My Yearly Birthday Ritual & Animal Guide

A Practice You May Enjoy Too

Snake card from my deck, Animal Reflections Healing Oracle

Each year on my birthday - and what you can do for yours - is that I pick an oracle card as my guide until when my birthday rolls around again the next year. More often than not, I've chosen an animal themed card since I've learned (and continue to) so much from the Animal Kingdom.

Snake has been my guide this past birthday cycle.I'll be saying goodbye to Snake on July 18th when I pick a new card for my next trip around the sun. I'm looking forward to seeing who it will be!

While Snake can be potent medicine, she was a bit more subtle this year helping me shed some aspects of myself that no longer fit for me. Not to say there were some challenging moments, but I find the more I continue to work with my inner self care, I don't stay stuck in a negative space and the quicker I can move through what is calling to be healed.

So for your birthday why not pick an oracle card from any deck that speaks to you.

Place it where you will see it everyday (or a copy of it if you don't want it out of the deck for the whole year). Then just be in awareness of how it nudges you to make changes, to see things differently, to let go of what no longer works for you.

At the end of your birthday cycle spend some time in contemplation with how that card and message served you. Perhaps do a meditation and journal as a way to reflect and honor the lessons and teachings. And lastly, express gratitude for this oracle that served as your loving guide.

Once that feels complete, pick a new card for your next year of evolution! Have fun!

And I'd love to know if you decide to do this practice and how it goes!

If you don't have a deck, but would like to give this a try, check out the free-pick-a-card on my website.

XO

Barb