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2026 - Year of the Horse 

2025 has been a year of great gifts, changes and shedding of old skins. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to each and everyone who invited me to walk with them for a while and to those who accompanied me on my path for a spell. 2026 is the year of the horse, a time to embrace the fire in our hearts and set out again, unbridled, untethered, blazing the trail, enjoying our journey to the fullest and sharing our fire with the world.
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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Tamassi ukiortaami pilluaritsi! Ett Gott Nytt År! Ein Gutes Neues Jahr!

​Ukiut tamavimmik inunngoqqinnerusinnaapput. Aallarteqqinneq uummammik tamanut ammasumik qungujunnermillu nalliuttorsiutigisigu. Nammineerlunga kalaallisut ilinniarpunga. Oqaatsit kusanarput. Oqaatsit ilinniartaanarpunga, soqutiginarpoq. Oqaluttuat katersorpailu Kalaallit Nunaannukarpunga. Naapippugut, arriitsumik oqalulaarit, paasipalaarpunga. Kukkuvunga, ilinniasaanga. Qernertumik kaffisortarpungalu titartaavunga. Immaqa kaffitorniartarfimmi takupugut. 

Tamassi ukiortaami pilluaritsi!


2025 var ett år fyllt med gåvor och stora förändringar. Jag fick lära känna underbara människor och gå djupt in i både mitt ljus och mina mörker. Tack till var och en av er och må 2026 bli ett år då vi växer och gå framåt med ett stolt leende och förnyat förtroende i oss själva och våra gåvor. Det är hästens år, en tid att tända våra hjärtans eld igen och sätta ut i världen en gång till. 

Ett Gott Nytt År! 
 
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"White Horse", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2023)
 
2025 war ein Jahr der Veränderung, voll des Lernens, eines tiefen Eintauchens in Erinnerungen und geprägt von einer Zeit der Ruhe gegen Ende des Jahres. Ich danke jedem einzelnen, den ich auf seiner Reise ein Stück weit begleiten durfte und der einen Augenblick Seite an Seite mit mir auf meinem Pfad gewandelt ist. 2026 ist das Jahr des Pferdes, eine Zeit die Feuer in unseren Herzen wiederzuentfachen, in die Welt hinauszutragen und zu teilen. 

​Ein Gutes Neues Jahr!
 
Kristin Raphaela Otti 


 

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"Shadowmare", black pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)
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"White Horse", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)
Dare to Become the Hope of a New Tomorrow
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Article 27
If you want to join Animal Wisdom Speaks & The Council of Spirits​ note:

​Never play with a soul. Zero tolerance of mobbing, backstabbing, gossip, bullying and bossing. 

No-one is bigger than the other, no-one is smaller. We are equals.


No name bears more weight than another. 

This is a circle. Leave your title at the gate when taking your seat.

A circle is as big or as small as need be. There is no need to take someone else's seat.

​You are the gift. You are enough.​

Kristin Raphaela Otti 
​The Founder 


Joining Animal Wisdom Speaks & The Council of Spirits
On Knowing the Messenger
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  • Home
  • News
  • Animal Wisdom Speaks
    • Dedication
    • Dare to Become the Hope
    • A Growth Mindset >
      • The Art of Change
    • Mission & Vision >
      • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) ​Article 27
      • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) ​Article 2
      • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) ​Article 12
      • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) ​Article 18
      • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) ​Article 19
    • A Living Organism >
      • We Are One
      • History >
        • History
        • Logo & Branding
      • Milestones >
        • Dare to Become the Hope
        • UN Summit of the Future 2024 - Action Days Official Side Event
        • UN FFD4 Multi-Stakeholder Hearing - Official Side Event
        • Official Statement Regarding the End of the Collaboration with the Green Tent Circle (GTC) and WOYA
  • Circle of Spirits
    • About the Circle of Spirits >
      • The Circle of Spirits
      • The Founder
      • Copyright
      • The Stories You Tell
      • Framing
      • On Inventions
      • Knowing the Messenger
      • Never Play with A Soul - Zero Tolerance of Mobbing, Bullying and Gossip
    • The Circle of Spirits >
      • Kristin Raphaela Otti >
        • Council of Spirits
        • Every Horizon is a New Beginning
      • Sabine Rieser >
        • Guardians
      • Johannes Milchram
  • Storytelling
    • About the Craft >
      • Not on Pure Talent Alone >
        • Mind the Gap!
        • On Make-up and Perfumes
      • Plotting the Plot >
        • A Twist in the Myth
        • Putting on a Frame
      • How to Weave a Narrative >
        • In the Beginning Was...
        • The End is Nigh >
          • On Responding and Reacting
          • Rage Quit or Reactive Abuse?
      • Character Development >
        • Making an Entrance
        • Character Creation >
          • Main Characters and NPCs
          • Friends, Frenemies and Foes
          • When The Monkeys are Flying in Oz
          • The Fellowship of the Circle
          • On World Tendencies
        • The Archetypes
      • The Art of Creating a Dialogue
    • Blogs >
      • English >
        • Animal Wisdom Speaks
        • Storytelling
      • Kalaallisut
      • German >
        • Die Weisheit der Tiergeister
        • Erzählungen
  • Events
    • International Events >
      • Animal Wisdom Speaks - December Month of the Bellbird
      • Official Statement Regarding the End of the Collaboration with the Green Tent Circle and WOYA
      • UN FFD4 Multi-Stakeholder Hearing - Official Side Event
      • UN Summit of the Future 2024 - Action Days Official Side Event
      • Green Tent Circle Illuminator Series 13
      • Past International Events >
        • 2026 - Animal Spirit of the Month
        • 2025 - Animal Spirit of the Month >
          • Animal Wisdom Speaks - November Month of the Snake
          • Animal Wisdom Speaks - October Month of the Toucan
          • Animal Wisdom Speaks - September Month of the Squirrel
          • Animal Wisdom Speaks - July & August Months of the Swan
          • Animal Wisdom Speaks - June Month of the Butterfly
          • Animal Wisdom Speaks - May Month of the Fox
          • Animal Wisdom Speaks - April Month of the Rook
          • Animal Wisdom Speaks - March Month of the Crow
          • Animal Wisdom Speaks - February Month of the Puffin
        • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks >
          • Official Statement Regarding the End of the Collaboration with the Green Tent Circle and WOYA
          • GTC AWS 2025 >
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - January Month of the Polar Bear
          • GTC AWS 2024 >
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - December Month of the Parrot
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - November Month of the Peacock
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - October Month of the Jerboa
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - September Month of the Dove
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - August Month of the Deer
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - Summer of the Flycatchers
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - May Month of the Lion
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - April Month of the Bear
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - March Month of the Whale
            • GTC Animal Wisdom Speaks - February Month of the Eagle
        • GTC Storytelling >
          • Official Statement Regarding the End of the Collaboration with the Green Tent Circle (GTC) and WOYA
          • GTC Storytelling & Fire Ceremony May 2024
          • GTC Storytelling & Earth Ceremony April 2024
          • GTC Storytelling & Water Ceremony March 20-23
  • Projects
    • Storytelling in Visual Arts >
      • Dedication to Artur Hanzer
      • Spirit Animal Art >
        • Artists >
          • Kristin Raphaela Otti >
            • Spirit Animal Art
            • Illustrations & Character Design
          • Sabine Rieser >
            • Guardians
            • Wildart Guardians
      • Metal Craft >
        • Artists >
          • Paul Otti >
            • Metal Craft
            • Art Shows
            • Collaborations
            • A Master of his Craft
      • Shamanic Tools
      • A Deck of Cards
    • Collecting Fairy Tales, Songs and Stories of Wisdom >
      • Dedication to Sven Hakon Rossel
      • Folkeviser
    • Storytelling in Change Management >
      • Dedication to Helga Dohr
      • Shamanic Storytelling in Change Management
      • Shamanic Storytelling in Organizational Design
      • Shamanic Storytelling in Organizational Culture Development
      • Shamanic Storytelling in Leadership
    • Shamanic Journeying in Change Management >
      • On Being Prepared or Embracing Your Vices
      • On Triaging or Being the First Responder
      • On Team Building or Assessing the Situation
      • On Leaving a Project or Not Jumping Headfirst into The Fire
      • To Live and Let Live or The Art of Iaido
    • A Twist in The Myth >
      • Dedication to Rune Palm
      • Smoke and Mirrors >
        • On Narcissus - At Home in his Heart
        • On Lucifer - The Whistleblower
        • On King Midas - Turning Gold into Shit
        • On Oedipus Rex - Love Changes Everything
        • On Loki - The Agent of Change
        • On Medusa - Jealousy and Envy
        • On Prometheus - Reigniting the Fires
        • On Hagen from Troneg - Time and Narrative
        • On the White Raven - Mistaken Identity
    • The Tongues of Old and New >
      • Dedication to Helmut Birkhan and Karl Pölz
    • Digital Storytelling >
      • Dedication to Johannes Milchram
    • The Sound of Music >
      • Dedication To BORG Wolfsberg
    • Traditions and Ceremonies from around the World
  • Impressum