour later, I made my way there and circled it a few times because you were busy. Even when you had a few moments to yourself, I had interrupted your lunch, but you were still kind enough to give your attention. You will recall me mentioning that I had a skin cancer surgically removed from my lower lip, which my Doc sent off to pathology. What follows from this point is a little fuller story that I offered to send you, and toward that end you kindly extended your liberty and invitation for me to do so, and gave me a direct email address to you.

Continuing, several days after the growth was removed, I received a telephone call from the clinic saying that my doctor wanted to speak with me about the results. I will admit I was anxious, which was made worse by learning it was a level 4 malignant melanoma. My doctor told me that to have such a melanoma on the lip was extremely rare, and so he referred me to a melanoma specialist.

On the day I was on my way to the hospital, my daughter, a Christian girl who is delightfully open to complimentary metaphysical things, sat in the morning sunshine at her new residence. She sent a text message to my wife’s mobile phone saying to think happy thoughts, that I was being carried by Angel wings, and to keep my eye open for a Kookaburra, which would be my confirmation that I would be okay. She said that as she was praying to Jesus, a Kookaburra came close by and made the loudest laughing noise as if to get her full and immediate attention. She believed God sent the Kookaburra as a sign and didn’t care that I might think it was ludicrous. She decided to ask Jesus to send as many Kookaburras to convince me as there are owls in the first Harry Potter movie, which is quite a number. The interesting thing is that I didn’t get the text message from her until after my visit with the skin specialist, who told me that it was best to remove most of my lower lip, inject dyes into areas of my venous system, and remove lymph nodes from my neck, all for testing. He said without this treatment things could be fatal for me, but still couldn’t promise an all-clear result. I realize he was just doing his job, and while I didn’t show it, I was experiencing profound internal dread. The journey home in the car was silent.

When I arrived home, I started pacing the house in disbelief and anger. My wife asked me what I would need in order to feel more positive and not afraid. I said, “Something from God to show me that I’m okay. Something from outside the human element. I’d need to see a friggin’ Kookaburra because that message from Kerri is so out-there!” I reasoned that everybody knows it’s the white dove that is the symbol of peace and healing and confirmation and the presence of spirit. So, seeing a Kookaburra as a messenger of Heaven would be really unusual at this precise time.

My wife, while containing her own upset feelings, put our baby girl in the car and a few food items and suggested we go to our favourite park for some time-out. We arrived there after a twenty-minute drive, but couldn’t use the grounds or the tables. The local council of that area had decided to do work there that day, and painting the tables was part of it. In a quitting tone I said, “Forget it, Jodie. Let’s just go home.” She responded with, “I didn’t come all the way out here for nothing. There’s another park a kilometer down the road. We’ll go there.” So we did.

At this other park, no one was there. A small wooden bridge was the entrance, which we began to cross to get to the grounds. At the end of the bridge is a tall eucalyptus tree, from which came a calm or hushed cackle. I looked up and saw a Kookaburra, and then the impact of it hit me. I stood motionless for a time just staring and trying to hold back the tears. We had our camera with us, so I took several photographs as a reminder and keepsake of a divine moment. When we found a place to sit with our little one, the Kookaburra couldn’t see us. So it flew to a tree directly ahead and sat there staring, as if to reinforce the message to me of its presence. The fear in me had gone.

Days later, my wife and daughter had to cancel a weekend retreat together because of my daughter’s work commitments. So, being invited to a holiday inn at Coffs Harbour by friends over that same weekend, we decided to accept. All was packed in the car for our trip and time away, and I had made a mental note to take an Angel Oracle (to hassle Heaven for confirmation, I suppose), but I forgot to take them with me, didn’t I (?). When unloading our things, I couldn’t find the oracle anywhere and was angry about it, which led to the re-surfacing of fear and doubt.

Twelve stories up and overlooking the beauty of the ocean at day’s end, I decided to go out on to the balcony and pray. I prayed that I might be given confirmation, that God might show me a Kookaburra before I went to sleep that evening. From so high up I could see the tops of many trees, so I waited and watched, but nothing, and it was getting darker. Despondently, I came inside and closed the door behind me, and as I passed by the television, I saw on the screen a Kookaburra sitting in a eucalyptus tree almost identical to the one in the park days earlier. The nature channel was on, and if I’d stayed outside for just two seconds longer I would’ve missed it, because two seconds later the scene changed to tractors in a field! As you may imagine, I was in awe, a kind of spiritual awe, and the fear and doubt had gone again. But that’s not the best part.

The woman who invited us to stay at the Coffs Harbour resort had a set of your Animal Dreaming cards, which were new to her. She was wonderfully open to the “synchronistic” happenings in relation to the Kookaburra and said, “I have an Animal Dreaming oracle here, I wonder if there is a Kookaburra Card in it.” Well, she went to her room and emerged with tears in her eyes, because not only is there a Kookaburra Card in your oracle, the word ‘Healing’ is written on it. Truly, what are the chances of something like that happening? I was in awe again, with tears in my eyes again, not something usually revealed in a karate instructor. In silence I savoured the moment for several minutes. I then began wondering how and why the Kookaburra is connected to Healing, and so I held your Cards and asked what am I to know and what will be the outcome of these experiences. The card I “selected” in answer was Illumination, which feels so true. Certainly a new light of understanding seems to have had its dawning in my consciousness.

The next day my wife thought it might be a nice idea to visit the Coffs Harbour Craft Markets, which just happened to be on that weekend. I didn’t want to go, thinking to stay at the resort for some quiet time with your oracle, but went with family anyway. It was my wife who noticed a number of Kookaburra figurines and encouraged me to buy one as a tangible reminder of the synchronistic occurrences, while our friend found a dozen or so Kookaburra wall plaques of coloured glass. Of craft animals, Kookaburras seemed to outnumber all the others. Again, I was in quiet awe – and glad that I went.

The next day we decided to visit a little village-like place almost an hour’s drive west of Coffs Harbour. At that location is an old looking hut-type store that sells quaint and curious things. My wife had been in there before I saw it and encourage me to go in. I did, and right in the middle was a large and striking figurine of a Kookaburra – the best one I’d ever seen. Even in a “remote” place like this, the Kookaburra theme was being reinforced in me, or confirmed, or is it both. Of course my darling wife purchased that Kookaburra to give me on my birthday a couple of weeks later.

After four days at the resort, it came time to pack our things and travel home. I noticed despondency in me because I didn’t want to return and have to face any further medical scenarios, even though I recognized the doctors were simply wanting to do what they believed best. Just before I walked out the apartment door for the last time, and just before the television was switched off, that nature channel programme had come full circle and I saw again for a few brief seconds that same Kookaburra in the eucalyptus tree. I couldn’t believe it, but did, and was glad and somehow strengthened. As we left the remaining region of Coffs Harbour, I saw a Kookaburra – as if deliberately waiting until we passed by – sitting in the middle of an overhead electricity cable that wasn’t flanked by any trees; and then none all the way home.

It was early evening when we arrived home, and after unpacking and taking care of our little one, we settled back in the quiet for a while. About an hour or so later, my wife decided to go to bed, while I stayed up pondering about all the events that had taken place. Sitting alone I began to wonder again what it could all mean – truly mean for me – and if it was safe to put my trust in something so apparently intangible. A little before midnight an image came to mind of the Illumination card I’d drawn from your oracle while in Coffs Harbour (which has a picture of a cockatoo on it for those who may not know). A minute later, I could hear bird noises in the distance, perhaps from a kilometer away, that sounded like cockatoos. For several seconds I thought I might be mistaken, but as the sound got louder I was more convinced. To prove it to myself even further, I went outside on to our small back verandah and looked into the night sky, and then I saw them. At least a hundred were flying from the distance in a straight path toward my house. I thought they would have made a collective move into the direction of trees on my far left, but they didn’t. They kept coming and flew right over the house – and therefore over me – in all their splendour, resonance, and loudness. It was impossible for me not to be impacted by it. I have lived in this house for 26 years, and during all that time not once has anything like this ever occurred; and how was it possible that this midnight sighting was in near immediate correspondence to me remembering your Illumination card (?).

When they had flown over, I returned indoors. I decided to pray in gratitude for the experience, and while doing so could still hear them in the distance. After my prayer, I sat in the quiet again and wondered about things even more, especially in relation to divine timing, your Animal Dreaming oracle, and you. I figured that by some means you must be in touch with something really profound.

The next day a very official letter arrived from the Princess Alexandra Hospital with my name on it. I opened it to read that an appointment was made for me to see a plastic surgeon at the melanoma clinic, and that I needed to attend promptly. Fear coursed through me again, but I tried to give it little attention. On the day of my appointment, I felt weighed down by dread and what a cynical ego was telling me I’d be facing when I arrived. So once again I prayed, asking God that if I was okay and there was any truth to this Kookaburra-Healing-thing, to show me a Kookaburra today.

Driving to Brisbane from the Gold Coast, I was looking at as many eucalyptus trees as I could in a quiet – and probably frantic – search for a Kookaburra. Even for me to write that sentence makes me think how crazy that seems, but it’s amazing what people will do when feeling worried and desperate. Well, almost all the way there I never saw a one, and wasn’t I annoyed! However, just as we got to the outer suburbs, I saw on those large roadside walls a huge mural of a Kookaburra. It was the biggest painting of a Kookaburra I’d ever seen and it couldn’t be missed. After a moment of a kind of passive bewilderment, the feeling in me changed to calm.

At the melanoma clinic, my wife, our little one, and I waited for 4 hours to see the plastic surgeon. She was very nice, very precise, and apparently very experienced. She said that what needed to happen in my case was to have most of my lower lip removed and sent off to pathology; and to help plug up the hole and reconstruct my mouth, she wanted to take a portion from my upper lip. After transferring flesh from my top lip to what remained of my lower one and stitching my top one back together, she then wanted to sew together (except for the width of a straw at the corner) my entire mouth so that the reconstruction would have a normal blood supply. Then, after two weeks of being fed liquid foods through a straw, to have another surgical procedure done to separate my lips like one would Siamese twins, and then seal them independent of the other. She drew a rough sketch for me of what was intended. Then, depending on the pathology report, it would be evaluated if things were okay of if more needed to be taken. I shook my head in disbelief and despair. She noticed and said, “I see you shaking your head. Does that mean you’ve decided against it?” I replied with, “No. I just never realized it was going to be so drastic.” She assured me that it was quite normal to do this in a case like mine, and that it was done as a security measure. She then left the room for a few minutes to speak with another surgeon, and while waiting there I realized I could be going through this for nothing. What if it’s true, I thought; what if I was healed, and could I take that chance? When she came back into the room, she compassionately affirmed that the surgical procedures she outlined are what needed to be done. I said I’d like to think about it. She thought that was okay, but booked me in anyway. I could always cancel.

Well, after that event we went somewhere for a snack and fed our little one. Keeping my mind on the large Kookaburra mural I’d seen on the way up, I recognized I wasn’t fearing, which made it easier for me to eat something. A few hours later we were home and went about our usual evening routine.

The following evening, my brother and his wife – a prayerful couple – called in to see how I was and learn of the outcome of my appointment with plastic surgeon. I conveyed the story and told them I was 99% decided of not going through the surgeries. They asked me why I’d come to that decision, and so I shared with them the Kookaburra “synchronicities”. They probably imagined that it was fairly risky on my part to put so much trust in something like that, but then they remembered how two Kookaburras appeared on the metal street light outside their house one or two days earlier; and they live in a newly developed area where trees are scarce and certainly none in their street. What is significant about that little “coincidence” is the fact that it’s my brother and his wife who saw them, who in turn told me. Had the Kookaburras shown up at some other house in the street, they nor I would’ve known, and therefore it would have no meaning. Plus, the timing of the Kookaburras appearing is noteworthy. My brother and his wife are faithful Mormons, but peculiarly the Kookaburra means something else to them now too! And there’s more...

A short time after my visit with the plastic surgeon, I received another official letter from the hospital saying that I was scheduled for a follow-up appointment, which I let sit by my computer until I could muster up the courage to telephone and cancel it. A day or so later a surgeon telephoned me asking what I had decided to do. I replied that I had thought about it and decided not to go through with the operations at this time. I was advised that, “If there are any residual cells, the consequences could be dire.” I expressed my gratitude for them doing such a good job of following up on me, but I still wanted to stay with my current decision. I was then told that the conversation would be marked on my file, and we wished each other a good day. When I put the phone down I was relieved, but naturally still wondered if what I did was the best thing.

The following day, I received a small parcel from a daughter I have who lives in Sydney. In it was a card from her of a Kookaburra in which she wrote, “BELIEVE. Because I do.” Yes, she knew about the circumstances, but the timing of its arrival seemed supernatural, if that’s the right word. That same morning, my other daughter (who lives here on the Gold Coast) had delivered to me a small Kookaburra I could put in my pocket; she saw it when out and thought of me. Once again, it’s about the timing. Both those things arrived on the same morning within an hour of each other, one from around the corner, the other from a 1,000 kilometres away, and neither daughter knew about the other’s intentions.

Soon, my birthday arrived. So, of course my wife gave me the striking figurine of a Kookaburra she purchased from that out-of-the-way place near Coffs Harbour. She also gave me your Animal Dreaming oracle, knowing how much it means to me. After removing the plastic seal, I sat in our living room holding it, and asked of it my very first question: “What is the most important thing for me to know right now.” I then proceeded to shuffle the deck, and being brand new, some of the cards “wanted” to stay stuck with the others. From among them all and onto the floor fell Kookaburra/Healing. I didn’t need to choose again. How could it be that it was the first card to manifest in answer the first question the first time I used it – and on my birthday (?).

As a nice thing to do, it was decided we go on a picnic to a rainforest park that is our favourite spot. My wife asked me if I instead wanted to go to the park where we saw the Kookaburra the day we came back from the hospital, to which I said no. She asked me why, and I replied, “Because if I went there and didn’t see one, I’d be really annoyed.” I had a positive memory there and didn’t want it tainted by a negative one. So, in the car and to the usual park we went. As we neared our destination, my wife asked me again if I wanted to go to the other park. Again I said no. A few minutes later she asked a third time, and I said, “Alright then, but it’s up to you.”

We turned off the main road and into the park area. Peculiarly again, no one was there. As before, we crossed the small wooden bridge to enter the grounds, and not a Kookaburra in sight. We made our way to a table with our little one, and then I heard my wife say, “Your friend’s here.” I looked in the direction she pointed and saw a Kookaburra in that same tree directly across from the table. I took out our camera and photographed it. Seconds later it was gone, and not one was to be seen for the rest of our time there, which was at least two hours. On the way home I asked my wife, “Why do you think a Kookaburra showed up today for just 30 seconds?” Her reply was wonderfully insightful, “Because you said you’d be annoyed if one didn’t show up, and God didn’t want you to be annoyed on your birthday.”

Though there have been other similar occurrences, to bring this feedback to a conclusion perhaps these last few “coincidences” are worth mentioning – “coincidences” which show how God/Spirit can use anything to send a message; or as confirmation of a message.

One of our friend’s – a Child Care Worker and spiritually minded person – invited us to dinner on a Saturday evening, and we gratefully accepted. After dinner, we sat around the table chatting about a number of things interesting to adults, but not to our infant daughter. She became a little bored, and so to entertain her, our friend put on a new Wiggles DVD for her to watch. Our friend soon returned to the table and we continued talking. About 10 minutes into the resumed conversation, our friend asked how I was feeling and if anything was new. I shared that most days I feel confident about my decision to forego the surgery, but there are times when I feel anxious about it all and wonder if I made the right choice. Now here’s the best part: at that precise moment, Steve Irwin made an appearance on the Wiggles DVD showing footage of loud and laughing Kookaburras at his zoo. In addition to that, the camera then crossed to half a dozen individuals who were dressed in Kookaburra costumes singing a song about Kookaburras. The whole thing was quite clamorous and persistent; Kookaburras laughing, Steve Irwin and the Wiggles singing, and others in costume doing a Kookaburra dance. It was like a celebration of sorts. My wife was the first to become aware of the synchronistic timing of it with our conversation, followed by our friend and me simultaneously. Several seconds later with tears in her eyes, our friend said, “How could you not get it? If you still doubt, it’s all in your mind.” I can tell you that we don’t have a Wiggles DVD at home, but I’m thinking of buying that one! Moreover, how amazing that such a thing was produced for children while Steve Irwin was alive, yet became an instrument of confirmation for an adult years later in the most “unlikely” of circumstances. Once again, I was in a quiet state of awe.

The following Monday I was at a friends place helping with an art project. Around midday we decided to take a break, and so we did in front of the television. Neither of us was watching it – it was just on with the volume down as we talked. A few minutes later there was a scheduled commercial break advertising an upcoming medical programme, and as some kind of encouragement to watch it, several partially visible surgical images flashed across the screen. Even though I only half-noticed them, they still triggered in me the thought of doctors, hospitals, and fear that caused me to doubt my decision to do without the surgery recommended for me. An icy cold feeling seemed to grip my stomach and so I mentally prayed, “Please show me I’m okay.” Well, the very next commercial was one advertising a sale on electrical appliances, and to make it palatable to the viewer, their was a sign of 44 months interest-free displayed and accompanied by – wait for it – a jovial Kookaburra hanging upside down on a branch! Who would’ve thought? Yet again I was feeling gratitude, which I expressed Heavenward silently from within.

Lastly, my Christian daughter – whose prayer initiated this whole Kookaburra thing for me (and thus for our family and close friends) – drove to Mount Tamborine on her day off work. She recalled how my wife and I said it was a very peaceful place to visit, especially the botanical gardens, and so off she went. While walking around the gardens and having fond and positive thoughts of family, she noticed a Kookaburra close by, and she recognized the timing of it with what she was thinking. Because of what the Kookaburra means to her now, she wanted to get close to it, to touch it, to somehow acknowledge it, and she did. It wasn’t afraid or flighty. It sat there as she ventured closer, offered it a piece of bread, and then stroked its head. For her this was a little miracle and confirmation that Divinity was behind the answer to her prayer weeks earlier. Thrilled, she telephoned me immediately and shared the experience, saying that a photograph was taken and she’d email it to me when she returned home. I suppose seeing a human so near a Kookaburra is unusual, but for my daughter it had a spiritual significance. I have attached that photograph for your interest.

Well, I suppose some congratulations are in order if you’ve read all the way to here. I realize that this feedback could seem somewhat repetitious, especially for those who have not experienced similar happenings, but if what’s written here inspires only one person or helps your cause, then it’s worth it. The fact is, these other-than-ordinary experiences defy human logic. I couldn’t have created them if I tried, neither could anyone else; but Someone could (capital ‘S’ intended).

I have come to understand that a miracle is anything that works out better than I expected; and although this may read as particularly bizarre for some, I think something wonderfully mystical has taken place in my life because of my daughter’s prayer and the sighting of Kookaburras at just the right time. Be that as it may, the capstone that has confirmed and linked up the experiences as being a little piece of the miraculous is your Animal Dreaming oracle and the Kookaburra/Healing Card in it. Had it not been for your oracle, I may never have known or believed Kookaburras are connected to healing, and more personally, to my healing. So, when I evaluate it all – and I do so frequently – how could I not be grateful to you. The Kookaburra came to me from your oracle with more than a precise and powerful message. It came with a definition when I needed it most. I am inspired, heartened, and encouraged because of it, and so are those near and dear to me. I imagine others will be too who are yet to hear this story.

Deepest heart-felt thanks and respect to you, Scott. I look forward to anything else you publish.

Garry.

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For the month of September

SNAKE

Transformation

Snake can be viewed as being both feminine and masculine in nature, both solar and lunar-influenced, an emissary of life and death, and of healing and venom. It embodies all possibilities, being masculine in form and phallic in nature, while traditionally accompanying the ancient Mother deities as symbols of intuition and wisdom. It has arbitrated the three worlds since the Dreamtime as the lightning and solar rays of the Sky Realm, the primeval waters of Mother Earth, and the Underworld in which it dwells. The Celts saw the Snake as a powerful symbol of fertility, often depicting Serpents in their artwork with eggs lodged firmly in their mouths – emblematic depictions of Creation, with the masculine seed meeting and joining with the female egg. While embracing the promise of new life, the Snake can be seen as a representative of the healing we must accept if we intend to move into the next phase of our life in a complete and fertile way.

As a symbol now employed by the medical fraternity, the Caduceus is a stylised emblem incorporating a pair of Snakes entwined together in the sacred act of copulation, working themselves as one around a staff, taking a symbolic journey to the higher, mystical realms of Creation. Before we can welcome what we yearn for into our lives, we must first be prepared to acknowledge the things we no longer want or need. It is a recognised fact that there is no such thing as a sick person who is not grieving for something. If we are grieving for some aspect of life that we feel is out of our reach, no matter how hard we twist and turn in a vain attempt to draw it closer to us, the grief we feel will eventually make us ill. We grieve because we love, and to stop grieving suggests that our love has gone. Grief however, can be turned into power because to have lived with grief is to have known love, a power that empowers us to teach others how to deal with grief and see beyond it.

The appearance of Snake suggests that you need to look deep within yourself and honour those aspects that pose the threat of making you ill. We have to hand them over so that we may see clearly again, allowing us to move forward with confidence and a renewed sense of purpose. Snake suggests that we look at our baggage, our burdens and our pain and transmute them into new opportunity, new life and the chance to start our journey over again. She offers us the chance to physically rebirth ourselves by strengthening us emotionally and deepening our relationship with Spirit.

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