Animal Wisdom Speaks - June

June has arrived wee while ago and this month Animal Wisdom Speaks is dedicated to the Red Panda, a quick and agile agent of change and foxlike shapeshifter, that is neither a bear, nor a cat or a fox and despite being genetically close to raccoons, weasels and skunks, a completely unique species and being, a playful jack-of-all-trades, that is comfortable in their own fur being their authentic selves. 

The Red Panda invites us to embrace being who we are to the fullest, our light and our shadows, to show our true colors, to let go of the masks we are wearing and to share our inner fire with all of creation.

In the different stories of the Peoples, the Red Panda is a guide and spirit that escorts travelers safely up and through the mountains.

There is a caveat albeit.

The Red Panda spirit emits a fire that is like a beacon, but like the fox’s or will-o’-the-whisp’s, it can lead you astray, confuse you or guide you to a different place than you thought you would end up in depending on how you treated the Red Panda spirit.

​Like all spirit guides and mentors, it is to be honored and respected and the way you have treated them, is reflected back to you in the way, your path unfolds before you and in where it is leading you.

Each and every single one of us, without exception, is a unique gift to this world, to all of creation. 

“White Red Panda”, white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2024, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)

​Each and every single heart bears healing and wisdom within, a seed of light, waiting to be seen and acknowledged, to take root, to grow and to come into full bloom and a shadow, that bears the power within to be soothing and protecting, if we get to know it, embrace and befriend it, instead of turning away.  ​
 
The Red Panda invites us to embrace being who we are to the fullest, our light and our shadows, to show our true colors and to let go of the masks we are wearing and to share our inner fire with all of creation.
 
The natural habitat of the Red Panda (Ailurus Fulgens) can be found in Tibet, Nepal and Western China. 

Kristin Raphaela Otti 

To learn more about the Red Panda and its wisdom go to ​

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