Any plans I had for this blog were a blatant lie. I would love to make one blog per interest, but it is impossible since I have so very many interests.
Today I am writing about power animals.
Snakes are my power animal.
I didnt dream of snakes. I didnt think of snakes. I did want a snake when I was a kid, but more out of tomboyishness than.. anything else.
But snakes have stalked me. When I was in Sedona for one of the first times, maybe THE first time, while my father was visiting (I may have been 7-8 or less) we were hiking somewhere, and I had went ahead and found a rattlesnake in an indian medicine wheel (I say indian not Native American, because my family came over on the mayflower, my genetics have been here almost 500 or more years, so I am not going to specify anyone else as more Native than me.). I was happy to see a snake, it was my dad who suggested it could be my power animal since it was in the medicine wheel when I found it.
I had no spiritual awakening. No insight, the world didnt open up and I didnt imagine a snake as my backbone (But that seems like a good idea, visuallization is key, might provide me more flexibility)
I simply knew that snakes are my power animal. All my life I have seen snakes in places I shouldnt. Rattlers, mainly, but also snakes in portions of California and even in Texas a snake appeared before me alone.
In California I was walking my dog, I was at least 5 feet behind Keighsie. She was ahead and suddenly there was a snake in front of Jenny and I. I dont know if it had come out while I was looking away but Keighsie had not found it, I did. So I said “Look a snake.” and picked up Jenny and went round.
Anyways in Texas I was out looking at the side of my house and out pops a garden snake. No one else in my family has seen a snake in Texas (that I know of) and no one else was about but me, though I called my twin over but he was gone.
Today I went to the Zoo (Well its actually a wildlife rescue place that pretends its a zoo but really just saves special needs lions. Mainly.) Its called Out of Africa. Maybe you’ve heard of it. By out of Africa they mean they have 17 billion Lions and a couple zebras, a giraffe and two breeds of African deer (One was a “something”bok like our old steinbok head) Its all rather dull actually. But anyway
Went to ‘the snake show’ which consists of bringing out two snakes and watching people pet them. No, I’m dead serious. I was honoured to be able to volunteer and ended up bringing the python into the area… She was a true beauty. But anyways, they also had a smaller anaconda. I loved him, he is actually related to me.
Anyways Im there with the anaconda, and he starts looking at me.. and then stares deeply into my eyes.. but actually LOOKS at me. Theres a huge crowd around him, we’re all wearing non-bold colours… And he comes over to me and actually slides underneath my legs (I am crouching, so there is a gap between my butt and the floor, and my feet form a kind of bridge-like structure. He just… goes under….
Thats all. … of the .. 20 some odd people surrounding him crouching to pet him he comes and slides under my legs.
I felt so honoured.
Anyways. I felt it was also further undeniable proof that snakes are actually my power animal, as much as I wish
Fossa’s were. BTW thats not my picture. No, unfortunately, between the terribly high and confining cages, the outrageously bumpy ‘serengeti safari’ my pictures didnt come out too well.
I know, sad. We’ll go to World Wildlife Zoo next time. But hey, we donated 60$ towards
This half blind Leopard with a spinal problem. He is really, really cute.
I guess a few others whom you’ll never see. I am just not the type to upload them ALL.
Ok, guys, it was nice updating with you.
