They will try to convince you that the simplest task is fraught with difficulty. They are fixated on methodology. They sort and categorize and file away for later use. They may seem like they are hoarding, but this is the farthest thing from Mouse’s mind. They are merely putting everything in order so that they will be able to explore it more carefully at a later date.
The chiefs tell us without Mouse there would be no systematization of knowledge. Mouse ended Renaissance man and harkened the age of specialization. Mouse knew from the beginning that “there is always more to learn.” One can always delve deeper and deeper.
If your personal medicine is Mouse, you may be fearful of life but very well organized, with a compartment for everything. You should try to see the larger picture than the one staring you in the face. Develop largess of spirit. Try to become aware of the Great Dance of Life. Realize that even though you may be sitting in Los Angeles, there is also New York, a Moon, a solar system, a galaxy, and an infinite universe. Jump high, little friend. You will glimpse the sacred mountain.
If Mouse is in your card-spread, its medicine may be telling you to scrutinize. Look at yourself and others carefully. Maybe that big hunk of cheese is sitting on a trigger that will spring a deadly trap. Maybe the cat in the pantry is waiting for you. Maybe someone to whom you have delegated authority, such as a doctor, a lawyer, or even a plumber, is not doing the job faithfully. The message is to see what is right before your eyes and take action accordingly.
CONTRARY: If you are operating from Shadow ...
Mouse in the contrary position may be telling you that you are spending too much time with matters of great consequence when you should be paying a traffic ticket or sweeping the hogan. You may have let yourself become slovenly. You may have developed a disdain for authority and order. You may be procrastinating about something that needs immediate attention. Bring Mouse medicine to your life’s chaos and you will soon have everything tidy and shipshape.
Another message of Mouse reversed may be that you are “pipe dreaming” about your own importance in life. Are you wondering why you have not been nominated for an Academy Award? You can’t be recognized if you are not taking care of life’s details and walking in humility. Remember that all good things come to those willing to work toward wholeness. Little Mouse needs to see the big picture, but only assimilate the information the picture gives a little at a time. Expansiveness can be overwhelming if you forget to take it step by step. Confusion is a product of “too much, too soon”. Little mouse can conquer any task by using its scrutiny. Slow down and right the contrary medicine. Stop chasing your tail or being confused by the maze and start observing the details of your present pathway.
~ The Medicine Cards ~
The Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals
by Jamie Sams & David Carson ~ The Medicine Cards |
