“But ask the animals,
And they will teach you;
The birds of the air,
And they will tell you;
The plants of the earth,
And they will teach you;
And the fish of the sea will declare to you.”
Job 12: 7-8
Years ago I was sitting in with a wise woman and dear friend pouring out my soul when a cicada began flinging itself into her sixth floor downtown window. Now, I must tell you that this friend was a well-respected scholar of symbolism. She turned to skeptical me, and declared that this was clearly a sign. She grabbed her copy of Animal-Wise, by Ted Andrews and read, of cicada – a symbol of happiness from the past and coming positive and necessary change. It turned out that this little cicada was absolutely right – a skeptic cured.
This began my ever expanding understanding that the Divine speaks to us through nature, pretty much constantly, if only we will listen. And today I begin a blog series that I will occasionally use to share those wise words.
JEHW
June 2013
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