Sep
11
2009
“Wolf” Energy (Canis Lupus)
Author: Tracey
Excerpt from Introduction:
“Tia began to cry softly, heavily moved by the experience that she was having. She felt connected completely with this animal as if it she were truly there in the clearing with it, experiencing the visualization first-hand. But it was more than that. There was something in the animal’s eyes that told her she couldn’t hide any more – hide her thoughts, her feelings or her hopes and dreams. No, looking into his eyes, Tia knew that for the first time she had truly been seen. This was not just an animal. This was an old teacher that had come to lead her back to herself. And as welcoming as this feeling was, it was also quite overwhelming.”
And so begins Tia Brooks journey. In my second novel, Tia learns that her animal spirit guide is a wolf through an ancient Lakota Indian meditation. Throughout the book each time Tia encounters this spirit guide, she is reminded by this old teacher to trust her intuitive self.
Native American Indians have long honored Wolf energy in their culture. The Wolf is revered as a great teacher and healer as it helps to establish balance and harmony in our lives. The Wolf is an animal tremendously loyal to its family or “pack.” It is intelligent, social and ritualistic in its mannerisms.
The Wolf is aligned to the moon and thus to Lunar energies which teach us to respect our urges, emotions and our unspoiled child-like nature. Wolf represents a need or willingness to accept the darkness within the self. Lunar energies rule the psyche and psychic perceptions, so Wolf medicine teaches us to listen to our own intuition, especially when our mind seems to be compelling us to think otherwise.
Each time Wolf shows up in my novel, it is to help guide Tia through a pivital stage in her life. In fact, the entire book is a pivital stage of Tia’s life as she begins her journey by breaking up with her boyfriend of seven-years, the man that she was convinced was her soul-mate and the love of her life and begins a soul-searching quest to determine just who she is. This journey of self-discovery leads Tia to reconnect with her girlfriends or her “loyal pack” and through their help realize that she is a strong, capable woman. But of what? And thus Tia’s journey to find meaning to her life and to connect to the truth within herself really begins.