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Keynote: Secrets and Vision of the Hidden and Unseen. Cycle of Power: Winter Much of the information concerning the bobcat also applies to the lynx. Both animals are similar, and the bobcat was sometimes referred to as the red lynx. Both have short, stubby tails, tufted ears, and a ruff about the face. The lynx is chunky and muscular. It has long legs and big furry paws that serve as snowshoes during its winter. The lynx is also found further north and its territory is not nearly as wide spread as that of the bobcat. For anyone with the lynx as totem, also study the significance of the northern direction. It facial ruff gives the lynx an aristocratic appearance. Still abundant in Alaska and Canada, they are starting to make a comeback in other northern parts of the country. The lynx has no trouble maneuvering in the snow. Its feet are wider than those of its relative, the bobcat. Lynx kittens are usually born with blue eyes. After about two months, the blue eyes turn to the yellow like their mother's. The blue hints of the expansiveness of the sky or heavens open to the lynx from birth. The transition to the yellow reminds us that the lynx can draw knowledge from the heavens. The mother teaches the young to hunt. Summer and fall is spent in passing on the skills. These skills will be needed as winter approaches, for by late winter the family breaks up and the lynx go their own way~ seeking out their own life and knowledge. The main prey of the lynx is the snowshoe hare. On its wide feet it is able to pursue the hares, even when the snow is piled deep. It will feed on smaller rodents, but the snowshoe hare is its main diet, and the quantities of it should be studied as well. "So closely is the fate of the lynx tied to that of the hare... that when the hare population plummets during a regular eleven year cycle, so does that of the lynx." This eleven year cycle is very symbolic. From a metaphysical standpoint, eleven is a master number. It is associated with inspiration, revelation, mysticism, and occult teachings. The fact that the lynx is a gray color also adds to this significance. The gray is the symbol of clouds that hide the ancient wisdom, that separates the seen from the unseen. The lynx is the animal whose powers enable it to cross back and forth and draw out knowledge and secrets from behind the clouds. The lynx has connections to mythology and occult groups in history. These links can provide clues to possible past lives. In Scandinavian and Norse traditions, the lynx was sacred to Freyja, and her chariot was sometimes depicted being drawn by lynx. The Greeks believed that lynx could see through solid objects. In fact, it is named for Lynceus, a mythological character who could also do this. In 1603 Italian scholars formed the Academy of Lynxes, dedicated to the search for truth and the fight against superstition. Galileo was a member, and its symbol was the lynx tearing Cerberus with its claws. Cerberus guarded the entrance to the underworld. The implication was that knowledge would conquer darkness and suffering. The lynx has acquired the reputation for supernatural eyesight. It has been attributed with the ability to see error, falsehood, secrets, and all that is hidden. If a lynx has shown up in your life, look for that which is hidden. Trust your instincts in believing others. The things you imagine are probably more accurate than you think. No matter how strange and how irrational are the imagining, it probably has a core of truth. Lynx has the ability to teach you how to know the inner workings of others. Jamie Sams and David Carson refer to it as a special type of clairvoyance in which you see that which people hide- from others and themselves. This may be fears, activities and even abilities. Individuals with lynx as a totem need to be very careful about breaking confidences. Things said have greater potential of being made public or distorted, so words must be chosen and used cautiously. Strength through silence should be the motto. The breaking of confidences usually brings quick and strong repercussions. If a lynx has shown up in your life, you will find that other people increasingly share their secrets, taking you into their confidence. You will "accidentally" discover things about people, and some of it you may not wish to know. You don't have to do anything with the knowledge. Hold on to it. Use it for your own benefit, but be careful of sharing it inappropriately. It is not unusual to find that some people will become very uncomfortable around you. On some level they will recgonize that you can see within them. When they avoid you, trust what you imagine to be the reason. To help you awaken the lynx ability to see hidden knowledge, Sit back and watch. As you observe how people behave and what they say, you will also get images of things behind them. Visualize yourself inside of the other person. In many ways the lynx medicine is like x-ray vision. You are able to see the inner workings. Learn to go into the silence and trust what images and knowledge come to you from it.
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