CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: House & Other Flies, Part 1 of 3 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman You detest me because of the exigencies of my biology, but as with all beings on this planet, I have my rightful place in the scheme of things. I am Musca domestica – the housefly. I am a necessary part [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: EEL, Part 2 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman Humans are predators of eels in more ways than one: If habitat loss hasn’t gotten them before they begin their migration to the Sargasso, heavy metals, pollutants and chemicals in waterways tend to accumulate in eel bodies, which have a high fat content. [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: EEL, Part 1 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman What exactly are you trying to hold onto, dear one? The more fear you have, the more you try to control things to make yourself feel safe, but safety will never come that way. It will elude your grasp just as trying to [...]
2018 SUMMER SOLSTICE GREETING by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman ________________________________________________________________________ So there I was, searching my heart and spirit for the message for the Summer Solstice…. Sometimes, the beginning of it comes to me while I am in Nature, walking with my dog, Ebbie. At first, it always feels like there’s absolutely nothing I can [...]
Totems: SPARROW, Part 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman The HEDGE SPARROW has such a need to feed whatever is in its nest, that it keeps bringing insects to feed even interlopers, and long after they’ve outgrown the little nest. Some even perch on the backs of the so-called adopted chick’s back to continue doing their job. [...]
2018 SPRING EQUINOX MESSAGE by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman ________________________________________________________________________ The great conundrum of our age is that the thing we share with all other beings – all other life, (and everything IS alive) – what makes us alive, is what makes us part of Source and each other. But if we don’t know that [...]
Totems: SPARROW, Part 1 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman Whether the sun is shining brightly, or the rain pelts me unmercifully, I continue singing. Whether there are seeds a-plenty for me to eat, or a dearth of food, I persist. And when I find a better nesting site for the young I will bring forth, I take [...]
Totems: SEA JELLIES, Part 2 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman ________________________________________________________________________ Jellyfish are basically tube-shaped, with an opening at one end, and an umbrella-shaped dome referred to as a Medusa. Medusa comes from the Greek virgin goddess in service to Athena, the Goddess of War. She was ravaged by Poseidon, the God [...]
SHARK Part III of IV by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman KINDS OF SHARKS Even if you’re not into “shark week” you might be interested to know what the fastest shark is, or the largest, or about their distinctive characteristics. I won’t keep you in suspense. Shaped like a jet plane, the fastest [...]
SHARK by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman Part II of IV BIOLOGY The English word for shark may have come from the Mayan word “xoc” pronounced “shock.” Shark images depicting gods were found in Guatemala’s Great Temple in 1978. It makes sense that fishermen were the first to gather data on sharks. In [...]