Neptune's Dolphins

 

As humans, we do have Gods who have animals associated with Them. For example, Odin has his Ravens while Bast has her cats. Meanwhile Anubis and Sekhmet are depicted as a jackal and a lion respectively. How are these animals intertwined with their Gods? I believe that they had a mutual understanding and an agreement of minds. They have an affinity for each other.

 

All my life, I have been able to communicate with animals. Before my brain injury, I was a professional pet physic. In talking with other communicators, I found that there is an informal hierarchy, that matches human preference for animals. That is: first mammals, then birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and on down to germs. This is because humans are mammals and prefer their own kind. Also, it is more difficult to communicate with a squid since squids are alien, living in an inaccessible environment.

 

The mind of a squid is foreign to humans, although the squid possesses a high degree of intelligence. Moreover, little is known about squid culture (and fish culture in general). I have pondered whether the squids have Squid Gods as humans have Human Gods. Are They the same Gods or different Ones?

 

To find answers, I asked the squirrels about their Gods. A squirrel’s mind differs from a human’s as they have different senses, different concerns, and therefore different perspectives. Ratatoskr of the Norse is a God to the squirrels, but a Spirit to humans. Humans see Ratatoskr as going up and down the World Tree spreading news. Squirrels see Ratatoskr as the God of Red Squirrels whose Consort is the Great Spruce. Other Gods are the Spreading Oak, Divine Acorn, Living Pine Cone, Big Yellow (Sun), and Big Green (Earth). Each are in a reciprocal relationship with the squirrels. These are the only Gods that as an human that I could grasp.

 

Among the Gods of humans, Herne the Hunter is the Hawk Who Preys upon the squirrels. Anubis leads the friendly spirits of Death to enable the squirrels reach the World Tree, when they die. Baba Yaga is the Goddess of the Forests, protecting their homes. These are the Gods of the squirrels of North America that they share with humans.

 

A squirrel’s world is filled with “Friendly Spirits” that people call the Land Spirits. Other Spirits are of the Sea and Sky. These Spirits interact with the squirrels on an intimate level. (Ancient Polytheists such as the Greeks had similar relations with the Numia.). Beyond that, squirrels have mysteries that modern humans can never know.

 

Other animals have their Gods, as well. The whales keep to themselves as to who their Whale Gods are. One Whale God that they have told the humans about is Moby Dick the Avenger, since humans hunted whales to near extinction. However, they seem more willing to discuss their relations with human Gods. Whales interact with Neptune and other Gods of the Seas. Humpback whales revere Apollo and other Gods of Bards for their songs. Meanwhile, the whales are private in their religion.

 

My conclusion is that since we live in a web of relations, that animals have their own Gods. Some animals are more willing to discuss their relations with human Gods than their own Gods. Moreover, we understand different aspects of the Gods, who we do share. Furthermore, humans and animals have separate Gods, that we keep to ourselves.