The Fox's Path

Today I saw something amazingly rare for my area, and so very beautiful -- a red fox. That may not seem odd, but we so rarely have foxes here, yet now I have seen a massive grey one in the backyard one evening.  And today, in the middle of the afternoon, a large red one with earthy browns strongly streaking it's back came running across my front yard.  It took the time to pause and look over my way before wandering off to the neighbors.  I was immediately out afterward and it had simply disappeared.

I have to ask myself why.  I am outside of town, but while it is the country, there simply aren't any foxes here.  Certainly not of the size both of these were.  I think it is time for me to do some serious study into the significance of a fox appearing in a person's life.

I have found a few meanings in my research.  Since I have settled on a Celtic path, I feel those are the meanings to focus on.  First, I read a fox is meant to be a guide and is honored for its wisdom. It is also a guide in the spirit realm.  This makes sense to me.  I had just wanted to get deeper into the natural realm, and the fox matches this.  I also have a strong tie to the spirit realm and my own primary animal is the owl, another spirit realm creature.  

I also came across the fox teaching the lesson of invisibility.  The fox can be an indicator that it is time to sit back, be silent, and simply watch in order to learn.  I have heard of many instances where an individual was able to reach a point of focus where they could seem to disappear in a crowd or into their surroundings.  While I know this isn't something simple to do as in Harry Potter, I do believe it is possible.  Anything is possible.  I know there are people with amazing skills that are simply learned focus and practice working with the earth energies.  Perhaps this is one of those abilities.

Since I was a child and heard the stories of Druid and Native American shapeshifters, I have been fascinated. Perhaps some of the stories are about people who were strong in the ways of the fox and simply were able to appear to shift into their environment.  It is certainly something to think about...

Reading and thinking on all this, I have to consider the ability of patience as well.  After all, wisdom comes from the patience to take the time to study until you learn and then understand what you learn.  Patience is also needed to deal with both the natural realm and the spirit realm.  Even more, fox's gift of invisibility comes largely from the patience required to blend into its surroundings.  Without patience, none of the other gifts could manifest.

Overall, I find these lessons to be extremely timely and important.  They are reminders of exactly what I am needing to learn right now.  They are lessons to get me to where I wish my path to take me. I thank you, dear fox, for appearing in my life!