Animals Divine - Seven of Swords – Crane

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Symbols*: The crane is wading through a confluence of confused matter. It attempts to decipher the endless sea of stars, representing past lives and faded memories. The bird is caught between two worlds: the intellectual and the emotional It must learn how to harness the energies of its internal universe while maintaining the rational qualities of intellectual thought. The swords remain steady and are floating between the two realms of air and water. By bridging the two elemtns, it may be possible to awaken the spirit in a manner that creates a more stable environment for expansive thinking while maintaining a connection with your past. The crane reminds you to look more deeply into your ancient links a means of evaluating the present.

Description*: Too many visions and ideas can create a climate of counterproductivity. A society replete with imagery and messages can offer initial inspiration, but too much stimulation can also cloud our rational thought processes and render us to impotent. There is the danger of adopting a self-defeating attitude as a means of protecting yourself from experiencing failure. You may try to convince yourself that you do not feel up to the challenge, thus allowing raw inspiration to recede back to its origins. The crane encourages you to look more deeply into your ancient links as a means of focusing on the important things in the present.

Keywords: Feelings of futility may cloud your vision, Reevaluate priorities to avoid self-defeating attitudes.

Possible Meaning: This is more about your emotional-side, you may feel emotionally unstable at this point. Too many visions and ideas can create a climate of counterproductivity. There is the danger of adopting a self-defeating attitude as a means of protecting yourself from experiencing failure. The crane encourages you to look more deeply into your ancient links as a means of focusing on the important things in the present.

Thoughts/Points to Ponder: Seeking deep within, not allowing your emotions to cloud your vision, is at present here.


Crane – Longevity and Focus
Crane gives the gift of focus. Crane shows you that sometimes you need to focus on one thing instead of trying to do several projects at the same time. With the help of Crane, you can tap into your creativity through focus. Great writers and painters focus only on the book they are writing or the painting they are creating at that moment. Crane also gives you the gift of balance - and it teaches you how to balance work and play, job and family, etc. Be sure to call on Crane when you feel out of balance or you are being pulled in too many directions.