Parting the Mists

This card made me laugh – in my area we are experiencing more snow than we’ve had in years, with school canceled for two days as a result. On top of that, my boyfriend and I both are positive for Covid this week, so we really have no choice but to be at home! On the plus side, we have a cozy home with lots of books, games and doodads that make it easier.

But this card speaks more to being comfortable in our skins than in our environment. Sometimes we create a mask, or as I like to say a “uniform,” when we don’t feel like we belong or are struggling emotionally. Today is a good day to work toward accepting ourselves even without that mask.

Blessings!

Wombat Spirit – Be at Home

Message: Burrowing deep into the ground, remaining safe, sound, and well-fed with family, is a special trait of the wombat. Home sweet home is always available if you recognize that well-being is the truth of life. Wombat Spirit reminds you that to be truly at home in the world, you need to find comfort within your own skin. You do this by accepting all your experience without judgment, through a deep honesty and love of life. When you feel the freedom to be yourself, you begin to truly feel at home in your life, wit your family and tribe. Right now you’re in a beautiful place where you can hang up the coat of your identity and settle in to a true sense of home and well-being, understanding that all is well. Everything you do from this place rings true in harmony with Spirit.

Protection Message: Could it be that you’re not feeling comfortable in your own skin, thinking that the only way you can be with others is to hide under the protection of a mask or identity you created to protect yourself from getting hurt? This mask or persona is supposed to make you look strong, but it really just robs you of your integrity.

Wombat Spirit arrive to nudge you to drop the false masks because it is not other who will hurt you now. It is you who are hurting yourself when you aren’t being authentic. It’s OK, though; you can course-correct if you are willing to be yourself no matter what comes. Even if others are not in agreement with your authenticity, you are safe with Spirit.

Spirit Animal Oracle by author Colette Baron-Reid and artist Jena DellaGrottaglia