Teeth Are Purposeful Too
Dragons and sharks have teeth for a reason. And this is a wondrous thing to contemplate.
It is also timely as the energies surrounding this new moon are kicking up our emotions, moods, and general debris in the field. Have you been feeling it?
Many of us have been the recipient of those who use their teeth to bite into others to get their way, to control, to manipulate, to punish. Some of us have reacted in kind. Some of us have learned to turn our teeth on ourselves. Some of us have simply felt disempowered and like a doormat.
Today’s invitation is to come into balance with our teeth. It is important to learn when and how to use these significant tools. To do so, we must first go within and discover how we feel and why we react the way we do. We must learn learn about our anger, our fears, our resistance, and our traumas.
Such investigation may be deeply uncomfortable.
However, its benefits outweigh any discomfort as it allows us to embrace discernment and our power in a way that does not disempower others.
This is remembering/relearning to use our teeth, as appropriate, to assert and protect our boundaries and personal sovereignty.
When we do this, we embrace greater freedom that arises from feeling safe and that we are taking care of ourselves. We recognize that we are not victims. We are not powerless.
Furthermore, this process allows us to come out of reaction and to recognize when compromise and compassion are the most beneficial choices.
Moreover, it gives us enough space to recognize that so much of what others do/say has nothing to do with us. And this allows us to let go of and unravel personalization, suffering, self-doubt, self-judgment, and more.
The invitation of today’s card is to reclaim your teeth and to do so in a way that is conscious and authentic.
How do you use your teeth?
Do you use them on others? On yourself? Both?
Where does this originate?
Are you willing to protect your boundaries and personal space?
Are you willing to give yourself permission to do what you want and need to do?
Do you believe you must sacrifice yourself for others?
Do you believe you do not have a voice? Or cannot have a voice?
Do you believe you do not have a choice?
Do you overreact when another infringes on your boundaries? Why?
Are you overly accommodating?
How do you behave when you are not willing to allow anyone to mess with you?
When do you feel the need to protect yourself using your teeth? What does that need reveal to you?
Are you choosing when and how to engage? Or are inner parts of you choosing for you?
The dragons and the sharks will support you in coming into alignment with your heart, deeply healing, and remembering how to use your teeth in a way that is supportive of you and does not disempower anyone. Invite their presence, love and support. And don’t be afraid of the teeth ;)
For the Love of Dragons, by Angi Sullins
