The Anatomy of a Quest

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It is…Tuesday, January 19, Two-Thousand and Twenty-Fun. Time...Flying

Theme – Validation

Lesson – Let Go & Let G-d

Observation – I’s All so Very Interesting

The Post

Suddenly, I find myself at the end of Tuesday. The Serving Gig put me through the ringer this weekend. I was off on Thursday and then Friday, Saturday and Sunday I worked doubles [that weren’t scheduled] and another double yesterday. I was not expecting any of that. The money was decent enough and I am satisfied for the moment. I still have a lot of money that I could use - but the Set-up is only still beginning.

I had a random moment today. I was feeling skeptical about all of this -The Tour and what not - and I stopped in at the convenience store down the street. They had 10 lottery tickets waiting for me. Back during the holidays they held a raffle. If you bought $10 of holiday themed tickets you got an entry. I’m pretty sure that I bought two that day. Apparently I got third prize. I’ll take it. I decided that I would scratch them off - one each day until the upcoming Moon. I did today’s and I won $1. It’s more of a dollar than I had before and it will get used for something when the time is right. Still, there should be one more winner in that stack and it could be up to $50. Still not a remarkable amount - but definitely a blessing.

And that is what I am taking from the experience. Blessings can happen anytime. To me, this moment was encouragement - validation - to see The Tour through.

The Vantasm is almost ready for the journey. I have a few more tweaks I would like to make [or try] in regards to the placement of things. It could all make a very interesting difference…and it could even be a difference that allows for the air mattress. We will see. Though, I am not in need of it. I am content with my current sleeping arrangements. It is not always the most comfortable…but, then, it is also not the most uncomfortable way I have slept either.

Little by Little, Bit by Bit.

I have a few things to catch up on and a number of items to take on, but, all-in-all, I am feeling very grounded - planted firmly on my path. This is good, because I have work the next 5 days. Let’s see how all of this goes. I should be prepared for just about anything, and as long as they don’t decide they need me for endless doubles - I should be able to get things done.

I had asked for all nights this week - except for Saturday and Sunday morning. [That’s when all the real money is made.] Instead she used me 3 day shifts and two nights. [One being part of a double.] I wasn’t happy at first and the one guy in charge said he would take a look at it. However, I remembered that part of the point to The Quest is to Let Go & Let G-d. For me, The Quest has already begun. I am in The Void - the place of formation. So, if this is the schedule I was given, then this is the schedule I must need.

We will see how it all goes.

Before I set you off into the rest of the post and what was my week, and before I jump to the end to answer the final ‘quest’-ion, I cannot stress enough that during this Quest - if you really want to follow along and get the full experience - it is in your best interest to follow WTML on Facebook, and subscribe to the YouTube Channel - welcometomylife08, as well as read this blog.

Monday, January 11; 1109

So, I guess it’s official - The Quest is on. The next several weeks are all about getting ready for it. It is coming one way or another. So, it is going to be an interesting blend of day to day living and spiritually [and physically] preparing for the road.

I’ve had a fairly active and ‘normal’ morning. I woke early and set to business - gym, groceries, other shopping [work and personal.] I even managed to find a blessing along the way. [And, it’s important, because it is the kind of validation one looks for at a time like this.] In my travels, I stopped at The Valley’s Favorite Convenience Store for some gas. I got out of The Vantasm and went in and paid cash. When I came out to the gas pump, I saw boxes sitting on top of the trash bin. I opened them up and they have rotors in them. Random rotors just sitting right there on the trash, at a time when I am putting together a load of metal that is comprised mostly of…rotors.

Hm.

Now I am just sitting in one of my parks, killing time until my shift. This is all very interesting to me. I don’t know how I feel about this little gig. It’s what I need. I can certainly use the cash for a bit. But, it just seems so random. Still, all I can do is consider it part of the ‘adventure’ ahead. I have to put it that way [‘adventure’] because, though it will certainly be an adventure [it always is,] The Quest is not about the ‘adventure.’ The Quest is about things much deeper. I find that folks just assume it is all about fun and frivolity. Obviously, there is plenty of each of those things along the way. What would be the point of such an experience if you didn’t just live the shit out of it?

JOHNNY: Reverend!!

Whhhaat? That is nothing worse than what is being said on any broadcast anywhere.

WALT: He’s got a point. Your standards are a lil old fashioned there, Johnny B. Goode.

JOHNNY: Just because standards are low, does this mean we have to lower ourselves?

No, man. I’m just trying to be me.

WALT: *sings* I gotta be meeeee…

Alrighty, Sammy.

WALT: Dean-o, Baby! I guess in your case it’s Dumb-o, baby.

You’re a bully.

WALT: I’m just a Bull.

Oh, god, please…stop.

So, anyway…what is a Quest? The Quest is not a choice. It is a calling. The Quest is what comes when one has asked a quest-ion. Needless to say, I have had many questions over the past few months. I have been restless, discontent, uneasy. I haven’t been unhappy…but things just weren’t settling right. I need to re-know G-d.

And along comes The Quest. What better way to reacquaint with Divine Spirit than to take a leap of faith, follow the call and believe? This is not the first time that I have been called on such a Quest. The first was 1998. I went North. I visited friends on my way out. Then off to Cape Cod, by chance, and a quaint Tate-e-Tate that resulted in a ‘free’ deck of tarot cards. From there to Boston and another visit. Then to Bar Harbor - the fire walker, the message from beyond and the Mennonite Saint. Then I went to Augusta and some little town beyond, where I found the Buddhist and his Two Angels.

The original plan was actually to do the whole country - be gone for 6 months. I was in no way, shape, or form - on any plane or in any dimension - ready for that sort of journey. Like I said, this will be Quest 4 and, for as much as I have learned over the years, I still don’t think I would willingly put myself out there for 6 months.

The second Quest would come almost two full years later in June of 2000. I only had a month for the journey because I had to come back to perform the wedding ceremony [my very first] for Jo-Jo and Danny Boy. This time I headed south and west. Again, I started with a visit to Encyclopedia [in whichever of the Carolinas he was in at the time.] Then a Night in Knoxville. Onto some little town in Alabama and then Shamrock Texas and the 40 Story Cross, which included a bit of David & Goliath. [This was the first time I was ever aware of Spirit completely taking over my body to communicate a message to another human being.] I continued west to Santa Fe - a visit and the lost boy. A pop up to Taos. Then to Flagstaff and Ganesha. From there, I would head to my last stop - Phoenix, where I was being sent, unbeknownst to me, to help a woman cross-over.

I will never forget the trip home. I made it from Phoenix to The Valley in 3 1/2 days. The first two nights I slept like 4 hours each and took a brief nap during the day. The third night, between Nashville and Franklin, I slept my way [off and on] through a wicked thunderstorm. That would be the night that I would see all of my friends leave me - Encyclopedia being the last. [All of my friends had left me by that autumn - Encyclopedia being the last, 3 years later.] I stopped in West Virginia and put my last $10 into gas for my lil red Chevette.

WALT: Boy, did you hear that song wrong.

*laughs* Shut up. I don’t know how I made it all the way back to The Valley that day. I was still an hour away when I realized just how low my tank was running. I spent the next 60 minutes white knuckle gripping the steering wheel and praying. The car had to be sucking on tues by the tie we finally pulled into the drive at Olde Geistopia.

It would be another 12 years before The Call would come again. This would be the longest I was ever out on the road [and still almost two weeks more than I had projected.] I headed west once more, but this time from a northern direction. I made my way into Ohio and inadvertently left an offering at a sacred native site, got a tattoo, toured The Spread Eagle…

JOHNNY: REVEREND!!!

WALT: Yeah, I’m not sure you can be talking about that.

Not that! What is wrong with the two of you? It is a very haunted Inn. I also tried to conquer a Dagwood. Then a little ditty in Gary Indiana and on to Chicago. I don’t even know how to explain the miracles of that day, or how it all found me at Ba’hai in the morning. Into Iowa where I would get searched by 4 state troopers [and released] and spend a night in Atlantic, where I enjoyed the tail end of a concert and then found the three lights the next day. I moved from here to Nebraska, where I would get stranded for a week in North Platte. [Do NOT get stranded in North Platte, NE for a week.] Here, I would learn the lessons of Prince Charming and then be forced [quite, literally - across four lanes of interstate traffic] to Denver. This branched into a visit with a friend and a dinner theatre performance, a visit with a 7 yo spirit in Aurora, and 2 trips to Boulder, where I would not only make some serious cash, but also encounter The Major - a most fascinating creature.

Then a day in Vegas. Yes, only a day. Have you met me? Down through the desert and over the mountains to San Diego - which did not work for me. So north to Modesto and my home church and some very awesome folks, and then over to Santa Cruz, which was beyond surreal from arrival to departure. There was the absolutely free homeless guy, the anarchist’s book shop, the commune, the native spirit drumming his way down the street. From here, I would pull into Flagstaff on my Re-birthday. I would stay in Flagstaff, until someone would send me enough relief to get home. [Don’t worry, Ganesha still guards Flagstaff and there were plenty of tales to be told from that little stay.]

I learned of this journey on that Quest, or at least the destination that is the pinnacle of it all. I thought it would be a journey for me, by me - because I wanted to go, not because I was told to go. I never imagined that it would take 8 years to incubate, and, quite honestly, by this point I had figured it would just be a goal for next year. Nonetheless, suddenly we are thrown into the throes of it all. And, though I want to go, I’m still being told [in so very many ways] to go.

It all starts with the realization that one can drive to Key West. I have always wanted to go to Key West…and I don’t really care for flying. So, I decided, one day I would make that drive. I once mentioned that to some random person in a conversation and he suggested that I go in early March to avoid spring break. That’s doable, I thought.

When I did decide to take a look at it one time, I realized I would be going south in late February. Why not expand the journey and make a stop in New Orleans for Mardi Gras? It seemed the perfect combination - a delve into sin & debauchery followed by a peaceful cleanse. When I looked at this again recently I decided that I was marking two things off of my list, so why not mark one more - because all good things begin with a trinity. So, just for sport [and because I should be super-spiritually charged by then] I am going to make a stop in Savannah.

There you have it, the Main Itinerary of The Whoodoo Voodoo Tour - The Valley to New Orleans to Key West to Savannah and then back to The Valley. I am giving myself 7 weeks [give or take.] I am in no great hurry And I want to do this right.

In the past, I have pushed to get here or there and back again. This did not allow much time for documenting, or working, or exploring. I want to get those things in this time around. I am trying to establish the routine of documenting - writing once a day, vlogging once a day. I am gearing up and preparing my apps for working. I have picked a few side stops along the way, such as beginning in Gettysburg.

There is purpose to this. I am using it as a sort of transitional center. It is a place with which I am familiar and comfortable, but I also do not know it well. So, I can go there, relax, get my groove on and explore and transition my mind and my spirit to that of The Quest. For, once I leave there, everything becomes so very different.

But, you may ask, how did we come to this conclusion - that The Quest was calling? That is a very good question and we can get to that perhaps tomorrow. For now, I need to put my groceries away and straighten up The Vantasm so I can sleep tonight.

Tuesday, January 12, 2021; 0700

Life is good. [And it feels good to say that.]

The serving gig is going to be interesting to say the least. I’ve only worked one shift, but you can learn a lot in one shift. The characters involved are so very interesting. But, I feel like there may be plenty of time to write on those experiences as they happen. All-in-all, the shift was good and I made the money I needed to make [and then some.] I forgot how much I enjoy serving. It can be tough and challenging at times, but it can also be a lot of fun. Somehow, they roped me into doing another shift tonight. They would have used me this morning if they could have, but I’m just not that available at the moment. I know I need the money, but I also need to get myself straightened out and together. And I need to know I am straightened out and together and not just keep pushing it off because life changes daily. I have a long way to go and a short time to get there.

WALT: Run, old Bandit, run.

I am willing to bet that not one of our 11 readers…

WALT: 19.

What?

WALT: We hit 19 readers. It’s my job to follow that stuff, ya know.

Actually, I’m not real sure what your job is.

WALT: That’s good. No need to concern yourself. I’ll worry about me and you just do you.

That’s illegal in some countries you know?

WALT: Which begs the question - just how do you know that?

Moving on.

So The Diner is what it is and it is good for now.

The question was, “How did I determine that The Quest was on?”

This was no easy task. It has been building for some time. Needless to say, I have been restless and discontent. That is what led to My Escape and it was on My Escape that I had my first realization of The Quest. As I said before, it wasn’t that I saw The Quest itself, but I could feel that things were brewing and I knew I needed to get out and about more in order to satisfy my soul.

After My Escape, life pressed forward. I found myself getting more and more irritated at The Job. I was becoming extremely unhappy. It wasn’t until after I got The Vantasm that I first had the notion. I figured one day I would get to it. For now, I would just enjoy driving around when I could.

It was as we neared Yule that it became more of an idea. I questioned it. I analyzed it. It made absolutely no sense to me. I mean, just as I am getting somewhat balanced a little and finally moving forward just a bit, I am being asked to toss it all away and hit the road. It all seems so…counterproductive.

I contemplated the options and possibilities. I could work for another year and do it 2022. But, that would have me living in The Vantasm for a year, and through another winter. I absolutely could not go if I had rent and a car payment to make. Still, I could work, live cheap, and save up. I could plan it right - make sure all of my bases are covered.

DOC: Zat sounds more like a wacation instead of a Qvest.

Precisely, Doc. Only, I wouldn’t even have that realization until after the choices were made for me. I contemplated trying to take a leave of absence from The Job, so as to secure employment when I returned.

Meanwhile, I could feel it building and swelling within. Like I said, every time I got behind the wheel of The Vantasm I wanted to just drive. Driving just felt right. Like it is what I am supposed to do.

By Christmas Eve I was feeling pretty strongly that The Quest was going to happen. I was still trying to rationalize my way out of it, but I could feel it deep inside. Though I was certain that this was the present course, I decided I would talk it over with The Princesses and see what they thought.

[Now, it is interesting to point out that within an hour of deciding, or realizing, that this was probably going to happen, I heard 3 New Orleans related Christmas songs. No lie. One had New Orleans in the title. One, had it in the lyrics. And, the third, was a New Orleans jazz style rendition of some song or another.]

To my surprise, The Princesses were all about it. They did not hesitate at all in responding. I should go. I should do it now, while I have the van and I can. I should do it for them so they can share in the adventure. We discussed all of my concerns and thoughts - such as finances. I told them that if we got

the $2000 stimulus I was definitely going to go, but I wasn’t sure what I would do if we didn’t. We didn’t get the 2000 [yet.] Instead they buttered us up with $600. Then they started playing political games and now everything will be stalled until the new President takes office this month. But, he seems to support the higher payment. So, we shall see.

When I returned to The Job from my time with The Princesses, I had tried to step down from management. My thoughts were that it was the best course of action if I wanted to continue working there. I just do not have the patience, nor tolerance, for so much of what I saw and heard around there and, even as a shift manager, there was nothing I could do to correct it. I was asked to give it few weeks and see what happens.

Well…this happened. I ended up leaving - abruptly. This moment was truly the defining moment. I had spent so much time trying to rationalize my way out of The Quest and a lot of it was focused around an attachment to The Job. Now, without The Job, there was nothing to cloud my mind or distract me. It was obviously time to go.

But what really solidifies it all and makes it a sure thing is the way things developed along the way. There have been so many questions that have been quickly answered. Challenges that were overcome. Things needed that were received.

Follow the Path of Least Resistance.

It’s like once I got The Vantasm everything just started falling into place naturally. The Diner, for instance. It came along at the perfect time to help me on my way and the fact that is cash in hand each day makes it so much sweeter right now. [Incidentally, I did take my 10% out of my tips from last night. Gotta keep the systems moving. I mean, they’ve worked so far.] Or, metal. I am literally finding metal almost anywhere. I think I may have mentioned this, but I found rotors just sitting on top of the trash…at a convenience store. If that’s not Divine, I don’t know what is. It’s like the parting of the friggin waters. I’m literally being shown where to go and how to get there.

This is the fourth Quest and I have never been so certain. Perhaps it is because this is also the first time I ever questioned it. With the other three it was all very straightforward. I got the message to go and I set plans in motion and went. This time, I debated and contemplated and questioned. Each question was met with an answer. I would be a fool not to go.

I suspect there will be times of great challenge along the way. There always are. Just because it is time to go does not mean the path ahead will always be easy. So, I hope that helps answer that question. It is definitely time to go.

“But wait,” you say, “I still don’t quite get it. What exactly is The Quest about?”

Another fine question…and another answer that will wait but one more day. It is time to get to my day and my chores.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021; 0930

It’s a good day. Life is good. I was at the gym already. *looks at WALT* Don’t start.

WALT: I didn’t say anything.

Good.

WALT: Tough guy.

I just finished brewing my second cup of coffee - Spooky Brew Style. [Thank you again!] I got the webisode up and running and I have chilled out a bit.

I had a good night’s sleep. I slept on the back seat again. I still have some things to work out. For instance - in my sleep, tossing and turning, I manage to pull the tapestries down. I’d rather that didn’t happen. Still it was a good night’s sleep. I was comfortable. I was warm. As usual, I woke up at 0300. Only, this time I was ready. Knowing I would be turning the van on to arm things up, I prepped a pot of coffee for brewing. This way, it was ready when I awoke for the second time around 0430-0500.

The Serving Gig is interesting. I mean, there’s really nothing of any particular interest about it. But, it doesn’t feel wrong or awkward or strange. Everyone has been pleasant and nice enough thus far, but then there isn’t a whole lot of interaction either…and I like that. It is what it is for now, and perhaps into the future sometime. I am making decent enough money to serve my purposes and I am opening up my schedule for the next week and a half. The shifts are short enough that I have plenty of time during the day to take care of this or that. So, while they need the help and I need the money, I figure I’ll take whatever shifts I can get.

I took the time, this morning, to look at my accounts. I didn’t update things to where I would like them to be, but I wanted to get an idea of what is happening there. Currently ,I have enough money in all of my accounts to cover my bills until the end of February [minus $61.] But, I also should have one more very small check from The Job as well as one pay from The Serving Gig before I go. These should cover any gaps and leave me a very [very] slight cushion towards March.

This means, that whatever I can generate outside of that is my living fund - gas, food, necessities, etc. The Serving Gig has been doing right by me financially, and it is an advantage that it is cash. It makes it easier to work with it, plus I can keep my living fund and my bill fund separate. This way I am not stressing my mind trying to balance the two. So I have whatever income that will be before I leave. [Right this moment, it has some decent potential.] Plus I have the take from this upcoming load of metal. It isn’t going to make me a rich man, but I have a nice [and varied] enough stash that it will be satisfactory and helpful. By the time I leave, I will have access to the money in the Special Fund. It’s not a great deal, but it is something more. I also, currently, have $200 in varied gift cards at my disposal.

As far as I can tell, I am covered into the foreseeable future. [That’s good enough for me - Right This Moment.]

[Suddenly, I am back from a very unexpected and random Dreamtime session.]

Anyway, so the last question was, “So, just what is The Quest about.”

That’s a very difficult question to answer. I mean, really, it’s all difficult to explain and I hope I am doing it all some justice and also maybe helping you understand it.

Simply put, The Quest is the path to your Goal. For example, if you want to change jobs or advance in your career you may need training or education or licensing. This, then, would be your Quest. My Goal has been to know myself as I should be in this life. The Whoodoo Tour, apparently, is my path to that.

It has taken me two decades to learn to recognize The Quest. In this particular instance it has been watching for two months as everything falls into place, the appearance of Totems at just the right moment [such as The Heron that flew by moments ago,] a series of synchronicities, and so on. It hasn’t been any one thing or just fleeting thoughts. It has been an entire process getting here and I have been watching it unfold before me - without realizing what it was.

Though I say The Quest is a calling, it does not need to be limited to that. The Quest itself is all about learning and growing and experiencing, and sharing. The Quest is about connecting to life and whatever forces drive it. The Quest is personalized and unique for each individual. The Quest comes in response to our needs and desires, as they dictate.

Ask a question. Get an answer. The Quest begins.

If you want, something as simple as a trip to the grocery store can become a Quest.

My Quest is to know myself. In order to do this, I must once again know G-d.

WALT: “And, how do you do that?” *aside* I figured I’d help you out.

Thanks.

WALT: Anytime.

Another good question. And, yet again, one that will wait until the next writing. [Which may or may not be tomorrow.]

How do you know G-d?

I don’t know. I don’t know how to answer any of these questions really - most especially this one. It is such a touch and go thing to know G-d. He’s not always what we would expect, or even what we may hope. But, he is there…and he is splendid.

I suppose the first step in knowing G-d would be to accept and embrace that thought. There is a divine energy - a consciousness - that works with, and through, us if we only allow it. Whatever it is it permeates through all of existence, connecting even the least of things. And, it is older than time itself. The Greek Gods came from The Titans.

G-d gave life to The Titans.

The second step, I suppose, would be to then realize the we cannot truly know G-d. Because of the expanse of it - in breadth and time - no matter what we may ever know of it, we can never know enough.

The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways.

Anytime we think we get it, we will be reminded that we only get a little piece of it.

From there it is time to put the spiritual Principles to work -

Ask & It Is Given

You Always Have What You Need (What Makes You Think You Are Less Than These?)

The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways

Everything Happens for a Reason - Precise & Perfectly Placed

Anything is Possible & Nothing is as it Seems

What You Feed Energy Into Grows

Finally, it is time to take a leap of Faith. This may dictate that all practicality and rational go out the window. These things and Faith do not always make good bedfellows. Nonetheless - ask a question, get an answer. If that is the answer, then there is a reason. Accept the answer and seek the path to it. When you seek, you will find that the path will reveal itself to you - if you let it. Follow the Path of Least Resistance. The path may reveal itself but that does not mean it will always be easy. There will be obstacles. When they appear, you must press onward, without hesitation or fear. You must knock against them and, eventually, they will open themselves up, exposing their gifts for your reaping.

You must Let Go & Let G-d. You must learn to listen and feel. Just as you must unlearn thinking and ‘do’-ing. You must allow yourself to enter a state of pure ‘be’-ing.

I can feel this process starting as we near the launch date. I am following the path as it has unfolded and I have not been disappointed. I have had and am having struggles, but I do keep pressing forward.

This is only the beginning…

So, without hesitation…

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Wherever you are and whenever you are – Like, Comment, and Share – we’re on a Journey and it takes you to get there.

So, for now and for always, from here in Geistopia, this is your beloved Rev…

WALT: And Walt…

DOC: Unt Doc…

JOHNNY: Aaaaand Johnny…

And those guys, saying, “Stay Tuned-In, Fellow Travelers,” and wishing you Peace, Love, Light…

WALT: And Freakishness, Baby.

The Totems & Archetypes

**from Ted Andrews’ Animal Speak**

Fox - Feminine Magic of Camouflage, Shapeshifting and Invisibility.

New world opening up. The process of creation is beginning. Guide to enter the Faerie Realm. Unless a male can recognize the magic of the feminine - in himself or others - and learn to use it to Shapeshifting his own life, it will ultimately lead to destruction. The Kundalini, and the freeing of the creative life force. Practicing and using camouflage. Working to blend in with surroundings, to come and go unnoticed, moving silently about without revealing your intentions. Learning to control the aura. Adjust its frequency and intensity so that you harmonize more with others. Levels of energy and fertility. If the focus stays on the creative energies, any sharp turn in the individual’s life will be handled with ease. Fox people have the ability to insulate themselves from anything that may seem cold, especially in relationships. Can appear larger than they are - for personal protection or for making greater impressions. Establish a trotting pace. Ability to move into new directions. Call upon new resources instinctively. Excellent ability to hear what is not being said. The ability to hear spirit. Size people up accurately. Develop the ability to see spirit. Aromatherapy. Awakening of the Kundalini. Higher forms of discrimination and discernment. Capture any prize.

Hawk - Visionary Power and Guardianship.

Messengers, protectors and visionaries. Visionary power and leading you to your life purpose. There is a message coming. What you eat, you become. Kundalini. Childhood visions are becoming empowered and fulfilled. The ability to soar and glide upon the currents. Great Heights while still keeping your feet on the ground. Attacks by people who won’t understand you - attack your ability to soar. Teaching of higher expression of psychosis and vision. Beauty and harmony in moderation. Lead you to using your creative energy in manifesting your soul purpose. Hope and new ideas. A need to be open to the new or shows ways that you may help teach others to be open to the new. Be observant. Life is sending signals. Careful in expression. Comments and actions will be strong and powerful with the ability to tear and/or kill.

Heron - The Call of The Quest andTravels to Legendary Places.

Reflects a stimulation of the childhood thrill and belief in legendary places. [The story(s) we most loved in childhood often reflect the life quest we have come to take upon us in this lifetime.] Can also aid in communication especially through the use of stories. Individuals wishing to write can facilitate the process by working with a goose totem. It will stimulate the creative process and help to move through creative blocks. Also a symbol of fertility and marital fidelity. May reflect a need for more vegetables in the diet. An ability to move forward or backward. Reflects movement. A call to the spiritual quest. It reminds us that as any one individual makes his or her quest, it becomes easier for others to do so as well. We should not undertake any quest in life without having a full view of what it entails. Opening to new possibilities. Affix ourselves to a new path. Great fertility that should be acted upon if growth is desired. Greater vision, physical and spiritual, will occur. Can reflect that you are about to break free from old childhood restraints and begin to come into your own. You can expect to have the imagination stirred toward new travels and distant places - whether in the body or in the mind.

Swan – Awakening the True Beauty and Power of the Self

The emotions will become more sensitive, and you will find yourself becoming more sensitive to the emotions of others. A solar symbol. As you realize your own true beauty, you unfold the ability to bridge to new realms and new abilities. See the inner beauty in all without considering appearances. Find it easier to stand colder climates than warmer. The North. Reflect power and longevity. Faerie Realm. Totem of the child, the poet, the mystic, and the dreamer. Hints of the need for control.