Animal Reiki Session with Jesse

Jesse, a black, one year old, domestic shorthair/siamese mix suffers from Feline Herpes Virus.  His symptoms include severe eye infections in both eyes, sneezing and a runny nose.  His appetite is good and his demeanor is friendly, playful and energetic.

A Reiki session was given given on April 23.  Jesse took charge of the Reiki session by sending images of a sprinkler that pops up to the highest chakra, sprinkles it with Reiki, then lowers to each of the six remaining chakras and sprinkles those in a similar manner.   Jesse seems to really enjoy Reiki and especially likes to lead the way to his own healing.

 The sneezing has subsided substantially since this Reiki session.  His eyes are still infected and his nose is runny intermittently, but much less than before.  Another Reiki session will be given tonight in addition to using antibiotic eye ointment and Lysine to help him fight this Herpes outbreak that most definitely flared up due to the stress of being adopted into our home on April 10th, 2011.

Goddess of the Month: Ostara

Spring by Alphonse Mucha

Ostara has also been spelled "Eostre" and "Eastre".  Have you ever wondered where the name "Easter" came from and why we focus on bunnies and eggs during this holiday?  It came from the European Pagan holiday and goddess "Ostara", the goddess of fertility, abundance, new beginnings, prosperity and personal growth.

Ostara is the Pagan holiday associated with Spring Equinox when the short, cold days and long frigid nights of Winter cycle into days and nights of more equal length, allowing more sunshine to penetrate the Earth.  Thus, the rebirth of the Sun...or some might view it as the resurrection of the Sun! :)


For more information on Ostara and the Spring Equinox, go to You Call it Easter, We Call it Ostara.

For a natural, earth centered, non - toxic, eco - friendly way to dye Ostara eggs this year, consider using frozen blueberries, yellow onions, beets and vinegar to beautify your eggs.  Before dying your eggs, draw symbols, pictures, words and anything else that can convey your aspirations, wishes and hopes for personal growth, abundance & prosperity with a white crayon.  The wax will leave the design on the egg after you have dyed it, then you can eat the egg with your hopes and dreams and allow these intentions to manifest within your body. To learn more about dying your eggs the natural way, go to Mother Earth News.

Happy Eastre!