WALRUS Part 3 of 3 by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman The greatest threat to walruses and other marine animals of the Arctic are global warming, atmospheric ozone depletion, and shifting ocean currents – for how will they survive without Arctic waterways, islands, and massive ice floes and land masses to sustain their seasonal [...]
WALRUS Part 2 of 3 by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman How’s this for amazing: walruses can sleep and swim at the same time! Expandable throat pouches act like an inflated life preserver, forming a buoyant collar which allows them to sleep in an upright position. In summer, they live among large, floating islands of [...]
WALRUS Part 1 of 3 by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman Maybe it’s the freezing Arctic winds and icy weather that make our tribe gather closely together to swim, hunt, mate, and rest. Adversity can make one appreciate the warmth and acceptance of family, both nuclear and extended. No one can survive for long [...]
Instead of scales, skin stretches across ringed, connected, bony plates which cover a seahorse’s entire body, serving to camouflage this sea dweller, and break up its contours. Most species have eleven trunk rings. These also serve as armor, providing protection. The energy of a knight in shining armor is a distinct part of seahorse’s medicine. [...]
Have you dreamed of me? Perhaps I’ve come swimming into your life so that you may finally release from your subconscious, your deep yearning to make a breakthrough in your life. My energy can help you accomplish great strides as a worthy partner in love, or to deepen your relationship with your children, or to [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: ARMADILLO Part 2 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman There are 22 species of armadillo, but only the Nine-banded armadillo is native to the United States. The rest live in Central and South America. Where is one likely to find such an armadillo in the United States, you may ask? For a long [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: ARMADILLO Part 1 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman Perhaps you have used this time holed up in your homes to protect yourselves from the pandemic virus, to examine your lives, and clarify your purpose in life. Many have realized that a deeper realization of love and kindness toward each other is [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: Alligator, Part 1 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman I AM ALLIGATOR. People see me as fierce because of my powerful jaws, and the strength and speed behind my movements. While this is true, I also have a side so gentle, I can delicately break the shells of my young to help [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: Peacock, Part 2 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman Those spectacular markings on the feathers of the male peacock make it look like he has multiple eyes. It has been suggested that, in addition to those eyespots impressing possible mates – as with other species, like some butterflies, they serve as a [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: Peacock, Part 1 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman Have your notions about what’s real, and true, and beautiful been ripped into little pieces and tossed into the air, only to fall down like confetti around your shoulders that are carrying the weight of the world? Things don’t work the way they [...]
