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Nathan Cloud's avatar

Today for me seem like an beautiful opportunity for balance in my life and my relationship with Mother Earth. The highlight came from my Polish Princess Julia, who came to me around 5 pm and ask if I would go on a walk with her to look for some Chanterelle Mushrooms. They are easily identified and one of the better tasting mushrooms out there in my opinion. As a child Juila's parents would take her mushroom hunting and they would sell what they got from Mother Earth to a few restaurants in South Carolina, which was great training for her. It felt great to go on a walk together outside and it felt even better to look for and pick mushrooms together in the forest . It became like a treasure hunt to find the beautiful free gifts Mother Earth has for those who eyes to see. This experience gave me an appreciation of living on this Earth and how valuable nature really is if I take the time to be present with her. I am thankful of her parents for sharing this gift to Julia and I am thankful for Mother Earth for providing food in abundance. This was my experience today, to align more with the Mother and to thank her all the gifts she gives to us all.

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Diana Paez's avatar

Love this so much, Nathan. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story about you, Julia and Mother Nature. It warms my heart to know you're inspired to reconnect with the Earth and write about it here. Many blessings to you both!

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Serena's avatar

How do the Armadillo and Jaguar interact? How do they work together as nahuals?

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Diana Paez's avatar

That's a great question! Well Aj always precedes I'x in the ritual count. The numbers attached to them will slightly modulate their energies. Their animal guardians have specific properties that help us understand the nature of each nawal better. In the simplest sense, Armadillo protects, it's grounded (root chakra), its physical shell symbolizes boundaries, just as the structures of our home safeguard us. The Jaguar, is more about subtle energies, magic, syncrhoncity, primal instincts, also managing material resources. We can also look at Aj as the priest of the village, and I'x as the High Priestess. One manages the communal, physical, (eg. the cornfield and the health of the community, the workers), the other manages the spiritual realms, emotions, and how this relates to the material reality. I'd love to see how you creatively tie the two together :)

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Serena's avatar

Someone I know was born in the day of the Armadillo and I was born on the day I'X. What you've said makes sense in the dynamic energetic field

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