Author Archives: Stephanie Marohn

About Stephanie Marohn

Stephanie Marohn runs the Animal Messenger Sanctuary, a safe haven for farm animals in northern California. She also has a practice in energy healing for animals and is the author of 10 books, including What the Animals Taught Me: Stories of Love and Healing from a Farm Animal Sanctuary.

Hermes

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Hermes I had the feeling that I would need to change Truffles’s name, but I waited to hear from him that he wanted it changed. Last week, I got the message that yes, he wants a new name—something more dignified, … Continue reading →

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YouTube Messengers

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

My publisher asked me to shoot some video of me with the animals, and Saturday was the day.  That morning, I told all the animals over breakfast in the barn that the video was to help publicize our book (What … Continue reading →

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Deer and Coyote

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Yesterday I looked up from my writing to see deer crossing the field in front of my house. I leaned out the window and took this picture. They look thinner than they usually do at this time of year. The … Continue reading →

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All Together

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

I’m sitting in my octagon tower writing room looking out the big window at the vista that stretches all the way to Mount St. Helena, the tallest peak in Napa County. My heart thrills to see the whole sanctuary family … Continue reading →

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Envisioning

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

I do envisionings instead of New Year’s resolutions. Envisioning feels expansive and opens the way for creative possibilities to flow. In envisioning, instead of trying to push the river, we swim with the universal current. This year, I’m envisioning the … Continue reading →

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Bless the Birds

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Yesterday I finally took care of something that came to me back in December. Among the sacred items of a friend of mine who died was a hawk leg—the whole leg, with feathers, claw, and leather ties with beaded ends … Continue reading →

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Animal Dance

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Yesterday I was privileged to witness first a sheep dance, then a horse dance. I was putting out hay for the sheep at dinnertime when Truffles and Beau came dancing down the hill to the barn area, either in exultation … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Here are the latest sanctuary arrivals, enjoying dinner together. From left: Beau, Chloe, Fleur-de-Lys, and Truffles. Hard to get a picture of faces at dinnertime—I’ll post another when I can get a shot with no food involved! The integration of … Continue reading →

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Gate to the World

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

This gate sits on the slope in front of my house, in the field where the animals are often grazing. A little girl who used to live next door and hang out with me and the animals once asked, looking … Continue reading →

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All My Relations

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Poetry on the sanctuary this morning. The quail scratched happily in the driveway where the sheep had left bits of their organic pellets from special treat time yesterday. The covey is huge this year, with at least 50 flowing out … Continue reading →

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