Letting signs (and spirit guides) lead the way

It was a Sunday when my son pointed out the owls. They were overlooking the landscape and he asked why they were there. They were the fake plastic kind that are supposed to help scare away other birds and critters.  An hour later, my mom gave him a book with an owl on the front cover. That's a funny coincidence.

That night I couldn't sleep.  I did what I tell my partner NOT to do... I picked up my phone and started surfing the net.  I looked up the symbolism of owls:

'Creatures of the night.' 

'Keepers of ancient wisdom.' 

'Prophets that can sense events before they transpire.' 

'Spirit guides during times of transitions and great shifts.' 

'Owls are considered a priestess's soul-spirit linked via a unique, communicative bond.' 

Reading that last description caused me to pause.  For the last few weeks I had been following the unfolding of a new modern mystery school for urban priestesses. The last video I watched had asked "Do you hear her calling?"

The next day was Monday, back in the government office building, back in my cubicle. The union called a special lunch-hour meeting about potential lay-offs. After the meeting I went and talked with my manager to learn that I would likely be one of the people let go. 

I needed some fresh air. 

I took a stairwell that I don't usually take. Half way down there was a mural of an owl and then the saying "She flies with her own wings"

I stepped out into the open air and I could feel an owl spirit joining me as I walked down the sidewalk. I could feel her graceful wings and wild eyes supporting me just behind every step. I felt a strength rising within me as I navigated the traffic and lifeless parking lots of the business district. 

The week that followed involved an exciting exchange with the co-founder of an eco-village in Mexico which led to a family skype meeting that next weekend. We were invited to come visit the property and learned that there are still lots for sale.

So maybe this sabbatical is happening sooner than expected.  So maybe it's even more than a sabbatical?