Befriending a Red Fox
I have seen him, every single day this week... This beautiful, but thin red fox on his long sturdy legs... I think he calls for me. And I listen. I feel impelled to go out when I think he is there, in the wooden sanctuary and its clearing, just a stone's throw away from my home. I think we connect somewhere - on some level, on some plane... This is something totally new for me... We stare each other down. We dance around each other... I approach him from behind and he does not sense my presence. So I muster a little cough to alert him. He stands. He examines me. I offer him Reiki - spiritual energy and healing energy as well - I speak to him - mind to mind and heart to heart and tell him I am his friend. My hands feel electric. I feel the energy literally pouring out of me... My friend who work with animals tells me you must offer them the energy and they will take what they need. In time, they will teach you what you need to know for they are filled with wisdom...