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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Seeing Monkeys - Trickster?

It’s not uncommon to see black bear and other animals such as hawks and eagles plus

plenty of alligators and snakes although it’s less common to see a coyote which has appeared again and the addition of a baboon sitting by the road. We’ve had monkeys in my area for years but not so close. I worry for them as aggressive construction is taking their homes. Hopefully the coyote and the monkey will find a safe place although no matter where they go this isn’t a safe place. Both species were not natural to this area, were imported, and now wandering.

In Native American tradition so tribes see this is consequences of arrogance and folly, sometime called the Trickster.

Ancient Egypt honored them as representative of intelligence and flexibility. The God is Thoth.

That this monkey is misplaced and wondering suggests where he goes is a message that something has gone wrong.

Interesting, too that in Native American tradition coyote energy is also called the Trickster.  .