Good morning Amelia! I am posting our inaugural poem, along with some advice from, well, bears.
Much love,
Kara
Winter Is the Best Time
by David Budbill
Winter is the best time
Much love,
Kara
Winter Is the Best Time
by David Budbill
Winter is the best time
to find out who you are.
Quiet, contemplation time,
away from the rushing world,
cold time, dark time, holed-up
pulled-in time and space
to see that inner landscape,
that place hidden and within.
&
from Animal-Speak, by Ted Andrews:
The bear is a powerful symbol and image in both myth and lore. Stories abound of individuals turned into bears, bears into humans, and bears as gods. It has stirred the imagination so much that even a constellation was named for it - Ursus Major, The Great Bear. Seven stars of this constellation are probably the most easily recognized in the northern hemisphere. These seven stars form The Big Dipper...
The bear has lunar symbology as well, giving it ties to the subconscious and even unconscious mind...Contrary to popular believe, bears do not truly hibernate. They do live to a great degree on their stored-up fat. The body temperature will drop a little (around 13 degrees) and the breathing rate can be cut in half. The depth of their sleep depends greatly upon the amount of fat stored. This reflects the bear's ability to teach those with it as a totem how to go within to find the resources necessary for survival. The bear can teach you to draw upon all of your inner stores of energy and essence even those which have never been tapped or accessed...
For those with a bear as a totem, it is important not to hide away and try to hibernate all year-round. You must come out of the den. (haha, this is for ME)
All bears have a great fondness for honey. Honey is the natural sweetness of life...It is a reminder for those with this totem to go within to awaken the power, but only by bringing it out into the open ad applying it will the honey of life be tasted.
Quiet, contemplation time,
away from the rushing world,
cold time, dark time, holed-up
pulled-in time and space
to see that inner landscape,
that place hidden and within.
&
from Animal-Speak, by Ted Andrews:
The bear is a powerful symbol and image in both myth and lore. Stories abound of individuals turned into bears, bears into humans, and bears as gods. It has stirred the imagination so much that even a constellation was named for it - Ursus Major, The Great Bear. Seven stars of this constellation are probably the most easily recognized in the northern hemisphere. These seven stars form The Big Dipper...
The bear has lunar symbology as well, giving it ties to the subconscious and even unconscious mind...Contrary to popular believe, bears do not truly hibernate. They do live to a great degree on their stored-up fat. The body temperature will drop a little (around 13 degrees) and the breathing rate can be cut in half. The depth of their sleep depends greatly upon the amount of fat stored. This reflects the bear's ability to teach those with it as a totem how to go within to find the resources necessary for survival. The bear can teach you to draw upon all of your inner stores of energy and essence even those which have never been tapped or accessed...
For those with a bear as a totem, it is important not to hide away and try to hibernate all year-round. You must come out of the den. (haha, this is for ME)
All bears have a great fondness for honey. Honey is the natural sweetness of life...It is a reminder for those with this totem to go within to awaken the power, but only by bringing it out into the open ad applying it will the honey of life be tasted.
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