One Forest World Amanda Chapman One Forest World Amanda Chapman

Conversations with Ollie

One early morning I awoke with these words as clear as a ringing bell in my head…. Conversations with Ollie. Ollie is my 5 year old cat and Ollie was in my room that morning upon awakening, sitting in my windowsill, ready to play and greet the day, and apparently, was telling me, “Mom, share our conversations with the world.” (One Forest, that is 😉). So, I took his advice and reflected here are some heart to heart conversations I’ve had with my beloved 4-legged friend 🐈‍⬛.

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One Forest World Amanda Chapman One Forest World Amanda Chapman

Animal Speak

Once upon a time, a long time ago, we humans recognized ourselves as a part of nature and that nature, including the animals, was a part of us.  The conscious and subconscious worlds were inseparable.  The ordinary and the supernatural were naturally merged, and often experienced as one reality.  The shaman, priests, and priestesses intuitively communicated with and sought out the animal kingdom as a guide to the mystical and holy…. a divine connection to Spirit. How did we stray so far?

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