Spirit Animal – Rat

Ukrainian organizations in Canada have today issued an urgent appeal to the Canadian public and government for assistance in combating the serious explosion of severe acute respiratory illness that has struck Ukraine in the past week and now affects over 900,000 people, with some 40,000 people now hospitalized. (http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2009/08/c7130.html)

Picture from Wikipedia, Rats in the Karni Mata Temple, the Temple of Rats

What if the simple answer to how this flu is spreading is that, as with the bubonic plague, Rat is spreading the disease, and man is helping?  What if the Rats were sick, and man, by improper handling of the dead rats, spread the disease by simple contamination? For a different view of the epidemic in the Ukraine, see http://zetatalk.com/index/zeta543.htm. 

We, humans, hold Rat in contempt, and we have many sayings and insults that refer to rat-like behaviour:

• He “ratted” out his cronies in the bank heist.
• Rats leave a sinking ship – is a phrase often used when employees leave a company that appears to be in trouble.
• A movie called “Rat Race” was made, starring Whoopi Goldberg and John Cleese of Fawlty Tours fame.  This depicted the mindless way people will pursue treasure as rats pursue food in a maze.
• When the cat's away the rats will play.

With all this bad press, why does the Asian culture hold Rat in esteem?  Why do people have pet Rats?  Rats have very human like qualities. They are loyal, loving, honest, creative, ambitious, quite intelligent, and if crossed, may be vicious.  And, they love food! If they can get enough, they, like humans, are wasteful.  The link between rats and humans extends into the lab where many of the chemicals that are now used to treat humans, were developed and then tested, on Rats.

Rat is the sacred animal of Lord Ganesh, the deity that removes obstacles.  Over time, Rat has helped man remove many obstacles in understanding the spread of disease, in culture and in the body. Rat is the first animal in the Zodiac because he used his brains to win the race of all animals that wanted to be recognized on the Wheel of the Zodiac. He therefore, became one of the first animals to be a messenger from the Heavens to humans on Earth.

If Rat is now showing up in our lives, what is he trying to say? Some of the messages may include:

1.  Wild Rat lives comfortably with humans because we have so much waste.  If Rat is with you, he may be telling you that you have too much waste, or that you over consume, that is, take out more than is good for you.

2.  Rat will eat and carry off almost anything that they can move.  If you have lots of everything, and Rat shows up, the question becomes about fear and hoarding.  Why do you feel like you will never have enough?  Why do you think you must keep everything for a “rainy” day?  By having so much “stuff”, you weigh yourself down with baggage or attachment to the material.  This is as good as giving yourself an illness.

3.  Rats are predators and survivors.  If Rat is showing up, he may be showing you how greed is affecting your life, or he may be warning you about the greed that others have, and how in their greed, they will use you.  If this feels right for you, then ask Ganesh, the God of Success, and the Destroyer of Obstacles to help you!

May Rat serve you early warnings of obstacles in your life!

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