Spirit Animal - Frog

Leopard Frog of North America - from Wikipedia

 

 

 

If you grew up in the country or if you live in the country or near a park, chances are that you have had a frog experience.  My frog experience started yesterday, when someone sent me a video of a little girl who had collected five frogs.  Then, I read a headline that talked about a frog being found in a package of spinach.  And finally, last night, I dreamt about frog.  So having received my Spirit Animal message in symbolism of three, I decided to find out what Frog was trying to tell me.

Frog has eyes that bulge out of its head to allow it to see in many directions at the same time.  It also has excellent hearing.  Frog's message then relates to clairvoyance and clairaudient abilities - one needs to look in all directions, rather than straight ahead, and one needs to listen closely for guidance or information that may assist in decision making.  Frog's voice comes from a windpipe similar to humans.  Therefore, Frog may produce some very complex sounds and many of these sounds do resemble human speech. Frog's message is also about speaking truth and communicating clearly. 

Frog is equally comfortable on either land or water.  It will jump from place to place, or swim for a long while.  While we may not be comfortable with all our emotions, Frog's message is that we need to "dive in and swim through" the emotions that are coming up for us right now.  Some of the emotional energy has to do with the shifting of the Earth, and some has to do with the changing times.

Since Frog goes through many transformations on its way to becoming an adult, humans see it as a symbol of transformation from the earthly to the spiritual.  The green colour of Frog  represents heart healing.   To heal the heart, one must deal with unresolved emotions.  (Not all frogs are green coloured, the colours of Frog around the world may represent different things.)  The leopard frog's spots represent "eyes".  The ability to see clearly in any situation, emotional or physical, or even cloudy, since Frog does like the mud. 

Our Ancestors have many legends and stories about Frog.  The story that relates to huge transformation is the one where the Princess kisses the Frog, and it turns into a handsome prince.  The story reflects change, trust, faith, and love.  There are fables and stories about Frog's relationship with other animals.  And, who can forget the most famous Frog of all time - Kermit, The Frog. Young and old have been able to learn lessons from Kermit's experience.  And, Kermit reflects that Frogs are about change!

May you hop from adventure to adventure!