spirit guides – Author M. A. Phillips

Deer Tracks

The sun is shining today. I felt it would be a Druidic sin to stay inside so I donned my winter gear and headed to the forest! I spent a few moments with a birch tree but grew distracted with how active the chickadee population was. Without so many deciduous leaves hiding them, birds sureContinue reading “Deer Tracks”

More on Ahimsa and The Spirit of the Deer

My most recent post about ahimsa and Druidism sparked some conversation with prophet_maid on Live Journal. We talked about vegetarianism, eating meat, the food chain, and the hierarchy implied by Jainist ahimsa. It helped me sort through my thoughts better and I realize that that isn’t the best way for me to express my reasonsContinue reading “More on Ahimsa and The Spirit of the Deer”

Triquetra Meditation

I was meditating before bed last night. I found myself in my astral nemeton and briefly met with my lynx spirit guide. He chided me for not visiting often. I next started to focus on a symbol – the triquetra. It’s the symbol tattooed onto my back and is very significant to me. I don’tContinue reading “Triquetra Meditation”

My Place Among the Nature Kindred

Last night I got into a somewhat heated discussion on otherkin, vegetarianism, and animal rights on the ADF IRC chat. A couple of members who believe they are otherkin brought up a publication and I asked them a couple things about being otherkin which kind of started it all. You see, when I firstContinue reading “My Place Among the Nature Kindred”

Teacher Fox

If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I’ve been working through Paxson’s Trance-Portation. I mentioned a few entries ago that I’ve been revisiting animal spirits / spirit guides. Paxson suggests asking a companion animal to lead you to a spirit who can teach you to better navigate the inner realms. Last night,Continue reading “Teacher Fox”

Diana Paxson on Animal Spirits

“Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse are the heirs of Br’er Rabbit and Anansi. We give our children toy ducks to protect them in the bath, and Teddy Bears to ward their sleep. When small, my grandchildren were guarded by a tattered toy in the shape of a bear that belonged to their great-grandmother when sheContinue reading “Diana Paxson on Animal Spirits”

Mars in Retrograde and Spirit Guides

My friend Katrina is pretty good when it comes to astrology. She and her husband have been studying it for quite some time. She brought it to my attention that Mars is in retrograde. I did a little bit of reading up about it and, apparently, this causes stagnation of projects, a lack of energy,Continue reading “Mars in Retrograde and Spirit Guides”

Building Mental Discipline

What follows is the journal I started for the purposes of recording my experiences with developing mental discipline. I made a point to meditate as much as possible over a five month period as part of my Dedicant Program. Since it was a journal the language may at times seem informal or even grammatically incorrect. I read throughContinue reading “Building Mental Discipline”