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Happy New Year! Ukiumut qaangiutilersumut qujanak! Einen guten Rutsch! Ett Gott Nytt År!

12/31/2025

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2025 has been a year of great gifts, changes and shedding of old skins. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to each and everyone who invited me to walk with them for a while and to those who accompanied me on my path for a spell. 2026 is the year of the horse, a time to embrace the fire in our hearts and set out into the world again, unbridled, untethered and blazing the trail, enjoying our journey to the fullest.

​Ukiut tamavimmik inunngoqqinnerusinnaapput. Aallarteqqinneq uummammik tamanut ammasumik qungujunnermillu nalliuttorsiutigisigu. Nammineerlunga kalaallisut ilinniarpunga. Oqaatsit kusanarput. Oqaatsit ilinniartaanarpunga, soqutiginarpoq. Oqaluttuat katersorpailu Kalaallit Nunaannukarpunga. Naapippugut, arriitsumik oqalulaarit, paasipalaarpunga. Kukkuvunga, ilinniasaanga. Qernertumik kaffisortarpungalu titartaavunga. Immaqa kaffitorniartarfimmi takupugut. 

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"Shadowmare", black pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)
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"White Horse", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2023)
2025 var ett år fyllt med gåvor och stora förändringar. Jag fick lära känna underbara människor och gå djupt in i både mitt ljus och mina mörker. Tack till var och en av er och må 2026 bli ett år då vi växer och gå framåt med ett stolt leende och förnyat förtroende i oss själva och våra gåvor. Det är hästens år, en tid att tända våra hjärtans eld igen och sätta ut i världen en gång till. 
 
2025 war ein Jahr der Veränderung, voll des Lernens, eines tiefen Eintauchens in Erinnerungen und geprägt von einer Zeit der Ruhe gegen Ende des Jahres. Ich danke jedem einzelnen, den ich auf seiner Reise ein Stück weit begleiten durfte und der einen Augenblick Seite an Seite mit mir auf meinem Pfad gewandelt ist. 2026 ist das Jahr des Pferdes, eine Zeit die Feuer in unseren Herzen wiederzuentfachen, in die Welt hinauszutragen und zu teilen. 

Kristin Raphaela Otti 
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Merry Christmas! Juullimi pilluaritsi! Frohe Weihnachten! God Jul!

12/24/2025

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„Storyteller Mouse“, white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)
Every single one of us without exception is a gift given to this world. There is no need for grand gestures or long speeches, for we came into this world without wearing fancy clothes or bringing along a handful of gold: We are enough in everything we are. We are the gift, the seed of light within us, our wisdom and medicine, the fire in our hearts, a beacon and hearth, grown through our experiences and nourished and nurtured by our unbreakable will and unconditional love for life while journeying through our darkest nights.

Juullimi pilluaritsi!

​Tamatta allanut tunniussinnaasatsinnik tunissutissaqartarpugut. Tunissuvugut: qamannga pisumik asanninneq, qungujunnerput, uummaterput. 
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„Storyteller Mouse“, white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)

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„Storyteller Mouse“, white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)
Var och en av oss är en gåva. Det finns inget skäl att bära en mask eller att vara nån man inte är. Det finns ingenting du måste göra: Du själv, ditt ljus och elden i ditt hjärta är gåvorna.

Jeder von uns ist ein Geschenk, eine Gabe an die Welt, an die Wesen, die sie beseelen. Wir alle sind bar jeden Zierrates geboren, in sich vollkommen. Keine Geste ist vonnöten, kein Gold ist mitzubringen, keine große Rede zu halten, unser Herzen Licht, das hell in den dunkelsten Nächten erstrahlt, ist unsere Gabe und unser Geschenk. 
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„Storyteller Mouse“, white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)
Kristin Raphaela Otti 
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Working in Wolfsberg, Austria (17 - 23 December)

12/15/2025

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​I am working in Wolfsberg in Carinthia again (17 - 23 December 2025).


​If you are interested in an individual or group session or want to learn more about being a shaman, storytelling and ceremonies or Winterfire and Animal Wisdom Speaks, send me a message via e-mail or give me a call. I am looking forward to meeting you.
 
I'll be drawing, too, of course, so if you want me to draw your spirit animal or are interested in a drawing you have seen on my websites or social media, send me a message and we can arrange a meeting. 
 
You will be able to find me in one of the cafés in town as well, enjoying steaming hot black coffee with salt or a hot chocolate with a drop of peppermint oil while drawing.
 
​Kristin Raphaela Otti
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"Shadow Vulture", black pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia) coming into being. Do not fear your shadow, but get to know it and acknowledge it. And no, you will not find it in your darkness. Go to where you are blinded by the light.
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Working in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, from 17 - 23 December
Ich arbeite wieder in Wolfsberg in Kärnten (17. - 23. Dezember 2025). Wenn ihr  Interesse an einer Einzel- oder Gruppensitzung habt oder ihr mehr über Schamanen, das Geschichtenerzählen und Zeremonien oder Winterfeuer und Animal Wisdom Speaks erfahren wollt, meldet euch gerne via E-Mail, schickt eine Nachricht oder ruft an. Ich freue mich darauf, euch kennenzulernen.
 
Ich werde natürlich auch zeichnen. Falls also jemand von euch Interesse daran hat, dass ich sein Krafttier male oder ihr euch für eine der Zeichnungen interessiert, die ihr auf meinen Webseiten oder Social Media gesehen habt, gebt Bescheid und wir machen uns einen Termin aus.
 
Ihr könnt mich zeichnenderweise auch bei einem heißen schwarzen Kaffee mit Salz oder einer heißen Schokolade mit einem Tropfen Pfefferminzöl in einem der Cafés in der Stadt finden.
 
Kristin Raphaela Otti
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Working in Wolfsberg, Austria (09 - 12 December)

12/6/2025

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​I am working in my hometown Wolfsberg in Carinthia again (09 - 12 December 2025).

​If you are interested in an individual or group session or want to learn about being a shaman, storytelling and ceremonies or Winterfire and Animal Wisdom Speaks, send me a message via e-mail or give me a call. I am looking forward to meeting you.
 
I'll be drawing, too, of course, so if you want me to draw your spirit animal or are interested in a drawing you have seen on my websites or social media, send me a message and we can arrange a meeting. 
 
You will be able to find me in one of the cafés in town as well, enjoying steaming hot black coffee with salt or a hot chocolate while drawing.
 
​Kristin Raphaela Otti
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"Snow Fairy", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia) coming into being.
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Working in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, from 09 - 12 December
Ich arbeite im Augenblick wieder in meiner Heimatstadt Wolfsberg in Kärnten (09 - 12 Dezember 2025). Wenn ihr  Interesse an einer Einzel- oder Gruppensitzung habt oder ihr mehr über Schamanen, das Geschichtenerzählen und Zeremonien oder Winterfeuer und Animal Wisdom Speaks erfahren wollt, meldet euch gerne via E-Mail, schickt eine Nachricht oder ruft an. Ich freue mich darauf, euch kennenzulernen.
 
Ich werde natürlich auch zeichnen. Falls also jemand von euch Interesse daran hat, dass ich sein Krafttier male oder ihr euch für eine der Zeichnungen interessiert, die ihr auf meinen Webseiten oder Social Media gesehen habt, gebt Bescheid und wir machen uns einen Termin aus.
 
Ihr könnt mich zeichnenderweise auch bei einem heißen schwarzen Kaffee mit Salz oder einer heißen Schokolade in einem der Cafés in der Stadt finden.
 
Kristin Raphaela Otti
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Animal Wisdom Speaks - December

12/1/2025

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December has arrived and this month Animal Wisdom Speaks is dedicated to the Bellbird, a mentor and guide whose heart is singing the song of eternal hope, bearing the message that harmony and balance will come to those that do not give up and persevere through adversity. It has been chosen as a messenger, a bearer of prophecies and tidings of the One-and-All, travelling freely through the veils.
“The Bellbird’s heart knows about the connection between the hearts of all beings of creation. Since the male and the female bellbirds differ greatly in color and looks, it knows that the color of your feathers or skin is not important. It is your heart, that shows your true colors.”

​It is shy and secretive, but the Bellbird will speak, whenever it is called to. It has one of the most unusual and distinct voices among all of the flying messengers. The call of the Bellbird is the loudest call on Earth. It sounds like a bell and it wards of evil spirits and offers protection. It carries tones of healing and love, soothing the hearts of the beings it is protecting and bringing peace to their minds. 
 
Young Bellbird chicks do not sing instinctively, but learn their songs from their elders and practice them until they can bring together all the different tones in harmony. ​
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"Shadow Bearded Bellbird", black pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia) coming into being.
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"White Bellbird", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2023)
The Bellbird knows how to unite even the most diverse group of beings, for its presence is soothing, calming and brings harmony. It uses its unique call to call to prayer and to stand united as one. 

Its heart knows about the connection between the hearts of all beings of creation. Since the male and the female bellbirds differ greatly in color and looks, it knows that the color of your feathers or skin is not important. It is your heart, that shows your true colors. 
 
It loves fruit and plays an important role in seed dispersal in its habitat. It knows exactly where the seeds will be of the greatest use and rather than letting digestion take its natural course, it regurgitates the seeds exactly where they will find the best soil to blossom, bloom and thrive. It teaches us to spread our seeds of wisdom wisely and to ponder where they will fall on fertile ground.
 
Kristin Raphaela Otti
To learn more about the Bellbird and its wisdom go to
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    ​I am a shaman and storyteller from Carinthia, Austria, tending the fires of winter in the hearts and walking with those, who wish to embark on a journey deep within.

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    • Life is a teacher, always
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      • On Getting an Invitation
      • Walking with Kristin
      • Never Play with A Soul >
        • Official Statement Regarding the End of the Collaboration with the Green Tent Circle and WOYA
      • Knowing the Messenger
    • The Circle >
      • Past Members of the Circle >
        • Sabine Rieser
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    • International Events >
      • #bravethedarkestnight
      • Green Tent Circle Illuminator Series 13
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