Signs of the animal totems

This story is how “Signs of Animal Totems” can affect your life.  Years ago, I had prayed for guidance because I was in an upset state of mind due to a marriage that was ending.

A day later, living on a ranch outside of Boise, Idaho, my husband called to me to come outside and walk down the driveway with him.   Much to my surprise a field mouse was dancing in circles, jumping up and down throwing dirt in the air and next to our drive way.

Standing there for over a minute, I then watched the little mouse jump up and die as it fell to the ground.  The little field mouse left its body with a loud squeak.
I was taken back and upset at having this experience during a turbulent time in my marriage and watching my partner at this time be amused.  I was not! 

The next day I went to a gas station to put water in my radiator and check my battery.  The mid-aged attendant open the hood on my 280Z and came over to the driver’s side of the car.  He bent down with this very serious look on his face and said, “Lady, I have never see anything like this before.  You have a dead mouse on your battery and it looks like it is preserved or it could have died yesterday.”  He was confused and concerned all at the same time. 

Needless to say, I was shocked because at that moment it became very clear that I might be dealing with something more serious and Mother Nature was giving me the warning!  

A few days later, I was in a golf cart thinking surely it was safe to be on the golf course following my husband’s golf game.  The terrain was flat in most places but also rolling with stops on plateaus.  The paved path we were driving on was now going downhill towards a hairpin turn.  The cart started to slow down and off to the right was a grouping of four Jack rabbits standing on their hind legs in a line up, and all of them looking right at me!  Paws up and maybe fifteen feet from the moving cart. 

If you know anything about Jack Rabbits, they don’t hang out or want to be seen.   In this case, I knew this was another direct-shamanistic experience and sign to get out of the relationship.  This was not an “Alice in Wonderland” signature as my body chilled with fear for what might happen next.  It is more than a warning, it means to not box yourself in a corner.  There is a need to flee as soon as it is possible.

A bad chill went through my body and as we were coming out of the turn, my husband put on the gas and almost turned the cart over.  He knew he had scared me and with no apology, he finished his golf game. 

You might say why I didn’t get out and leave.  The truth is that the golf course was far from town and I didn’t have a plan in place. 
 
One day I asked this husband what animal he thought represented him and his answer was without a smile and serious expression, “I am an Armadillo and a Porcupine.”

Truly there were some major life lessons played out and today, I am thankful for the strength and faith in Mother Nature doing its part to support a naive woman trying to find her way.

Thank you for listening,
Badeish

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