Wednesday, August 3, 2022

This Black Man's Power Animal: The Rabbit

by KenRay SunYaRu 

Power animals are spirit guides in animal form that are valuable empowering allies who can help you navigate through life’s challenges and transitions. Your power animal’s traits can be internalized becoming part of your personality characteristics.

I chose the Rabbit as my personal power animal ‘totem’ because of their similarity to Black men in America. Rabbits / Hares are one of the most targeted prey animals, likewise Black men in racist America from past to present are the #1 human prey ‘targets of oppression’.

Yes Rabbits’ traits can teach us Black men who are being ‘hunted’ a lot about not getting caught-up 'captivated, captured' by tricks and traps. The Rabbit Spirit’s mantra is “Stop, look, and listen before you leap” and keeping both feet in reality. 

Way too often Black men live in a 'reactionary mode' of negative over emotionalism; not stopping, looking, and listening before reacting resulting in self-defeating and self-destructive behaviors; yes doing a lot of 'dumb shit' with severe consequences 'sicknesses, incarcerations, and deaths'.

The Rabbit spirit energy teaches us Black men to be mindful of both dangerous actions and situations: Is there danger afoot in your home, in the community, at your job, greater society, or within?

Rabbit spirit energy teaches us Black men to nurture our positive survival instincts especially are responses: Is it time to zig? Is it time to zag? Or, is it time to stay perfectly still? Rabbits as a totem also affords quick wittedness and creative problem solving. Rabbits have the additional symbolism of multi-directional awareness, cleverness, planning, and keen senses.

Though Rabbits are prey they don’t have victim energy, they have escaping 'freedom' vibrancy! As Black men too many of us have adopted the role of ‘victim’? It’s time to stop having a victim mentality! You can only be a victim if you accept it! 

Indeed Rabbits are some of the most enduring and quick-witted animals on the planet. Black men be like the Rabbit developing your smarts and trusting your ability to succeed - be free!

Black men Rabbit energy challenges your reflexes and hones dexterity spiritually and physically. Incorporating Rabbit energy you’ll begin to know what paths support your soul’s survival journey vs. those that undermine it.

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