The power of meditation to provide a platform with which to resolve these things never ceases to amaze me. I’m so glad it was timely for you!

Hi Jeff,

Wow…this is very cool! My Ape is large and his energy is quiet and grounded strength and power. Very matured and reserved yet solid as a rock, something that can be relied upon to come through…I think you are right about the “masculine side”. It’s not an association I made but it is one that feels right. When I set him free he morphed into a white unicorn…whom I sensed was female in gender but that masculine energy of the ape was still there. I’m getting the feeling that the unicorn represents the two energies “masculine” and “feminine” in balance…kind of a revelation of self in a way!

That is totally cool

Much love to you both,

PK

I’ve been AWOL for a while, so I didn’t get a chance to respond to your question on my site about the ape until now. Your experience was fascinating — and so very moving! The association of the ape with power and strength is something that does not appear in my meditations. Generally, the ape I see in the Faerie Pool is closer in size to a chimpanzee than a silverback. It is gentle in its movements. I think it represents something to do with evolution, the emergence of the rational mind, that kind of thing.

Your one-horned ape has one quite obvious interpretation: generally beings with one horn are associated with masculine qualities. I wonder whether this ape has anything to do with your “masculine side” (or your “animus”)?

Thank you for sharing this. I really needed to read it right now. It’s so easy to let ‘old’ emotions run our day to day life when we confuse them with how we feel ‘now’. Sitting in mediation and just being with those old emotions – in what ever form they appear – is such a powerful practice. it’s exactly what I needed reminding of!!!