I have on occasion seen Bert work with an animal that is part of the household
or family. It yielded an interesting observation in that one family member was
using the family cat in some way to connect to an ancestor. I find this
fascinating and personally will relate something that happened when I was
trying to find a suitable name for my horse. This is not in itself a
constellation but the purpose of my horse's time in my life now is most
definitely true to the name that was revealed. This is what happened. A
couple of years ago I bought a filly who had been named but the name neither
suited her nor what I thought she was. It had been shortened to Awi which
inevitably was pronounced "owie" as though one was speaking to a child about a
small cut and saying, "You have an owie," which is slang for a sore spot. This
fit neither the filly I had nor her nature.
I decided to do something like a constellation to ask the horse ancestors what
would be her name. I was working in my head, doing a mental constellation you
might say, and the thing that was revealed was a clear image of a beautiful
sunrise. Horses are very visual animals and it was instantly clear to me that
her name must mean dawn or sunrise or rising light. I finally settled on the
name Chiara which means, forgive me if I am not perfectly correct, pure light
in Italian. This fit well because her mother had been named Aurora for the
night sky northern lights. So she is called Kiara and this is a good name for
her role in my life.
This exercise of a constellation nature that I did to find this name was very
powerful. I felt a deep connection with her horse ancestors when I was doing
this. It felt much like a constellation where we get in touch with ancestors
that have a great deal of wisdom and support.
I have brought this topic here because I wonder if anyone else has had
experience with animals in constellations? I also do constellation work
occasionally in my home and I have a white cat who seems to know exactly when
he needs to fill in a space and be a representative. This is always accepted
with a smile and a knowledge that somehow it is just the right place to have
someone.
I am also beginning to work with my horse to see how she might help me in
constellation work as a representative. I know some do this kind of thing. So
anyone else out there who is finding animals in their work?
Have you thanked your animal today? :-)
