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Reaching for Enlightenment

July 28, 2009
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Intelligence vs wisdom, strength vs power. We have the intelligence to develop wisdom and the strength to accept true power, yet we claim we are not wealthy because we do not have material possessions to demonstrate our wealth. Gain self-knowledge and self-mastery and through this develop intellectual and emotional riches.

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Light and Dark

July 27, 2009
Source: http://www.aradani.com/paul/yinorder.htm

In most religious teachings there is a heaven and hell, good and evil, light and dark. As a species we have male and female. We cannot propogate the species without a coming together of the two halves of the physical manifestation of our animal natures. The true nature of our soul is one that is divide between our intuitive (feminine) side and our rational (masculine) side.

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Wolf Spirit

June 8, 2009
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If you feel that you have an affinity for the wolf spirit, then you may be a person with a gift to teach. You may pass on your own spirit medicine with those willing to hear your message and learn. When you tune in to your intuitive nature on the wolf path you will divine a number of things, including an answer you may be seeking or a lesson you must learn at this time. When you discover your inner wolf spirit your drive to impart knowledge will increase and you may find yourself writing or lecturing about topics and providing information that will help others understand their own unique life path. In your spiritual development you must look for teachings from your wolf spirit guide. He is your brother and would not come to you without you making a request to the path-finder for his appearance in your life.

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Animals: Spirit, Power & Totem

May 20, 2009
Source: http://www.ninewellnesscentre.com/ivwc_animalspirittotems.html

Animals of Spirit, Power and Totem have been a part of every major religion for centuries. The Greeks spoke to spirits and gods through oracles. The Ancient Native Americans imitated animals in dance and ceremonial rituals to estalblish links to the spirit world. The earliest recorded traditions teach that each person comes into life existence [...]

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Canine Language

February 16, 2009
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The way in which a canine (wolf or domestic dog) holds itself and the expression on its face can give us an indication of whether the animal is feeling fear, anger or uncertainty. The wolf able to use a diverse range of facial expressions to visually communicate it moods. These signals rang from a very small shift in weight from right to left, up to the obvious ones of standing over a prone wolf with its teeth bared to indicate dominion.

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Origins of the Modern Dog

February 7, 2009
Source: http://www.artofwolves.com/posters.htm

One study undertaken by Eric Zimen, a wolf biologist, recorded a number of specific behaviours, 362 in fact, that are displayed by wolves. He and his colleagues then studied poodles, yep you got it, poodles to determine the number of wolf like behaviours they replicated.

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Wolf Origins – Part 2

February 5, 2009
Source: http://www.defendersofwildlife.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/wolf,_gray.php

Due to the reduction in their natural habitat by the encroachment of man into the wilderness they once claimed as their own, many wolves can no longer find the moose, caribou and deer that they once hunted and many now die from starvation or are forced to hunt smaller animals and scavenge for food.

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Wolf Origins – Part 1

February 1, 2009
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Even with the small variations in the appearance of each sub-species, two main varieties of wolves can be identified. These are the timber and tundra wolf. As could be expected, the timber wolf leaves mainly in forests and their colouring is mainly grey and/or black with pointed ears. The timber wolf’s coat consists of shorter, denser hair with compact foot pads. The tundra wolf has smaller rounded ears, longer coat hair, longer legs and larger feet to enable travel through snow.

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