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    Wisdom of the Wild Ones: A Spiritual Narrative
    Wisdom of the Wild Ones: A Spiritual Narrative
    Wisdom of the Wild Ones: A Spiritual Narrative
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    Wisdom of the Wild Ones: A Spiritual Narrative

    By Farnaz N Reneker and Kristin White

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    Wisdom of the Wild Ones is the story of two women's deeply connected experiences with the Divine. In all of our histories is an ancestral relationship with not only the earth, but also the diverse and powerful species of its origin. Here, F

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Love Frequency
    Release dateSep 9, 2022
    ISBN9781736884423
    Wisdom of the Wild Ones: A Spiritual Narrative
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    Farnaz N Reneker

    A seeker and creator at heart, Farnaz N. Reneker was drawn into the world of visual arts and music as a child. She eventually pursued an education in architecture, where she became engrossed in the study of sacred geometry, the built structures of ancient civilizations, and the art and architecture of the Renaissance. She began a deep dive into metaphysics in the year 2000, but didn't fully explore its depths until a few years later, when her professional career as an architect led her to Los Angeles. The magic of living near the Pacific Ocean catapulted Farnaz's spiritual journey, which has since evolved into studying the ways of the ancient oracles, priestesses, and healers, while exploring her innate and intuitive gifts. From channeling divine inspiration through painting and prose to working with individuals or groups, her passion is to facilitate the awakening of the deep wisdom that has always been within all of us. www.thelovefrequency.org

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      Wisdom of the Wild Ones - Farnaz N Reneker

      INTRODUCTION: THE CATS

      BY AGATHA NOBLE

      Domesticated felines date back some 10,000 years ago. Wild cats were drawn to agricultural development as rodents were centralized in these zones. As hunters, the cats were respected as they saved concentrated populations from disease, food shortage, and destruction. In Egypt, cats were revered animals, and Cleopatra was the mother cat, a symbol of power and fertility. On the tombs of Thebes, where the pharaohs are buried, an inscription reads: Thou art the Great Cat, the avenger of gods, and the judge of worlds, and the president of the sovereign chiefs and the governor of the holy Circle; thou art indeed the Great Cat. Leo, the mythological lion, was deemed untouchable by men. The constellation became the inspiration behind the Sphinx – the half-lion, half-man who inspired the annual flooding of the Nile – a critical part of a successful harvest.

      In Russian folklore, Baun was known as a cunning and magical cat – capable of healing any illness. Though Baun was capable, he was known to keep his powers to himself. In fact, those who tried to seek out the mystical cat were often lulled to sleep and eaten. In China, the senri (or nekata in Japan) were old leopards that transformed into men. Like demons, they stole the souls of humans, then fully inhabited their transfigured bodies.

      In Puritan America, cats were known as companions to witches. Throughout the early centuries of the nation, cats were hanged and buried because it was believed that witches could shape shift into cats on a full moon. Men laid blessed salt on witches’ houses to protect the town from evil.

      Why were cats contrastingly revered or demonized in history? Why are they anthropomorphized and misunderstood? Why were they once viewed as malevolent predators and evil shapeshifters? Like many things in human history, events and characters who were not understood were maligned to darkness. Today, though evil spirits do not dominate the consciousness of the western hemisphere, fear does. The thread that connects Russian folklore to Chinese myth: fear. The reality behind the Egyptians’ reverence: fear. They feared that without reverence the gods would blight their crops. Reverence, thus, meant survival.

      Even in modernity we hear of the caged cat – confined for our pleasure, our amusement. – Rainer Maria Rilke: The Panther.

      Though fear plays a critical role in humans’ evolutionary development, especially in the pre-tribal landscape without weapons or adequate shelter, we now live, mostly, without primal fear. The human narrative has changed. And yet, our brains remain wired to an ancient one. It is my earnest and fervent belief that Kristin and Farnaz are changing the narrative and beginning the process of re-wiring humanity. Let me explain.

      It is important to note that the previous tales are of mostly domesticated cats, but like all mammal taxonomies, there is a particular genetic thread that runs from the house bred felines to the wild ones.  The panthera, the neofelis, the acinonyx, and the puma reside under the house of Felidae. These are majestic and magical creatures that live beyond the boundaries and edges of our world. Their homesteads are not traced with salt, columns, tombs, or containment, but blooming with wild vines, bulging roots, and thick forests. Additionally, they cannot be pinned down by myth, but are beholden only to an 11.5-million-year-old ancestry. In other words, they are earthly gods.

      These animals are also not confined by the limits of our imagination; they are transcendent and unruly. They are Mothers; they are daring; they speak to us as our ancestors. From transcendent places within our hearts and from the farthest reaches of the universe’s dimensions that we have yet to comprehend, the Cats speak to the authors of this book with clarity and hope. What we do know of these ancestral, ancient beings is the language of love, the language of possibility. Like the sphinx, Farnaz narrates a feline possession that offers hope. I cannot begin to define – let alone explain – the wild ones who speak. I do know, however, that our guides offer narratives of compassion. We only have to be held by the wild ones. We can let them hold our hearts as we now understand that these big cats are neither predatory nor are they governed by human understanding. Farnaz and Kristin are aware of this, which can make the stepping into the text challenging. My request is that as you are held by the words, the prayer, the invocation, that you let go the limits of your imagination. Let the words flow.  Let them move over you. Our evolution is coming.

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      INTO THE WILDERNESS

      Farnaz:

      Boldness. Courage.

      Both are needed when we leap into the vast unknown.

      There are no guarantees of where we will land upon jumping.

      There are no roadmaps for our wildest adventures.

      There is no discovery without risk.

      The lion within me is bold and courageous.

      She is fearless because she trusts her innate knowing that life is to be lived without certainty.

      She reminds me that within the uncertainty lies the magic and as long as I live from my heart, the universe will always support me.

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      SIGNS & SYMBOLS

      INTRODUCTION

      Farnaz:

      We are all born into this lifetime with immense wisdom in our cells and a remembering of who we are at the core. We sense a deep knowing of all the intricate ways we are interconnected with all that is. Sometimes we forget – go to sleep – for long periods of time, even decades. But, once we wake up, we witness the magic of our interconnection in ways that both shock and delight

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