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Bee Dream/Totem
I've been obsessed with bees this week. My Native American healer and my "bee-woman" friend both told me that bees symbolize community and one's living situation. I have been desperate to move to Topanga Canyon so I could be close to my group of women healers, yet I feel obligated to stay where I am for the benefit of my children.
Date: 4/14/2007 3:16:59 AM ( 17 y ) ... viewed 5967 times The bees have been nesting in the rafters under my roof and the nests are inaccessable to being removed. The bees have thwarted efforts to be suctioned up by a bee-vac, and instead of flying out from the vents during attempts to vacuum them up, they have flown further up into the roof. The queen has hidden in the inaccesable hives; the worker bees will not leave the area as long as she is there. I've had to kill the bees with biodegradable soap as they cluster to get out of the vents to seek pollen for honey production. Killing them is the only way of preventing them from building a huge nest that would eventually drip with honey, causing structural damage to the house and attacting more insects. The killing of the bees has been emotionally wrenching and exhausting. I've refused to have insecticide used, and the soap takes time to kill them. Watching them slowly die has been excruciating.
Yesterday morning I had this bee dream:
Thursday April 11, 2007
7:30 A.M.
Dream:
A black woman walks down the streets of a poor inner city neighborhood. She greets and hugs a very young black boy. The two walk home together.
The woman lives in a long, narrow trailer in a trailer park. I go to visit her. I am myself in the dream, a white woman. She goes to the back of the trailer and wakes up her children--she has a huge number of children, too numerous to count. All of the children are hers biologically. Each child has their own small space, about the size of a pre-schooler's "cubby", to sleep in. The children sleep packed together; there are three rows of them, each row above the next. Each child knows that he or she has their own special sleeping place, and each knows that that space is a personal and special space that only he or she can go to.
Each child wakes up one at a time; each child comes out of his/her space and is greeted by the woman with a hug and a smile. She helps each child to dress, then feeds each one a cooked mushy cereal, then each child leaves for school. There is a feeling of tremendous love between the mother and her children; they are all smiling, clean, neat, happy, well-fed. I am astounded by the number of children, and how much love there is; I am speechless.
After the last child leaves for school, the woman says to me, somewhat accusingly, "you're a social worker. You're here to see if my children should be taken away from me".
"No," I reply, "I am so astounded and impressed by how much you love and care so well for all of your children, with as many as you have. I am here for you to teach me how you do it".
Then I wake up.
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Animal Totems: Honey Bee
excerpts from Bee Medicine:
http://morningstar.netfirms.com/bee.html
"Bee people really understand that in order for they themselves to do well in life, then all of life must also prosper and thrive and they are willing to work with many others to accomplish their own and others well being... Bee communities thrive because each and every member is willing to extend to other hive members what they have been given. So too do Bee people need to insure that the "hive" they are hanging out with are truly folks that are on their same wavelength in recognising that giving is a two-way street.
Bee people need to remember that sometimes it's the little things that get started and are ignored that can end up bringing down an entire structure for good...I know in my own life there have been very small things that have occured; I have been asked to do someone a "small favour", or could I possibly take "five minutes" to do something and then before I know it, that small, seemingly insignificant thing has ended up turning into a huge favour costing me plenty in terms of time, money, energy and peace of mind. Bee (yes, pun intended!) aware of who is asking you to do what and for what reasons. It it doesn't smell right, it isn't.
Those who carry Bee medicine must learn to be sure they "clean up" things that have died in their lives, even creating rituals to clear old energy, lest they find that the old energy hangs about and "rots" thus, attracting pests and causing damage to other areas of the person's life. It may be that the Bee person finds they undergo a cyclical process of death and regeneration and this may indeed fall into a cycle of four years or smaller cycles of about 42 to 56 days (the life span of both workers and drones).
Bee people often find that from time to time they simply need to pick up and move on... Bee people may also find that they too need to seek out new environments and experiences if they are to continue to thrive and be happy and healthy in their lives. These folks may also find that people or situations they have been involved with have become too "crowded" for them to remain and it's time to seek something new. Trying to hang onto the old will only cause problems and defeat in the end. Instead Bee people need to send their own "scouts" out, and this can be done by asking Bee as totem to scout about for new situations and people that can be beneficial for you, and report back with the information. I have also known some Bee folks who simply must pack up and move house about every two to four years...Again, asking Bee as totem to help you find the right new home for you will save you loads of time, energy and stress!
What to watch for when Bee appears:
There is a clear message here that there is pollen available to you that can be turned into life sustaining nourishment but you may have to get out there and hustle a bit to get it! Still, the efforts you make now are apt to be well rewarded.
Have you been slinging some stinging attacks or had some come your way? Do you need to defend what is of value to you, lest it be taken over or ripped apart by someone else?
All Bees represent the ability to do the impossible because they defy the laws of aerodynamics which states they should not be able to fly, though obviously they do quite well. Perhaps Bee is sending you a message that you too need to believe that the impossible can and does occur, we are usually just too blind to see it.
It may be time to look for a new community or hive. Is your home and the people around you supporting you in the way that is truly beneficial for you and others?
You most likely need to ask for help with something. Remember, even the Queen only works on her own just long enough to get enough mature adults up and running. So too do you need to work on your own for only so long and then you need to ask for assistance. Take a good look at your life, what do you need help with most right now?
Is your home clean and in good repair? Workers spend much time making sure their hive is well tended. Remember, decay and clutter attract pests and energy you really can live without.
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