 |
26
Squirrel
| Gathering |
Squirrel . . .
You have gathered
Nuts by the score,
You have gathered
Nuts by the score,
Exactly predicting
If you'll need more.
Teach me to take
No more than I need.
Trusting Great Mystery
Squirrel teaches you to plan ahead for the winter when the trees are bare and the nuts have long since disappeared.
Squirrel medicine can come in many forms, as this furry creature is very diverse in nature.
The erratic behaviour of Squirrel has bested many a forlorn hunter, and it thus stands to reason that there are benefits to being able to circle a branch at lightning speed.
This erratic behaviour of Squirrel can so get nerve-wracking if you are dealing with persons who have Squirrel medicine.
Trying to calm them down enough to accomplish something may drive you nuts!
The gathering power of Squirrel medicine is a great gift. It teaches you how to gather and store your energy for times of need.
It teaches you to reserve something for future use, whether it be a judgment, an opinion, a savings account, candles, or extra food.
To put it in a nutshell, Squirrel is the Boy Scout of the animal kingdom - always prepared.
In today's world of changing times and fortunes, it is the wise person who prepares for the future.
Our prophecies have all spoken of the end of the millennium and the changes to come.
Squirrel is a friendly medicine to have, in light of possible future rainy days.
Its message is to be prepared, but not to go nuts with it.
Love yourself enough to gather the goods that will meet your needs in times of scarcity, even if that time never comes.
If Squirrel has scurried into your cards today, it may be that you are being told t honour your future by readying yourself for change. The message could be to lighten your load if you have gathered too many "things" that do not serve you.
These "things" can include thoughts, worries, pressures, stresses, or gadgets that have been broken for years.
In understanding the balance involved in gathering, you need to look at the idea of circulating the stock of what you have gathered.
Call the nearest thrift store and give the
gadgets to someone who can benefit from them. If something no longer "grows corn" for you, then it is time to let it go.
Squirrel has another lesson which can aid you if you observe what is obvious, and which can prepare you for anything. It has to do with the safe place in which to put your gathering.
This safe place is an untroubled heart and mind, and that which is gathered to put in this place is wisdom and caring. The energies gathered will set your mind and heart free, so that you will know that all will be taken care of in its own time.
Apply this to your fears about the future and they will vanish.
Squirrel medicine can come in many forms, as this furry creature is very diverse in nature.
The erratic behaviour of Squirrel has bested many a forlorn hunter, and it thus stands to reason that there are benefits to being able to circle a branch at lightning speed.
This erratic behaviour of Squirrel can so get nerve-wracking if you are dealing with persons who have Squirrel medicine.
Trying to calm them down enough to accomplish something may drive you nuts!
The gathering power of Squirrel medicine is a great gift. It teaches you how to gather and store your energy for times of need.
It teaches you to reserve something for future use, whether it be a judgment, an opinion, a savings account, candles, or extra food.
To put it in a nutshell, Squirrel is the Boy Scout of the animal kingdom - always prepared.
In today's world of changing times and fortunes, it is the wise person who prepares for the future.
Our prophecies have all spoken of the end of the millennium and the changes to come.
Squirrel is a friendly medicine to have, in light of possible future rainy days.
Its message is to be prepared, but not to go nuts with it.
Love yourself enough to gather the goods that will meet your needs in times of scarcity, even if that time never comes.
If Squirrel has scurried into your cards today, it may be that you are being told t honour your future by readying yourself for change. The message could be to lighten your load if you have gathered too many "things" that do not serve you.
These "things" can include thoughts, worries, pressures, stresses, or gadgets that have been broken for years.
In understanding the balance involved in gathering, you need to look at the idea of circulating the stock of what you have gathered.
Call the nearest thrift store and give the
gadgets to someone who can benefit from them. If something no longer "grows corn" for you, then it is time to let it go.
Squirrel has another lesson which can aid you if you observe what is obvious, and which can prepare you for anything. It has to do with the safe place in which to put your gathering.
This safe place is an untroubled heart and mind, and that which is gathered to put in this place is wisdom and caring. The energies gathered will set your mind and heart free, so that you will know that all will be taken care of in its own time.
Apply this to your fears about the future and they will vanish.
42
Bat
Re-birth
Sacred Bat . . . flew to me,
From the darkness of the cave.
Wound like reflections,
Answers it gave.
Birth, death, rebirth,
Cycles of the whole.
Never-ending,
Just eclipsed,
Journey of the soul.
If Bat is still hanging upside-down in the cave and immersed in darkness, you have met its contrary medicine.
This position leads to stagnation of the spirit and a refusal to acknowledge your true destiny - which is always to use the talents you have to the
fullest.
Is there some area of your life that has dammed up and therefore stopped your desire to create?
If so, look at surrendering to the death of that stagnation.
Bat can also imply that in the reversal of your natural cycle of rebirth you are trying to go at life in a backwards mode.
This is a breech birth, in a sense.
This type of occluded understanding of how to go about freeing yourself can lead to a stillbirth if you
struggle too long in the birth canal.
The final outcome can be death of the body.
Some people think themselves into a corner with obstacles that are illusionary.
By the time they decide what to do, the opportunities are gone and old age is upon them.
All of their dreams have passed them by.
Reversed Bat says to use your mind, courage, and strength to insure an easy labor and quick delivery into your new state of understanding and growth.
Surrender to the new life you have created from thought and desire, and bravely greet that dawn.
If you are concerned with today and tomorrow but not much further, you may forget to see further down the road.
Tribal teachings say that you are responsible for
future generations because you are the ancestors of the future.
Whatever you do today will affect the next seven generations.
Every decision, every thought, is to create a state of stagnation or rebirth for those that follow you on the Good Red Road.
If you are blocking yourself, you may be blocking the generations to come.
Bat flies at night, and in the night are born your dreams.
These are the dreams that build future civilizations, so nourish them well.
Overview:
The bat is an animal steeped in mystery, and one which arouses unease in some humans because it is related to darkness and the unknown.
Some are afraid of it, perhaps because of its association in horror movies with the supernatural and with ritualistic death.
The bat lives in a cave or a dark place; this is symbolic of the womb, and the animal's position hanging upside down parallels that of the unborn self, immersed in darkness.
To encounter Bat as a power animal, therefore, signifies the process of initiation - the ending of an old way of life and a rebirthing into a new life pattern.
Bat is there to help you to let go of old habits and a previous way of life, and to face a new dawn.
You cannot make progress by hanging on tightly to the very things that are holding you back.
So, confront your fears head on, and they will flee from you.
Bat is there to help you see in the darkness and to find your way to a new understanding.
Face your fears.
Be flexible.
Prepare for rebirth.
The time is now, the power is you.
Source:
Sams, Jamie and Carson,
David. Medicine Cards
Santa Fe: Bear and Company, 1988
Source:
Sams, Jamie and Carson,
No comments:
Post a Comment