Animal Kingdom in Stone

31/05/2017

The Striped Owls of Couchamandinga!

09/05/2015

Penguins-When penguin comes into your life as a guide, it is generally time to consider issues of self-discipline and self-mastery. Penguin asks us to really look at how we move, act and navigate our way through our lives. Penguin asks us to refine and hone our brain, to leash our wayward emotions, and promote inner health and balance.

- Self-maintenance tends to be an issue for many with problems with their self-esteem. They might not understand the need to look good, or they might not feel that they need to maintain personal hygiene or living space. Aesthetic appearance is important, and penguin teaches us that it should be important to us, not just for the benefit of others, but for our own well-being.

- The penguin teaches us that we have an uncommon grace. So what if we can be clumsy in some areas of our life? So what if we don't look the way we should? You can bet your life that penguin will show you where your grace lies. Penguin comes into your life to also suggest that it's time for others to see where it lies.

- The penguin is the animal of great sacrifices. Penguin teaches the values of fasting, sacrifice and abdication. Sometimes we need to do it for others, but mostly we need to sacrifice many great things in our lives to make ourselves better people. Penguin cannot stress this enough, it is its primary lesson, we MUST sacrifice in order to become better people - and these sacrifices are hard. Penguin says 'it is not a sacrifice if it is easy.'

05/05/2015

Cougars play a variety of different roles in Native American mythology. In some Western tribes, seeing a cougar or hearing its screams is an evil omen, and cougars are often associated with witchcraft. On the other hand, among eastern tribes such as the Seminoles and Shawnees, cougars were considered noble animals with powerful hunting medicine, and the Panther is one of their major clan animals. In the legends of these tribes, Panther sometimes features as a leader or warrior of the animal people. And among the Pueblo tribes, Cougar is believed to have powerful hunting medicine and considered one of the six true directional guardians, associated with the north and the color yellow. Several Pueblos had Cougar Societies, and Zuni hunters carried stone cougar fetishes for protection, ascribing to them both healing and hunting powers. In South America, cougars were associated with wealth and the earth by the Quechua (Incan) people, and many Quechua still consider it lucky to catch sight of a cougar today.

24/04/2015

We picked the 'Raccoon' as the animal of the week. The Raccoon is a Cat 2 river rock (up to 6 kg weight) and retails for $29.00. All my rock art is sealed for indoor/outdoor use and is eligible for free delivery within 'old town' Cuenca.

17/04/2015

My husband and I go to the mighty Paute river for rockhounding and we see a variety of animals in those rocks such as Penguins, Bears, Racoons, Pumas, Tigers, etc.Not two rocks are ever alike. This is nature at its best!

16/04/2015

Picked the 'Siamese' cat as animal of the week. The cat is a Cat 3 river rock (over 6 kg) and retails for $55.00. All items are sealed for indoor/outdoor use and are eligible for free delivery within 'old town' Cuenca.

13/04/2015