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Note: This is the third in a series entitled “Answering the Call of the Wild.” You can read the beginning under the Articles section on this website. In Part 1 I struggled to understand what a wolf in the Woodland Park Zoo was trying to communicate to me. In Part 2 I tell the story of "Two Wolves" and "The Wolf and the Mesa Stone."
If I had a quarter for every time I have been asked if my dog, Puma, is part wolf I would have a tidy sum.
I always answer, “Not as far as I know.” My best guess is he is an Anatolian shepherd/Malamute cross. But, being a shelter dog with no known history adopted from a shelter in a rural area of Montana, he could be any manner of mixes including wolf.
Not long after I adopted him I was awoken in the night by stampeding cats and an unearthly sound that seemed to come from all directions, filling my living space. It was a primeval wolf howl, something my urban cats, who had never set foot in the wilderness, instinctively seemed to recognize as danger.
Wiping the sleep from my eyes I realized that we had not suddenly been transported during the night to the woods; Puma, head hanging over the edge of his dog bed, was howling in his sleep. The wooden floors made a perfect sounding board, carrying his vocals throughout the house. And impressive vocals they were. Up until that point I had not realized he made any sounds at all as he never barked.
Several days later I decided to try an experiment. Dragging out an old album, "The Language and Music of the Wolves” narrated by Robert Redford, I put on a track of the pack joining their voices in a group howl.
Puma’s ears went up, and with head cocked, he listened carefully for a moment. Then, tilting his head back and closing his eyes, he joined in, full-throated and beautifully voiced, his howl was an awesome sound to hear. The cats were less thrilled, this time they did not ricochet off the walls, but they certainly did give me the stinkeye!
He carried on for a few moments more, and then stopped, embarrassed. I praised him for his voice, but he seemed to feel that he had done something uncivilized and declined to give voice anymore that time. From time to time I repeated the impromptu concert opportunity, feeling that it was something he needed to express and that I wanted to share with him. I would often join my voice with his to share in the experience and to help him feel that it was okay. By this time the cats ignored us.
One warm, early summer evening in urban Alki, I felt inspired to prompt a pack howl. Putting the album on, Puma and I raised our voices together, and this time he felt comfortable enough to really lay on the vocals, drawing out the howl and adding embellishments. It was a privilege to hear him. But I had forgotten that the windows were open.
Suddenly there was a knock at my door, and when I opened it I saw the concerned faces of three of my neighbors, who immediately wanted to know if I was okay. They told me that knowing how strong my bond is with Puma, and hearing him howling, they thought that something had happened to me! I was touched that my neighbors would run to my rescue, and hastened to reassure them. I invited them in to hear the concert up close and personal, but Puma was having none of it, apparently our concerts were only for the immediate pack.
And I realized that in considering the call I was hearing from the wolf at the Woodland Park Zoo, the question was not whether Puma was part wolf, but that ALL dogs are part wolf. In considering my relationship with wolves I realized that I also needed to consider our relationship with dogs, for they are the very direct descendants of the wolves.
To be continued...
The image that accompanies this article, The Wolf Within, is of Puma, and is available for purchase as greeting cards or note cards.
An early pioneer in the field of alternative healing for animals since 1996, Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, offers a unique perspective on animals and the natural world through her writing, art, sessions and classes. As an animal shaman, voice of the animals, and author of Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism, she views her role as a healer as one of building bridges between people and animals, and of empowering them to reconnect with Pachamama, Mother Earth.
In partnership with her animal companions she teaches Reiki and shamanic classes in Seattle, WA and offers private consultations for both humans and animals. For individual sessions and phone consultations reach her at (206) 933-7877 or send an email.
Join the National Outcry to Save Wolves and Their Pups
On May 4, the wolf's federal protection was lifted, and government agents will be free to open fire in Idaho and Montana. Not even newborn wolf pups pups and their nursing mothers will be spared. After that, the states launch public hunts, targeting wolves.
This is the wrong time to remove federal protections from these struggling wolves. Over the past year the wolf population in Yellowstone National Park has declined by 27 percent,with more than 70 percent of wolf pups succumbing to disease.
Join "The Big Howl," and add your voice to the campaign to reverse the decision to kick wolves off the endangered species list.
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Native American Prophecy “When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them." —Chief Sealth (Seattle), Suquamish
WRSH 2010 Classes and Ceremonies
REIKI CLASSES
Reiki Level I Class: Friday, July 16, 2010 7pm-9pm and
Saturday, July 17, 9am-5pm, for more info click here.
NEW! Reiki Level I Weekday Class - Busy on the weekend? Try a weekday morning class. May: Thursday, June 24, 9am-1pm & Friday, June 25, 9am-1pm
Reiki Level II Class: Friday, June 11, 7-9pm and
Saturday, June 12, 9am-5pm, for more info click here.
Reiki Master Teacher Training: Four consecutive 4-hour classes, plus attendance at a Reiki Level I and II class required. For more info click here.
Reiki Level III Class: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 5:30-8:00pm, for more info click here.
Two "For Reiki Masters Only" Classes Offered: First class is for Reiki Masters who have not previously studied with Rose De Dan but who want to learn the ReikiShamanic method of attunements for animals and trees. Second class is open to Reiki Masters of all lineages who have studied the ReikiShamanic method of attunements for animals, and who wish to learn how to work with large groups of animals in shelter or zoo environments. Send an email to be placed on list for further details, or sign up for our newsletter.
SHAMANIC CLASSES & CEREMONIES
Spirited Living: A Shamanic Journey into Self-Healing: begins October 29, 2010, for more info click here.
WRSH OTHER NEWS
Online Session Scheduling
An easy-to-read online calendar is now available 24/7 to make scheduling a session for yourself or animal companion easier.
Class Registration, Sessions and Shopping Made Easier
Our online shopping cart system for Classes and Products & Gifts now includes a way to prepay for your phone Session for yourself or your animal companion. Payment options include VISA, MC, or PayPal account.
Turn A Backyard Weed into Easy Herbal Remedies: An Introductory Workshop
The Green World of Herbal Healing: An Introductory Workshop
In this workshop, we will explore the green world of plants, with a special focus on one key plant—St. John’s Wort. Through the lens of this many-gifted herb, we will look deeply into the world of healing with plants: drawing the plant, learning to press it, peering deep into its amazing botany with a hand lens, and going on a guided shamanic journey to the Spirit of St. John’s Wort—asking to be shown its medicine and its gifts as a plant ally. At this time in human history, it is especially important to be able to walk into our own backyards to find and use what is growing there, to call on our plant ally relationship for its healing, to work with the plants to heal ourselves and our families, and ultimately, the planet.
Afterward we will do hands-on work with the plant—learning how to make herbal infused oils and tinctures, and exploring how to take the oil we've made and combine it with some energetic healing techniques to help relieve back pain, muscle spasm, nerve and joint pain, and tendonitis. It's easiest to learn herbal medicine techniques by focusing on just a few plants at first. Doing so provides an excellent introduction to herbal healing, and helps generate a map for future work.
At the end of this workshop you will have learned:
• how to make an infused herbal healing oil
• how to make an herbal tincture
• how to use these herbal products for scrapes, bruises and strains
• how to blend this herbal oil with Healing Touch techniques to provide amazing, immediate pain relief for aches & pains, back spasms, tendonitis, chronic pain issues
Additional benefits include:
• an introduction to the world of shamanic journey - a key skill for healers
• and for those who choose to stay for the optional plant walk in Schmitz Park, you will get a great hands-on introduction to the native healing plants in your own town
• viewing the plants in your own neighborhood in a whole different light
Herbs and humans have been working together for thousands of years. This is an ancient healing way, which is our birthright. Join us at this time of the Summer Solstice, the peak of the greening growing time—a perfect time to reclaim your heritage.
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"I have recently completed another one of Janet’s classes. She is an amazing teacher with a wealth of knowledge in not only herbal medicine but with the spirits of the plants, easy herbal remedies, healing techniques & wonderful ability to present complex 'technical' information in an easy to absorb format. Her classes are fun & filled with useful, practical things to incorporate into your everyday life. Unlike other herbalists, her shamanic, healing background & personal relationship with plant spirits make her classes a very special experience. She has changed how I view the 'weeds' of my yard forever!"
—Debbie Petosa, Reiki Master and Shamanic Practitioner, Mukilteo, WA
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What to Wear: Casual dress for working in the kitchen, and for those going on the plant walk, clothing and footwear appropriate for outdoors. For anyone with allergies, animals are present during class. There will be a lunch break, and there are many wonderful restaurants available in easy walking distance from class along Alki Beach. If you have any questions email Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing.
Prerequisites: None needed, this is a workshop for beginning plant people. We will also be working in the realm of energy healing, so Reiki, Healing Touch and other energy workers will find it an especially good fit with what they do.
Your Teacher: Janet Partlow is a clinical herbalist, having studied and practiced plant medicine for 15 years. She has been a professional registered herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild for nine years. She is also a Plant Spirit Medicine practitioner and shamanic healer, studying the medicine path of the Q’ero of Peru, and the Celtic shamanic path of her Irish and Scots ancestors.
She was a physician assistant in family medicine and public health for 26 years until her retirement in 2002; she brings a strong knowledge of western medicine to her background in herbal medicine. Janet has been in private practice in Olympia since 2001; her healing practice is Yerba Buena Herbal Consulting.
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WHEN: Saturday, June 26th, 2010, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (optional plant identification walk in Schmitz Park afterward, weather permitting)
WHERE: Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing, Alki, West Seattle
COST: Class sizes are limited, sign up before June 15 and receive early bird rate of $100. After June 15 cost will be $115.00. When you register, you will be sent confirmation and directions to class by email.
Traveling?: If you are from out of town there are B&B's in Alki, some within walking distance. If you would like a copy of the list send an email. There are many hotel chains located near the airport which may be the least expensive option, and there are beautiful places to stay in downtown Seattle if you wish to go sightseeing. TripAdvisor gives you sorting options in the left hand column for places in the Seattle area.
Cancellation policy: we understand that sometimes things happen, should you need to withdraw from the class a refund (less $30) is available with notice no later than one week before class, after that no refunds can be given. Payment is non-transferable to any other class, product or offering by WRSH.
TO REGISTER: Click button below. Payment available by VISA, MC, and PayPal (through 1Shopping Cart).
Herbal Healing with Janet Partlow: An Introductory Workshop
Saturday, June 26, 10am-3pm with optional nature walk afterward
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Think Outside the Cage
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Power Up Your Reiki Practice Build a successful healing practice for $30 or less
Building a sustainable spiritual practice takes dedication and commitment, but it does not have to cost a lot in advertising dollars. Utilize your already existing assets, tell everyone who crosses your path what you do (and be sure to carry business cards!).
Display your Reiki skills with style and humor
Your car, your t-shirt, your purse or shopping bag can all be vehicles to help drive your healing practice to success.
Show the world what powers your life
For your car:
• license plate frames and bumper stickers
As thank you gifts for your clients or office display:
• Reiki magnets in bulk
• Reiki greeting cards and posters
To view all Reiki products visit Wild Reiki & Shamanic Healing's online store.
Contact Rose De Dan, Reiki Master Teacher at 206-933-7877 or send an email if you would like to have a personalized design created for your healing practice.
Over the many years that I have been in practice, I have learned that the best support I can offer for animals with chronic health issues or elderly animals with aging issues is to offer weekly sessions. And I have found a way to do so that delivers what the animals needs while at the same time keeping it affordable for their person. Until now I have offered these sessions only to my existing clients whose animals met certain criteria.
Targeted Focus
I can only do a limited number of these sessions every week because of the intensely focused nature of them, and therefore screen candidates carefully.
Who is a good candidate for these sessions?
Physical bodies are vessels that weaken over time. In aging animals energy leaks occur more frequently and energy balances tend to fluctuate more. For animals with pre-existing conditions such as Cushings, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, arthritis, etc. weekly support tends to help stabilize fluctuations, and offers support for pain, inflammation, emotional issues, etc. Each session offers a complete scan of the animal's energy, so that the approach is customized, resulting in better overall quality of health and sense of well-being for the animal, i.e., a return to the normal pleasures of daily life.
For more information or to sign up for an initial one-hour Healing Session click here.
Power Up Your Reiki Practice!
Your car, your t-shirt, hat, purse or shopping bag can all be vehicles to help drive your healing practice to success. Check out our Reiki wares: License Plate Frames, Mugs, Earth friendly canvas shopping bags, buttons, etc. Tell the world what you offer!
License plate frames are an excellent way to generate free advertising buzz. Available in several slogans: "got reiki," "reiki on!," "reiki practitioner," "reiki master," reiki for better living," "the reiki way...helps keep the doctor/vet away," "animal reiki practitioner," etc.
We have dowsing pendulums created specifically for Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing.
PENDULUMS
Our pendulums are energetically chosen specifically for Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing. Their creator, Suzanne Powell, is renowned for her "stone medicine." These pendulums are not only beautiful and fast readers, but offer healing for the person who chooses them as well. Each pendulum comes with a brochure of simple exercises to get you started.
Check out our beautiful dowsing pendulums, perhaps there is one "stone buddy" waiting for you!
If you are unsure as to which pendulum you should choose I would be happy to do an energetic read on which would be of most benefit, just send me an email with description, or call 206-933-7877.
Talking to Animals
"Lots of people talk to animals," said Pooh.
"Maybe, but..."
Not very many listen, though," he said.
"That's the problem," he added.
We've updated and moved our popular section, Inspirational People and Animal Videos. It has moved from the Resource Links section to the newly titled Books and Videos.
And we've recently added some more favorites. Our goal is to inspire and sometimes entertain; to find videos that offer a fresh perspective into the world of people or animals (and sometimes they are much closer than you might think, watch the video where two cats figure out how to use a treadmill).
Here's a brief list of some of our collection.
Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight
Jill Bolte Taylor had a unique opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one, and she shares how her awareness of the universal connections opened up at the same time. An inspiring story powerfully told.
Brian & Eileen's Wedding Music Video
Guaranteed to make you smile, the wedding party rocks out to Queen.
American Idol contestant Adam Lambert weaves beautiful spell
Inspiring to watch someone reach for their dream and succeed. Haunting vocals and a powerful stage presence combine to make this an incredibly beautiful performance of "Mad World" by American Idol contestant Adam Lambert.
Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent
"Never judge a book by its cover" is what everyone is saying about Susan Boyle, age 47, a recent contestant on Britain's Got Talent, who lives with her cat, Pebbles, in a small village in Scotland (and who says she has never been kissed). It has always been her dream to be a professional singer, and it was her mother, shortly before her death, who encouraged her to reach for her dream. Her performance brought tears to my eyes, and she became an instant star internationally.
Fox on Trampoline
All species share an enjoyment of play. This wild fox is having great fun on a trampoline in an urban garden in Kent, England.
Peace for Dogs PSA Powerful, non-violent Public Service Announcement video movingly tells the story of who really suffers in dog fighting, and asks an important question. The inspiration here is the story behind the making of the video. It only takes one person to create a difference.
And much more!
Celtic Blessing "I mantle myself in the covering of creatures:
Stillness of owl, perception of eagle, humility of wren,
speed of horse, strength of bear, courtesy of deer,
repose of serpent, silence of mouse, courage of salmon.
Nine creatures about me to clothe and protect me,
on the ways that I walk."—Caitlin Matthews
Reiki Gifts
Reiki Refreshment: Water, Coffee and Tea to go!
Brand NEW! SIGG 1 Liter Water Bottle or Ceramic Travel Mug. Add Reiki power and stir and you're ready to hit the road and let the world know what you do!
Do you love animals or have an animal companion that shares your life? Ever wondered what it is like to experience the world through their eyes, what is it like to be an animal healer? Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing, energy worker and animal communicator and author of “Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism” has been a voice for the animals since 1996. Our technology has set in motion rapid change worldwide, and the animals those changes affect want to be heard. Join Dr. Liana Carbon as she interviews Rose on what it means to be an animal shaman for domestic and wild animals and what messages they have for us. To listen to this archive, click here.
Have you wondered how the animals are being affected by global warming and what their perspective is? The animals are reaching out to us to help restore balance, are we ready to answer the call and help save them from species extinction? In this show Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing, and author of “Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism,” shares her shamanic vision from the animals of how to change the trajectory of global warming through the use of ceremony, energy work, and practical changes in our daily lives. Rose has been a voice for the animals since 1996, helping reconnect people, animals, and the natural world. Join Dr. Liana Carbon as she interviews Rose on how the ancient technologies of shamanism can be used alongside modern science to bridge the gap we have created and restore balance. To listen to this archive, click here.
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