Animal Message of the Week of
April 22, 2013
Spider
Travel will open up new possibilities
and one special connection
Spider flies on silken
strands through azure skies and brooding storms, and knows that the time is
come to expand your horizons. Travel, BA to faraway lands for a flower strewn
meadow, and see the world through new eyes, with the deep understanding that
nothing is impossible. Spider sees her world through touch, not light,
translating vibration into knowledge.
Take wisdom from what you
cannot see it is this leading touch of another affects you, acknowledge that
connection and allow it to flourish.
Spider Symbolism
The Spider is an ancient
symbol of mystery, power and growth.
We take our first lesson from
the ancient symbol of the Spider by contemplating its web.
Just as the Spider weaves a
web, so too must we weave our own lives. The Spider symbol meaning here serves
as a reminder that our choices construct our lives. When the Spider appears to
us, it is a message to be mindful of the choices we are making - and ask
ourselves:
How are my choices affecting
my life?
How can my choices improve my
life?
How are my choices affecting
others in my life?
Not only do Spiders and their
webs draw attention to our life choices, they also give us an overview of how
we can manipulate our thinking in order to construct the life we wish to live.
Spiders do this by calling
our awareness to the amazing construction of their webs. Fully functional,
practical, and ingenious in design - Spider webs serve as homes, food storage,
egg incubators - seemingly limitless in their functionality.
When we consider this
ingenious diversity, we can also consider the web-like construct of our own
lives. How are we designing the most effective life?
When we see our decisions,
choices and actions as far-reaching, effective tools in life - we can see how
we weave a web that can either serve us or enslave us. The Spider symbol
meaning beckons us to be mindful of our behaviors - be smart about the life we
weave for ourselves.
We can derive more Spider
symbol meaning when we consider certain subtle characteristics that represent
ancient symbols of infinity.
The infinity symbol meanings
occur when we consider most Spiders have eight eyes and all have eight legs.
The number eight is also a symbol of infinity or lemniscate (an eight turned on
its side). Also, the vibrational frequency indicates the meaning of number
eight involves cycles, passage of time, and evolution.
Further Spider symbol
meaning:
Cunning
Progressive
Female
Cyclical
Rebirth
Death
Crafty
Resourceful
Creation
Protection
Fate
In Native American symbolism,
the Spider is a symbol of protection against torrential storms. In yet other
Native American lore accounts, the Spider (personified as the Grandmother) was
the teacher and protector of esoteric wisdom.
The meaning of Spider in
India is associated with Maya. The term Maya comes from the Sanskrit root “Ma”
which means no form or limit. The term Maya describes the illusory nature of
appearances. The Spider’s association with Maya brings about the understanding
that not all things are as they appear to be.
The Spider symbol meaning in
Egypt, is akin to Neith, a complex deity usually depicted with arrows as she is
associated with hunting. Along with hunting, she is also associated with the
creation, specifically the process of recreation in the dawning and dusking of
each day. Neith is also a weaver, and is often shown with a shuttle in her hand
(a tool used for weaving). It is this activity that gains her association with
the Spider.
And of course, no
conversation about the meaning of spiders is complete without discussing the
Greek myth of Arachne, a mortal (although of noble stature) who was a
spectacular weaver. Acclaim for her luscious lively looms spread over hill and
dale and ultimately reached the immortal ears of Athena. Arachne claimed she
was the best weaver, and thus prompted a challenge from Athena.
And so, they played a round
of “dueling looms,” but no one could confirm the
victor. However, Arachne was quite smug about the whole process. So much so,
that Athena smote her with a mighty blow of conscience and a dose of guilt.
Arachne took the dosage hard, and could not live with the intense feelings of
guilt and sorrow so she killed herself. Athena felt awful over the whole mess
and decided to resurrect Arachne in the form of a spider so that she and all
her offspring would forever be the best weavers of the universe.
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