Rabbit, a helper and power animal

Rabbit

As a power animal.... 

The appearance of Rabbit can signal a need to face deep seated fears or old habbits. It is natural to feal fear but Rabbit tells us that it needent inhibit new experiences and changes.

I found this usefull information from here Rabbit power animal

"Rabbit medicine is also very positive, showing us how to attract love, abundance, health, and a warm, dry burrow. We are guided to move through fear, living by our own wits, receiving hidden teachings and intuitive messages, quick thinking, strengthening intuition, and paradox. Rabbit represents humility, being quiet and soft and not self-asserting. If you see Rabbit or in any way feel attracted to him, this may be a sign for you to wait for the forces of the universe to start moving again, to stop worrying and to get rid of your fears. Rabbit always indicates a need to re-evaluate the process you are undergoing, to rid yourself of any negative feelings or barriers, and to be more humble."

To find out more click the link above to take you to the page I found. I quoted this bit because I feel that this is the most relevent to myself. 

The rabbit is often connected to the fairy realm because they are both active at the same time dawn and dusk so this is the time that I chose to go and find some. Though they are very tuned into their surroundings and proberbly hear me comming. 

This page at hub pages is a good general introduction to Power animals and totem animals and how to work with them.   

Peter Rabbit!

Swan a usefull animal ally in pregnancy.

Swan

I have been doing lots of research on this animal as an ally for meditation and work during my pregnancy. I have been finding out all about Swans in the uk. Their feeding habbits and life styles and where they are found etc. I have also been collecting Swan pictures and photos to put on my pregnancy shrine.I have been visiting places where they might be found and looking to find them at the local park seems to be the best place.

A Mute Swan

I have chosen the Mute Swan as these seem to be one of the most common in the UK. They are normaly quite placid and calm but during the breading season they can be agressive and are very protective there nests and baby chicks. They are quite big birds and they do give warning by making themselves bigger, streatching out there wings and hissing. They have most of their strength in the wings.  If a chick is lost then the parents will spend upto a week looking for it.

Swans are said to pair for life but if they can not produce young they do separate. Both parents will look after the cygnets ( babies)  and are often found swimming in a line with the adults at each end. Sometimes the Cygnets will ride on the parents back. I have seen this and its is very cute.

The Swan is associated with dreams and dreaming, purity, children and love. I have found this animal a good animal to help with comunication with my unborn child. I will be making a Swan charm to help and I do often leave little gifts for them by the pond such as material to help them line there nests and things to eat. I have carefully researched things that are non harmfull to the adults and the chicks. I also check the pond for discarded fishing line and hooks as this is the biggest killer to these birds. It is sad to think that we and our lifestyle are responsible for more than half of all swan deaths through disrespect and thoughtlesness.

The swan features heavily in many folk law stories and traditions. In Elizabeathen times they were kept as we keep chickens and gease to eat. This lead to swans been given marks to identify there owners. They were very pricey and only the most wealthy could afford them. Any that werent marked were then considered property of the king or Queen. Many people think that this is why they havent been hunted into extinction and saved them for us to enjoy today.

The Swan Maiden is a popular story as well as the Irish story of how Aengus and Caer Ibormeith a love story. Also most people know about Swan Lake.

I will be adding to this blog as I do various meditations and work with the Swan.