7 - Skunk - Reputation - Contrary & 41 - Whale - Record-keeper - Animal Medicine Doubles

7

Skunk

Reputation

Skunk . . . tell me the story,

        So I will know it well,

        Of how to attract,

        And how to repel.

Contrary:

Skunk Medicine operating through the contrary or reversed position indicates that your self-esteem may seem to others as if you are putting on airs.

Observe whether or not you are repelling others in your vicinity because of envy, jealousy, or a projection of their low self-esteem. 

Examine your feelings. 

Be truthful with yourself. 

Right the situation by assuming the attitude of Skunk: nonchalance. 

In assuming nonchalance, you are neutralizing the effect of leaking energy.

In leaking vital energy, you may be stinking up your environment. 

This is similar to dumping all of your woes on anyone who will listen. 

If you are doing this, it may be time to shut your mouth and go within. 

You may also be leaking sexual energy and

repulsing the object of your interest. 

That person may be too shy to tell you to lay off.

Look deeply at your self-image and how others are reacting to it.

To balance the causes and effects of your actions and energy flows, you must decide whether or not you need to spray in the direction of others to repel their envy, greed, jealousy, or over-amorous tendencies. 

On the other hand, you need to always maintain your "right to be." 

Self-respect is the key to all of these situations, whereas ego is merely what you believe yourself to be.

Skunk says, 

"If your ego is not your amigo, you know it stinks.

Non-Contrary:

This furry little animal has a reputation that contains a great deal of power. 

Due to its distinctive behaviour, humans give this tiny, smelly creature a wide berth. 

The keyword here is respect.

Unlike other predatory animals, Skunk does not threaten your life but threatens your senses. 

You know this to be true if you have even been in the vicinity of its spray.

In observing the habit patterns of Skunk, it is easy to notice the playfulness and nonchalance of its natural behaviour. 

The "I-dare-you" attitude of this four-legged creature commands you, as the observer, to respect its space by mere reputation alone.

Skunk is teaching you that by walking your talk and by respecting yourself, you will create a position of strength and honoured reputation. 

The carriage of your body relates to others what you believe about yourself. 

There is no need to bully, aggravate, torment, or overpower other being when your sense of "self" is intact. 

As with Skunk, the resonant field of energy around your body is relayed through the senses. 

Self-esteem permeates the body's energy, and is instantly recognized on an extrasensory level by

others.

Learn to assert, without ego, what you are.  

Respect follows. 

Your self-respectful attitude will repel those who are not of like mind, and yet will attract those who choose the same pathway. 

As the odour of Skunk attracts others of its kind, it repels those who will not respect its space.

Skunk medicine people have the ability to attract others, and they are very charismatic. 

At the same time, the other side of their natural power is to repel those who seek to take energy from them without recycling the gifts they have taken.

Skunk medicine people also know how to use the energy flows that will attract a lover. 

Some people call this sexual magic, as it is akin to the musk scent that animals excrete to attract a mate. 

It can be dangerous to leak sexual energy if you are not looking for a mate. 

It puts you into a games condition that may feed your ego but not how others feel about you. 

If you are attracting others who have an interest in you, you are in a sense saying, "I'm available." 

This can cause hard feelings when the truth comes out. 

It also leaks energy that you could have used in a more constructive way.

In Skunk medicine, it is good to learn how to handle energy flows. 

Modern psychologists call this body language. 

In tribal teachings, this is your personal medicine

which you are showing to others. 

Use your medicine well, and know that you are known by your reputation. 

How you use your energy will attract either honour or disgrace. 

You may want to examine what energy you are putting out that creates your present situation.

If you have chosen this symbol, you are being asked to notice the kinds of people who are attracted to you. 

If they emulate favourable characteristics, have enough self esteem to recognize those characteristics within yourself. 

Walk tall and be proud of your accomplishments. 

Bear in mind that what you believe about yourself is your ultimate protection. 

Project self-respect!

Overview:

Attract what you need in order to grow. 

Walk your talk. 

Know yourself.


Whale Flipped out of the deck while shuffling today doubling today's animal medicine.

41

Whale

Record Keeper

Whale...

Of mighty oceans,

You have seen it all.

Secrets of the ages are 

Heard within your call.

Teach me how to hear your words,

And how to understand,

The very roots of history,

Of when our world began.

Whale is very much like a swimming library,

Whale carries the history of Mother Earth and is said to have been placed here by the Ancients from the Dog Star, Sirius.

Biologists say that Whale is a mammal, and very possibly lived on land millions of years ago.

In tribal legend, Whale's move into the ocean happened when the Earth shifted and Lemuria, the Motherland, went below the waves.

All of our petroglyphs speak of the Motherland, Mu, and the disaster that brought the red race to North America from the West, beyond the great waters.

The symbols in the petroglyphs speak of the rivers and mountains crossed by our ancestors when they sought solid ground as the water receded.

Whale saw the events that lead the settling of Turtle Island (North America) and has kept the records and knowledge of the Motherland alive.

It is said that Mu will rise again when the fire comes from the sky and lands in another ocean on Mother Earth.

The native medicine people are waiting for this event as the next sign of Earth changes.

Earth's children will have to unite and honour all ways and all races in order to survive.

Whale medicine people are coded in their DNA to understand that sound frequencies  can bring up records in the memories of ancient knowledge.

They are usually clairaudient, or able to hear both very low an d very high frequencies.

They are usually also psychically developed and fairly telepathic.

Many times, however , they are not awakened to their gifts until it is time to use the stored records.

Many Whale medicine people are able to tap into the universal, mind of Great Spirit and have no idea how or why they know what they know.

Only later, when they receive confirmation, do they begin to understand how they know or why they received the impressions.

Whale medicine teaches us to use the sounds and frequencies that balance our emotional bodies and heal our physical forms.

To recall why the shaman's drum brings healing and peace is to align with Whale's message.

The drum is the universal heartbeat and aligns all beings heart to heart.

Before the advent of speech and the primordial language, hand signs were used, and many tribes were silent most of the time.

The language that understood was the sounds of Great Spirit's other creatures, the animals.

If you pulled the Whale card, you are being asked to tap into these records and allow yourself to be sung to by those who have the original language.

We are the only creatures who do not have our own unique cray or call.

Find yours.

Allow your voice to use this sound to release tension or emotion.

Whale signals a time for finding your origins, of seeing your overall destiny as coded in your DNA, and of finding the sounds that will release those records.

You may never be the same again.

After all, you are the melody of the Universe, and the harmony is the song of the other creatures.

In using your voice to open your memory, you are expressing your uniqueness and your personal sound.

As you open to this uniqueness and your personal sound.

As you open to this uniqueness. the animals that are your nine totems may then send their sounds or calls to you or through you.

This will open your personal records to so that you  may further explore your soul's history and commune with Whale, who carries the history of us all.

Contrary:

If Whale has beached itself in your cards, the contrary medicine implies that you are not following your sonar or homing device. 

On some level you have forgotten that you hold all the answers you need to survive, to grow, and to claim the power of your chosen destiny.

It may be that you are having to deal with a lot of chatter in your hear and cannot get to your personal records. 

If so, you may need to use other sounds to enter the silence.

The drum or rattle, the Indian flute, or the sounds of nature may help. 

The call of Whale is the lullaby of the tides. Rock yourself gently and float into the world of the sea. 

Flow with the waters of time and collect your answers - they are the only truth that will lead to

your personal pathway of knowing.

Contrary Whale is saying that you must desire to know. 

You must seek the Whale song within you. 

In hearing Whale's call you will connect to the Ancients on a cellular level, and then as you relax into the flow of the song's rhythm you will begin to open your unique library of records. 

It may not come all at once. It may take practice, but if you hold the desire to know close to your heart, it will be Whale's gift to you. 

Look to the Great Star Nation and send gratitude to Sirius for the song of Whale.

Source: 

Sams, Jamie and Carson, David. 

Medicine Cards

Santa Fe: Bear and Company, 1988