Just trying to make sure i get your attention! I have spent time in Texas surrounded by references to, statues of, even soft cuddly toys of, armadilloes but i never actually saw one - alive or dead!
But i came home with a spirit stone with an armadillo on it and it turns out to be exactly the spirit animal i need! The armadillo wears it protection on its back. It symbolises boundaries and teaches how to protect yourself and when to let one's defences down and let others into one's personal space. Well i certainly need those lessons - boundaries are tricky things!
The other animal i "encountered" while away was the turtle. No, of course i didn't meet one but i chose the picture as my image of God and wrote about it in my journal, commenting on how the turtle is mysterious, buries her eggs on the beach then leaves the young to make their own way into the sea, how the turtle has been mistreated, used and abused by humans representing our lack of respect for the earth in general. And now that i'm home Gail, not remembering this journal entry, chose a turtle spirit stone for me! And what does it symbolise? For the detailed answer follow this link: http://www.shamanicjourney.com/article/5986/turtle-power-animal-symbol-of-mother-earth-fertility-protection-support-security For an overview - persistence, endurance, honouring the earth, and slowing down!!! The importance of "going within", grounding, nurturing... Guess i need to call in a tribe of turtles AND a hoard of armadilloes!
So i will go to the dreamworld now and hope to encounter my guides. One guide who is always with me is Pookie, my wonderful, wise old one-eyed ginger cat.
Tribes and Hoardes may they surround us and help us to hold onto the precious teachings of Armadillo and Turtle.
ReplyDeleteTo teach us to protect ourselves, to be safe and to let people in, be whole.