I dreamt of crocodiles, yesterday.
I don't remember the specifics, unfortunately. I remember being in the water with the crocodile, feeling that inevitable burst of fear that anyone is likely to get when within petting range of a 15' carnivorous lizard... and then she (don't ask how I know she's female, I have no idea) rolled in the water to show me her back, made eye contact one last time, and turned away before disappearing beneath the water.
It's a good portent, I think. Generally speaking, based on what I have been able to find, the presence of a crocodile indicates primal strength and creative forces (an idea reinforced by the fact that my crocodile was female). They herald a time of balance that comes as a result of our own efforts... it says to trust my instincts.
In the aspect of the female/mother, it indicates that I should protect my ideas and projects for the next several months, as the mother would protect her young; it also indicates that my creativity is at a peak, right now, and that I should embrace and take advantage of it.
Most of all, I think I am being told to heed my more primal instincts.
I wonder when I stopped?!
Hopefully I am reading this right. In my dream, there was no threat, just that initial burst of fear, and then a calm sense of reassurance... this flies in the face of what the Tarot has been telling me for the last several days, but to be honest: I'm not always that good at reading the cards. Animal totems have never steered me wrong, although as I have gotten older, I see them less and less often. Seeing the crocodile last night reminded me just how long it has been since I was visited by my Spirit Guide. It may be time for me to go into the woods again, for a while.
Oh, by the way, I did mention that I put a great deal of stock in shamanism, didn't I?
I don't remember the specifics, unfortunately. I remember being in the water with the crocodile, feeling that inevitable burst of fear that anyone is likely to get when within petting range of a 15' carnivorous lizard... and then she (don't ask how I know she's female, I have no idea) rolled in the water to show me her back, made eye contact one last time, and turned away before disappearing beneath the water.
It's a good portent, I think. Generally speaking, based on what I have been able to find, the presence of a crocodile indicates primal strength and creative forces (an idea reinforced by the fact that my crocodile was female). They herald a time of balance that comes as a result of our own efforts... it says to trust my instincts.
In the aspect of the female/mother, it indicates that I should protect my ideas and projects for the next several months, as the mother would protect her young; it also indicates that my creativity is at a peak, right now, and that I should embrace and take advantage of it.
Most of all, I think I am being told to heed my more primal instincts.
I wonder when I stopped?!
Hopefully I am reading this right. In my dream, there was no threat, just that initial burst of fear, and then a calm sense of reassurance... this flies in the face of what the Tarot has been telling me for the last several days, but to be honest: I'm not always that good at reading the cards. Animal totems have never steered me wrong, although as I have gotten older, I see them less and less often. Seeing the crocodile last night reminded me just how long it has been since I was visited by my Spirit Guide. It may be time for me to go into the woods again, for a while.
Oh, by the way, I did mention that I put a great deal of stock in shamanism, didn't I?