Side Note: While checking out Pixabay images for this post, I clicked on one (on right) that most closely looked like the one I saw in my dream, and then found out that it’s actually an echidna (which I never heard of before), and is NOT related to the porcupine.
Granted, the main theme for both animal spirit guide interpretations are about personal boundaries, so I realized that it doesn’t really mater (since I’ll read both), though I’m pretty sure it was the echidna.
Image by Benjamin Davies from Pixabay
The following is from the reading, “Echidna” by Meg Phillips Natural Solutions to Stress Management:
Scott Alexander King says Echidna is a symbol for Rebirth and Personal Protection […]
Ann Williams-Fitzgerald and Karen Osborn in Wisdom of the Australian Animals entry for Echidna gives the following information. Echidna is about Personal Boundaries and Comfort Zone with Echidna urging us not to be like him. […] Time to move out of the comfort zone perhaps to learn something new, join a new group and become more involved in life.
From Dream Journal 12/8/2021 (Wed)
During what appeared to be a later afternoon in the middle of a desert area surrounded by some rocks, I slowly approached a baby porcupine surrounded by three fox cubs that were a light shade of orangish brown in color.
At first, I simply observed out of curiosity, and even watched in a neutral state as these cubs were nipping at this baby porcupine that was oddly standing upright, like a human.
I recall reminding self not to intervene since it’s part of Life; however, at one point, as these cubs became more aggressive, the baby porcupine made a sound that was similar to a toddler who’s in distress.
I ROARED so LOUD that I felt the INTENSE vibrations within my body—whoever I was in this dream, another version of full-potential, Multidimensional, WHOLE self/Self.
The fox cubs scurried away, and I don’t recall what happened after that.
Upon waking up, I drank some water, laid back down, closed my eyes, and briefly meditated in the darkness, stillness, and silence along with moments of interruptions as usual.
After briefly observing my thoughts and emotions from a neutral state—not trying to forcefully FIX them to become positive, but simply allowing them to be as they flow by my awareness—I asked Spirit within/Higher Self if there are any dreams that would be helpful to recall, since I didn’t this morning, though I usually do (effortlessly).
And sure enough, the dream I shared within this post immediately popped into my awareness.
I felt so grateful, since last night, during meditation (while lying in bed), I asked Spirit within to give me a very obvious confirmation to what had happened yesterday (since the mind can doubt at times), and for me to be able to instantly, intuitively, and confidently recognize the answer to my prayer; and then I thanked Spirit within ahead of time.
For years now, before I search for dream interpretations within my outer world, I’ve been practicing to connect to my inner-wisdom and insights from my inner world first and foremost.
I had another dream on 12/20/20 (almost exactly a year ago) of roaring like a lion or tiger—that I shared in post “Various Aspects of WHOLE Self Revealing Themselves in Dream State & in Real Life“, under subtitle, “Dream of Foreign Feline Humanoid Beings.” The following is an excerpt:
At one point, I sensed someone behind me, and when I turned around, it was a humanoid, tiger being standing upright.
I ROARED really loud—I suppose I wasn’t the human that I thought I was, but one of the cat Beings as well (don’t know since I didn’t see my reflection)—and then woke my ass up.
So this is the second time I recall having this bizarre, yet, amazing experience. I intuitively sense that it represents fiery and passionate lioness/tigress-like aspects of Sekhmet, one side of the Cosmic Coin of the Divine Mother Goddess (the other half Being Hathor).
I even shared another dream recorded in a post within this blog—don’t recall the title since I think it was one of those stories within stories—where it was night time, in what appeared to be near a city, and I was breathing heavily while standing still and observing being surrounded by seemingly countless, dead, bloody, human bodies in all directions as far as I could see.
I didn’t feel scared at all, but rather, very calm and neutral, though the human self within this particular physical reality would’ve more than likely have been horrified and freaking out.
Upon waking up, this dream instantly reminded me of the story I read a while back of “The Destroyer” aspect—destroyer of THAT which no longer serves a beneficial purpose—of Goddess Sekhmet, fiercely annihilating the human race due to their habitual disrespect of her father/God/Ra (patron of the Sun).
I’ve noticed a pattern that whenever I’m in these seemingly fearless and neutral states (I AM Presence), I’m simply Being The Observer. Example post, “Dream of Little Angel Alerting Outside of Window.“
The following is from the reading “Porcupine“ by website Spirit Animal Totems and the messages they bring you, and this part of the interpretation I came upon today after doing a search, “baby porcupine power animal” related to the point right above (but as usual, I prefer to follow my inner guidance/Heart/intuition/inner-wisdom/insights first and foremost, only taking onboard what FEELS light/true to my Heart and discarding the rest):
Porcupine symbolism also reminds you that protection [via I AM Presence, like above and also in dreams recorded in posts such as, “Dreams of Jesus“ in 2001] is always available to you.
Therefore, it is time to be yourself and trust that it is safe to be who you are. The focus here is on faith and trust and the knowing that you can move mountains with these powers.
I fully trust that this symbolic dream was my Higher Self/Spirit within observing my human self—represented by the baby porcupine that had not fully learned to maintain very healthy boundaries—as well as the three main people in my recent experience (represented as 3 fox cubs) who were pushing my boundaries via different types of aggressiveness—manipulation, control, passive-aggressiveness, cleverness (represented by the fox tripled in number, perhaps meaning that there’s been strong amount of this aspect showing up, and I’ve sensed it), selfishness, aggressiveness itself, and stonewalling (delay or block a request, process, or person by refusing to answer questions or by giving evasive replies, especially in politics).
But even with these 3 so-called “others”—who could easily be perceived as “enemies” from a limited, fear-based, human perspective—were merely behaving in these fear-based ways because of their lower level of consciousness.
Therefore, why they showed up as cubs rather than adult foxes; they’re like teenagers in adult bodies, like Peter Sage teaches about deeply understanding others rather than judging them; hence, not needing to react (from a state of fear), but respond (from a state of unconditional love).
This matched up perfectly with the three individuals within a group whom I confidently and abruptly cut off (not slowly let go of) without any regrets (reasons below) for a:
- so-called buddy
- female member in our EMF14 peer group, and just disconnected from the overall fb group (since I could use an extended or even permanent break)
- so-called coach that didn’t really coach (but introduced and then sold the EMT/Elite Mentorship Trainer program, that includes the EMF course).
And I did this so confidently that I almost didn’t recognize who I was anymore; but then I remembered during certain times throughout my life, that I was this way, so it’s always been a part of me, but remained dormant at times. Just one example post from the past, “Rage” (dealing with adult bullies).
I felt incredibly liberated, like a HUGE HEAVY LOAD had been lifted on my back, and I felt immensely empowered from within, so much so that I excitedly thought, “So what’s next? Let’s DO this.”
For a while, I’ve been thanking my angelic realm and Higher Beings of the Spiritual Realm—to include Ascended Masters and other spiritually evolved Beings within Galactic and Universal Soul Families—for assisting me to effortlessly LET GO of EVERYTHING that no longer serves my Multidimensional WHOLE self (earthly and otherworldly physical selves, to include human)/Self (Source/I AM: Soul/Spirit within); and so it IS.
The more I learn about Peter Sage, and how BOLD and BRAVE he’s been with various Life decisions—to include TRUSTING a great power within, and courageously diving DEEP into The Unknown—the more he inspires me that I, too, can continue on this similar path.
I intend to share with him soon via a near-future gratitude comment, that I’ve often been sharing to show my appreciation of him, and a lot of his wonderful qualities, to include his Heart-centered intention to raise the Global Consciousness.
I’ve learned a lot and have grown a lot from his EMF (Elite Mentorship Forum) program so far, and I’m deeply grateful for this Divine gift during this phase of my life.
But before I continue with what I’ve learned from this recent series of interconnected experiences, and also checking out various interpretations of the porcupine and fox spirit guides/animal totems/power animals, I’d like to share some more related context below.
I fully trust that I haven’t been able to recall dreams lately because I needed a break. For a little over a decade, I’ve been recalling earthly and/or otherworldly dreams daily, and seemingly amplified—so many back to back to back vivid dreams—during certain times, like the New or Full Moon periods, and definitely intensified during the more powerful eclipses; and I wake up feeling so exhausted due to being so active during dream state.
Peter Sage mentioned once—I think in a live zoom call with our EMF14 group—that one of his favorite songs that he often listened to for a while, to keep him motivated was, “Titanium” by Sia, which is on one of my playlists as well.
As soon as I heard this, I had a flashback of a dream where I was being shot at with a machine gun—since there were a lot of bullets coming toward me at a rapid rate—but yet, I was slowly walking towards the shooter in a very calm, cool, and collected state, and I guess the bullets weren’t affecting me since I wasn’t even trying to dodge them.
Upon waking up from this dream, I intuitively knew this was one of the most unbelievable psychic abilities that I’m re-membering as a Soul, that haven’t manifested yet in this physical reality, though other psychic abilities have, to include, but not limited, to all the Claire ones, to include Clairvoyance.
What amazes me with each of these experiences is the very familiar and unstoppably confident Full Presence state, which I trust to be my I AM Presence within—that we all can have access to by further opening our mind and heart towards integrated Mind/Heart—from other dreams of very high vibrational frequency, though I also experience fearful versions of self as well.
By the way, the above paragraph just reminded me of another one of Sia’s empowering songs that I highly resonate with, “Unstoppable.”
So I have no doubt that my Higher Self—I AM: I (God) AM (Goddess) Presence/Universe within—is giving me a break from having to recall so many dreams, so I don’t become overwhelmed and drained.
Questions to Ask Self, Insights & Learning from Life Experiences
Returning to the life lessons of these recent experiences, I’ve learned the following (about “others” mirroring past version of self that no longer needs to be the present and future self/Self):
It’s absolutely wonderful to go above and beyond and share with another an abundance of unconditional love; however COMMA some highly beneficial questions to ask at some point are as follows:
“Is this generous, mainly one-sided sharing actually empowering this “other” (Soul family member), or is it more disempowering? The following is from the reading “Porcupine“ by website Spirit Animal Totems and the messages they bring you, and this part of the interpretation is related to the bullet point right above:
Are you interfering where you shouldn’t? Take stock and retreat. Allow others to walk their walk with aplomb and dignity. Making their own mistakes is integral to their own personal growth. -Porcupine
Aplomb: self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
The following is from the reading “Echidna” by website Native Symbols:
As an animal rescued from death, usually orphaned on roadsides, the young are very hard to keep alive because they need to be treated with ‘coldness’ or neglect – fed only rarely, no extra warmth, and generally ignored.
It is very easy to kill baby Echidna with kindness, and if you encounter an echidna in care, look at where in your life you need to ‘step back’ and let things pan out by themselves with as little intervention as possible.
Is s/he even willing to help themselves, and putting forth some efforts towards beneficial positive change, or is s/he deeply lost within victim mentality, and more interested in being, doing, behaving, saying (the same things over and over and over again), acting, etc. in the same old, addictive patterns, that no matter how much help is offered, it goes in one ear and out the other? [ultimately mirroring back old version of self]
Is this relationship an actual relationship, or is it more often a one-sided conversation, like a tight fist, rather than two shaking and high-fiving hands that unconditionally give, encourage, uplift, liberate, empower, and inspire one another, even expanding each other’s individual and Collective Consciousness?
After all, so-called buddies—whether civilian buddies within our EMF community, or “battle buddies’ in the Army—are meant to be a two-way street, helping one another to grow and flourish in an overall, positive, healthy and fully supporting environment; and if it’s mostly one way (about 95% to 1% ratio), then the one often helping is basically a Life Coach rather than a buddy.
The following excerpt is from a post within this blog titled, “Most Effective Way to Reclaim Our Inner, Divine Power, Merged with Divine Wisdom & Divine Love“ (Black Panther & Cat Animal Totems/Power Animals/Spirit Guides: Master Teachers of Unconditional Love):
These “selfish” and “narcissistic” aspects remind us to unconditionally love more and more aspects of whole self, and they often show up in the reality of those who generously give love to others, but have a tendency to neglect their own needs, wants, desires, and preferences. So these are the Divine GIFTS of the aspects that are labeled SELFISH and NARCISSIST.
Unconditional Love is meant to be given to self AND others, like a cosmic dance, ebb and flow, between the God and Goddess/Divine Masculine & Divine Feminine Energies/Soul & Spirit/Mind & Heart/Yang & Yin/Sun & Moon.
Unfortunately, society, stemming from many old and outdated religions, have often taught humanity throughout the ages, to only GIVE GIVE GIVE to others (especially to their churches), while barely touching the surface of teaching humanity about the importance of unconditional self-love as well.
The following is from the reading “Echidna” by website Native Symbols:
Most Dreamings about Echidna attribute his quills to spearing. In one Dreaming[3], well-known to children, he drinks all the available water out of thirst and without thought for the future or others’ needs.
Does this relationship habitually FEEL light/true to the Heart, OR does it often FEEL super HEAVY and draining during and especially after each interaction?
If you LET GO of this relationship—with the loving intention for each one’s highest benefit—would you miss it, and want to revisit that space, OR would you FEEL excited to explore other relationships (especially with self/Self) that actually deeply resonates with your entire essence within?
When another shares some blunt comment—ex. People who share that they see and hear unusual things are more than likely not telling the truth, are crazy, and are perceived as mentally ill by us”—within a community forum, without providing important details (supporting context), it can easily be misinterpreted by others, especially if there was a small group within this 114 member community who were courageous enough to be vulnerable, and share their metaphysical (beyond physical 5 senses)/psychic abilities; and everyone’s perception and perspective are at least valid.
So when you strongly sense the not so loving, fear-based intention behind the comment, and reply to it (basically calling it out), do you need to regret it because the type of comment shared stems from strong intuition? Of course not, so release unnecessary regret.
After you shared a realization of the bigger picture, as well as the detailed insights—to include admitting why your fearful ego aspect reacted rather than responded (the way I conveyed the message)—the other continued to lash out at you, criticize you, and basically state that you’re the only one with a fearful ego, and even stonewalling key points that you brought to her attention that she didn’t want to look at (i.e., “Reread you comment from an objective perspective” suggested twice).
So, did you choose to make a lighter decision by allowing her to simply be her—without needing to change her mind (allowing her to “win” the so-called argument)—and apologizing to her to everyone in the community, for making the “assumption” that she implied something, when she adamantly claimed she meant something completely unrelated?
YES, and you even shared via the zoom community call that you have no regrets making a mistake [if it even was] since you’re willing to learn and grow from them.
You also became very emotional and cried, because deep down, you didn’t want to apologize for something you intuitively know you were onto, but that’s part of learning that the greater version of you doesn’t need to prove to others that you’re right, since the Truth is always revealed in Divine perfect timing and order.
The following is from the reading “The Porcupine Spirit Animal“ by website The Secret of the Tarot, related to the bullet point right above:
When the porcupine animal spirit visits your life, you are assured of living free of guilt and shame. The porcupine gives you the kind of innocence that you only see in children.
To reap the massive benefits associated with this spirit guide, you must be willing to open up your heart and mind. Do you remember those things that gave you joy as a child? You need to reclaim them in your life.
Just like the seal, the porcupine enhances your level of fantasy and imagination. Your mind is so active such that you always get a way out of the chaos of this world. You are not subject to greed, fear, and suffering that affects most people.
The porcupine meaning in your life is that you have protection available whenever you need it. As such, don’t be afraid to be yourself. Just know that you can make it in life by being who you are.
When the porcupine spirit guide comes into your life, learn to have faith and trust in the powers that Mother Nature has bequeathed you.
Additionally, the porcupine reminds you to trust in your own judgment. Do not allow other people’s views belittle you. You have what it takes to explore the activities that can make your life more enjoyable.
The seal (Seal spirit guide) mentioned above instantly reminded me of a YouTube video I had created and shared a while back titled, “A Seal & Orange UFO Dream Leading to Invaluable Wealth“; and to my great surprise, though I only had 3 videos at the time, with hardly any views, likes, or comments, I had gained 5 subscribers.
And today, I noticed that someone else subscribed to my YouTube channel as well, and of course (part of this particular series of Divine synchronicity), he goes by the name Rayray Almighty, and this name instantly and intuitively reminded me of RAYS of Light (repeated, doubling its power) and the Almighty God essence of I AM (mirroring Divine Masculine half of Higher Self within/the other half Divine Feminine/Goddess).
Plus, it perfectly matches the theme of this post which is about reclaiming my inner power to use it in highly beneficial ways for self/Self/interconnected Life within this world and beyond.
Anyhoo, the first song I checked out by Rayray Almighty is “Ima Be Okay,” and to my delightful surprise, it wasn’t the typical rap song, but an empowering one that even incorporates the word, “meditation” that I don’t ever recall hearing in a rap song before.
Granted, I don’t listen to a lot of rap songs, but I do enjoy various genres, to include rap songs that have a resonating melody, great beats, and empowering lyrics, like this one. I even subscribed back since he, too, seems to be a Trailblazer merging the physical and spiritual worlds.
Also, it doesn’t matter that he doesn’t have a lot of followers as well, since the majority of humanity are not at that higher consciousness level yet; and True Leaders may not always start off with a lot of followers.
Regarding the above mentioned comment that felt judgmental, discriminating, and separating–which also probably triggered a past, unhealed memory of one of the very young, male Soldiers in my unit putting a rifle into his mouth and ending his life, due to adult bullying while deployed, that I found out much later (which I already shared the details within this blog)—I still fully trust that my intuition was spot on.
However, next time, I can express myself in a more tactful way, though once again, its my ego judging how I shared the comment (calling out way, rather than the polite tactful way).
Because what IF I don’t know for sure that’s how it was meant to be since it did lead to a beneficial domino effect, where even someone who had never shared a comment before in our community, did so for the first time (replying to my comment) stating that’s why she never felt like it was safe to share publicly; but I replied to her from my Heart a reason to do so.
Granted, anyone can deny, project, and say things like, “Oh you misunderstood, that’s not what I meant. It’s all your ego.” I didn’t even feel the need to reply to the last two comments from the member who shared the original, questionable comment, because she kept wanting to continue playing the blame game of “Your ego’s the only problem for these reason, and I don’t have a fearful ego” (though we all do to some degree).
UPDATE for above situation only inserted 12/10/2021, day after publishing this post:
Yesterday evening, I didn’t finish organizing this post, and filling in the blanks, since I had a dinner plan with one of my husband’s former clients—whom I had never met before, though briefly heard about—who visited Sedona, their second vacation home that they also rent out.
As usual, there was an instant, comfortable connection, and we excitedly shared so many stories within one another, and learned from each other’s invaluable experiences.
And it turned out that the female client is also an empath with her strongest ability being a Clair Empathy, where she can quickly and strongly sense the vibrations of her surroundings, whether it’s people, places, houses, etc.
The following is from the reading, “Different Modes of Sensing – Part 5: Clair Empathy” from blog, Core Potentials (for further details, clink on title to open link in another window):
The basic definition of Clair empathy means “clear emotional feeling.” It’s having a supernatural awareness of emotional energy. Clair empaths are extremely sensitive to the energetic vibrations of the emotions, attitudes, or physical ailments of people, places, animals, or objects.
As this particular series of synchronicity (NOT coincidences), she shared a story of a situation that happened recently that closely mirrored one of the three of mine shared in this post.
So I mentioned this second situation (above) to her, and she immediately and confidently called bullshit on it while maintaining strong eye contact (i.e., that she intuitively knew, as well, that my intuition was spot on, and that this female member was full of it, and was covering her ass by flipping it back to me).
I realized at that moment, that I, too, would love to habitually, effortlessly, unapologetically, and fully OWN my psychic abilities the way she does, though I’ve experienced moments of such BOLD confidence. I thanked her for sharing her perspective, which was very helpful.
Image [below right] by ArtTower from Pixabay
The following amazingly supports the UPDATE right above, and is from the related reading “The Meaning of a Fox: Its Symbolic & Spiritual Significance“:
What does a baby fox symbolize?
Baby foxes represent new layers of growth in your intuitive development. This is a period of growth when you will start to learn more about your psychic gifts, particularly claircognizance.
Claircognizance is the psychic gift of “knowing.” There may be times when you just know something, but can’t explain how. This is often described as undeniable faith, trust, and confidence in the information that you received from a vision, dream, or revelation.
If you see a baby fox in a synchronistic way and feel spiritually activated, it may be helpful to take time to meditate and see what messages or knowledge comes to you right now.
Baby foxes can also represent new opportunities that will give you more room to create your highest reality. It may be a new job opportunity or boost in confidence that makes you finally take action towards your goal.
The following is from the reading, “Echidna Symbolism & Meaning” by blog, What is My Spirit Animal:
Need a little help weeding out life’s little irritations? Looking to nourish your tired spirit? Echidna, as a Spirit, Totem, and Power Animal, can help! Echidna teaches you how to find peace in simplicity while showing you how to use creative outlets to feed the soul!
Last question to self: Do you prefer being in a relationship where communication habitually and effortlessly flows like the Cosmic River of Life, or do your prefer being in a relationship where another often ignores your communication, but, yet, wants to immediately communicate whenever it’s convenient for him (like a so-called “coach”).
Yesterday, I received another text message—sometimes they’re automated and sometimes they’re not—demanding something to the effect of, “Don’t do ______, but do this instead,” which didn’t even FEEL inspiring. So I simply texted in all caps, “STOP,” and unsubscribed, which I never even considered doing before.
Other Dream Interpretations of Key Words Within This Dream’
The following is from the reading “Porcupine“ by website Spirit Animal Totems and the messages they bring you, and this part of the interpretation is related to the sub-topic, “Questions to Ask Self, Insights & Learning from Life Experiences” above:
When you have a Porcupine dream, it suggests that you need to look out for yourself and protect yourself from emotional or psychological harm. Trust and honesty are essential qualities but only with boundaries fully intact. Alternatively, a Porcupine dream indicates that there is a situation that you need to approach with openness. In other words, someone in your waking life may be on the defensive. Thus they are not exposing their vulnerabilities.
The following is from the website Dream About Meaning:
Dream about A Baby Porcupine
A dream about a baby porcupine is a harbinger for a life situation in which you experience some new found freedom. You are taking a chance on a new relationship or situation. You are finally letting go of something. The dream refers to life in the fast lane for you. Perhaps, it is time to make a new start.
A baby porcupine dream points to your ability to offer love to others. You are ready to explore and confront certain emotions. Maybe it is time for a career change. The dream is a signal for confidence, beauty, talent and freedom of expression. You are comfortable with your appearance.
A powerful creative urge may come upon you today [YES, this post, and enJOYing the creative process ^_^ ]. Your intuition should play a strong role in whatever you produce. [Definitely] You may feel driven to finish your project [this one for sure]. The only downside might be that your partner may not understand why you want to work instead of go out [As shared in UPDATE above for 12/10th, I followed my Heart first and foremost, and glad I did since I had an interesting new experience]. Follow your heart and keep working [Again, I did]. Your friend will see it differently when you show the results.
The following is from the website Dreams`opedia – Your Dreams Encycl`opedia (but I’ve noticed that this website, though it can contain helpful information at times, needs to be read with discernment, since it has a lot of mixed messages, even within one paragraph, which can cause confusion; only take on board what FEELS light/true to the Heart) :
Dream about A Baby Porcupine points at spirituality and vital energy.
You are undergoing a transitional phase and are becoming more enlightened or spiritual. You are refusing to see the truth even though it is unavoidable [As mentioned above, needing to embrace and integrate “unacceptable” aspects via The 7 Essene Mirrors that Gregg Braden teaches; otherwise, they will continue to SHOW UP even more AMPLIFIED via different “others” since they simply want to reunite into WHOLE self/Self].
Your dream signifies discipline, structure, rigidity and your staunch attitude. You are making the right choice or decision in life.
A Baby Porcupine is a metaphor for your need to rejuvenate and restore your body, mind and spirit. You also pride yourself in your loyalty and generosity. You need solidify some new ideas.
The dream is a clue for relaxation, calmness, luxury and ease. You have totally let go of a relationship.
The following is from the reading, “The Porcupine Spirit Animal“ the website The Secret of the Tarot:
The porcupine is the tribal symbol of the Native American Arapaho tribe. This tribe has the fierce warrior qualities that they closely associate with the porcupine spirit animal.
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