Kyra Coates. March 1, 2020. Longmont, Colorado, USA.
Our Spirit Animals are messengers of the universe conveying aspects of ourselves we’re invited to embrace and accept. Usually people have more than one. One Spirit Animal may reflect those parts of ourselves that we see as a strength and we love. The other Spirit Animal can be our shadow side, those parts of ourselves that feel hard to accept. This Spirit Animal is like medicine, coming into our lives to remind us to embrace our shadows as well, as they have their own beauty, and if we reject them the darkness grows more. I began this Spirit Animal portrait project recognizing with the Coronavirus, nature is taking over the planet once more, and we need to embrace that reality.