Owl Magic: Your Guide Through Challenging Times

Owl Magic by Mary Petiet is a quick but valuable read. I like its focus on providing a sort of blueprint for surviving during difficult times. 

Those times are NOW! 

I keep having to remind myself that all times have had their share of challenges, but somehow I always return to the idea that humanity should know better by now. We shouldn’t have to continue replaying these conflicts between good and evil. These times SHOULD be different. It’s up to us to MAKE them better, and I’m convinced that will only develop through a reckoning of spirituality that isn’t specific to one religion but embraces them all.                                       

Inclusivity is the key to the evolution of humankind, and this book captures the spirit of that realization. There’s no place for exclusion, bigotry, and hatred. Universal human rights are nonnegotiable. Those who don’t understand must not be tolerated or allowed to lead, yet today they do. This is a simple concept that has been warped and ravaged throughout history, whose time has come for a post-Covid renaissance.

Each chapter of this book begins with a grounding poem and ends with a yoga pose, meditation and list of writing prompts for reflection. The whole idea is to provide strategies for quieting the inner and outer noise that makes introspection difficult.

What if all people could be convinced of the importance of this practice? Would we all be led to the same well of humanity connecting to all the goodness and abundance life has to offer?

My favorite chapter title “Apocalypse” invites us to acknowledge our fears utilizing the Universal Law of Courage. This is an idea that deeply resonates with me. The ultimate fear of death may be the foundation for all our individual fears.

“What if we accept death as something as natural as birth, making it a natural experience instead of a scary one. From darkness comes light, and from death comes new life and innovation.”

What if, indeed? This is the map humanity needs to follow as we evolve, once we reject the greed and hate that currently envelops our world.

My secret wish is that all religions and countries, divisions created by mankind will unite under the wisdom of the Universal Laws: Connection, Love, Courage, and Potential. Finally, the Universal Law of Least Effort compels us to “accept things as they are” even as we endeavor to bring about positive change.