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Who has dreams of Frogs? Surely there are many...Here
on our property, they are plentiful and full of song. Spring Peepers, Chorus Frogs, American Toads...They all gather
together, especially at night and trill their darndest to find their fancy.
But...certain frogs, toads, or bullfrogs, passive
as they might seem, are voracious eaters and invasive non-natives. South American Shamans use Frog Energy in their healing
as well...Do not take lightly, a dream of Frog.
"Frog sings the songs that bring the rain and make the
road dirt more bearable. Frog medicine is akin to water energy, and the East on the medicine wheel. Frog teaches
us to honor our tears, for they cleanse the soul. All water rites belong to Frog, including all initiations by water."
Jamie Sams and David Carson, Medicine Cards
Possible Frog Symbology in Dreams
Metamorphosis or Transformation
Resurrection
Creativity or Creation
Listening
Cleansing
Tears, crying
Shamanism, spitting of water (Mayan
and Aztec) for healing purposes
Absorbing information
Water or dweller of the unconscious
Voiceful, needing to voice opinion or the
opposite: too voiceful
Jumping into something...
Socializing
Having a "Big" voice, using your voice
Baptising or purifying
Fairy Tales...the Frog Prince, trusting
in what is right rather than what looks
pretty. Doing what is right.
Poisonious to swallow...accepting
something that may be dangerous to
your health.
Being stuck in the mud
Waterlogged
Sensing danger
"...Frogs have an ancient mythology about them.
Being amphibians with links to the water and the land, they are often associated with the magic of both elements. This
also links them to the lore of faireies and elves. Many shamanic societies-especially North and South American-link
the frog with rain and control of the weather. Its voice is said to call forth the rains.
"Because of its connection
to water, it is also linked to lunar energies (the moon moves the tides of waters upon the planet) and those goddesses associated
with the moon. The frog was an animal attributed to the Egyptian godess Herit, who assisted Isis in her ritual for resurrecting
Osiris...
"Emotions are often associated
with water. Individuals with frog totems are very sensitive to the emotional states of others, and seem to know instinctively
how to act and what to say. They know how to be sincerely sympathetic."
Ted Andrews, Animal Speak
