Animal Strategy (For Life and Success) - 80 x cards pack + Guidebook

Written by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on Aug 3, 2009 2:45 pm

“Animal Strategy (For Life and Success)”
Link: http://www.lulu.com/content/758966

“Animal Strategy is a set of 80 cards and guidebook based on the Native American approach to nature: animals can show us that we can learn to maintain a balance between what we take and what we give to the Earth. They are extremely resourceful and resilient and they can give us different perspectives on our life issues. Regain control and direction of your life by applying this new focus. Animals offer you choice and success in the Game of Life! Animal Strategy Personality Readings & Charts help you discover how the animals can help you with your Relationships, Values, Strategies for Success, Personality and Potential. They offer us perspective and choice and I use this information to assist my clients on their personal development work. For your own personalized chart, email me at: anataggy@yahoo.co.uk”

INTRODUCTION
We are born of the Earth and therefore we are linked to the Earth.
We hear the Earth through the voices of its children (the animals) and sounds of her heart-beat and circulatory system (wind, air, fire and water).
Earth inspires us through the colors of its flowers and allows us to relax our thinking-mind with the help of her green fields and the amazing views of her landscapes. She nurtures us with her food resources and protects us with her own body. She gives us everything we need and is grateful when we give her something in return so that the energies of this finite but huge body can be recycled and so she may to continue her cycles for many generations to come.
Earth talks to all of us but only some can (or are willing to!) hear. This is because some of us simply don’t have time to listen; others are not even aware of her language.
We do feel happy and contented when we are in Nature and receive her nurturing gifts (lying in the sun, resting by a water source, listening to a subtle breeze or feeling it in our skin…). Luckily, more and more of us are making an effort to understand her direct teachings through plants, rocks and animals.
The language of the Earth is based on observation and intuition, feeling and silence. The subtle language of the animals talks to all of us but how many of us really want to listen?
When I started to study the animals in 1996, I read the first words of my first set of cards and instantly I felt the connection with these archetypal and timeless lessons. I went to my heart space and asked Mother Earth at the humblest and deepest point of surrender I could reach to talk to me. At that moment, I solemnly promised to her that I would always listen to her advice and would act upon it. And so I did, and I do not regret one moment of this rich and nurturing relationship. The result is the Animal Strategy cards.
Now, I would like to help others to get in touch with the energies of the animals: I believe that within our DNA we have the seeds and potential of ALL other living creatures in the planet so therefore, we have a connection to their archetypal frequencies.
I understood that the best way to reach a bigger audience was by making them simple, giving them a practical approach and highlighting the connection and relevance to our current lives.
My wish is that you can hear and understand the Animal Strategy messages, as well as any other new ones that you may create and discover throughout your personal relationship with them. Then, apply them to your life so that you can find solace, assistance and empowerment by their guidance and renewed perspective that they will bring to your life.
I hope you enjoy them!

ANIMAL TYPES

There are four main groups of animals that we will be using in Animal Strategy:
1.      Mammals: Related to the physical realm or body, linked to the element of Earth and focused on matters of work, potential, material things, career and accomplishments. Walking in nature awakes our connection with the Earth.
2.      Winged Animals: Related to the Mind, linked to the element of Air and focused on matters of ideas and thought-processes, rising above struggles through expanding our perspective and increasing our vision. Going up a mountain connects us with the element of air.
3.      Insects & Arachnids: Related to the Emotions, linked to the element of Water and focused on matters of Inner Child and Transformation. This group characteristic is its adaptability and the process of metamorphosis or transformation they undergo in order to become an adult.
4.      Reptiles & Amphibious: Related to the Soul, linked to the element of Fire and focused on matters of Spirit and Transmutation of Negative Energy into Positive (Dark into Light). Reptiles are cold-blooded reminding us to mind the environments in which we live. Amphibians shed their skin, symbolizing the transformation of letting go of the old in order to make space for the new.

THE SPREADS
Card spreads are used in order to facilitate the communication with your animal cards in a way that allows their energies to guide you or direct you towards the answer behind the question or energy focus that was originally in your mind.
They say that “there are no answers, only questions”. The “magic” behind the Animal Strategy cards is that the intention you hold when you are seeking an answer will create a pathway for the information or light to come your way. But this is just the first step.
As with all metaphysical tools and energy medicine, you must be ready to receive the information, light, energy, power or flow when it arrives. In other words, you must be able to look at the truth in the eye and “hear” in a detached and neutral way if the strategy that is being presented to you has a resonance and a place in your life. If it doesn’t, then you have at least looked at the matter or issue and chosen or decided that it doesn’t apply to you. But if it does, you have in the answer the seed of a new level of potential to develop in your dealings with the world and/or in your relationships with those around you.
The important thing is that, at all times, it is your choice to use or dismiss a strategy, piece of knowledge or information. This is how you become empowered and you grow in a conscious way.
But in the end, always be aware that even if the answer doesn’t seem related to your question, there will be a layer of truth hidden somewhere behind the lines. A good piece of advice to use with your Animal Strategy cards is not to allow the thinking-mind (what we call Ego) to read through the pages and “decide” on an answer: create your own relationship with the animals by setting quiet time aside and meditate on them. For instance, close your eyes and visualize the animal: What is it telling you?

How does it feel being this particular animal? What feelings is it awakening in you? What memories is it triggering?

Remember: you don’t choose the animals – they choose you! You ask for help, and help comes your way before you even ask. Trust the message in the card; don’t dismiss it just because you may not see an instant link. And also know that all the strategies are as valid and honorable as each other, just different. Each one will play its part in a different stage in your life even if you resonate with your favorite ones!