The Bear As Animal Totem
Some years ago, there were weeks and months when images, special presentations and videos of different kinds of bears were arriving in my inbox. They kept on coming with such frequency that it eventually dawned on me that they contained some kind of a message from the Universe for me. But what could it be? Here is what the ‘Animal Cards’ told me:
‘The strength of bear medicine is the power of introspection. It lies in the West on the great medicine wheel of life. Bear seeks honey, or the sweetness of truth, within the hollow of an old tree. In the winter, when the Ice Queen reigns and the face of death is upon the Earth, bear enters the womb-cave to hibernate, to digest the year’s experience. It is said that our goals reside in the West also. To accomplish the goals and dreams that we carry, the art of introspection is necessary.
‘Reclaim the power of knowing. Find joy in the silence and richness of the mother’s womb. Allow the thoughts of confusion to be laid to rest, as clarity emerges from the West, nurturing your dreams as the Earth Mother nourishes us all… Only through being your own advisor can you attain your true goals. Anything less than the doing of that which gives you the most joy is denial. To achieve [true] happiness you must know yourself. To know yourself is to know your body, your mind and your spirit. Use your strengths to overcome your weaknesses and that both are necessary in your evolution.’ End of the extract from Animal Cards.
There comes a time in every life when many of the things and relationships that once mattered a great deal have outgrown their usefulness and are therefore ready to go from us. My astrological progressions reveal that, for me, one of those times has come. I am reaching the end of a large cycle of experiences that lasted roughly thirty years, which has taken me through the whole gamut of the special lessons provided by each one of the signs of the zodiac. Because my energy levels will gradually decrease more and more, the next two and a half years are going to present me with a kind of prolonged hibernation. Struggling against the stream of energies from the Universe is never advisable. It is preferable to go with the flow of our lives and to allow the things that are ready for it to die a natural death, when the time for doing so has come for them.
The deeper one moves into this progression the more intensely one become aware of how, through steadily lowering our energy levels, the Universe invites us to retreat a bit more than usual from the hustle and bustle of life. One begins to feel a steadily increasing need to create a space and find more time for going within. As one doesn’t have much choice in the matter, wise ones do not try to force any issues. They stop rushing around and constantly doing things. Listening to their inner guidance they discover that quiet and peaceful pastimes, inner reflections and meditations go particularly well at this time and may become more enjoyable than ever before. For artistically creative people this can be a wonderfully inspiring time, so they take full advantage of it. Aware that at the end of this period a complete rebirth will be waiting for me, I look forward to finding out what surprises the Universe may then have in store for me.
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The above is a chapter from ‘Astrology As A Lifehelp In Relationship Healing’.
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