Bold Kitten Book of Days: Walking in Two Worlds

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Barbara 'Birdy' Cox-Diamond

Greetings!

No-one is of just one Nature.

We all have many Working Parts.

The trick is to bring them into a harmonious Balance, where each part can work together for the good of the whole.

You may be wondering, as I have done over these past few days, how it is that a Bird is becoming the leader of a flock of Kittens.

Think Griffin.

A Griffin is an animal which is part Cat & part Bird. :>

And because of this dual Nature, the Griffin understands both.

While I am predominately Bird in my tendencies, I know too, what it is like to be Cat, so I walk in both worlds.

The Griffin is a fantastic beast, one which does not (yet) occur in Nature.

However, we can learn a lot from Griffin on how to handle a dual Nature and walk simultaneously in seemingly incompatible Worlds.

Bold Kitten Question of the Day: Are there places where you walk in two worlds at once? How can you use the powers of Griffin to help you do so with more ease and grace?

Bold Kitten Book of Days – Beginnings

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Barbara 'Birdy' Cox-Diamond

Greetings!

Begin.

Begin where you are.

Don’t wait for the perfect time.

There is no such thing.

There is only now.

This present moment.

And that is enough.

So POUNCE!

Kittens are never still. From the moment they are born, they are on the move.

Stirring from one place to another at the Milk Bar, to leaving the nest on toddle-y legs, to finding the nearest source of trouble and heading towards it with all possible speed, kittens are on the move.

They do not wait to determine the Proper Time.

They do not stop to consider all the minute consequences of their Actions.

They simply go.

There’s something to be learned in that.

There is a time for planning, yes.

But there is also a time to simply go with your gut instinct, that innermost place of Power & Knowing.

Take a leap of faith & let go.

And POUNCE!!!

The sales page went live today.

I have some good feedback.

I feel good about taking action.

And I even have some good ideas on What to Do Next.

It’s time.

It’s time to come out of the closet.

It’s time to leave the nest.

It’s time to fly!

It’s time to POUNCE!

Bold Kitten Question: What are you doing today to begin your Journey to getting your Idea out into the world? :>

Thriving in Times of the Tower – An Empire-wide ongoing series :>

photo by karpati

Greetings!

Thank you for taking a look at the Empire-wide series “Thriving in Times of the Tower”, inspired by the April #CustomerLove for Japan challenge.

This is a very recent revelation, and as such, is open to evolution as I hear back from people.

The Inspiration

I love participating in LaVonne Ellis’ #CustomerLove challenges, but this one was a bit of a challenge for me. As much compassion as I feel for the people of Japan, I just couldn’t see how what Mike & I needed to do to take care of our own Tower-like situation could possibly blend with what they needed.

Then it hit me.

(And it felt like it! )

EVERYONE has Times of the Tower.

Whether it’s a personal disaster like losing your Day Job, or a natural disaster like what happened in Japan, Towers are everywhere.

Why not help people to cope?

Then the ‘how’ came:

Take our personal challenge of needing to become a viable business a LOT faster than we expected, mix with the guest post around it that I’d written for February’s #CustomerLove before realizing it fit none of the requirements for guest posts for that challenge, and blend into a whole that could aid a lot of people with Towers of all sizes, both now and in the future.

Hence this project.

The Sites, and What I’m Looking for:

You are more than welcome to choose any of our sites to submit work to, or more than one if you feel called to do so!

Avian Empire
www.theavianempire.com

This site is where we go behind our biz to share thoughts related to the business side of things, as well as to sum up what’s happening in the rest of the Empire.

Possible Contributions:

Thoughts around the business side of things:
how to survive redundancy (love that term for it!),
how to re-invent yourself career-wise,
thoughts on the emergence of the ThirdTribe style of business, etc.
how to take care of business in Times of the Tower: career, business, personal, financial

Blanket University
www.blanketuniversity.com

This site is about Intentional Crafting: the idea of blending mental/spiritual energy with your work to help achieve a desired Goal.

Possible Contributions:

How you use crafting to help you in times of trouble

peaceful or uplifting patterns or links to same (if submitting actual patterns instead of links, original-to-you work only, pls!)

prayers, thoughts, or mantras that you use to blend with your crafting to bring you peace in turbulent times

Crafty Crows
www.craftycrows.com

Looking at the ways you can use energy, magick, whatever you want to call it to actively improve your life.

We also discuss symbolic magickal systems such as Runes, Tarot, Archetypes, and other forms of symbology.

Possible Contributions:

Write about what the Tower card means to you
Write about techniques that have helped you move forward in such times
Submit channelled, Third-eye information, or intuitive wisdom about coping techniques, etc.
Meditations, affirmations, mantras you find useful for calming your heart and moving forward in turbulent times. (Original work only if whole, otherwise excerpts are fine)

CrowTarot Tours
www.crowtarottours.com

This site relates to the Journey of discovering the paranormal and the paranormal lifestyle, as well as our conversations & discoveries around the paranormal.

Possible Contributions:

Your own stories and experiences with the paranormal and how they affected you. If you are or have lived a paranormal lifestyle (i.e. incorporating it as part of your everyday life), feel free to share these stories as well.

Channelled & intuitive wisdom relating to living the paranormal lifestyle, coming to peace with a larger world, etc.

Encouraging Bird
www.encouragingbird.com

This site is about inspiration & encouragement begetting movement.

Possible Contributions:

Your own stories about surviving and thriving through your Times of the Tower.
Channelled & intuitive wisdom relating to encouragement, inspiration, success, progress during difficult times.

Mysticphoenyx Cafe
www.mysticphoenyxcafe.com

This site is about living the creative life, with an emphasis on writing, tho’ that’s not exclusive.

Possible Contributions:

Original fiction stories, poetry, etc.
Original non-fiction stories, poetry, etc.
How writing & creativity can help you cope in times of stress.
Creative prompt(s) to help you find your Muse in hard times.

Roving Robin Reports

Not a site in this case, but a series, the Roving Robin is where I share the various bits of awesome that I find along my way.

Possible Contributions:

Artwork to go with a link
A suggested link to people, organizations helping either Japan or people to rebuild their lives in general, or uplifting, inspirational sites.

TwOOwls Art
www.twoowlsart.com

This site mainly features our artwork, tho’ I’m also willing, at least for the challenge period of April, to feature other artwork that relates to the theme, with a link to where they can buy it that is under your control.

Also featuring NFS (not for sale) pieces both ours and others, that relate to the theme, as well as short tips or mini-challenges for creativity in troubled times.

Possible Contributions:

Artwork, either for sale at your site or shop, or as part of a gallery
Short tips on finding your art when it’s hard outside
Mini-challenges to help refind peace through artistic endeavor

How You Can Help

photo by kelpie

record an interview
write a guest post
submit a photograph
include a piece of themed art (as either a pic or for sale on your site)
submit a Question for me to use in a theme-based Tarot Story
create a mini-challenge or baby step for people to use
submit a link to a site I should know about related to the theme
refer someone you think might be interested in participating

anything else that you come up with that fits the theme: if I agree with you, I’m open to it.

Once it’s up: spread the word!

What You Get:

Link Love

Warm fuzzies from helping others thrive in difficult times

Other awesomeness as I think of it.

How you can reach me:

Twitter: @EncouragingBird, @AvianEmpire, are best, tho’ I also check @BardicRaven, @CraftyCrows, @CrowTarotTours, @TwOOwlsArt on a regular basis.

Skype: birdy.diamond

G-talk: phoenyxravenswing

E-mail: phoenyxravenswing at gmail dot com or birdy at crowtarottours dot com

Awesome Contributors!

These are people who have already signed on to participate in a content-based way.

Courtney Ramirez
Gareth Hobbs
Skaja Wills
Virginia Reed

Want to join them? Then contact me through one of the above methods and let’s talk! :>

In love and gratitude,
-Birdy Diamond – Encouraging Bird, Roving Robin, & Paranormal Diva

Introduction to Channelling Audio

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Barbara 'Birdy' Cox-Diamond

: Watch Nature’s spirals in action in this fern frond. Photo by seriousfun.

Greetings!

Welcome to the Grove!

A quick post on co-incidence-nots and our decision & delight about audio as an information-conveyance medium.

The Journey

The beginning-of-this-bit (because there is no firm beginning to anything – there is always a time-before), can be defined as our decision to have some fun ourselves and host a Solstice celebration.

Although there is also the bit about being grouped in a business mastermind with Andy Dolph, because he is an important part of this story too.

See what I mean about there being an endless tangle of beginning-bits?

To connect the dots a bit, Andy Dolph & I met through our business mastermind.

He learned of my channelling skill, and that my husband & I planned to make that how we made our living.

He promptly offered his services as audience-member.

I accepted.

Back to the Solstice celebration.

We invited, he came, he listened, he offered his services as an audio-tech-dude so that we could be even more awesome.

We gratefully accepted, then began recording.

We discovered that the words flowed far more easily this way.

Awesome things were (and are!) happening.

And that brings us to today!

The Results

Questions?

We will still be doing some typed posts, but much of our communications will be in audio form.

If you have questions, feel free to e-mail me at Birdy at CrowTarotTours dot com.

While we cannot guarantee a personal response every time, we will do our best to get your question answered in some fashion – whether it be a personal response, a FAQ page, or an upcoming questions-based show, we will respect your curiousity & queries.

The Recording

So, to begin as we mean to go on, please find below our introductory recording for this site, titled, appropriately enough:”Introduction to Channelling”.

IntroToChanneling (49 min, 22.4Mb)

Listen & enjoy!

Comment Zen for the Grove

This is a place for exploration, learning, and active experimentation.

This means that we accept people where they are, wherever that may be, while still maintaining our own healthy boundaries.

We consider the impact of our words before we say them, being both aware of & honoring their ability to help and/or harm.

We remember that there are many ways of touching the elephant, none better than another, so we suspend judgment on anothers’ ways.

We allow others to soar, and realize that their flight does not hinder our own.

Paranormal Avians

Putting the ‘normal’ in ‘paranormal’ for everything we do: Creativity, Communication, Inspiration, Encouragement, Exploration :>

Category Archives: An Encouraging Bird

Bold Kitten Book of Days: Walking in Two Worlds

Bold Kitten Question of the Day: Are there places where you walk in two worlds at once? How can you use the powers of Griffin to help you do so with more ease and grace?

Bold Kitten Book of Days – Beginnings