Today I was outside on break asking Spirit to show me some guidance regarding some particular issues in my life right now. I heard/felt one of my guides
whispering in my ear, but I could not make out what he was saying…just a mumbling sort of whooshing noise. I needed to go back inside, so I said thank you and
turned to go back in. Something caught my eye on the ground - a triangular piece of white paper up against the foundation. Upon it, smack in the middle of it,
was Slug - about 2 ½ inches long and just sitting there, moving its head back and forth, its antennae waving in front of it. It brought me up short. As I
watched it, I remembered all the times in the last year I've referred to myself as a Slug because I've had such low energy, things in the mundane have
moved so slowly for me, and I don't feel like I'm getting anywhere (particularly in the last 6 weeks while being sick with bronchitis!).
Slug…I wondered if Slug was just like Snail, with the exception of the wonderful shell Snail retreats to for safety. So I looked up Snail and, yes, there are similarities, but the lack of that shell seems to make Slug something else entirely.
Slug seems very vulnerable, yet that vulnerability can be its strength and protection. Slug can curl itself up or make itself long and skinny to get into whatever space it needs at the time. Slug is a bit of a shapeshifter! Flexible and molding itself into the moment, sometimes disappearing into the woodwork if need be.
Here's something I found on Slug Medicine:
I also found something that was really cute:
Slug Totem
Any additions or thoughts would be appreciated.
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~ WhiteStar Dreamer
*Edited for indexing.
Slug…I wondered if Slug was just like Snail, with the exception of the wonderful shell Snail retreats to for safety. So I looked up Snail and, yes, there are similarities, but the lack of that shell seems to make Slug something else entirely.
Slug seems very vulnerable, yet that vulnerability can be its strength and protection. Slug can curl itself up or make itself long and skinny to get into whatever space it needs at the time. Slug is a bit of a shapeshifter! Flexible and molding itself into the moment, sometimes disappearing into the woodwork if need be.
Here's something I found on Slug Medicine:
Quote:
Slug's Medicine
A Slimey Spirit Animal
velvetdragon.com/spirit/slug.html
Slugs are gastropods and mollusks with a soft body and no shell, or only a rudimentary shell inside the body. The Slug spoken of here is the terrestrial slug, such as the banana slug or garden slug; not the Sea Slug, which would be looked at seperately. Slugs are hermaphroditic, and the gender-neutral pronouns "sie" and "hir" will be used for this page.
Slug is a very "mystical" sort of Spirit Animal. While animals like mountain lion or raccoon are very earth-based, Slug has a more ethereal quality to hir teachings. Slug leaves trails that are iridescent... seemingly magical. These trails are often interpretted to be signs and totems left by Slug, and can be interpretted. Slug is a great communicator, both mundane and spiritual. Slug is nocturnal and has ties with the moon.
Slug Medicine is in its most primal basic form that of a healer. Not too long ago, Native Americans used to let Banana Slug crawl around in their mouths when they had a toothache, because Slug's mucous is an anaesthetic. Slug's wisdom includes that of healing body, mind, and spirit, and represents the connections that must be healthy between these for overall well-being.
Slug can cling to glass, upside down, yet to the touch, the "slime" is slick and is used to rid hirself of gunk... like anything wet and sliming around in the leaves and dirt would collect. It just slides off of Slug (you can see it at the end of their tails sometimes). This is another part of Slug's wisdom -- letting go, or leaving behind the "junk" and garbage of life... rumors, bad feelings, stories, material ties, attachment and so on. Slug is of balance, represented by sticky mucous to help hir hold on when it is important -- a solid base -- versus slick slime to help hir shed the trivial things.
Slug is not very connected to the physical world. Slug may lose part of hir body during mating; this is for the continuation of the species and is not mourned (it does in fact help slugs in the long run). Slug sheds hirself of all material things. Sie eats on the move. Sie shelters wherever there may be shelter.
Slug's medicine also includes incredible strength. Particularly hidden strength. It may not seem like it, looking at that little squishy critter with no bones and only a rudimentary shell inside. But Slug is almost pure muscle. Sie moves by tiny ripples of those muscles. The foot muscles are the most evidence of this... you can see them moving watching a slug on a piece of glass, from underneath.
Slug also has the Wisdom of self-protection and hiding. Slug can pull hirself almost entirely under hir mantle, protecting most of hir vital organs. Sie protects hirself from predators in this way. Sie also protects hirself from the harsh sun and dryness by hiding under a stone or piece of wood or in a crack, emerging in the gentle night.
Part of Slug's teachings include simplicity. Slugs live simply (survival -- food/shelter/reproduction) and are simple organisms.
Also, Slug's wisdom is that of seeing the world of spirit and shadow -- seeing beyond the mundane and clairvoyance. Slug can't "see" in terms of shape and color. They see in pure light and shadow.
Slug has a great deal to teach us about gender and sexuality. Slug may be considered to be a combination of both male and female, or an independant gender. They can reproduce with any other Slug (and suffer no sexism!), and also by themselves if a suitable partner can't be found. Slug, like many other living things, challenges the duality of deity. Exceptionally fertile, many slugs lay hundreds of eggs at a time.
I also found something that was really cute:
Slug Totem
Any additions or thoughts would be appreciated.
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~ WhiteStar Dreamer
*Edited for indexing.
