Power Animal of the Week – LION

LION – COURAGE – ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT

Courage is what Lion has come to bring you, as you are learning to trust your own inner guidance and wisdom.

Message from guidebook – Don’t assume that others and the world around you will know at any given moment what your preferences and desires are.  You must announce them.  Speak out directly and clearly.  If you do state your wants and needs, the worst that can happen is that you won’t get what you want.  But, I’ll guarantee that if you don’t ask, you’re much less likely to get what you want.  First ask yourself what it is that you want, whether something simple like a request to pass that salt, or something more daring and complex, like a hug or kind word from  a loved one or a friend.  The more personal your desires, the harder it can be to ask, but really, what’s at risk?  That someone will say no?  That you won’t get what you want?  That you’ll be shamed or scorned?  It’s going to take courage.  Not fearlessness, but courage.  You can be afraid and still risk expressing your wants.  This flies in the face of all your earlier training – to keep quiet and suffer in silence – but why continue being a martyr, denying yourself the privilege of receiving?  It makes life a lot easier to know the power of expressing your desires.

Additional Associations: Ferocity, Nobility, Dignity, Assertiveness