Carried by the Sea, Remembered in Song
- Michele Renee
- Jul 17, 2025
- 6 min read
For Iris, With the Whales š¤š
She swims now with the sacred orca free, eternal, and deeply loved. The sea holds her story.ā
š¤ ~ Messy and Divine
Somewhere off the coast, where the water deepens into mystery and memory, the orcas sing.
They are not just whales. They are ancient souls. Keepers of wisdom. Guardians of family.
š¤ "Orcas are not just whales. They are guardians of the pod, protectors of the heart where one swims, all follow."
When Iris passed, a part of my heart broke but the sea is carrying her gently home.
š āOrca spirit, ancient and fierce she leads with grace, guards with soul, and never swims alone.ā
š ā~~~Messy and Divine
Her ashes are now laid among the orcas, and somehow this feelsā¦ right.
š "Like the orca, she moved in deep waters fierce, loyal, and unforgettable."
Because the orca isnāt just a majestic creature; itās a spirit animal that holds profound meaning.
š "In the ocean, the orca teaches us: family is sacred, loyalty is strength, and love is legacy."
Orcas symbolize connection, protection, matriarchal strength, and the unbreakable bonds of chosen family.
Iris was all of that to me. A mother when I needed one. A steady presence in my storm. A wild, beautiful soul who swam deep, deeper than most into the hearts of those she loved and love her so... Just like the orca, she lived in tight circles of loyalty and love, fiercely protective, full of grace.
To Tim, and to all who knew her, may the sound of waves now carry her lullabies.
May the sight of a black fin breaking the surface remind us: she is not gone. She has simply taken her place among the ancestors rising with the tide, whispering with the whales, forever part of the great blue mystery.
āØ "Her spirit swims with the whales now wild, wise, and forever free."
Orcas donāt just swim. They return. They remember. Just like we always will.
Swim free, Iris. We'll listen for your song. ššš
š "Not all goodbyes sink. Some rise with the tide and echo in the waves."
āØ "She rests now with the ones who know the sea best those who lead with love, protect with power, and never forget where they came from."
āØ What Irisās soul wants us to remember
Two of Pentacles
She was the balance. āļø
Not because life made it easy but because she made it work. Iris lived in the in-between, gracefully juggling responsibilities, emotions, peopleās needs, and her own quiet strength. The Two of Pentacles is her legacy of resilience in motion a dance between chaos and calm.
She reminds us that grace isn't in having it all together itās in how you carry what life hands you. Through hard times, laughter, and love, she kept moving, kept showing up, kept holding space for others even when her own world tilted.
Her soul wants you to remember: You can do both. Feel deeply and keep going. Love fiercely and still protect your peace. Bend without breaking.
This is the rhythm she leaves behind.
ā And she trusts that youāll carry it forward.
š« How Iris is watching over us now
Eight of Swords
She sees the binds we still carry fear, grief, guilt, confusionand she's whispering:
"You're not trapped, love. You're just scared. But Iām right hereā¦ and I see the way out."
The Eight of Swords is a sacred message from Irisās spirit. Sheās gently guiding us through the fog of sorrow, the overwhelm, the moments where we feel stuck in our pain. She knows the feeling well because she walked through it in her own life. But from where she is now, she sees the bigger picture.
Sheās surrounding you with the kind of quiet courage that says:
š¬ļø āYou can loosen the rope now. You can take off the blindfold. Freedom is within reach and I will be your wings until you remember how to fly.ā
You may feel bound, but she sees your strength. And in those moments where you feel cornered, unable to move or breathe that nudge of clarity, that unexpected peace thatās her. Sheās the voice reminding you to stop holding back your healing.
She watches not from a distance, but from within the very moments you feel most alone. In that stillness, sheās guiding you back to yourself.
š A blessing sheās sending our way
Five of Pentacles
This is not the card we want but itās the one we need.
Because Iris was never afraid to walk with people through their winters.
The Five of Pentacles speaks of loss, hardship, loneliness... but in this reading, it comes as a holy blessing of presence through the pain. Iris isnāt sending you wealth or ease sheās sending you something far more sacred:
šØļø Companionship in the cold. Compassion in the struggle. A soul who never leaves when life gets heavy.
Her blessing is this: you will never walk alone again.
Not through grief. Not through hardship. Not through moments where it feels like no one sees your need.
Sheās placing lanterns along your darkest paths, whispering to you through moments of scarcity reminding you to reach for warmth, connection, community. Her love was never loud, but it was constant and it still is.
Sheās blessing you with the ability to see others in their pain, and to let your own brokenness become a bridge, not a barrier. Just like she did.
šÆļø "Let your need teach you tenderness. Let your struggle birth sanctuary. I am with you wherever your footsteps echo in the snow."
š The Deep Current
Four of Cups
Whatās unseen but present in this transition
Beneath the surface of grief and memory swims a quiet ache. The Four of Cups speaks to a numbness, a spiritual fatigue, or a heart too heavy to notice the light still trying to break through.
But Iris sees this. She knows this feeling.
This card tells us that in the stillness, in the moments where we feel disconnected, uninspired, or even unworthy of joy she is there, patiently offering a cup we may not yet be ready to take.
šµ Her gift is gentle presence. A holy pause. A hand on your heart that says, āItās okay not to be okay... but donāt miss the miracle when it knocks softly.ā
She is that unseen cup being extended from the sky.
āØ A moment of peace when youāre not expecting it.
šļø A dream that stirs something again.
š A soft pull back into life, one heartbeat at a time.
Even now, as her body has returned to the waves, her spirit lingers in the space between sorrow and hope. And she wants you to know:
"You haven't missed it. I'm still offering love. Take your time, but donāt forget to look up.ā
š "Trust the Great Mystery"
A closing poem for Iris, from the voice of the deep
She was here
before the first cry echoed
before time split sea from sky.
Now she swims where souls remember
where silence sings
and all things hidden
begin to bloom.
We are not meant to know it all.
Only to feel it
in our marrow,
in the tremble behind a closed eye,
in the way the tide touches your toes
like a kiss from another world.
So donāt chase every answer.
Some truths are too sacred for words.
Let the mystery hold you,
and know
š In the dark,
š¬ļø something ancient breathes.
šļø And in the deep,
š she is still singing.
~~~Messy and Divine
š "You Will Not Be Left Behind"
A protection message for Tim, from the Spirit of the Deep
You want certainty.
A map.
A lighthouse.
A sign that it will all make sense.
But right now
Spirit asks you not to chase the answers,
but to sit quietly in the mystery
and let the tide carry you.
This moment is not about knowing.
It is about trusting
That what is for you
is already forming
beneath the surface
where Spirit breathes.
The world you see
is only half the story.
Your dreamsā¦
they are already cradled
in the arms of something older,
something wiser,
something whole.
Let go of the rush.
Some things take longer than others to arrive
but they will.
In their time. In their shape.
Not one breath too late.
You will not be forgotten.
You will not be left behind.
Hold your heart open, Tim
and let the sea sing you forward.
š
~~~ Messy and Divine
I love you Tim,
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