Spirit Animal – Leopard Seal

Photo: Kin0be/Flickr

Sometimes information comes to us and we need to think about it before we can make sense of why we were destined to read or to see or to hear about “Something”.  I was confused when I read the following information about the Leopard Seal, and felt a zing of energy go through me. 

The leopard seal is at the top of the food chain in its home in the Antarctic, and this is one predator you don't want to swim with. It is bold, powerful and curious, and it has been known to hunt people, although it usually targets penguins. In 1985, Scottish explorer Gareth Wood was bitten twice on the leg when a leopard seal tried to drag him off the ice and into the sea, and in 2003 a leopard seal dragged snorkelling biologist Kirsty Brown underwater to her death.  ~~ from forum.globaltimes.cn/ 15 cute animals that could kill you

I was searching over and over for why I needed this information.  Finally, the answer came to me.

Leopard Seal has a message for people in this changing time where weather is unpredictable and the way of life is changing because of the weather.

1. The leopard seal is grey and white with darker spots of almost black or dark grey in places. Since it lives in the Antarctic, these colours blend with the surroundings.  It is time for humans to move back to the land and to learn to blend with the surroundings.
2. Not everything is black and white.  Things blur with one’s vision and perception.
3. When one is hungry, one cannot be too fussy about what one eats. 
4. When one stays solitary, as leopard seals do, everything else is food.  Life is basically about survival, and eating what is available.

We humans tend to think that seals are loveable entertainers.  We have had that perception because of the sea life shows that we see and the cute seals that are in shows on TV or in the movies.  Leopard Seal is reminding us that we need to look more closely at animals and at other people to see below the surface view, and to see what we are really dealing with.  We can learn about what we are really dealing with by being aware of the environment around us, and around what it is we are observing.

One always needs to be alert and aware; or in different words, one needs to be mindful at all times.

judy@angelsandancestors.com