Owl Brings Me Messages From the Shadows
I have had a taxing but exciting day romping through the folds of the 5th Dimension with clients and my own issues and feeling very exhilarated by it all.
As I sit at my computer, I can hear the mysterious hooting of one of the Barred owls that surround my home here at Moonhaven. Her call draws me outside to commune with her. She seems to be about 10 feet away in one the big trees. My home, Moonhaven, is surrounded by a grove of ancient Live Oaks that wrap their wooden arms around my lavender house.
The owl, who I have come to call Sophia, was loud and insistent like she was trying to get my attention. Her night call always gets my attention and will just as often bring me outdoors to hear her more closely.
Tonight it seems as if they are having a convention. Different traditions have differing associations with owl medicine, from being the mysterious messengers of the night,revealers of that which hides in the dark ,to a herald of death to some of the Native American peoples.
I choose to see them as the former rather than the latter although on occasion they most certainly have spoken to me of the death of one of my dearest sisters.
The owls are still gathering as I wonder about their message tonight. By the bizarre hooting sounds that I hear,there might be as many as 6 or 7of them. As I listen and feel their energies , it is clear that this is no owl “convention” rather these nightbirds are making love and these are mating calls that go from inquiry to frenzied passion.
To the unfamiliar,their song can be terrifying as their mating calls can be quite cacophanous and eerie. I remember the first time that I heard one screech during an outdoor circle at a very significant moment and it made my blood run cold.
When we began the first Womanspirit Rising Circle and called in the Eastern Direction one of the local owls was kind enough to offer her blessings by calling to us.I knew then that our circle of some 350 women was indeed ready to begin our magical work.
I just love hearing them hooting all the way inside my home and rarely miss an opportunity to join them when their night call reaches in and captures my psyche. On one of these occasions, I ran out just in time to see and feel two of the stragglers fly so closely over my head that I could feel the rush of the wind from theirpowerful wings!
It has been over a week since the owls drew me out from my writing and unfortunately I now know why. My favorite Lion, Jumanji the Lion King of the Endangered Animal Rescue Sanctuary was killed that night quite possibly by a rattlesnake bite. I went to pay my respects to this awesome animal and wanted to bring him a sacred crystal and had forgotten, almost,when a perfect crystal dropped on my foot right beneath his picture.
Truly there is magic and intelligence everywhere when you are open to it. I do love being able to live so close to the animals and nature,that I can experience their world too.
Several years ago I had the honor and privilege to share intimate space with Sophia the Barred Owl and this is her story.

The Owl and the Cool Pool
Date: 6/13/2004

Today,while Tara and I were taking a dip in the cool pool by the Grandmother Tree, I asked the spirits to clarify what if anything I should do regarding this kitten Tisha. I asked that the doors be open if I am to help her in any way and if not then all should stay as it is. Seconds later, a beautiful Barred owl landed within feet of our pool looked right at us and flew up on to the limb over our heads. She groomed herself and stared at us and just hung out very comfortably. At first we sat totally still for fear that she might be scared and fly away and after we knew that she was quite settled we moved about just a little. She watched without flinching or taking flight for at least 2 hours!
She may still be there. I had asked for Spirit help from the animal queendom to make the situation with Tisha all right and I do believe I was given a sign that my prayers had been answered…not how they would be answered, but that they were answered!
The owl looked deeply into our eyes for minutes at a time. I thought that perhaps she was injured so just in case, I sent her some healing energy which she seemed to like and then she fell asleep. I have never seen such a beautiful soulful face on a bird and I have never had the honor of seeing an owl up close. We named her Sophia and she showed us every part of her as she groomed herself, just three girls having a day in the country together. Sophia was totally grooving on our presence and we were thrilled. She was so relaxed, that she even relieved herself as we watched transfixed by her every move. I couldn’t believe that we were so gifted from the shadow-world as to have an owl visit during the day!! It is one thing to hear them calling in the night as they so often do at Moonhaven. It is not even unusual to hear 4 or 5 of them calling each other and flying into a mating frenzy that to the uninitiated, can sound like some frightful horror flick. Tara and I contemplated what we knew of owl medicine, how it could portend death, how it can show us what lies beneath the surface..in the dark as it were…many thoughts raced through my head but the main thing we both wanted to do was just be in the presence of this magnificent creature and receive its message whatever that might be.
Since I had had a visitation by 2 Ravens 2 Sundays
ago, the day that Serena was killed, I am aware that this too could be a message but not one that I can yet decipher. The animals particularly the birds are speaking ever more clearly to me and I am indeed grateful.
It is clear that the animals all know that I am listening more keenly for their wisdom as I write this book so I suspect that the wild things who live on the land with me at Moonhaven will be coming out more to commune with me and I welcome them.

As if to proove the point, just as I finished this piece, the owls started hooting calling the coven of owls together.
Blessed Be Flash

Monkeying Around at Junglefriends by Flash Silvermoon-Animal Communicator/Vibrational Healer

It was a gorgeous and uplifting day at Junglefriends today. I saw some of my favorite monkeys and they were all so glad to see me too. It’s heartwarming how they know I am there to help them and they show it so clearly with their joyful calls and excited little faces.
Macy, one of many white faced capuchins was my first customer and she just adores me. Her human parents told me that she doesn’t even behave with them the way that she does with me sometimes. She called me over today and wrapped her tail around my arm and started looking for my jewelry which was hidden under my shirt, smart monk! Then she showed me her boo boo on her little hand and we put some calendula creme on it which only proved to be like dessert to her as she licked it off as quickly as I could put it on her. She took my hand in hers and gave it little kisses and then groomed my nails picking ever so gently on my unmanicured cuticles for a minute or two. I honestly don’t know who gets more out of this exchange.
Macy came to Junglefriends with her human caregivers who are no longer present and she clearly enjoys her bonds with loving humans like myself who will reach out to her. Actually, she does the reaching with her outstretched tail and friendly attitude.
A few months ago however I made the mistake of succumbing to Macy’s charms in front of Christopher, the monkey that was supposed to be her “Love Connection.” Macy clearly thought that I was her love connection at the time and wrapped her tail around my arm and smothered my hands in kisses. She would have dragged me into the cage with her had I allowed it or if she could ,calling me to her with monkey squeals everytime that I withdrew to treat another monk. My mistake was not in adoring Macy, but rather mistaking Christopher’s similar overtures to me afterwards. I assumed wrongly that he wanted the same love from me and quickly learned to not make such a mistake again when he grabbed my arm with his nails giving me a few nasty cuts which to this day I proudly wear as my initiation into the world of the monkeys. I was after all a human and Christopher wanted to be Macy’s one and only.
Months later, Macy is not as interested in me but still holds out a friendly tail and hand for cuddling as she too becomes assimilated into her own world of monkeys as she was supposed to be all along.
For some reason, the whole place was noticeably more peaceful than it had been in months. In recent visits, there had been many new monkeys needing rescue who were being integrated into their new surroundings. Perhaps the pace of new emergencies has eased allowing all to relax into a more calm routine.
Two of the new kids on the block, the large spider monkeys, Molly and Mikey, were finally really enjoying their new habitat called the Thunderdome. They had been unexpectedly left at Junglefriends and had to recover emotionally from that trauma. They were incredibly and appropriately fearful for some time because of such an upheaval in their world. With the loving and constant care that they received, there can be no doubt that these two are living a profoundly better life. Instead of creatures that fled from others in fear and anxiety, I see two happy spider monkeys who have resumed their peaceful and gentle nature. Its quite simple, give a being what they need and healing occurs.
I treated Molly’s shingles giving her some flower essences and gem elixirs to soothe her mixed with water in a little paper cup which she happily drank. I was amazed by how delicately she took the baby carrots from my hand when I fed her and her bud Mikey was no exception. I gave him a cup of water at the same time as I have learned to always give something simultaneously to a pair of monks so that no one steals from the other. I was totally taken by surprise and delighted by how gentle they had become. It is a constant testimony to the love, care, and rightness of the path that the staff of Junglefriends maintains with their beloved monkeys when you observe these transformations and healings time after time.
Another of my fave monks is Udi who is a most charming spider monkey with dark brown fur and the heart of a clown and a cassanova. I make my own gem elixirs and use them in a mister bottle and Udi loves to be misted with the one that I call Purple Haze, named after the lavendar lithium quartz crystals that I use to make it. This is a great essence for some of the monkeys who need to mellow out and many just love the effect of being showered by these soothing mists. Kari and the gang like it for themselves sometimes too.
I am extremely grateful that they allow and appreciate my contribution to these little beings in fur coats.
Sometimes you have to be really careful with the monks as Kari Bagnall, the founder of Junglefriends calls them.
My blind monkey friend Katie Scarlet,a Capuchin, came out from hiding when I called her name and immediately sought my hand giving me her monkey kisses. She is just the sweetest little girl, and one of three sisters[the other 2 are diabetic] who had been unwittingly orally chastised by her human mom. For some reason, she did not understand that the little put downs that she frequently spoke in jest were hurting Katie’s feelings. This was the first thing that Katie had ever communicated to me when she arrived. When I later saw “Mom” in action I could see the problem for myself. Fortunately I was successful in helping her understand the toll this was taking on Katie and probably the other 2 sisters as well. This simple behavior change has improved the sweet monkey’s self esteem and she is now obviously feeling so much better about her life and her world. Katie shows me her gratitude each time I see her and I am thrilled to have been able to help that whole family be kinder to each other. Looking at her today, she actually felt like a new monkey to me.
So many of the monkey rescues are diabetic because of the foods that they are typically offered in captivity and because of the lack of exercise that most exotics suffer in captivity.
Don Knotts one of the 9 Iron Men, [monkeys who had been tortured for 20 years at labs doing iron experimentation and were finally released to JF] had taken an interest in me when I visited his neighbor Katie a few months ago. He is making tremendous progress in his socialization as well as accepting humans again as something other than abusers. Amazing that any of them even want to have anything to do with humans at all after the pain that we as the “more intelligent and humane”,cause them in our ignorance and in some cases downright cruelty.
Nearly a month had gone by since I last visited JF as I have been busy putting together the 4th Annual Wise Woman’s Festival. Kari, the founder of Junglefriends, presented her wonderful Born To Be Wild film and was greatly appreciated. Now I have the time to return to the monks.
I was eager to meet Simon, the new squirrel monkey, and to see how the rest of that gang was dealing with the loss of our dear little Curri.
Curri and I had a most special rapport. She was quite crippled and was barely eating when we first met and I was just coming out from the loss of my dearest friend and companion Tara and my own injuries that were semi crippling. Sitting with Curri and treating her with flower essences and lots of love seemed to be mutually rewarding and she began gaining some weight and becoming more comfortable in her body. She loved to play in my hair and bury herself in my breast and I looked forward to each visit for the opportunity to sit with Curri. Sara, one of the volunteers who was most involved with Curri, would always give me a progress report and delight in the number of mealworms that we could get in her. Curri told me that she especially liked jam on her meal worms so jam it was.
It is hard not seeing her there and holding her little body in my arms and it is also a blessing as now Curri is free from her crippled form and the world that cages monkeys, takes them from the jungles and then abandons them as not “good pets” when they act like monkeys. I am sad for me and all the little squirrel monkey friends she had like Bowser and Howie but so grateful to have shared time with this special little creature.
The first essence that I used today was a combination called “Don’t Worry be Happy” and the monks just loved it,especially Simon,the new kid on the block. He brightens the world of the squirrel monkeys habitat. he is just a little baby and cute as a button. He adores the flower essences and drinks heartily and happily from the dropper that I give him. I use the wonderful flower essences made by Green Hope Farms who not only specialize in an animal repertory but also have occasionally donated some bottles of essences to me so that I can freely give them to sanctuary animals in need. [They also supported my treatment of the Katrina Hounds by sending me large bottles of their essences that would help animals in such distress.] You can find them on the web or simply go to the link on my website.
Some ofthe essences that I gave to Simon were New Beginnings, which is what he is having here at JF. You would have thought that I was giving him ice cream or something equally tantalizing [and wrong].He wanted all I would give him. Then I saw that he also needed Grief and Loss to deal with his change of residence, followed by Don’t Worry Be Happy, which he slurped down with gusto. Sara told me that they were concerned that he had yet to go outdoors much so I gave him Run and Play which I have learned to do last for obvious reasons as that would possibly be the last time that I would have cooperation. He was so happy and friendly when we were done and I know that he will be much more adjusted from this treatment by the next time that I see him.
Months ago, I had had the same reaction with Dodger, the then new Marmoset. He greedily slurped down many droppers of flower essences and demanded more and more. Today, he is socialized with his new monkey friend Isabel and could care less for the drops. It seems that when a monkey is new to JF, they need these drops to smoothe the transition and of course, some continue to need them for various resons, but some like Dodger, do not continue to need essences once they are grounded in the new reality and love of JF.
One of the older capuchin monkeys, Marvin, was so depressed when he first arrived that they feared for his survival. He was barely eating or socializing until he met his lady love. I also had given him some good essences to help that relationship bloom. Today, I passed a cage with a big airplane toy in it and was told that it was Marvin’s new place and that he was now thriving and totally playful and happy.
Each story, each monkey is a tremendous victory and represents countless hours of attention,love,money and hard work by the crew at Junglefriends and is a tiny but hugely important drop in the bucket for the healing of exotic animals that should have never been taken from their homes. One hope is that those in captivity are here to teach the world about the plight of the creatures in the wild so that we can be sensitized to appreciate and protect them by saving their populations from becoming toys for selfish humans or overrun by the heartless wheels of progress that could care less whose environment is destroyed.
BLESSINGS FLASH SILVERMOON
You can meet the monks at www.Junglefriends.org [and make an appointment to visit when you are in the Gainesville Fl area].
Katie is on the first roster and Macy and the spiders are on the 2006 page while Don Knotts and the iron men are on 2005. They are starting to do better$$ wise and can hardly handle all the requests for them to take on new monkeys every day. They need many more full time caregivers and its a tough job. Of course more donations will always allow them to save more monkeys a they are one of the few true Primate Rescues in this country. We are so lucky to have them here.
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Ode to a Persimmon

Ohhhhhhhhh and the lovely persimmon has such a tiny window of ripeness and is
oh so luscious and sweet and succulent and so tongue and groove  and sssso
like  that precious part of a woman that must be approached only at the precise
moment
and then aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm
and she is rolling and tumbling in slippery abandon juices flowing everywhere and such a sweet and succulent flavor graces both lips tingling rapt in Aphrodite’s thrall…………….passin the persimmon

If you would like to continue writing this with me use the comment box ladies only bb flash

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All Hail the LionKing, Jumanji passes 
I cried like a baby when I heard the news about Jumangi’s passing yesterday and am going over today to pay my respects and give Jaye and Gail some support. I know that this has been a very hard loss for them. This is a Rescue Sanctuary and as Gail pointed out to me that death is all a part of the process,still there are some that just tug on your heart strings and it was Jumanji who first tugged on mine and whose story brought me tp EARS the first time.At the time I had just lost my sweet dog Bear who was  just  the dog of my Heart and I was inconsolable. Shortly thereafter Jaye called me about coming over to EARS as she had heard of my animal work. I read Jumanji’s story on their website and I was a goner. I knew that this invitation to EARS had Bear’s pawprints all over it because it was going to take someting as awesome as 40+Big Cats to begin to help me get over losing my Bear Boy….and it was going to take a Big Cat as awesome as Jumanji to keep me going through some of the other huge losses over the years.Going to Ears has been such a healing place for me  and a place for me to heal the animals. I never could have dreamed 20 years ago to have had the honor  to call a lion or a tiger my friends or to know special women like Gail and Jaye who care for some 45 Big Cats,most of them tigers.Today’s visit will be bittersweet but always so very heartfelt.

MY FAVORITE LION JUMANJI HAS PASSED AWAY@www.BigCatSanctuary.org,  EARS
I will visit today and miss him forever. He was a true Lion King and the most awesome cat you would ever want to meet.His heart was as big as he was. He is survived by a whole Sanctuary full of gorgeous cats including  Sierra the Lioness above.I know he has a special piece of sanctuary owners Jaye and Gail’s hearts too. From the day he got there,@EARS,it became their task to help him feel loved again as the previous owner had abandoned him  after being his constant companion of 2 years. I remember those early days and treated him myself for  Abandonment and Abuse and Grief. Another Communicator had worked w/ him just before I got there and affirmed what all could see that the great Jumanji was literally dying of a broken heart as he would not eat. His owner used to hand feed him and he just could not get over that loss for some time. With total love and patience Jaye and Gail finally got him eating regularly and putting back his normal weight and he healed. I remember working on him with a woman who could work on his spine. I was feeding him flower  essences through his fence as she ,also working through the fence,released each vertebrae in his back. by the time she had gotten to the base of his skull, he opened his huge mouth and released a big sigh.I can still hear Jaye singing him a chorus of her song for him “Manjo Man”
I will go today and pay my respects to my one and only Lion King, Jumanji.We will all miss his big voice and big heart.
Blessings Flash
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No Bushwackin Rant and rave passin the rattle***** 
 
Ok, ok, ok, gals, ya gotta get real, and do whatya feel,
’cause this Shrub’s a fool, so I be takin’ ya ta school, ya see it’s up to you, it’s up to me, there’s more happenin’ here than what ya see.
Ya can’t kill a people and expect ‘em to feel free,
yeah its gotta be a multi national conspiracy,
fuckin’ w/you, fuckin’ w/me,
never right stealin people’s land, sayin’ you’re givin’ ‘em a hand, what’s wrong w/this picture, I don’t get the picture, but we’re being re-sold, re-told this grade B western, shoot out at the Ok is not ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, hell no, we won’t go and blow another culture to bits just for the Carlyle shits, no blood for oil, not this time, not never, not in Alaska, not in Ghanistan, not in Pakistan, not even Iran,
so some shriveled up white man in Texas can act like he’s king!
nah, not now, not never, gotta take a stand against the Man who would be King, and bring down everything,
The whole world is watchin, of this I’m sure, none of his allies wanna be his whore, not whore no more, not study war no more, wanna lay down my duct tape and anthrax, tired a bein Bushwacked, and that’s a fact, sis and bro, one thing I know, if he keeps it up, there’ll be no where to go where any of us are safe, or free, or even alive, and this is no jive
what we gotta do ta survive,
  “We gotta jump to the piper’s tune, judgement day is comin soon, ya gotta get right with your Spirit, get right with your mind, Send what ya can, to heal the world, I do believe its time for the Blessin, for the people blessin, for us all, Blessins for the people building bridges instead of walls…
ok, ok, ya got it, don’t forget it, yeah, ya got it, pass it on, make a song, make it strong make a poem, make a rant, but make it fast!!!!!!!!!   Pickin’ Up The Rattle,but not into battle GOTTA STOP THE DEATH  RATTLE
FLASH PASSIN THE SPIRIT RATTLE TO YA!
THE ANSISTERS AND BROS are biding their time they stand with us right now with so much on the line
FIND YOUR VOICES WE ALL MAKE CHOICES

I tell you this cause I know you’re a sis so I say to you and you know that its true that there’s far more here than meets the eye
hey there’s enuf to wanna make ya cry when there’s so much evidence that makes no sense ‘cept to point to a prez who’s just tellin lies
There’s no amount of money that can make it allright when the stupid fool thinks God’s on his side
when we know the truth its gonna set us free and with open hearts we begin again and again
to model peace for us and them and having the courage to DO IT OVER AGAIN
being the change we want to see living into our dreams we’ll see them revealed 
we’ll see the earth healed, and our energy fields will be as one cause there’s more to life than livin under the gun of the fool who would be King and ruin everything for us and THEM why don’t they see the trend?
cause what happens to you happens to me
cause we’re all  connected one world under the skin         
passin the rattle but not into battle to fullfill some death rattle of the Patriarchy that must cease to be but let it not take us all down in its wake
so be awake stay awake and never go to sleep when so much is at stake
we gotta shake rattle and roll and let the music fill our souls …..cause we’re
Tired of bein Buswhacked Tired of bein Bamboozled
Tired of bein told the election wasn’t bought and sold
2,4 6. 8. change the state from blue to red
see the hackers work was party led
I feel another Watergate and I know this shit ain’t just in my head
The Bushman’s goin down with all his righteous Christians all around!
They say its a moral Mandate I say its an immoral man who’s late.
Late to hear the call of the cryin poor while billions are spent on his bloody war just to settle daddy’s score
Late to protect a land once free while killin the air and the water and the trees
Late to seek respect from the rest of the world while blood- stained Stars and Stripes are unfurled
Resist reject this secret coup life as we know it is up to YOU we can’t sit by and inaugerate this hateful excuse for a Chief of State
So do what you feel to make it be real and don”t hesitate to challenge hate cause the time is NOW AND ITS NOT TOO LATE!!
PASSIN THE RATTLE BUT NOT INTO BATTLE CEPT WITH THE DEATH RATTLE OF A PATRIARCHY THAT MUST CEASE TO BE WITHOUT TAKING DOWN THE WORLD AND YOU AND ME  BLESSED BE
FLASH SILVERMOON

I wish that I could say that things have improved since that pre-innaugural rant but I do believe that we all have come to see this dude in all his glory.

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Animal families 

Its so wonderful to see how animals in a family actually act like family. My crew shows me that time and time again. I thought that I would have to put my 14 yr old dog down on New years Eve. He’s half shepherd and half Catahoula Leopard Hound,a leopard shepherd. He by the way ,has had nothing but skin problems since his first  rabies shot, never had them before. Those  shots  are in many cases a veterinary hustle and the honest ones will tell you that they can sometimes cause more harm than good and certainly needn’t be done yearly. The vaccines are good for usually 3 yrs  so the yearly shot is just a scam.
Back to the animal family stuff though. My dog Apple’s back leg became dysfunctional and he couldn’t keep himself up. Thankfully through homeopathy and a very brave woman cutting his long nails, he is fine today but during his crisis which lasted nearly a week, my youngest cat Star who is a sweet little mush ball and the baby of the family started sleeping next to Apple[short for Appaloosa]. You could see that the two of them were traveling on some other plane as they both looked absolutely dead. I am quite sure that my little Star was helping  energize and heal his big bro. I have seen the younger and healthier in my family lay down and literally share energy with the elders or sick ones sometimes lying back to back. and at least tending to them  by checking up and letting me know if something is not right.
Apple is a big boy and is surely on the last part of his life but he is up and around now and acting like a happy dog again. Several years ago when his best friend Bear passed, I thought that I would lose him too as he was really Bear’s dog. There were a few months that were touch and go. It is very important  when a family member passes be it human or animal or if a lover leaves etc that you treat the whole family for Grief as they all feel it. There are a few possibilities and they all work. GreenHope farms has some of the best flower essences on the market and in fact has an animal line which are fine for humnas too. There is a Grief and Loss remedy which works well as does Abandonment and Abuse and they have an Animal Emergency that puts ordinary Rescue remedy to shame. If you go to my website below you can read more about my animal work as well as get the link to Greenhope farms Flower essences.I treat my own with these as well as working as an Animal Communicator in sanctuaries w/ Big Cats, monkeys , horses and of course dogs and cats. I also was part of the emotional triage team that treated many Katrina Dogs so these are tried and true suggestions. I also use homeopathy for mine and have used Ignatia very successfully for grief when it is hysterical and emotional and Nat Mur when the being is sort of walled up and self reliant.
Right now , I am writing a book about my experiences called Lifetime Companions,Love Never Dies which particularly focuses on reincarnation and your pets. I truly know that they do come back and want to be back w/ their familis again and again and myself have many repeaters. I write this for my own healing of animal losses as well as to help other people with the heartbreak of losing a beloved animal friend.
I have an excerpt in theone of the latest Beltane Papers about my work with my favorite tiger Duke and a piece about my horse Chinamoon in the new anthology Angel Horses,Divine Messengers of Hope. If you love horses, this is a great one with so many heartwarming stories.
Blessings Flash
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Animal Communication and Healing During Emergencies
by FLASH SILVERMOON 
We are living in a time where people as well as whole species of animals are being totally toxified by our environment and even the food and water that we consume. This presents a whole aspect to healing that Vets and healers of some 20-30 years ago did not have to contend. Vibrationally everything has been sped up and the toxic effects of fear have created their own traumas.
Therefore, when we try to address health and healing, we must, by the very nature of the current situation, take a very broad and open-ended view of cure.
Bottom line, to begin, one must understand that animals are enlightened beings not underlings below humans. Communicating with them does not mean telling them, it means listening to them. Allowing their thoughts and voices to permeate our consciousness so that we can truly help them and not just decide what they need. You have no idea how thrilled animals are when someone listens to them for a change and they totally open up. They don’t care if you have a degree or if you studied in Harvard. They either feel good about what you offer or they don’t and when you are on target, the reaction is often instant because they have no walls up against alternative anything.
When we use Holistic Cures for people, we must address the Mind.,Body and Spirit and it is the same with our animals.
Often the trauma that we need to treat in animals with emergencies and rescues is more related to emotions and spirit than a simply physical solution and sometimes all parts of the being are in distress.
I was part of the triage team that worked with the Katrina Hounds as they were fresh off the trucks and vans from New Orleans and my job was to help after they were bathed and seen to by Vets, to help them deal with the emotionally shattering experiences that they had.
I am well versed in using Healing Touch, Flower Essence Therapy and Gem Elixirs on recues,sanctuary animals as well as pets and the results are amazing. I have used many different essences and remedies
over the years and this knowledge came in very handy for the Katrina Rescues.
Green Hope Farms Flower Essences over nighted me hundreds of dollars worth of supplies when they heard of my work and this company makes an incredible line of Flower Essences especially for animals but they are great for people too. Often people who rescue have had some of the same life experiences as those that they rescue..
I made some combinations for the rescuers themselves who were bearing the pain of being in the trenches getting the animals out of harm’s way. It is so important to keep the helpers healthy in an emergency or the whole effort will collapse.
Animal Emergency was very useful to deal with pain and fear. When you see that wide eyed terror in the animals eyes or if they are wounded or in shock,this is the remedy of choice and it can be put in the water, the mouth or spritzed onto the animal or its space depending on how traumatized they are. I knew that many of the animals would be untouchable and dangerous at least at first after their ordeal so I made several spritz bottles and had great success spraying down their spaces in the barn so that they could feel peaceful inside. Sometimes I would do a drive by spritz if the animals were whizzing by me and too hyper to tend to by mouth and you could see them just settle right down. If you do not have the Greenhope Animal Emergency, Bach’s Rescue Remedy which is available in health food stores everywhere is a good second choice. One wonderful and basic essence from the Greenhope Essences is Abandonment and Abuse which no shelter or rescue group should be without as it is the most consistent problem for all rescued animals. Almost every behavior problem that I have ever treated with rescues, be they tigers or puppies, is related to either being abandoned, abused or both so when you treat that trauma first, almost everything else starts to fall into place. If you try to treat behavior problems without going to that source, you are usually in for a long, frustrating and often futile process. Another good remedy is called Arbor Garden and it makes animals and people feel as if they are being held by Angels. This is the Spiritual relief and safety that is needed. I discovered that it also has anti inflammatory uses as well when I treated one of my cats with it for snakebite til I could get her to the Vet. Now I know that there are different homeopathics to treat specific snake and spider bites and those  are good to have on hand.
I also make my own Gem Elixirs which work splendidly on the animals as well. One of the best is one made from the Essence of Lithium Quartz and as you can imagine, the properties of Lithium in its natural form can be most soothing for stressed out animals and their keepers as well. I have seen monkeys who were struggling to adjust to their new environments simply relax and mellow out after I spritzed them with some of this Elixir.Horses that were being trailed became quiet and calm after spraying them before the trek.
There are many more essences that one could use for various and sundry ailments but these few will put you in good stead in most emergencies. In future articles, I can certainly go into more detail regarding a Holistic First Aid Kit and more  communciation tips.
Hopefully this country will never again see the incredible mistakes that were made in the separating of people and animals during the evacuation from Katrina and hopefully we now have better protocols on all levels. We learn, we grow, we progress and when this happens, the entire planet elevates and heals. May we all be instruments for such positive changes especially for the beloved animals.
Blessings,
Flash Silvermoon-Animal Communicator and Vibrational Healer 352 4752432
For more information on my work as well as a link to Green Hope Farms,see my website listed below.
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It’s really been interesting about this eclipse and
the one on my birthday[Mar 18] which was the same eclipse that I ws born under.It seems like something has been lifted ie as if I was eclipsed before these eclipses and its blowing my mind. [ has anyone had this experience with eclipses]
I was worried because the first eclipse also featured a square to my Sun and Moon by Pluto and Mars but it was a great day actually. Felt like I was coming out of something and so many doors were flying open.Also my Mercury which was opposed by this Eclipse has been working overtime for weeks…well actually since the last Lunar Eclipse.
Today I can’t even finish writing this email because my phone has
been off the hook all day good thing I decided to lay low so they could find me lol sooooooo I am really feeling it and was jittery this AM with the energies making me tingle all over. I felt like there was a live wire connected to my body and I was literally vibrating so much so that I knew that I would have to do something to be able to sleep.
Took a large double terminated crystal of Lithium Quartz and went
back to bed til a friend called telling me that another friend had succumbed to cancer and the next call was a friend telling me another was busted a Virgo too, for growing pot.
Before getting these calls I had awoken suddenly to a dream of driving with a friend West on st rd 100 and seeing an explosion up the road about 2 miles. It was brilliant and there were already many police cars and flashing red light. My friend and I had been worried that we were running late and now congratulated ourselves on such good timing as we would have been in the explosion had we been “on time”. That dream had come almost in the blink of an eye and another one that had meaning which I forgot came on its heels. Figured I’d had enough sleep after all that..
I was off and running and it didn’t stop all day.I have been asked to do everything from playing a memorial concert in Calif for Shekhinah to being one of the psychics at the colonade at the University of Florida and on and on with old clients calling all day. My mare thinks that I have been way too busy today and wants me to get
it right and bring her some carrots or put her in before the storm comes and she is never wrong so Blessings Flash

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Entering the Sacred Dance of Life

I am aware this AM that I have much to do right here right now in Moonhaven to fine tune the energies especially after a most shamanic and blissful spirit walk around my land with Jaz and Red to the sacred sites I have consecrated.
The vibe is very deep and sweet and I am feeling very passionate about writing this book,”Lifetime Companions”, and the journey inward that I am being shown. It is a very magical/subtle place, this realm of earth and water spirits/faeries and owls named Sophia that come to deliver sacred messages when you most need them!
I recognize, for myself, that at least for right now, time is not infinite, yet it can expand. I want to focus on the most perfect balance that I can create for myself so that my priorities are clear and well directed and of course I want to ideally experience ecstasy while doing it! Such humble goals I entertain!
As I experience each magical moment I find myself wanting to simultaneously savor it and run to the computer to write it all down. Being old and wise enough to know that the magic is in being “in the moment”, I refrain from bolting from a blissful experience to talk about a blissful experience, trusting that at the right time, I will find the words to share these experiences that I might have otherwise dissolved into the frenzy of mundane life…
The morning began for me at 5:30, rising to the dawn, feeding cats,dog,me and then into the cyber sanctum to continue my inner journey while the demands of the world seem further away.
For some reason, and I rarely question why anymore, I found myself rereading my file on the passing of my sweetest of sweet animal companions Spirit /Spir-Bear or just Bear as he was called for his last years.
The file is called “Bear is Flying With the Angels Today” and it is filled with condolences from all the many people who care about me and adored him as well as some of my own words about my Bear Boy.
Perhaps I feel his presence now, perhaps he is trying to reach me, or perhaps I just need him, whatever the process, it brought me deeper into the place where I am sure he lives and maybe a place that we can share from both sides of the Veil.
Chinamoon is patiently waiting in her paddock for me to walk in this world long enough to feed her breakfast. She is one of the most tuned in beings I know on 2.3, or 4 legs!
One night when I was a little concerned about her digestion, I wandered out to her paddock at 3 am armed with a walking staff, a light and some homeopathic nux vomica just in case she was having digestive problems. Groggily she emerged from the thicket where she was clearly fast asleep just to humor me and show me that she was in fact fine. I must admit that I must have looked very much like the traditional Hermit of the Tarot seeking my Appaloosa mare.
They say that payback is a bitch..but in this case..its a mare! The next night at exactly 3 am, I had a weird dream that featured the head of a horse[China’s] coming through my bedroom window, laying itself on my chest! She just had to outdo me and show me that she could wake me up at 3 am also but she didn’t have to even use her legs!
I really do get that these animals with “witch” I cohabit are very elevated beings; angels in fur coats; wise ones on all fours etc and it is through my love, understanding and respect, that I support their evolution as well as my own. That’s why I don’t want to keep the Equine Queen of Moonhaven waiting for her feed,fruit,and hay!
Jaz is lounging on the hot tub waiting to accompany me to the barn. I realize that this is the perfect time to treat her with a homeopathic for her arthritis and so I seize the moment. She purrs and rubs against my hand in appreciation and off we go with Red Bear joining our parade …off to China!
The rich aroma of the blooming magnolia and gardenia blossoms arouse my senses as we pass by. I make a mental note to pick a few later to scent my house. Both Jaz and Red accompany me to the large Pine, Guardian and Sacred Pool of the East, Corner of New Beginnings.
I greet the strong steady spirits in this place placing 4 green pine cones against the base of the tree and affirming a time of new life and new beginnings. With so many endings, I so desire some new beginnings. As I stand here and pause looking to my feline companions, I remember that my friend Gabrielle had reminded me in her condolence message for Bear to go to the Magnolia Tree, the Guardian of the South and the Place of the Heart to soothe my heartache.
Off we walked through the grove of key limes,lemons,tangerines and sour oranges with the sweet magnolia seductively drawing us ever nearer to her fragrant circle. Red played on the paddock fence like the little boy cat that he is while Priestess Jaz and myself concerned ourselves with the “real work.” We had come to worship at the Southern Gate, at the sacred bowl resting on the base of the Magnolia. This cement bowl is filled with rainwater, rose quartz,aphrodite,black tourmaline and quartz. I held my body against the bough of the Magnolia tree and Jaz sat Bast-like on the other side while I wept for the loss of Serena, Manuelo, Bear…and myself.
I asked to be delivered to a love that is sweeter and kinder than the kind that I have known in human form.
I affirm my readiness for that experience when the time is right.
Through my tears I noticed a small iridescent bug floating in the stone basin near the rose quartz. At closer inspection, I discovered a brilliant beetle that looked exactly like the scarab beetle of Ancient Egypt. Was it alive or dead?? I rescued it with my finger and found that indeed it was alive and moving. Not wanting to possibly disturb its meditation in the bowl but thinking it might need to be on something less wet, I placed it on the edge of the bowl with a magnolia flower petal under it.
I knew that there was magic afoot in this exchange and only time or my dreams would tell me the next chapter of the mystery.
Now Red was leading us out of the South towards the West and over to the Pyramid which is the centerpoint of the Sacred Sites of Moonhaven. Here the stone grid vibrates pure and loving energy through the giant rose quartz sphere at its center and up through the open and welcoming arms of the GrandmotherTree.
This Sacred Space was old and consecrated long before I ever drew a breadth. Five hundred years and a lightning strike which split her base in two, this Ancient One summoned me here to this spot to create a home Moonhaven,as a sanctuary for the animal friends in my home and in the wild, nature spirits, non-furry friends and me.
Jaz sits in front of me on an altar table and lays down to absorb the wonderful energy, Red sits under my chair lest any goblins from the underworld decide to arise from the earth. We three sit together lingering in the morning magic of the Spirit World.
I am exquisitely aware of the sacredness of this moment and I smile and thank Spirit and myself for delivering me to this place of deep ecstasy. We probably could have stayed in this spot all day but I knew that soon the heat and bugs would demand another plan. I searched the branches with my eyes for any sign of Sophia the owl but saw no large wide eyed birds staring down at me this time.
I rose and made my way to the Sacred Palm, Guardian of the West, dallying with the fig and eucalyptus trees en route just long enough for Jaz and Red to catch up with me. We stand together sipping a finger full of water from this bowl affirming the joy of diving deep into this mystical world. We move along more quickly to the Faery Oak , the Northern Guardian of Manifestation. I bend over and clear some leaves out of the rain-filled cement-bowl and thank the earth for patiently holding this Sacred Space for us.
I pray that we manifest a world of Peace and Love that can fulfill our fondest dreams…Our last stroll closes the circle as we revisit the Pine in the East.
This was a most memorable morning ritual that I will surely repeat again and again.
These last few months have seemed like a crash course in The Moonhaven Mystery School of Shamanic Studies and Earth Magic! All of my animals and the wild ones out doors are communicating so clearly. This is such a relief, as some of their needs are of a life and death nature. I am finally getting the hang of learning from the animals in a conversational way and not just problem solving. One of my mentors, Kay Cornish Mann , used to reprimand me for not learning more from my group as they had so much to teach. She would tell me to converse with them on a daily basis so that they wouldn’t need to provide me with a crisis just to get my attention. I am finally really doing just that and it is so wonderful.
Sometimes when you are struggling with an issue, people will say, just let go, or love yourself or other well meant phrases and until you really understand those concepts, those words remain empty puzzling phrases that you figure you should understand but really don’t. It was like that for me regarding that concept of conversation with the animals. Now that I really grasp the process from the inside out, I can feel the difference. I am sure that my furry family is taking a deep sigh of relief and I bow to their patience, forbearance and tolerance of my human blind spots.
Once you really enter this place of deep communication with the animals and other earth energies, you will never want to live any other way I assure you. This doesn’t mean that I will always have ALL THE ANSWERS, but it does mean that I will at least know how and where to ask the questions and how to receive the information.
I realize as I sit contemplating the Venus Grid by the Grandmother Tree, that I truly am becoming more and more anchored in 5th Dimensional Reality. My awareness is becoming more and more like that of the animals as I share and deeply observe our world. Simply sitting quietly with Red and feeling the changes in the air as a cool breeze sweeps by us, or the growing intensity of the frog’s rainsong, noticing the call of hawk and crow, or the songs of the cardinal and dove all creating a rich and satisfying soundscape.
I have badly needed this time of reflection and refilling my own sacred well to continue to walk the path of healing and service of which I am so deeply committed.
The Native Americans have a term for learning that comes at you sideways, a path you might not have chosen for yourself. Something or someone in your life needs you to walk through that unknown door and so you do only to find Coyote sitting on his haunches having a good chuckle at the arduous road that you have traveled
One could say that I am sharing from the light and the dark now as I type single-handed with my new white kitten, Star draped over one arm while my dark black tuxedoed elder cat Merlin sits on my toes. One must keep a sense of humor about these things and as Star might say…”Don’t take it all so Sirius!”
Sirius, the star known as the Gateway to the mysteries, on the other hand, is lifting her veil like a newly freed Muslim woman’s shador. Signs of awakening are everywhere as Venus begins her forward motion creating sweet change as the Crow in my yard heralds the news!
I joyfully await further instructions or simply a sense of my next right thing,

This is a not so typical day for me and I hope to enjoy more like it bb flash