Monthly Archives: March 2012

Happy Rolling Equines

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

The three donkeys just ran by. I jumped up from the computer to look out the other window of my writing tower and see what they were running to. Pegasus, in her paddock area, was rolling in the sun-dried dirt—her … Continue reading →

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Shelter from the Storm

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

What a wonderful sight to start the day…I went out to the barn in the pouring rain for morning feeding and there was everybody together in the two dry stalls—all three donkeys, the three sheep, and Pegasus. A cozy manger … Continue reading →

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Healing Circle

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

I woke up thinking about Jean Shinoda’s Bolen’s “Gather the Women” circles, with the phenomenon of the millionth circle (a metaphor for critical mass) tipping the world into higher consciousness, like the hundredth monkey tipping the monkeys into a species-wide … Continue reading →

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A Healer Is Born

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Yesterday I was about to start a distance healing on an elder cat when my cat Lorca arrived and offered herself as a surrogate. She climbed into my lap and stayed there for the entire hour of healing. She let … Continue reading →

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Pegasus and the Ides of March

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Today I had to begin the springtime confinement of Pegasus. I left the donkeys in with her for this first day of not being free to roam and they are calling to me right now, asking to be let out. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Books and Animals

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Back again. I was at the Tucson Festival of Books on the University of Arizona campus. I had no idea this book fair was so big. 100,000 people attended over last weekend. I was thrilled at this evidence of people … Continue reading →

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Gods Among Us

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Angel in the cedars The Gods Walk Among Us The gods walk among us in a leaf blade of grass thistle and briar in a pig snuffling in the forest a snake coiling vulture circling cow lowing for her child … Continue reading →

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Images of Peace

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

It warms my heart to see Chloe and Fleur-de-Lys together. Fleur looks up to her new sister and relies on her completely. The immediate trust Fleur clearly had for Chloe was a wonder to behold. The way they are in … Continue reading →

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Infanticizing

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

A couple of weeks ago, I was being interviewed on a radio show and I talked about how people “infanticize” animals. I knew something was wrong with the word when I spoke it, but it wasn’t until after the show … Continue reading →

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