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Keynote: Silence and Secrets Cycle of Power: Late Winter and Spring The bobcat is sometimes called the wild cat. It has a short, bobbed tail from which it gets its name. It also has tufts of hair on its ears and sideburns. It is often confused with a lynx which is usually grayer and always larger. In fact, the bobcat is sometimes called the red lynx. The bobcat is a solitary animal, and those with as a totem often find themselves in the same situation. Coming to terms with that~ learning to be alone without being lonely, is part of what the bobcat teaches. The females often have a small territory, but males can be quite nomadic, overlapping the territories of five to six females. Mating is usually in late winter, and then the males and females go their separate ways. Because it is solitary, those who have the bobcat as a totem will find that their friends often share secrets. It is important for anyone with a bobcat or lynx as a totem not to break confidences. This will always have strong repercussions and will usually be found out quickly. The tail is very symbolic. Tails have long connection symbolically with the sexual energies and the kundalini. The tail or the tail end is the seat of the life force. The tip of the bobcat's tail is black, and its under side is white. This reflects the ability to turn on and off the creative forces as it is needed. This is part of the medicine of the bobcat. It also ties the bobcat to some forms of sexual magic and mysticism. Using the cloak of darkness and secrecy, the bobcat can teach how to project and utilize the life force in silent but powerful ways. The bobcat's magic is always most powerful when others do not know of it. Speaking of it dissipates its power. For those with this totem, learning when to speak, how much, and to whom will be essential. Bobcat people must be cautions about what they share with others. Things have a tendency to be distorted or blown out of proportion. What may be white to a bobcat person can be mistakenly perceived as black, and vice versa. The bobcat's keen eyesight, sensitive whiskers, and tufted ears make it a superb night time hunter. Those with a bobcat as a totem will be most effective at night. These characteristics have ties to most of the predominant psychic arts. Bobcat's eyes will enable them to see what others may try and hide or cloak. Their sensitive whiskers give them the ability for a form of psychometry, holding an object against the face will enable the individual to pick up impressions. The tufted ears also have connections to clairaudience and to hearing what is not being said. An individual with a bobcat totem may find others uncomfortable around them. They will know that you can see what they are not showing and hear what they are not saying. This ability can make someone a dynamic counselor or a dynamic manipulator. If a bobcat has shown up in your life, look for that which is hidden. Not all is as it appears to be. Trust your own senses. If it doesn't feel right, trust it~ even if there is no logical reason to think otherwise. The bobcat can see very well in the dark, and its hearing is acute. Oftentimes, bobcat people choose to be solitary because they hear, see, and feel so much hidden garbage about people around them that they begin to believe all humans are like this. Bobcat people should never become completely reclusive. Meditation on the Hermit card in the tarot deck will help you know when to be alone and when to be social. If will help you to attune to the energies of this animal. The bobcat is found all over the United States, but it is endangered. It makes its home under rocky ledges and in piles of rocks, and the symbolic significance of this should be studied as well. Although not very fast, it can leap six to eight feet. Its primary food is rabbits and woodchucks, and the significance of these should be studied as well to fully understand the power of the bobcat. The young are born in the spring, and up to for bob kittens can compromise a litter. The mother starts training early. By about seven months the young have learned to hunt alone and around nine months they have left the family to search out territory of their own. For those to whom bobcat comes, expect some new learning, formal or informal. In either case, within 7-10 months you will have what you need. Bobcat people usually learn quickly and thoroughly. If you are a parent who has a bobcat totem, begin the training of your children early. Trust your own instincts on how best to do this. The children will become strong and independent. If bobcat has come into your life ask yourself these important questions. Are you being too solitary? Do you need to look for new learning opportunities? Are you or those around you being indiscreet? Are you not trusting your inner senses? Are you allowing others' outside appearances to sway you? Whenever bobcat is around, it will teach you that there is true power and strength through silence.
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