Into the Mystic

Some time ago I wrote a little piece about an experience I had with my daughters when they were young concerning their observance of their sacred “Rabbit-Rabbit Days“.

I suppose I wanted to share this story today, as we are quickly approaching a period that may necessitate our needing to make choices quickly from that which is presented to us by the Cardinal Transits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto, and I feel this story may hold relevance for those that are seeking to roll with the coming changes with as much grace and ease as is possible.

At one end of the scale we have those that feel the coming changes are completely beyond our control while on the other end are those that feel all is self-created and within full control of each individual.

I would like to think most of us are balanced fairly well between the extremes.

While I do agree that certain situations and developments do occur in this life that are beyond our control I maintain nonetheless that our actions in regards to said situations/developments are always within our control.

I embrace Astrology from this same standpoint and feel that while we are subjected to certain parameters at certain times, it is entirely up to the individual as to the manner in which one relates to energies at hand and how one chooses to act, or not to act, upon said energies that determines the outcome.

For me, this is the difference between fate and destiny.

I shared this Rabbit-Rabbit Days story previously in forums and many seemed to have enjoyed it, so dusting it off and sharing here today, take what you will from it and discard whatever doesn’t appeal to you personally!

Blessings. Kachina

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~Rabbit Rabbit Days~

When my daughter’s were young they had a monthly tradition and Rabbit-Rabbit Day is what they termed it. The first day of every month and immediately upon awaking they were to speak aloud “Rabbit Rabbit!”.  No other words could precede this sacred chant for if one were to utter any other words first it would certainly mean a month of doom and no good things could possibly occur in one’s life until the next Rabbit-Rabbit Day was properly honored.

My children are nearly four years separate in age and my eldest Kaleigh had an advantage by far.  I have no recollection of her ever ‘whoopsing’ on a Rabbit-Rabbit. Her little sister Alexandra was an entirely different scenario though and it was indeed a miraculous occasion when she managed to properly tone her Rabbit-Rabbit in the manner apparently required by the Big Rabbit in the Sky according to her elder sister Kaleigh.

While my daughters were of equal intelligence, this fact becoming quite apparent as they grew and achieved the same benchmarks, they did have developmental differences back in the Days of the Rabbit due to their differences in age. They also had some substantial differences presenting in childhood in regards to their embodied energies, with Kaleigh expressing strongly her abundant Sagittarian energy, and Alexandra bouncing between expressions of her Libra components and her Scorpio ASC conjuncted by Pluto.

In a nutshell, Kaleigh rode the waves while being awestruck by the rainbows above while Alexandra tried to redirect the current of whole darn sea. 🙂

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So, the first of each month would arrive and the scene was almost always the same.

I would awaken to Alexandra tossing herself into my bed sobbing miserably due to her big sister informing her that it was a Rabbit-Rabbit Day and she had totally blown it when she had blurted out enthusiastically, “Hi Kaleigh!!”, as was her usual way of it every morning, after waiting for so very long as patiently as a three-year-old is able to for her sister to arise.

My little one was completely devastated for to her it was quite clear that she had bungled the whole deal and now there would be absolutely nothing of goodness for her until the next occurrence of Rabbit-Rabbit Day when possibly she would be able to redeem herself.

It mattered little that I tried to soothe Alexandra in all the ways we mothers do, for the fact quite simply is, in the eyes of the little sister the elder sister is often akin to God during childhood.

My many attempts to either dispel the whole business to the land of myth or by pleading the case that her sister could not possibly know everything, therefore was likely mistaken concerning the meaning and rules of this Rabbit-Rabbit business, were nevertheless unsuccessful in mitigating Alexandra’s anguish.

As the months went by, and then became years, this ritual was upheld by my eldest vehemently for she was quite certain that all good things that occurred in her life were the direct result of her honoring this ritual and completely attributed her subsequent fortunes to the blessings of the Big Rabbit upon her as reward for her faithful participation in said ritual.

No matter that I tried to introduce to Kaleigh other possible reasons for her good fortune she remained staunch that it was solely due to the blessings of Rabbit-Rabbit and that was that as far as she was concerned.

Kaleigh’s belief in the blessings of Rabbit-Rabbit was so strong that Alexandra continued to be subjected to it monthly also even though it was anything but a blessing in her eyes.

As a mother I did everything that I could back then to bring an end to this little ritual for I was deeply saddened to see the effect this was having upon my youngest and could find no way to remedy her suffering. Yet despite all of my efforts this blasted Rabbit Day continued and remained a feature in our household monthly this way for possibly the better part of 3 years.

Finally there came a point where I awoke to another Rabbit-Rabbit Day steeling myself for the arrival of a sobbing Alexandra, now around 6 years of age, and a miracle occurred!

In the months previous to this day of reckoning arriving I had noticed Alexandra sobbing less and becoming angrier more when that darned Rabbit chant eluded her. Bit by bit, what used to be days upon days filled with self-disappointment and sadness for Alexandra after a Rabbit Day were now beginning to lessen in duration and instead she was coming to anger quicker and shrugging off the whole affair in a much more timely fashion.

So on this Rabbit Day of Reckoning that I lay awake in bed, prepared as much as one can be for a sobbing child to appear, I instead was surprised to hear Alexandra’s voice bellowing from the kitchen with, “SHUT UP! I QUIT! It is STUPID and does not mean ANYTHING and I AM DONE!”. 🙂

I listened for a moment, expecting to hear Kaleigh let loose on Alexandra with her own loud exclamations and yet, there was nothing but silence.

Alexandra had apparently expressed herself so assuredly that her sister did exactly what she demanded and she shut up. I don’t think Kaleigh hushed it due to her being in any way fearful of her sister’s rather strong demeanor at the time, I think it was more that she was certain Alexandra had just spoken a blasphemy and she was equally certain that at any moment the Big Rabbit in the Sky was going to rain down a wrath of rotten Easter Eggs upon her not-so-wise little sister’s head.

From that day forward, the day Alexandra chose to release a ritual/belief that never served her well, Alexandra began to thrive and find her own way to creating the blessings that Rabbit-Rabbit Day was never able to afford her.

Kaleigh maintained her ritual Rabbit Days for a while after Alexandra deserted them. She felt they served her quite well and she was determined to adhere to them. I respected her belief and allowed her to carry on and eventually, one day she let go of the whole business too. I suspect after a few months went by and her little sister was not struck by rotten eggs and indeed, was appearing to be quite happy and ‘lucky’, she figured it was safe enough for her to step out and test the proverbial waters of life free of Rabbit Day beliefs too.

There was much that I learned from my daughters then during our Rabbit-Rabbit Days and much of what I observed at that time I later utilized in my own endeavors of striving for self-empowerment. That period in our lives brought new insights for me, concerning the dynamics of belief patterns and the differences of fate and destiny, and I am ever grateful for my children who have likely been my best teachers this time around the block upon the 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Kachina