A few weeks
after my resident read my Terra cards, I was visited by a guiding spirit animal
in a dream. I came across a thick forest in the middle of the night where a
young girl dressed completely in white was standing looking up at me. I looked
at her and all she said was “Don’t be afraid” and she vanished into the trees.
I ran into the forest after her and came to a small clearing in which there was
one tree in the middle of a great valley. I walked toward the tree and looked
up and from the top branch swooped down a giant white bat that was half my
size. I held out my arm and the bat grabbed it with its feet and hung there
looking at me. I stood petrified from fear of the creature attacking me at any
moment and when its face came closer to mine; my own fear jolted me out of
sleep.
In the book
“Animal-Speak” by Ted Andrews, he describes the Bat totem as the symbol of
Transition and Initiation. Although the bat is viewed as a negative sign in
modern times thanks to movies and books, in ancient cultures it was viewed as a
powerful symbol that represented souls of the dead, was a symbol or rebirth
and, in medieval times, were looked at as miniature dragons. The bat represents
the breaking down of one’s self through rigorous tests and facing your greatest
fears. A part of your life must die because it is no longer suitable for you.
People fear transition and change which is why the bat is a symbol of a
difficult journey and looked at to be an extremely powerful totem.
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