Thursday 10 February 2011

Spirit Animal–Seven Gill Shark

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  This picture is of a seven gill shark in the San Francisco Bay Area – from a film by David McGuire

"When you remove sharks from the system, the system has this cascade effect where it eventually degrades, and it becomes unhealthy. So having sharks in the ocean is really important because they maintain a healthy ocean," said McGuire.

This week, I have been in San Francisco Bay area at a training with NetSuite.  The topic of sharks came up at least once a day…. not in the context of selling, but in the context of “there are a lot of different sharks in the San Francisco Bay and that is why Alcatraz was such a safe prison”.  

Every so often, at the edge of my consciousness, a Shark would swim into view and mouth the words, “Talk to me!”   The feeling was along the lines of someone saying, “Call me!”  So, when I had some down time, I tuned in to the Shark and found the Seven Gill Shark.

I went out to Google the San Francisco Bay shark, and found lots of interesting stuff.  The main shark in the bay is a Seven-Gill shark.  The number of gills is quite unusual in the shark species.  The Seven Gill Shark is quite shy and hard to find.  Only five recorded attacks on humans have been detailed since the 1600’s.  Most often, when humans look for it, the Seven Gill is invisible.  It can drop to depths of almost 500 feet and possibly more, without affecting its body.  Normal scuba dives (recreational diving) will be to a depth of about eighty to one hundred and twenty feet. 

Having a better feel for the Shark, I now went into a meditative state and asked it to come in to talk with me – the “call me” part.  She came in, and gave me some information.

“There are those that think Sharks are the worst or most unforgiving of the predators in the ocean.  It is true that some sharks are.  As with all creatures, within the species, there is a spectrum of those that are very aggressive to those that are quite gentle.  Being a Shark is about getting enough to eat without being dependent on another Shark.  This makes Sharks no different than a tiger or a rabbit, as both are more solitary, like the Shark.  Being a Shark is also about being smart enough to know when one must join the group to go after prey that is available and more than one Shark will cope with.  How we behave depends on the company that we keep – as is the case with humans and their behaviour.  We caution you to watch carefully who you allow in to your circle, and who you trust.  Not everyone shows their true face.”

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