Caiman
The keeper of patience
Nature of the caiman
The caiman lives on the banks of the rivers and lakes of the rainforest. Its ancestors already existed in the time of the dinosaurs. For hours it lies motionless in the water, only its eyes and nose showing – and yet it is wide awake. It is a keeper of the threshold between water and land, between feeling and acting.
Inner attitude
The caiman waits without becoming impatient. It saves its strength for the one moment that counts.
The essential qualities
- patient
- primordially strong
- watchful
- steadfast
- timeless
It trusts that the right moment will come.
Meaning
The caiman appears when you want too much and act too soon. It teaches you to rest while awake, to gather your strength and to wait for the right moment. And it reminds you of the ancient power slumbering within you.
Voice of the being
«Rest awake – time comes to you. What is ripe falls into your hands.»
Encounter & working together
You meet the caiman on a shore, lying in the sun, completely still. Practise doing nothing and still remaining fully awake.
Pay attention to
- where impatience drives you
- where you waste your strength
- where waiting is the wiser choice
The caiman works when you are ready to trust the course of time.
Essence
I rest awake within myself and act when the time is ripe.
