Wolf

Saw three wolves on Saturday, at Combers beach. They saw us, and were running the other way. Out of fear or ravening hunger for our little dog, I knew not. That's the way they would have had to go to get around the pond/river between us, and "get" us. Or, now that they had gotten our attention - were they intending to lead us somewhere?

Did they?

I freaked out a bit, and even threw away the last of my favorite power bar in favour of getting our shit together and scramming. "Wolves" was all I said. They were beautiful. Big, long-legged and gangly, almost like teenagers. Almost like four-legged faeries skipping across the land without quite touching it.. almost like water splashing down a brook, where seeing us was a rock it dashed against, making a commotion; so natural.

Diana, my partner, said she would have stayed to watch. We left. In my role as This Protector. Who do I protect from, other than marauding images of ravening beasts, in my mind, in my depths?

"300 people livin down in west Virginia, have no idea of all these thoughts that lie within ya"

We love and fear nature as reflections of ourselves. In the tarot I consider the ninth card the most telling - it is both your wish, and your fear. After some time reading the cards you come to see it repeated many times - what you most deeply wish for - you most deeply fear: they are one and the same.

We all long to be wild. And there is something in us, no matter who we are, deep down, which runs wild and free, in a primeval forest, forever.

Wolf is the pathfinder, the forerunner of new ideas who returns to the clan to teach and share medicine. Wolf takes one mate for life and is loyal like Dog. If you were to keep company with Wolves, you would find an enormous sense of family within the pack, as well as a strong individualistic urge.
The senses of Wolf are very keen, and the moon is its power ally. The moon is the symbol for psychic energy, or the unconscious that holds the secrets of knowledge and wisdom. Baying at the moon may be an indication of Wolf's desire to connect with new ideas which are just below the surface of consciousness. Wolf medicine empowers the teacher within us all to come forth and aid the children of Earth in understanding the Great Mystery and Life.
As you feel Wolf coming alive within you, you may wish to share your knowledge by writing or lecturing on information that will help others better understand their uniqueness or path in life. It is in sharing of great truths that the consciousness of humanity will attain new heights.

What ideas are just below the surface? Do I have something to offer in my unique path? I've also been thinking, in fear and frustration and desire, lately, that I want to start being all of me - out there in the world; spiritual, at times superstitious, philosophical, professional. Someone that sees ghosts, can write a mean commercial lease, likes to have fun, loves nature, and has a non-negotiable sense of purpose.

We all have a unique path - let a bit more of your wildness out, to follow it. You may fear that, but you also long for it.

Follow your wolf.

Sometimes they howl to locate their pack. 

They find each other when another howls back.