The Great Mystic Maya, my sweet little cat, has passed on to the Rainbow Bridge.

If you have ever enjoyed a “psychic reading” from Maya, or had the privilege of meeting her, I now ask that you send her a blessing of your choice for this next phase of her journey.

About 12 years ago, I was looking for another dog to adopt. I had grieved the loss of my wonderful boxer Rocky, and was ready for another pup.

But, Miss Maya had other plans. Every time I would go to see a potential pup, some mishap occurred; the dog had already been adopted, the wrong address was posted, etc, etc. I felt it should be easy to adopt a rescue pup in need of a home, but the struggle had become almost comical.

One morning in December, I was scrolling through a list of (hopefully) available rescue dogs and noticed a cat. A cat?

Why was there a kitty amongst all the dogs in need of a home?

I kept scrolling, and several pages later, there was the cat … AGAIN!

This time I thought, “Wow, what a cool looking cat.”

 

I felt the familiar tug of my intuition, and soon, little Maya was home with me, exploring the 18 acres upon which she lived the better part of her life.

 

While an attempt was made to turn this semi-feral girl into a safe and healthy indoor kitty, once the weather broke she made it clear that she would live her life the way SHE chose. She had peeled back the METAL on the inside of my front door, clawed out all of the insulation in the core, and had started peeling back the outer layer of metal so that she could be free. She had created such a large hole in my front door that I had to REPLACE it.

There would be no holding her.

She was absolutely wild; tearing across the meadow, racing up and down trees, and keeping her boundaries with a fire one would not expect from such a small creature.

She was capable as a predator, yet displayed an unusual compassion. She was not one to murder animals and bring them to me as a gesture. In fact, she loved to catch and release the mice that sometimes wandered into my cottage. She would come to me and show me that she got the mouse, and then march outside and release the mouse back into the wild. Such a unique kitty!

While Rocky taught me how to receive love, Maya taught me how to BE love. She taught me how to set and honor my own boundaries, she taught me the power of NO, and she helped me in all my creative endeavors.

When Maya and Tony first met, I was shocked to see that she laid next to him on the couch, rolled over onto her back and displayed her belly. Tony reached out to pet her belly, and I yelled a word of warning to him that this was NOT advisable, but she allowed him to pet her belly!

The two of them had a connection of trust from day one, and I am so glad she had him as a friend and cat dad.

Later in life when Maya fell ill, she would sit on the earth and meditate to help herself feel better. She loved the soft moss “carpet” in front of a little fairy house we have beside our patio. She would stretch out in the sun to receive light, even during the heatwave. She needed nature.

Despite her love and need to be on the earth, for months that cat sat with me for long hours every day in my office while I worked diligently to finish my Overcome Stage Fright online course.

She KNEW I needed her help, as tech issues had blocked my efforts to release this course TWICE in the past. I needed her there to steady me when I felt triggered by tech, when I faced problems I didn’t know if I could solve, and to remind me to come back to myself, my center.

I knew she did NOT want to be inside the house, but she stayed with me anyway. Her devotion was clear.

I released my course at the end of August, and on Wednesday September 11th, we helped Maya release her body and experience true freedom.

Though my heart hurts, and grief is heavy, I am so glad she doesn’t have to feel sick anymore, and she can explore any dimension of nature that she chooses – without having to claw through a door to get loose. Maya, fly free, and thank you for being my familiar, my friend, and my little fur child. You are so loved!