The loyal mongoose
When I first connected with the spirit of the mongoose during a meditation, a series of images and impressions came to me: a sailing boat, the word “shield”, the sense of protecting one’s back, loyalty, earth and fire, and even a spinning top, a symbol of play. Together, they suggested the quiet yet powerful support of the mongoose, an audacious and agile way of moving through life, navigating swiftly and intelligently through the uncharted waters of existence , water symbolising…