Badger Spirit Animal Teaching
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This month looks to be a wonderfully supportive time to begin deep healing work, especially work related to ancestral wounds and traumas attached to the lineage, as Badger helps to uncover these spaces and supports us through the healing process.
Badger as a Spirit Animal lends its powerful, solitary, and fearless energy. Here, the opinions of others have no impact, family and other attachments are less sticky, and tenacity to follow through is high. |
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While visiting, Badger impressed upon me the need to emphasize the importance of holding healthy boundaries. Badger does this by eliminating a pungent odor from its anal glands to mark its territory and is willing to protect the limits of its home to the death. Now, I don’t recommend you follow Badger’s footsteps down to the letter on this one. Rather, this demonstrates to us how important it is to set and hold identifiable boundaries -- especially when first start setting them or when we are early on the path, a time when we are most vulnerable due to an openness and propensity to trust other’s experience and opinion greater than our own. Most boundary violations happen because people aren’t aware they exist. The pungent odor Badger expresses says, “let it be known this is where my boundaries are.” This may come through as biting words through snarled lips saying things that cut to the bone.
Badger is also connected to the wisdom of the Tree of Life, as their territory is often found beneath and within the complex root system of trees. Badger creates a home within the body of the Mother, living within a complex array of tunnels and rooms called earths. Within these rooms they store food, have a separate sleeping area, place to eliminate, etc. It is easy to understand why European Shamans believe Badger’s domain is between the roots of the Underworld.
Fearless, Badger assists us when exploring our psychic Underworld by deepening our awareness. A Spirit Animal of many Medicine Women, Badger is a wonderful ally if you wish to get at the roots to heal ancestral karma. This can be a viscous experience so consider yourself forewarned. Badger does this by clawing through rigid and impenetrable walls of our subconscious mind to reveal the hidden wounds waiting to be healed into gems! A fierce and swift teacher, a single swipe of a Badger’s claws can render an enemy much larger disabled. And Badger is known to take on and defeat even Grizzly Bear. So do consider the ferocity and opportunity for healing this energy brings.
It is said, elestial quartz works well with Badger to assist in bringing the energies of the mind and Spirit into the Root chakra/physical realm to ground them into reality. (Ref. Shaman’s Spirit Animals)
Let’s put this energy and information altogether, shall we?
With Badger joining forces as we set our intentions and plant seeds for the New and coming Year, we are better able to think freely without concern for the opinions of others, and for some, even your practical situation, matters not. There is a great sense of independence, and with it an ability to cut cords, and not only end but block those addicting, karmic laden relationships – Twin Flame energy, aka the narcissist / empath coupling can be destroyed. You would be surprised at what ties the attachment in this toxic dynamic. This could create conflict so be sure to take a moment to consider if reacting might create a dangerous situation.
PLANETARY ALIGNMENTS
Given this energy is coming in with the New Moon in Capricorn, creating the foundation of your future and personal sanctuary feels really important. This energy asks you to look at how you build boundaries in your life. You may be at the research phase -- a book called Safe People and another called Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend are a great start. There will be many stages of this through the coming 6 - 12 months. Boundaries will be set, and energies that cause ourselves to question our decisions, will test our willpower and ability to continue to be true to ourselves when tested.
Here’s what that looks like -- at the start of the year, we have a lot of supportive planetary energies coming in that support a fresh outlook on life as the New Year starts and we collectively shift into the idea we are getting a restart. We are also in the Shadow period of Mercury Rx, which starts on the 14th. Mercury rules communication, so you may begin to experience challenges to boundaries you have set the closer we get to the 14th. Be especially aware of self sabotaging behavior and self imposed boundary violations -- those are the ones we are more apt to overlook and forgive. It may feel like an emotional rollercoaster for a bit through mid-month but by the end of the month a sense of peace and contentment returns.
Expect Badger energy to be ESPECIALLY potent from the 23rd on. Combined with the Mercury Rx, be on the lookout for self-deception related to ancestral or past wounds. These energies – uncomfortable as they are – are being drawn to the surface for exploration and healing.
Thankfully, Badger lends their support to us throughout the month, which will certainly make holding our ground and being true to ourselves quite a bit easier. We will, at the very least, feel a conviction to accomplish what it is we are working on.
One last little tidbit to share, it is up to each of us to take what inspiration is given to us from Father Sky and bring it to life in harmony with Mother Earth. This moment in the timeline of Earth is sacred, as are you and your path, Darling.
Badger is also connected to the wisdom of the Tree of Life, as their territory is often found beneath and within the complex root system of trees. Badger creates a home within the body of the Mother, living within a complex array of tunnels and rooms called earths. Within these rooms they store food, have a separate sleeping area, place to eliminate, etc. It is easy to understand why European Shamans believe Badger’s domain is between the roots of the Underworld.
Fearless, Badger assists us when exploring our psychic Underworld by deepening our awareness. A Spirit Animal of many Medicine Women, Badger is a wonderful ally if you wish to get at the roots to heal ancestral karma. This can be a viscous experience so consider yourself forewarned. Badger does this by clawing through rigid and impenetrable walls of our subconscious mind to reveal the hidden wounds waiting to be healed into gems! A fierce and swift teacher, a single swipe of a Badger’s claws can render an enemy much larger disabled. And Badger is known to take on and defeat even Grizzly Bear. So do consider the ferocity and opportunity for healing this energy brings.
It is said, elestial quartz works well with Badger to assist in bringing the energies of the mind and Spirit into the Root chakra/physical realm to ground them into reality. (Ref. Shaman’s Spirit Animals)
Let’s put this energy and information altogether, shall we?
With Badger joining forces as we set our intentions and plant seeds for the New and coming Year, we are better able to think freely without concern for the opinions of others, and for some, even your practical situation, matters not. There is a great sense of independence, and with it an ability to cut cords, and not only end but block those addicting, karmic laden relationships – Twin Flame energy, aka the narcissist / empath coupling can be destroyed. You would be surprised at what ties the attachment in this toxic dynamic. This could create conflict so be sure to take a moment to consider if reacting might create a dangerous situation.
PLANETARY ALIGNMENTS
- Boundaries and Limits will be set the first week of the month
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Strong and Determined
- Hard work
- Above and Below
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Boundaries and Limits Tested 2nd and 3rd week
- Mercury Rx on the 14th causes communication breakdowns
- By the 4th week things will become sorted out and peace prevails as we head into February.
- Keep in mind this energy could be made of internal conflicts and emotional upheavals
Given this energy is coming in with the New Moon in Capricorn, creating the foundation of your future and personal sanctuary feels really important. This energy asks you to look at how you build boundaries in your life. You may be at the research phase -- a book called Safe People and another called Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend are a great start. There will be many stages of this through the coming 6 - 12 months. Boundaries will be set, and energies that cause ourselves to question our decisions, will test our willpower and ability to continue to be true to ourselves when tested.
Here’s what that looks like -- at the start of the year, we have a lot of supportive planetary energies coming in that support a fresh outlook on life as the New Year starts and we collectively shift into the idea we are getting a restart. We are also in the Shadow period of Mercury Rx, which starts on the 14th. Mercury rules communication, so you may begin to experience challenges to boundaries you have set the closer we get to the 14th. Be especially aware of self sabotaging behavior and self imposed boundary violations -- those are the ones we are more apt to overlook and forgive. It may feel like an emotional rollercoaster for a bit through mid-month but by the end of the month a sense of peace and contentment returns.
Expect Badger energy to be ESPECIALLY potent from the 23rd on. Combined with the Mercury Rx, be on the lookout for self-deception related to ancestral or past wounds. These energies – uncomfortable as they are – are being drawn to the surface for exploration and healing.
Thankfully, Badger lends their support to us throughout the month, which will certainly make holding our ground and being true to ourselves quite a bit easier. We will, at the very least, feel a conviction to accomplish what it is we are working on.
One last little tidbit to share, it is up to each of us to take what inspiration is given to us from Father Sky and bring it to life in harmony with Mother Earth. This moment in the timeline of Earth is sacred, as are you and your path, Darling.