Snake

Our garter snake is back.  Today I found the cat 'playing' with it.  I picked it up with the end of a broomstick and put it in the pond's stream.  I didn't know what else to do with it.  It was helpless and harmless (or so it seemed).  I know I couldn't kill it.  I can't kill anything that lives.

So, off to Ted Andrews' book, "Animal Speak:  The Spiritual & Magical Power of Creatures Great & Small".

Snake:  "Rebirth, Resurrection, Initiation, and Wisdom"

"...is a symbol of transformation and healing."  "would then enable the individual to transmute all poisons--physical or otherwise.  It activated the energy of kill or cure, ultimately leading to dramatic healings."

"Before it sheds its skin, its eyes begin to cloud over, as if to indicate it is entering into a stage between life and death." 

"Spiritually it can stimulate greater perception of how to apply your insight and intuition.  Your own vision and intuition will become more accurate."  "It may even indicate a need to look more closely into your own heart and soul."

"Snakes are symbols of change and healing.  They have speed and agility, so those who have snakes come into their life will usually find the changes and shifts occur quickly and are soon recognized and defined.  When snake comes into your life you can look for a rebirth into new powers of creativity and wisdom."

There is much more written; but this is what caught my attention the most.  I so enjoy your book Ted Andrews.

Is it time for me to shed my old skin and start anew?  I surely hope so!

May you let go of what you no longer need and allow your own wisdom to create a part of you anew.