The Weasel
At the beginning of Retreat Weekend each attendee picks a Medicine Card and the animal represented is their totem animal for the duration of the Retreat, (and beyond , if one wishes to work with the energy).
This year I choose the Weasel. I was surprised as I usually chose a hawk, a fox, a panther, but never a Weasel or member of the mustelid family. However, when I read about Weasel in Ted Andrews fine work, Animal-Speak, I was duly impressed by how much I resonated with the book’s description. I laughed out loud when I read, “Are you missing the obvious?”
I see complexities with astounding brilliance…but the obvious continually eludes me. I am thankful for family and friends who unfailingly continue to direct my attention to the obvious.
Animal totems can be very useful to us for the insight they provide into our own nature. In many cultures the animal totem can be one of the most common forms of spirit guides.
I gained a great insight into some aspects of my own nature through the weasel. I invite you to look into the animal totem in your life. It will be the animal you feel closely associated with during your life.