THE HEDGEHOG:


In China the hedgehog was considered sinister.
Aristotle wrote that it could predict the weather.
It was an emblem of the Sumerian goddess Ishtar as Great Mother.
Small figurines of hedgehogs have been found in Minoa and Mycenae, along with their pictures painted on vases.
In Greece, Rhodes, and Etruria before the sixth century B.C.E., vases shaped like hedgehogs were used for infant burials.


Superstitions

The Irish said the hedgehog was a witch in disguise who sucked cows dry.
In Eurpoe, the hedgehog is considered to be a weather prophet. If it comes out on February 2 and stays out, the worst of Winter is over.
The hedgehog will roll in dropped grapes, sticking them on his spines to carry home with him.


Magickal Attributes

Less defensiveness and seriousness in life.
Appreciate life more.
Building defenses and protective barriers that discourage negative people.
Reconnecting yourself with the Crone aspect of the Goddess.


Chant

Little hedgehog, spines atremble,
The Mother's child, what do you fear?
Like the hedgehog I feel defensless
Until I feel the Goddess near.
Trust in Her, that's what I'm learning
As I live life day to day.
Mother, help be more trusting.
Show to me your loving way.



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