A Cute Dragon Story

I was visiting my granddaughters the other day, and they got all fascinated with the cool little mojo bag I wear with my Shaman Stone in it. Sunshine, who is 7, was really curious about it. So I told her that I had found an egg, and that I was keeping it safe and warm in the little bag I had knitted.

She asked me about a million questions about where did I find it, and did I think it would hatch, and what was in it. So I told her that I found it "somewhere" and that I hoped it might hatch someday... but maybe it might be a long long time. We talked about what might be inside of it... I said, "I don't know... maybe something really cool, like a dragon."

She said, "Yeah! maybe a human being... or even a stick!!"

Then, my other grandaughter Layla who is 4 wanted to touch it, so I let her hold the bag and listen to it to see if she could hear anything in it. After cuddling it in her hands and listening to it, she asked, "What's in there?"

I said... "I think it might be a dragon."
Her eyes got big and she looked at me and said, "A dragon?"
I said, "Yes! Wouldn't that be cool?"
And she said, "Nana! You can't have a dragon!"
I said, "I can't?"
She said, "No! You can't! It would wreck the town!"
I said, "Are you sure? Maybe he'd be a nice little dragon."
And she said, "No he won't! You better put that away! Somebody might get hurt!"

LOL
Kids... aren't they fun?
I wonder what it would be if it hatched...

And if I had a choice,
which would I pick...
this?



Or this?

Dragon Medicine

Yesterday, as I was cruising for "Pearls," I found this cool thing about dragons. I'm posting it because it seems appropriate, considering that I'm incubating a dragon egg and trying to either HAVE a dragon appear in my life... or somehow BECOME a dragon myself.

The Dragon Totem

The Dragon has so much mystique, lore and legend surrounding it, that it is impossible to describe them all them all with any brevity. This mighty and noble creature has been the inspiration of an immeasurable quantity of books, poems, songs, artwork, paintings and movies. Man has never lost his interest in Dragon mythology and lore. In fact, rather than interest in this creature slowing down over thousands of years, it has only increased. The likeness of the Dragon can be found in a varied and innumerable selection of art, jewelry, statues and clothing. Few are immune to the mystery and lure of the elusive and majestic Dragon. Many cultures and tribes recognize the Dragon as the magical and majestic creature it is and either honor and respect it or fear and evade it. One thing is for certain the Dragon is one of the most fascinating and mysterious of all the Totems, as well as one of the most magically powerful.

The Dragon is has many names and aspects; countless colors, characteristics and personalities. Some have wings, can fly, and breathe fire; these prefer to live on the land, in large caves or caverns. Others, usually of Eastern origin, have gills, dwell in the sea and are said to be able to transport themselves to heaven and back at will. Following are some characteristics and virtues of the elemental Dragons:

• The Fire Dragon which represents leadership, inner fire, vitality and mastery.
• The Air Dragon which represents inspiration, vitality, intellect, respect, insight and illumination.
• The Water Dragon who’s virtues include, passion, depth, courage, ability to face the past without fear, and compassion, and the
• Earth Dragon which gives the power of realizing potential, acquiring riches, and grounding ones energy in order to harness it.

Dragons offer strong protection from evil, from all directions, North, South, East, West, Above, and Below. They have always been associated with metaphysics and alchemy. Magic, mystery and majesty are only a few of the Totem virtues of the mighty Dragon. All continents of the world have their own legends, myths and beliefs about the Dragon; however, they originated in the East, in China and Japan , and are still honored in those regions to this day. Some of the many cultures and countries that have a deep historical connection with the Dragon are the Chinese, Japanese, The Celts, American Indians, and Europeans.

Buddhist legend tells that Apalala a Water Dragon was converted to Buddhism by the Buddha himself. In Sanskrit the word Naga means Dragon or Serpent. The Oxford Dictionary defines the “Dragon Stone” as a stone taken from the brain of the Dragon; this stone contains a historical collection of Dragon lore and legend.

The Dragon possesses many animal virtues that are powerful and valuable and which any person would be wise to emulate or divine. One who has the power of the Dragon will see enhanced business success, personal happiness, long-life, and the ability to protect oneself from evil.

The Majestic Dragon Totem possesses the following virtues:

Leadership, magical prowess, vitality, mastery, insight, divine illumination, protection from outside evil forces from all directions, grounded energy, fulfillment of potential, inspiration, longevity, personal happiness, greatly increased riches, infinite wisdom, luminous beauty, majesty, indomitable spirit and strength, invisibility, power of transformation and metaphysical knowledge.

Who says there's no such thing as dragons?

Some fossils, named the “China dragon fossils”, were recently exhibited in the Xinwei Ancient Life Fossils Museum in Anshun, Guizhou. When archeologists first stripped the clay off the fossil, they found the dragon had a pair of horns above its head and the shape of the dragon was very like the legendary animal often described in books and stories.

The dragon fossil was found in Guanling County, Anshun City, in 1996, and has been kept in a good condition. It is measured 7.6 meters long. Its head is 76 centimeters long and the neck is 54 centimeters long. The body is 2.7 meters in length and 68 centimeters in width, and the tail is 3.7 meters long.

The dragon’s head is in a triangle shape. Its mouth is 43 centimeters long. The widest part of the head is 32 centimeters long. The horns project from the widest part of the head, and are symmetrical and 27 centimeters long. They are a little bit curved and tilted, which makes the fossil look very much like the legendary dragon.

The China dragon was a reptile animal living in the ocean in Triassic Period about 200 million years ago. It was an amphibian. It spent most of its time living in water, although sometimes it walked on land. It also laid eggs on land. The animal lived on fish and small reptile animals.

This is the first time that China found a dragon fossil with a pair of horns. Its discovery provides some evidence to prove that dragons might really have horns. The fossil provides important scientific information for people to trace the origin of the Chinese legendary dragon.

Incubating a Dragon

Several weeks ago, I found a Shaman Stone at a rock shop. It was the same day that I bought the Celestite. It isn't much to look at, but I love this little stone. When I hold it in my hand, it gets warm, and then I can't put it down.

Because I wanted to carry it around all the time, I got the idea that I would make a bag for my Shaman Stone so I could wear it and have it with me all the time without having to worry that something might happen to it in my pocket.

And that's what I did. On the evening of the Solstice, there was a full moon, and I was thinking about dragons, and suddenly it occured to me that if I made a "dragon" bag for my stone, I might feel a teeny wee bit better about my inability to acutally BE a dragon. So I found some really cool yarn, all fiery and free spirited, and knitted a little bag for my stone.

I popped it into the bag and put it around my neck and, I swear to God, it felt alive. Like a little baby dragon incubating inside that warm round stone. It sits right over my heart, and when I touch it, or hold it in my hand, it's like a small warm egg. So. Maybe I'm nutty - but that's OK - I'm feeling so much better now that I'm "dragon sitting."

If the unbelievable actually happens, and a dragon does hatch, I'm pretty sure his name will be Moqui. And yes, I do know that the chances of a real live dragon are pretty much non existent, but even if I don't end up with a dragon - I'm pretty sure that something magical will come from it. How can it not? And I'm willing to wait and see. So I'll keep you posted!

But I wanna be a dragon!

So, here I am wanting to be a dragon, and I take this test and find out that I'm much more likely to be a Unicorn. And of course, we all know that internet quizzes are every bit as accurate as rocket sicence, so how discouraging is that?

What mythical creature are you? Unicorn Pure and true. You are kind and believe strongly in fairness and equality. You are often solitary but you can always spare time for your friends. Some people would say you are naïve and innocent. Click Here to Take This Quiz

Quizzes and Personality Tests

If I was a dragon...

Having gotten into a good size funk over my inability to transform myself into a dragon, I was at work, whining and complaining about it, and someone asked me what I would do if I was a dragon. So, here's my list:

1. Bank of America would be toast.
2. Developers would be terrified to go anywhere near a rainforest.
3. George W Bush would be homeless - sorry. Maybe he could go live in New Orleans in one of those trailers he so generously provided!
4. China is so beautiful, I'd probably plan to live there, just as soon as I got done roasting their government officials. The olympics would have to be canceled of course, as would plans for world domination, and Tibet would be my gift to the Dalai Lama. (Unless I accidentally breathed on him and set him on fire.)
5. Warships would swim with the fishes, and not one war plane, missle, or rocket would make it into the sky - yes I know I'd be busy!
6. Any factory, any powerplant, any place of business not being extremely cautious about pollution - well, let's just say the construction trade would be booming.
7. When I got bored with making people behave, I'd vacation in Australia, and allow heads of governments bring me treasures and jewels.
8. Eventually, I'd get lonely, and then I'd fly off on "the other wind" and find out where all the other dragons live.

If you were a dragon, what would you do?

Dreaming of Dragons

A while back, some of you may have noticed that I was in a little bit of a funk. OK, maybe it was more than a "little bit." Why does it matter now? So many days later? Who gives a shit about my little funk? Well, OK, since you asked: I do. And it matters because there's a kind of a flow from then to now with lots of cool and not so cool, interesting and not so interesting (OK yeah, flat out boring) stuff in between that I want to post here.

So, here's what happened. Have you ever read the Wizard of Earthsea series by Ursula LeGuinn? I spent the weekend reading all 5 books, and I'm telling you, I got really down. The more I read, the more depressed I felt. And next thing you know, I'm hating my life, and hating myself, by the time I finished the last book, I was in that bad funk.

Why? Because she reminded me of what I really want to be in my deepest heart, in my wildest dreams. And it's just not possible. Not in this lifetime anyway. Initially, I was just feeling down and disappointed, and then I stumbled onto this quote by Lynn Andrews:

There is magic in this world if you want the world to be magical. If you want life to be special, it will be. No one wants to be bored or consumed by ordinary drudgery. But what happens, all too often, is that when magic is presented to us, we don’t believe it because we don’t trust ourselves. We don’t realize what can really be accomplished. We don’t realize that if we wish to, we can take other forms. We can sit in the presence of the great masters, angels, or ancient seers of wisdom and find peace and wisdom, but it takes many small deaths, the giving away of old limitations, to get there.

That's when I got pissed off and the real funk started. I don't care how many "inspirational" quotes are flung at me... what I really want, who I really want to be... cannot be done. We live in a world where a man can be turned into a woman, where a person can drown in a frozen pond and be brought back to life having been dead for more than 20 minutes, a world where communication is instantaneous, and a moron got elected president of the United States... It really would appear that all things are possible. But this is not even a remote possibility.

And what is it that I want to be that I cannot be? You're going to probably scoff at me, and roll your eyes. But here goes anyway. What I really want to be, in my wildest dreams, in my deepest heart, is a dragon. Not a dragon lady, not a dragon persona, not a member of some dragon society, not an imaginary dream of dragons, but a living, fire-breathing, vivid, powerful, intelligent, free, wild, untameable, undeniable dragon. I WANT it. And don't tell me that dragons are make believe and pretend. Dragons are real SOMEWHERE or we wouldn't know so much about them.

It is so frustrating to me! There is something in me, something big and fierce and wild, and it's being smothered by ordinariness! I can't even live up to my smallest aspirations, much less something impossible and awesome like becoming an actual dragon.