Animal Guidance Series: Gopher Medicine

According to legend, the gopher serves as a bridge between the world of the living and the world of spirits. Gopher encourages us to connect with our ancestors, as well as dig deep within ourselves to reach our fullest potential. Let gopher medicine guide you towards a path of success and fulfillment. In other words, go for it with gopher spirit. Overall, gophers are intelligent, hardworking, persistent, resourceful, nurturing, agile, focused, and they adapt well to change. Gophers are intelligent animals that spend the majority of their time hard at work, digging complicated tunnels, and collecting food. They are persistent and resourceful, not giving up easily. They spend much of their time alone, protective of their young and creating a safe environment for them to grow. They are quick, nimble and very focused on a task at hand but able to adapt to changes in their environment at any time. If you need help discovering the truth, Gopher Spirit teaches you how to dig deep into an issue to uncover all of the facts while motivating, uplifting and inspiring you to move on. You know…to go for it. 

Whether you go first as spiritual guides, or simply appreciate their uniqueness, their symbolism serves as a reminder of being the unique, authentic you with determination, adaptability, in touch, intelligence, focus, and hard work. Call in gopher medicine. “Call IT in With Dar!”

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According to legend, the gopher serves as a bridge between the world of the living and the world of spirits. Gopher encourages us to connect with our ancestors, as well as dig deep within ourselves to reach our fullest potential. Let gopher medicine guide you towards a path of success and fulfillment. In other words, go for it with gopher spirit. Overall, gophers are intelligent, hardworking, persistent, resourceful, nurturing, agile, focused, and they adapt well to change. Gophers are intelligent animals that spend the majority of their time hard at work, digging complicated tunnels, and collecting food. They are persistent and resourceful, not giving up easily. They spend much of their time alone, protective of their young and creating a safe environment for them to grow. They are quick, nimble and very focused on a task at hand but able to adapt to changes in their environment at any time. If you need help discovering the truth, Gopher Spirit teaches you how to dig deep into an issue to uncover all of the facts while motivating, uplifting and inspiring you to move on. You know…to go for it. Gopher has symbolic ties to life secrets. They live in a loose social colony beneath the soil. With each gopher having personal private space within the subterranean haven. They communicate through whistles, clicks, and even ultrasonic sounds for family members exercising their individuality. One can learn from this animal how important it is for you to discover your unique authentic voice and your individuality. They live a vegetarian lifestyle on bulbs, berries, nuts, roots, and grass. Gophers live in woods, prairies, mountains, and even coastal areas. They have small ears, no real neck, short legs and use their broad front claws and teeth for moving soil and expanding their territories. They dig tunnels about 18 inches down and then they dig their separate nesting chambers, a safe six feet deep underground. Because they spend most of their time in the dark their eyesight is poor, but they are able to sense energetic or vibrational changes that warn them of trouble. Kind of a form of psychic Clairsentience… clear feeling. Gophers don't hibernate, but they hoard lots of food for winter planning and preparation, are natural gopher characteristics. In Native American folklore, gophers were considered to be messengers of the underworld by many Western tribes. Sometimes they were also seen as a symbol of death. In Northern California tribes, a gopher digging near a family's home was thought to be a sign of upcoming illness or death in the family. Gophers also appear as healers and wise advisors In
Native folklore, tribes with gopher clans are the Hopi and the Pueblo tribes of New Mexico. One Zuni Indian legend is about a wise Gopher, punishing a conceited self-centered tribe by defeating them in a running race. The gopher is an important creature in many Religions and myths around the world. They are found in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. In some cultures, gophers are seen as a bringer of good luck and fortune. While in others he might be seen as a pest or a trickster. The history of gophers first appears in ancient Samaria religious texts as a helpful creature that helped the gods create the first humans. It is later mentioned in the Bible, helping Noah build the ark. In Chinese mythology, gophers created the first humans on Earth out of clay. The Chinese word for gopher sounds very similar to their word for wealth or abundance, so they are believed to bring prosperity and success. In European folklore, gophers are often portrayed as cautious, watchful, and on the lookout for danger. Whether you go first as spiritual guides, or simply appreciate their uniqueness, their symbolism serves as a reminder of being the unique, authentic you with determination, adaptability, in touch, intelligence, focus, and hard work. Call in gopher medicine. “Call IT in With Dar !”
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