Mountain Lion ~ Leadership

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Today's message from Mountain Lion and Squirrel involves embracing your personal power and standing in your own truth. Now is a time of great spiritual growth, and you may find that the Uinverse seems to have hit the "fast forward" button you, thrusting you into changes or situations that you feel unprepared for. This may mean stepping into a leadership role, learning to stand up for yourself or others, or having the courage to say what you really believe. If you are having difficulty with where you are right now, call on Mountain Lion. He will stand beside you and lend you all the courage you need!
~ Lady Wolfdreams

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Mountain Lion can be a very difficult power totem for you to have because it places you in a position to be a target for the problems of others. You could be blamed for things going wrong or for always taking charge when others cannot. You could become the perfect justification for the insecurities of others.

Mountain Lion medicine involves lessons on the use of power in leadership. It is the ability to lead without insisting that others follow. It is the understanding that all beings are potential leaders in their own ways. The use and abuse of power in a position of influence are part of this great cat's medicine.

If Mountain Lion has come to you in dreams, it is a time to stand on your convictions and lead yourself where your heart takes you. Others may choose to follow, and the lessons will multiply. Mountain Lion may be asking you to review the purpose behind your personal beliefs. You may need to discover whether or not your plans include a pride of cubs wanting to be like you or to share in your dreams. If you are already a leader, the question may be whether or not the time has come to push the cubs out of the cave. If you are aligned with cat medicine, you are considered to be the "king of the mountain" and never allowed to be human or vulnerable. The pitfalls are many, but the rewards are great.

In assuming the place of power that Mountain Lion affords, you must constantly be aware of keeping the peace. However, you can never make everyone happy unless you lie to yourself or others. This is human nature. Therefore the first responsibility of leadership is to tell the truth. Know it and live it and your example will filter down to the tiniest cub in the pride. Responsibility is no more than the ability to respond to any situation. Panic is not a part of this sacred medicine.

~ From "Medicine Cards" by Jamie Sams & David Carson ~