Squirrel teaches you to plan ahead for the the Great Winter. When the trees are bare, and the nuts have long since disappeared, the gathering power of Squirrel spirit is a great gift. Squirrel asks you to honor your future by readying yourself for change. The message could be to lighten your load, for if you have gathered too much baggage, which does not serve you, you will only create excess stress that will slow you down in your winter preparation. While this is certainly a time to clean house of old gadgets and broken trinkets, this excess baggage also refers to mental clutter such as worries, pressures, stresses, negative beliefs, and condemming concepts that do not serve your greater good. Tend to your house cleaning and prepare for the new journey. Embrace your future, prepare the ground for new beginnings and wait for the deliverance of Spring.

Dog has been considered the servant of humanity throughout history. The philanthropist, the nurse, the counselor, the minister, and the soldier come under the Dog category. Dog is the servant-soldier that guards the troop's camps from surprise attack. Dog honors its gifts and is loyal to the trust placed in its care. Dogs say that you must delve deeply into your sense of service to others. Canines are genuinely service-oriented animals, and are devoted to their owners with a sense of loyalty that supersedes how they are treated. Dog spirit asks you to look at how readily your sense of loyalty is countermanded by your need for approval.

The spirit held by Otter is a set of lessons in female energy. Applying to both men and women, Otter may be telling you to bring out your playful inner-child and to simply allow things to unfold in your life. This is a time to stop your addiction to worrying. Otter also teaches the importance of not hanging onto material things that would bind you or become a burden. In looking at how you can learn from Otter's habits, you might look at the joyousness of the receptive side of your nature. Have you given yourself a mental or emotional gift recently? Have you received any insightful messages in your meditations? Become Otter and move gently into the river of life. Flow with the waters of the Universe, for this is the way of balanced female-receptive energy. Respect and honor it. Doing so will allow you discover the power of the woman.

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