Badger ~ Aggressiveness (contrary)

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As we begin the weekend, we are joined by contrary Porcupine and contrary Badger, who warn that we have been allowing feelings of hurt, anger, rejection or helplessness hold us back from persuing our dreams and attaining our life's mission. Badger tells me that it would be beneficial to spend some quiet time examining your emotions and asking, "Why?" Some examples include:

* "Why do I become so afraid when I talk to others about my dreams?"
* "Why do I become so jealous when I see others succeeding?"
* "Why do I put myself down when thinking or speaking about my dreams?"

Continue to ask yourself these kinds of questions until you understand why you feel the way you do and why you have held back and avoided persuing your dreams. When you do this, you can begin to release those fears and negative emotions. Badger says, "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!"
~ Lady Wolfdreams

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Oops! Here comes Badger upside-down and fuming! This could mean that you are being chewed out by someone else or that you have expressed your anger in an unhealthy way. If this applies to you, remember that all anger stems from anger toward the self. It is an anger of helplessness that is misdirected toward others.

If you are angry at a coworker for telling the boss that you were looking for another job, you are really angry at yourself for not keeping your own secret. If you are angry at your children for disobeying, it is usually anger that stems from fear for the children's well-being. This self-anger condition is usually present when you have "silly accidents" - falls, cuts, scrapes, or when you find yourself bumping into furniture.

Badger in the contrary position can issue in a time of reflection on what you feel helpless about. Is it your lack of aggressiveness or initiative? Is is your fear of being blasted or belittled if you present a new idea? Maybe it is a time when you need to get in touch with your own jealousy or envy of others who are willing to put themselves on top through hard work.

In the reverse, Badger teaches you the pitfalls of shyness and insecurity as well as of misused or vicious aggression. Go to your feelings - maybe you just need to let off steam. If so, scream into a pillow and then punch it a few times. It will surely put Badger back into balance. Badger can be difficult medicine and learning to use it properly is a rare gift.

In another context, contrary Badger could be calling you to use herbs and roots to heal your body. Badger reversed may also be putting you on notice to be aware of those areas of your life that need the input of someone else's aggressive creativity to spark your own. In any case, contrary Badger speaks of a need for more aggressive action in life.

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

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