Your Year Ahead Reading

	August Ant Ant is dutiful, patient, industrious and focused. If you ever put an obstacle in the middle of an ant trail, you?ll notice that ant will go over it, around it, or even under it?but ant will NOT let the obstacle drive him backwards. Above all, ant is a team player, and knows that if each member of the team does his assigned task, the team will succeed. Do you have goals that are best met by team effort? If so, get the other players off the bench and let them into your game.
	September Antelope Antelope medicine is one of right action. If you were to visit Northern Plains today, you would see groups of antelope scattered about the fields and hills. However they are so quiet and unmoving that (from a distance) they resemble stones. But, get too close and they move like lightening. Antelope asks you: are you being still when you should be moving, or moving when stillness is required?
	October Raven Raven has long been known as the magical bird?the one who carries our messages and our prayers to spirit. Raven has been called a shape-shifter, and his message to you today is one of change?expect the unexpected, but know that Raven is flying close and will help you transform life?s challenges into life?s greatest blessings.
	November Moose Moose represents incredible strength and longevity, as well as the ability to see the future. Moose antlers are among the largest of the antlered animals, and are like psychic antennae?giving Moose amazingly developed hearing, smell, and depth perception. Moose is bellowing at you to open your third eye and stop pretending that you don't know what's about to happen.
	December Opossum You?ve heard the expression ?playing possum?? It means to play dead and is derived from Opossum?s ability to act in whatever way the situation demands. If it?s practical to play dead, so be it; if it?s to Opossum?s advantage to be aggressive, watch out! Take your cue from this master actor today?and play the role that will serve you best.
	January Porcupine Porcupine has appeared in your reading today to bring a message of innocence and trust. Although Porcupine can throw quills when cornered, he is gentle, loving, and non-aggressive. Is there an area of your life that need Porcupine energy? Have you lost the ability to trust??
	March Raccoon This masked bandit can make you laugh with his antics, or make you angry when you realize he?s made off with your food! Raccoon is incredibly curious?to the point that he?ll walk into a potentially dangerous situation just to see what?s up. Like Raccoon, are there situations you?re barging into before you have all the information? Might want to re-think this one.
	March Loon Loons mate for life, and their medicine is about loyalty, family, and deep caring for one another. If you're experiencing a relationship fraught with power struggles, you are NOT practicing Loon medicine. If your relationship has BECOME a power struggle, Loon has appeared to remind you that this is a time of equal sharing and equal happiness. Something is amiss and Loon thinks you already know what it is.
	April Mockingbird Mockingbirds are master imitators, and can mimic the calls of many other birds. They?re also fearless protectors of their nest, and will attack any bird (no matter how large) to protect their young. Mockingbird?s lesson for you today is twofold: to listen to how you might be mimicking others?instead of listening to your own true voice; and to examine the value of what you defend. Hmmm?
	May Turtle Turtle carries his home on his back, and his question to you today is whether your life is weighed down with ?things? that serve no purpose. Everyone loves buying stuff, but do you use shopping, spending, and the acquisition of ?things? as a substitute for passion, conviction, commitment? It?s worth thinking about, isn?t it?
	June Sasquatch Is Big Foot real or a hoax? It doesn't really matter, because he has ambled into your reading to remind you of life's mysteries. Not everything can be explained, not everything can be touched?but that doesn't mean it don't exist. Suspend your logic for a bit, and be open to the mystery.
	July Wolf Wolf can survive either as a loner or as part of a pack, and he howls to remind you that you have to balance the needs of others with the needs of the self. If you?re giving yourself away to your own detriment, you are living in opposition to Wolf medicine. Return to balance?and begin feeding your emotions, your mind, and your body.

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