So, I have mere moments to get this done, but I wanted to try something out. Hanny showed me how to embed a video. I know, we did this with our own a few years back, but Dan typed and maneuvered it all, not me. This one is different because it’s an instructional/political statement. (And slightly dated, but certainly still valid.)
We were sitting in the kitchen the other day and I’d just brought the mail in. We get shit from banks all the time. Wanting us to sign up with them. I save the envelopes and shred/toss/recycle the contents. Well. Guess what? There’s a better method. Watch what this guys says.
Clever right? Can’t say I’ll go so far as to buy asphalt shingles or include perfectly good slabs of wood (those are damn useful!) but we did stuff all the ones we got this past week back into their paid-for mailers with a big ol’ NO THANKS printed in Sharpie marker across the tops. My favorite part of this? The post office reaps the rewards as much as we do. Thank you, Hanna, for the idea. And for helping me make it available to everyone in JulieLand.
It is a special day, so we’re using our Special Occasion deck to celebrate.
“Red Kangaroo ~ 28 ~ Responsibility
The Red Kangaroo is unique in its ability to maintain three young at once: one at foot, one in the pouch, while a third developes in the womb. As the one at foot is weaned, the one in the pouch exits, making way for the partly formed sibling, which instinctively climbs into the pouch directly after birth. With the womb now devoid of life, the female will mate immediately, thus replacing the foetus.
When environmental conditions are fertile and rain is abundant, the feed is lush and plentiful and the weather is benevolent, Red Kangaroos live a productive existence. If the conditions deteriorate however, bringing drought, fire, or flood, the female Red Kangaroo will relinquish the infant in her pouch and put the foetus in the womb into a state of suspended animation. The infant remains nourished and is continually fed by the mother, but it does not develop physically. She can sustain the foetus in this way for quite some time, waiting for the conditions of the land to improve so that the Joey can be born into a time of plenty. By surrendering the existence of the one Joey and by putting the other into a state of hold, she takes responsibility for her own survival and that of her family.
If Red Kangaroo has leapt into your cards today, you may be feeling as though you have sacrificed a large part of yourself for the benefit of your family. Maybe the time has come to reclaim these aspects instead of harbouring resentment and jealousy.
Are you living in a constant state of stress, for example, barely surviving from one day to the next? If so, do you see this as taking sound responsibility?
If you are a parent, remember that everything you do inherently instills itself in the consciousness of your children as acceptable behaviour. Ask yourself if you are taking responsibility as parent, partner, or principal person seriously.
Are you honouring the pledge of responsibility you made to your self growing up, or would you say you were in an emotional drought or dormancy at the moment? If this is the case, it may be time to reanimate some element of yourself, so that you can begin taking responsibility for your life and that of your children in a more productive, abundant manner.”
Today’s Deck:
Animal Dreaming Oracle Cards by Scott Alexander King
Our Daily Dog is actually three at once. I did it! (Although some parts are slightly blurry. Couldn’t be helped.)
Bath time!
Happy birthday to Grand Sir!!! Hope you had a wonderful celebration!
Love the suggestions in the video! Watching it was a bit glitchy, it just wouldn’t play past 1:57 until I grabbed the slider bar (after it had re-set itself @ 0) & moved it to 1:58… then it played from there.
That is very interesting about Kangaroo being able to put the fetus into a stasis until better conditions arise!
Aww, what an adorable trio! Good job on getting them all!
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Thanks, he seemed to have fun. Both days!
(Dan just watched the video, seems to be okay now.)
J
10:57 p.m.
7-17-12
Looks like granddogs extreme at the Burrow; love it! Bears won’t have their fetus mature if they haven’t fed enough to sustain it over the hibernation time. I like Kangaroo, she brings good medicine, too.
We were gifted with several feathers and a quarter on our recent travels; no pics of those, but I thought of you every time! And happy birthday to Grandsir.
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Thank you for the greetings,
and for thinking of me.
(So glad you were getting gifts from the Universe.)
J
11:01 p.m.
7-17-12
Thanks for the video. I never knew most of that!
Kangaroo is good medicine and a good reminder. I need that reminder occasionally.
You know if people could do that with a fetus what would the anti-choice people do?
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I never knew ANY of that about the marketing and mailing either. But I do now, and I’m SO gonna keep sending that shit back.
Our minds are on the same track, mine immediately went to anti-choice folks as well.
And how I’d LOVE it if we humans had that same birth control!
J
11:04 p.m.
7-17-12
I’ve heard a variation of the mail thing that didn’t work for me before. This works much better. Except that I’ll do it with everything that sends me a post paid envelope. Everything.
Wow I didn’t know that about kangaroos. Fascinating.
Ah the dogs looks so cute all together.
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Fun and newsy today, ain’t I?
J
11:07 p.m.
7-17-12
Haha. Liked the video.
Actually did not know that about the Kangaroo.
Sweet puppies!
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I love the fact that this deck from Australia is not only gorgeous and MASSIVELY spiritual in a really beautiful way, but we learn so damn much from it too.
J
11:09 p.m.
7-17-12
My dad used to do this back in the 70s (send back postage paid envelopes and post cards). I can’t even remember what he was protesting, but I remember we very enthusiastically helped him out for awhile. Hadn’t thought about that in years. and- really interesting card. and- did you really give all three dogs a bath at the same time?? you are BRAVE. or possibly insane.
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I do not have a dog, hence, I do not bathe dogs. The owners of these dogs were in that bathroom with THEIR pets.
J
11:11 p.m.
7-17-12
Love the intelligence of the red kangaroo.
Bath time looks awesome!
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From out here that bath-time sounded much more calm than I thought it was going to.
J
11:13 p.m.
7-17-12
Those dogs look awfully calm about bathtime. You guys slip them some xanax?
Cool card. And what amazing facts!
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Not a drug in the house.
We have Emma,
even better.
J
11:18 p.m.
7-17-12
The dogs look adorable! I have never willingly washed a dog, other than outside with tomato juice after one got sprayed by a skunk. Neither one of us liked that.
I loved the video! I like the dual aspect of charging the banks and supporting the post office. I read somewhere that the post office, unlike every other federal agency, must pre-pay retiree health care for the next 75 years, at over 5 billion dollars a year. I forget why they have to do it, but that ‘s one of the reasons they aren’t profitable. So I’m happy to help them survive (you know, not EVERYONE in America can afford a computer to communicate with others and pay their bills) and make the big banks cough up some change.
When I hear folks say, “oh just look it up on your computer” I make of point of informing them that not EVERYone has access to the internet. Yes, we are making a political statement by returning these envelopes, and speaking up. Glad you are on my side, and I’m on yours.
(Shouldn’t that skunk vs dog/washing with tomato juice story be in a book someplace? I remember hearing a version of a similar experience, complete with that same cleansing agent, from my Nana once…..)