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Keynote: The Building of Dreams Cycle of Power: Dusk and Night The beaver is the largest of the rodent family. It disappeared from Europe and Asia, and is found now only in this hemisphere. It is adapted for life in the water. It has webbed feet, and its tail serves as a rudder. It is an excellent swimmer, and it can stay submerged for up to 15 minutes at a time. It has extra-large lungs, and it can take in more oxygen and tolerate more carbon dioxide than humans. Because of this, beaver can also teach lessons about breath and its control for the greatest health and effectiveness. Water has long been associated with emotions and with dreams. One of the most common dreams the average person has is to have a home and family. This dream is embodied by the beaver. It lives in a close-knit family, and beavers will mate for as long as both are alive. If beaver has appeared in your life, it can reflect the opportunity to build upon your dreams. Beavers are also master home builders. They perform magnificent feats of engineering in the falling of trees and the building of dams. Their homes can have intricate canals, and they keep their dams in constant repair. This magnificent skill at building may even lend those with this totem to the ancient and mystical Masons. A study of the Masonic traditions may open many doors. A beaver lives less than twelve years in the wild. Its most noticeable characteristics are its large incisor teeth and its tail. One of the reasons that the beaver is always chewing is that its teeth continue growing until it dies. Without the chewing, the teeth would become too large, and it would be unable to eat. If a beaver looses a tooth, it will usually die. For those with the beaver as a totem, proper dental hygiene and care will be essential. Tree bark is the beaver's favorite diet, and poplar and aspen are its favorite trees. A study of the qualities of these trees may provide you with even more insight. The actual tree falling is accomplished through teamwork. One beaver rests and keeps watch, while another chews. The trees are often stored in the dam to provide food throughout winter. Although some see the beaver as a pest, it actually serves wonderful benefits. Its felling of trees enables brush to grow, thus providing food for deer and moose. Its dams even help make farm lands for humans. A beaver pond will fill with silt. When the beaver leaves it, eventually the dam in that pond will break. The water drains off, leaving a flat pocket of rich soil. If beaver has come into your life, ask yourself some important questions. Have you been neglecting your most basic dream? Are your dreams in need of some repair work? Are you or others around you becoming too lost in their dreams~ always dreaming and never acting upon them? Is your home in need of repair? Remember that the beaver reminds us that we have to act on our dreams to make them a reality. When it shows up. it is time for action. Beaver can show you how to construct wonderful dreams.
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