What the wolf means to native americans

The Wolf

by : Ghost Wolf

To Native Americans, the wolf is a powerful spiritual symbol. They are considered to be teachers or path finders. The wolf star was red,an esteemed color, associated with the wolf by all tribes. Also known as Sirius, it is the brightest star in the Northern Sky. The milky way was the wolf's trail-the route to heaven. In time, the wolf also became associated among the four seasons with summer, among the trees with the willow, and among the great natural forces with the clouds.

The indians respected the wolf's prowess as a hunter, his stamina, and the way he moved silently across the landscape. They were moved by his howling, which they sometimes regarded as talking with the spirit world. The wolf appears in many legends as a messenger, great long distance traveler and a guide for anyone seeking the spirit world.


Wolf is the Grand teacher. Wolf is the sage,who after many winters upon the sacred path and seeking the ways of wisdom, returns to share new knowledge with the tribe. Wolf is both theradical and the traditional in the same breath.When the Wolf walks by you - you will remember.

The old ones tell us stories about our beginnings and of a time when human kind first came to live upon this Earth. It was Wolf who taught Humans the ways of living in harmony. It was Wolf who taught us how to form community upon this Earth, for Wolves have an intuitive knowledge of order through chaos and they possess the ability to survive change, intact.

Please visit:

http://www.heartofthewolf.org/

for more information on wolves and wolf preservation!

Thank You!

Throw me a bone monsieur!

The Mystic Krewe of Barkus !


Sniffing the streets of New Orleans again !!!


The only Mardi Gras krewe in New Orleans by and for the canine population is ready to sniff the streets of the French Quarter for the sixteenth year on Sunday, January 27, 2008.

Make a donation to Barkus via PayPal! If you're unable to participate in Barkus but want to help many humane organizations that rescue and shelter animals, please click on the Make a Donation button at:

http://www.barkus.org/store/

For donations of $20 or more you can request a Barkus membership certificate for your pet (one pet per $20)! Fill out the mailing address on the PayPal donation form and enter your pet's name(s) in the field provided! Thanks! All donations are tax deductible!

The 2008 Parade starts at Armstrong Park promptly at 2pm and proceeds on their traditional 15-block route through the Vieux Carré, stopping at the VIP Reviewing Stand at Good Friends Bar, corner Dauphine and St. Ann, where VIPs (and those who desire to be VIPs) will toast the Royal Court.

The Pawty (before, during & after parade) at Armstrong Park is open to all at no charge to hear the music and see the sights! Edibles and potables available. Armstrong Park opens to all at 10:30am and is the staging area for the parade participants.

Membership in the parade krewe is open to all dogs - regardless of their past.
Pre-registration (membership dues & parade pass) is $30 until Jan. 11, $40 until Jan. 23. Day-of-parade registration (Jan. 27) at Armstrong Park is $50. Registration includes one dog and one human escort. Additional human escort passes can be purchased for $8 each online or the day of the parade at Armstrong Park. Only dogs who are registered krewe members with parade tags will be allowed to be part of the parade. Check out our Membership Page to see esteemed levels of registration/membership. If you are not parading this year, but still wish to support our doggone good cause, you can become a krewe member for $20. Krewe members receive all mailings of the Krewe for one year.


Our snail mail address is
1000 Bourbon St., Suite 317, New Orleans, LA 70116;
Fax to (504) 522-0239.

We prefer email as the speediest method of communication. The Mystic Krewe of Barkus is a non-profit organization founded by Wood Enterprises. Questions? Email
info@barkus.org


Proceeds benefit homeless animals through our donations to animal welfare organizations. Krewe of Barkus is a real, licensed Mardi Gras Krewe. Barkus is the dog equivalent of Bacchus.

THANK YOU!

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And please don't forget about the WOLVES:

http://action.defenders.org/site/PageServer?pagename=savewolves_homepage

January = The Wolf Moon

The full moon in January has been known as the Wolf moon since the middle ages.

In the month of January, it was often difficult for the wolf packs of North American to find food. During this month the hungry wolves would roam the countryside, in search of food.

With so much of their natural habitat gone, the wolves need our help more than ever........

Please join us in saving the wolf by signing the petitions at:

http://action.defenders.org/site/PageServer?pagename=savewolves_homepage

The Wolf And The Fox

The Wolf and the Fox

(an AESOP fable)

AT ONE TIME a very large and strong Wolf was born among the wolves, who exceeded all his fellow-wolves in strength, size, and swiftness, so that they unanimously decided to call him "Lion."

The Wolf, with a lack of sense proportioned to his enormous size,
thought that they gave him this name in earnest, and, leaving his
own race, consorted exclusively with the lions.

An old sly Fox,
seeing this, said, "May I never make myself so ridiculous as you do in your pride and self-conceit; for even though you have the
size of a lion among wolves, in a herd of lions you are
definitely a wolf."

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Think about it!

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and, please visit The Howling Acres Wolf Sanctuary Website at:

http://www.howlingacres.org/

They do wonderful work caring for wolves & wolf hybrids!

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Thank you!