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12 - Porcupine: Innocence
The South of the medicine wheel is the place of childlike innocence and humility.
It is the home of playfulness, and the position of Porcupine on the medicine wheel of life.
Porcupine has many special qualities and a very powerful medicine: the power of
faith and trust. The power of faith contains within it the ability to move mountains. The
power of trust in life involves trusting that the Great Spirit has a divine plan. Your task is
to find the pathway that is most beneficial for you and that uses your greatest talents to
further that plan. Trust can open doorways to the creation space. The space thus created
allows others to open their hearts to you and to share their gifts of love, joy, and
companionship.
If you were to observe Porcupine, you would immediately notice its quills. These
quills are only used when trust has been broken between Porcupine and another creature.
Much like Otter, Porcupine is a gentle, loving creature, and non- aggressive. When fear
is not present, it is possible to feed a Porcupine by hand and never get stuck by its quills.
Through understanding the basic nature of this animal, you may come to
understand your own need for trust and faith, and for becoming like a child again. In
today's society, this is a needed reminder to honor the wonder of life and the appreciation
of each new day as an adventure of discovery.
Porcupine sat silently, looking at a hollow log. She wondered if it was a
playhouse that nature had created just for her. Porcupine envisioned all the things she
could do with the log. She could climb on top and make the log roll from side to side.
She could go inside and see if there were any nice juicy worms for her dinner. She could
also scratch her back on the rough outer bark if she wanted to.
Just as Porcupine was pondering what to do next, she saw Bear approaching.
Bear was big and black and looking for honey. "Oh, another playmate to share my log,"
she thought.
"Hello, Bear," she cooed. "Do you want to play and share my log with me?"
Gruff old Bear snorted, "Porcupine, don't you know that I am too old to play?
You are in my way. I am looking for honey. Go away!"
"Why Bear, you are never too old to play," she replied. "If you forget what it was
like to be a cub, you will always be as impatient and gruff as you are now."
Bear began to think about what Porcupine had said. Maybe she was right. All the
other creatures had run away from Bear in fright. Even the other Bears had turned up
their noses when he growled at them. This little Porcupine was certainly trusting him not
to eat her. She even offered to be his friend.
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The old Bear looked at Porcupine and began to feel something move inside him.
He started to remember the games he had played as a cub. Joy started to live in him
again.
"Little Porcupine, you have reminded me that in becoming strong and seeking
answers, I got caught up in trying to be an intellectual. I became afraid of what others
would think if I dropped my mask of gruffness. I was afraid they would not take me
seriously anymore. You have taught me that in being a fuddy-duddy, I was causing others
not to care for me. Thank you. I would love to play with this old log and you."
And so it was that Bear became childlike again and learned the innocence of
Porcupine.
In choosing the Porcupine card, you have given yourself a gentle reminder not to
get caught in the chaos of the adult world where fear, greed, and suffering are
commonplace. The medicine in this card is that of relief from seriousness and severity.
Open your heart to those things that gave you joy as a child. Remember the preciousness
of fantasy and imagination, and the making of some game or toy from nothing but scraps.
Honor the playfulness of spirit that lets everyone win.
Contrary
In pulling the Porcupine card reversed, you are giving yourself a timely warning
that you cannot win the game of life if you are too serious. In some are of your life, you
may be feeling hurt or afraid of trusting again. It is possible that life has recently dealt
you a hard blow. If this is so, it is time to begin again by placing faith in your ability to
overcome the lesson with joy. Are you willing to trust yourself? If so, you might begin
by writing down the feelings that come out of the situation. How can you, as your adult-
self, comfort the child within and teach your inner child how to have faith and trust again.
The ill-dignified Porcupine is belly-up, with its quills stuck in the ground. This is
a rather defenseless position. You may be forcing yourself to be vulnerable so that you
can regain your hope. Perhaps you needed to roll over to get your tummy patted. This
position could therefore indicate that you are ready to accept a little love from others. In
any case, if you are not willing to trust again, this card is forcing you to look at why. Or
at why not!
Overview
Porcupine teaches the value of not taking life too seriously. Life is not intended
as something to be suffered and endured, but should be appreciate and enjoyed.
Porcupine shows that adults need to rediscover the joy of the child to whom life is an
adventure of pleasurable discovery.
Porcupine may not be among the most attractive animals, but its child-like
curiosity can be quite endearing. It is a humble animal which can teach us not only the
need for humility, but also the strength of joy it can impart. Humble curiosity.
Trust your process and yourself. Honor your connnection to Great Myztery and have
faith.
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Source: Sams, Jamie and Carson, David. Medicine Cards (Santa Fe: Bear and Company, 1988).
