Animal Guidance Series: Moose Medicine

Today’s animal is the majestic moose, symbolizing resilience, bravery, strength, stability, wisdom, balance, power, courage, speed, and agility. Moose makes its home in the northern parts of Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. This creature is a skilled swimmer, and can move through the water as fast as six miles an hour. It can also run 35 miles per hour, twice as fast as a human. The moose has exceptional vision, and its antlers are very sensitive, acting as a large satellite. In North America, several tribes including Chippewa and Menominee have moose clans. These tribes as well as the Cree see the moose as a symbol of survival and stamina. One native story from the Potawatomi tribe suggests the moose helped create humankind by marrying a native woman who admired his strength and the moose had her children. They believe that to this day, humans carry moose medicine with them. 

Call on the moose when you need more confidence, when you need to progress and move forward in life, when you are seeking wisdom and knowledge, when you need to remind yourself of your accomplishments, and feel proud of meeting your goals. When you need the endurance to deal with a difficult phase of life, when you need to be calm, and reduce a restless mind, when you need to be loving and kind, when you need to protect your loved ones. When you need to adapt to changes in life. When you need to be a valuable team member, when you need to be powerful and fearless, mentally and physically. So call on moose medicine often. Call on the moose spirit, bring moose spirit into your life.” Call it in with Dar!”

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Today’s animal is the majestic moose, symbolizing resilience, bravery, strength, stability, wisdom, balance, power, courage, speed, and agility. Moose makes its home in the northern parts of Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. This creature is a skilled swimmer, and can move through the water as fast as six miles an hour. It can also run 35 miles per hour, twice as fast as a human. The moose has exceptional vision, and its antlers are very sensitive, acting as a large satellite. In North America, several tribes including Chippewa and Menominee have moose clans. These tribes as well as the Cree see the moose as a symbol of survival and stamina. One native story from the Potawatomi tribe suggests the moose helped create humankind by marrying a native woman who admired his strength and the moose had her children. They believe that to this day, humans carry moose medicine with them. Sadly, the moose who are sometimes referred to as elk died out in the Celtic regions around 2500 BCE. According to fossil records. Ireland actually holds the record for having the largest elk on Earth with antlers. 12 feet long. Tails told from Ireland to Russia tell of a creature living over 7000 years ago, being much over seven feet tall. In Norway, the moose is a symbol of good luck and it's also their national symbol for their country. Overall, the moose symbolizes agility, autonomy, connection to the universe, defense, imposing power, self-confidence, speed, spiritualness, determination, strength, elegance, individualism, and they are the largest deer species in the world. A male moose is called a bull, and the female is called a cow. The Bulls can average up to 1800 pounds, and stand about six feet tall at the shoulders. Whereas cows can weigh up to 1200 pounds and stand about five feet tall. Their antlers can spread about six feet from tip to tip. Overall, a moose is a very shy animal, but it can become dangerous when it feels threatened or startled. The moose is one of the strongest animals in the world that can take down a tree and carry it for miles without tiring. The moose is a very powerful animal. Despite their large size, they are very graceful and move with ease. Moose are also known for their wisdom and are a respected spiritual totem animal. There are many religions that talk about the moose. Some of these religions include Christianity, Islam and Judaism. In these religions the moose is a symbol of strength, power and wisdom. Christians link the moose as a symbol of Jesus Christ. Muslims believe the moose symbolizes Allah and Jews believe that the moose is a symbol of the Torah.

Moose medicine brings noble pride, sensitivity and deep perceptions. As a spirit guide, it helps you be proud of your deeds and accomplishments while remaining balanced. Moose energy helps pull you out of conflicts and infuses confidence to shine. The moose's strong physical structure, along with its beautiful long legs gives it an elegance that is very photogenic. The moose is brave and resilient and rarely fears any other animal. It is very resilient and prefers cold and snowy climates. There are several times where you might want to call moose energy into your life. Call on the moose when you need more confidence, when you need to progress and move forward in life, when you are seeking wisdom and knowledge, when you need to remind yourself of your accomplishments, and feel proud of meeting your goals. When you need the endurance to deal with a difficult phase of life, when you need to be calm, and reduce a restless mind, when you need to be loving and kind, when you need to protect your loved ones. When you need to adapt to changes in life. When you need to be a valuable team member, when you need to be powerful and fearless, mentally and physically. So call on moose medicine often. Call on moose spirit, bring moose spirit into your life.” Call it in with Dar!”

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