Scorpion Medicine
Once upon a time there lived a tribe of scorpions in the remote wilds of a beautiful canyonland paradise. Each winter the elders would gather up the younger generation and tell stories to help enrich their lives. Many of the legends had valuable insights about how to live life, and some times symbols and figures were etched into stone to remind people of the future not to forget lessons from the past.
“Let me tell you about the gifting of Grandfather Scorpion,” said Uncle Scorpion, to the little ones. “Long ago, some strange, giant beings floated down the great river in an unusual craft and landed upon our shores. They then got out and began looking around to find a place to sleep for the night. Your curious Grandfather went out to meet them with a raised stinger, to defend or welcome the unknown giants, depending upon their intentions.”
“But the giant beings were filled with fear at seeing a scorpion, so squashed Grandfather to his death with one crushing blow,” he continued.
“Thus, Grandfather’s gift to you was to run and hide whenever you see these strange beings approach your home, or at least raise your stinger to defend your presence, if they ever catch you by surprise. These beings have lost their connections to all the other creatures and live in fear of many things they do not fully understand. So always respect your Grandfather and live by the wisdom he has passed on to you,” advised Uncle Scorpion.
But many moons later, a young girl scorpion and boy scorpion forgot all about the wisdom stories and began gossiping about the crazy decisions other scorpions seemed to be making. So one of the elders, upon hearing them, took them aside for a thinking question: “Do you realize that when your stinger is pointing towards others and after the poison is released, your tail curls back and points at yourself? So, be careful what you say, or it may come back to haunt you. Otherwise, scorpion karma may follow you with some trickery,”he added.
Several days later a boat appeared on the water and the strange beings began to land. The two gossiping scorpions forgot about the wisdom gifts and stood their ground with stingers down, to meet the intruders. These giants looked friendly enough, they thought.
Unfortunately, the intruders were still afraid of these scorpions with their wicked little stingers and so crushed them to their deaths. Scorpion karma had finally caught up with the two little gossiper’s, whom had ridiculed others and forgot about the ancient wisdom path. So they then became an unfortunate (for them) part of scorpion history to teach other scorpions (the fortunate one’s) to pass on the “stinger” wisdom gift.
What is the stinger gift?
The wisdom gift and medicine of the scorpion stinger is multi-faceted in its efficacy. It teaches that behavior has consequences and ignoring nature’s wisdom leads to a finite path. It can sometimes be self-deprecating.
True scorpion medicine only works for those who take it and appreciate its potential. It is one of the many ancient wisdom’s that is available through the fractals of nature’s various medicines.
Our world is made up of fractals, the patterns that ripple throughout all nature. All “others” are connected and share the natural world equally. It is only by self-delusion than man arrogantly believes he is the manipulator and controller of nature. Only by a reverting back to appreciating all things in nature are equal will better tolerance and harmony result amidst all creatures and the environment in which they live. The only reason for “others” to exist is for comparison so each can know itself as separate from. Not greater or lesser than, but different. To lose any one “other” is to diminish diversity.
The path to wisdom and knowledge is endless. Living in-tune with earth wisdom will lead to an open endless path. False wisdom, is knowing and not doing. Coming to know wisdom and not practice it, ultimately is not wisdom.
Once stung by anything, it slows us down enough to re-evaluate our own pulse amidst the many. Shifting consciousness will facilitate different directions and results. If we run too fast across the landscape we will be out of tune with it. To help the planet and all life forms, we must first help our self. We are only a self in relationship to others. Harmony comes when all “others” are in tune with each other, and thus able to make true music compatible with the earth upon which all feet dance.
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Jan 19, 2015 @ 17:01:59
Very well said. We must always respect nature and all the lessons it teaches us. We must live in harmony. I have told several people about camping with the rattlesnake and they can’t believe anyone would still want to go camping again after seeing a snake next to the chairs Linda and I were sitting in.
Jan 20, 2015 @ 11:00:06
Terri,
Fears. Assumptions. Intentions. People often fear things based on false assumptions about things they often know very little. Just because it is a scorpion or rattlesnake or spider, they don’t always bite just because they can. Usually there is a reason. Most critters when threatened into a corner will bite back. Relationships between living things are heavily influenced by intention.
We did no harm to brother rattlesnake because we were a visitor in his home. He did no harm to us because we harbored good will and did not poke him with a stick. Both felt a healthy respect for the other. Intention signals outcome. Good ones foster community and cooperation.
People who do not want to visit places because they might encounter a rattlesnake fall victim to the whirlpool of ignorance and miss out on much beauty in nature.
Jan 23, 2015 @ 20:38:18
Hello Gary. I always enjoy reading your writing, but this is exceptional. Good or even neutral intentions usually minimize strife and conflict. Your photos really enhance the text.
Jan 24, 2015 @ 12:22:29
Hey Craig,
Thanks for the accolade, it helps, as often I wonder if people actually enjoy my attempt at writers world or not, since oars fit my hands better than a keyboard. And glad you enjoy the photos, although, I did borrow the one of the actual scorpion. (I couldn’t find the one I took years ago). We don’t encounter scorpions often, but see it as a treat when we do. They are usually scampering off to avoid us two-legged types. And I agree with you, the less conflict we conjure up during our walkabouts the better. Why else would a scorpion scurry away?
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