My daughter had a dream about frogs. She told me about it and wanted to know what
on earth it could mean. I told her a
small bit and said I would do a more in-depth one later. I am sharing with you.
Whenever you dream about an animal,
people, place, thing, there is symbolism.
Dreams never have a literal meaning but rely heavily on what each one
stands for, what they/it are doing has meaning, colors in the dream, what is
happening around the dream, etc. Though,
it is not always just the dream, it could be that something stands out that you
might happen upon that seems to have importance of some kind, to you. For instance, it is me and bears. Bears have come around me even when they are
where they should not be. I have sat on
the beach of a lonely Northern Lake and had a bear come within feet of me to
drink from the lake and to look at me and drink more and then look again and
then walk away. While frightening, I
knew it had meaning. A bear met me on a
trail and merely looked at me for a time, then ambled off. Another time, I dreamed/saw a bear that
begged me to follow and when I did, it had a huge message for me. I have never been attacked by a bear but if I
am in their area, they will come. A
Medicine Person told me that I have something that draws bears and something
they love, a gift, a spiritual gift, I have for them. I was told they would never hurt me and to
honor them when they come. While
terrifying, he went on to tell me the symbolism of bears and what I might have
they are attracted to – not just body can attract such. It might be you see butterflies in uncommon
ways, it might be that you are finding a certain stone many times throughout
your life. Whatever comes, most
commonly, or most surprisingly, over and over, it has a message for you. Some Medicine people can tell you your
connection to something and it just makes sense when you hear the symbolism and
stories. So, the Frog…
If a frog shows up in a way that you have
a sense is important, it means that you are asked to purge some kind of
negativity in your life; physically, intellectually, emotionally or
spiritually. Frogs are the canary-in-the-mine
of the waters and environment. If there
is person, place or thing, holding you back, correct it. It signals that we need to remain protective
and honor our intuition.
Frogs and their water environment, rain,
flooding, a craving to go to a water body, is important and means you need water
healing. Water/steam is healing for
dough and colds and this is Frog Medicine. “A frog in my throat” saying is a
phrase that comes from a time when small frogs were put in the mouth of someone
who needed healing from colds/coughs, by Medicine People. It was thought that the frogs would take the
cold/cough away.
Frogs live on land and water so they are
two-spirited. As well, they are
night-singers and are drawn to the light of the moon. If you meet or dream a frog at night, as
well, know you need healing from being out at night in order to find your
song. Finding your personal song is powerful. When I was threatened by a bear while walking
52 km into a community, because my vehicle had gotten stuck in the clay, off
the road lined with birch trees, as many Northern rods are, and it was early
summer when the tropical rains hit the Northern Forest, I sang my song until I
was hoarse. I was given my own personal
song for such things in a ceremony. It
is not a regular song. It is not a song
from the charts. It is a song and melody
that comes to you that is new and especially for you. It is to be sung when fearful, when in
danger, when acknowledging something very spiritual. There were many miracles as that torrential
rain fell and traveling on the road could not happen, but did, and I was rescued
by someone who was in a position that I absolutely would not have wanted to
meet on a lonely wet isolated road. But
I was saved on that road by someone, who, later, I was told, had the nickname Bear. I will tell the whole story in another
blog. The point is, I have a song that I
will sing when dying and that can only be shared in sacred ceremonies. I sang it to a dying friend when I was called
to come to her bedside. Although she had
been unconscious for some time, she smiled when I was singing it, much to the
amazement of her family and friends around us.
It has power for comfort not just us.
Frogs, of course, have gifts they bring
when they come. Prosperity of body,
mind, heart and soul is signaled. Frogs
can freeze too death yet not die. They
are the signal of renewal. We need to
embrace a transformation that is happening in our lives, if Frog spirit visits. Leap into changes that are needed.
If Frog comes, remember to reconnect to
Mother Earth’s waters. Bathing,
swimming, going to a spa, going to a sweat, adding humidity to your home’s air,
all of these are connecting to water. The
frog may be telling you to use this kind of medicine to heal what ails.
Frogs sing great choruses. To connect to the Frog means that you need to
connect with others, to cheer on, to support, to acknowledge successes and for
needing to allow others to cheer you on.
Communication with others need happen as it helps to clarify our
thoughts and who we are. We all need
affirming, but, if Frog shows up, it means we need more of it.
It all depends on your own personal experience
with the Frog; where is was,. How it looked, what it was doing, etc. This is just a bit about
commonalities of the frog connections one might have. This is a generalized and to know, exactly,
the meanings to you/for you, means you need to contact someone who can tell you
YOUR OWN sacred meanings.
©Carol
Desjarlais 5.21.20
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