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Zebra: zebra Crossing, zebra on George Martin's Coat of Arms.
The zebra's black and white stripes camouflage it against predators, who often cant identify individuals in the herd. However to the herd members the patterns are unique from zebra to zebra, helping to identify one another - they are as unique as our fingerprints. Blending into a crowd without losing your individuality is one powerful aspect of Zebra. Zebras also help us to be supportive members within our communities. These abilities protect them from danger, as well as their agility and speedy.
The stripes also represent the blending and balancing of opposites, yin yang, harmony - enabling us to see a deeper truth.[...]
The zebras pattern of black on white, or white on black implies that what you see is not always what you get. Occult knowledge seen and unseen, dimensional shifts, new journeys and worldly endeavours are all aspects of this.
Zebras are master magicians, who utilise the energy of light and dark to shift realities and expand our consciousness, helping us see past our preconceived beliefs as they lead us into the mystery and magic of the unseen. Zebras seek balance in what they do, and they are sure of themselves, standing confidently in the middle of opposing forces." <Source>
"Aside from the western joke linking zebras to newspapers, the zebra plays no role in western symbolism. [...] surprisingly, even in Africa where the animals live, zebras play only minor symbolic roles. The exception is the Songye people of Central Africa who make distinctive masks called kifwebe. Up to the 1970's these masks served as agents of social control, exorcizing negative forces and enforcing allegiance to rulers." <Source>
Although, we might ask ourselves of the Abbey Road album- is it a zebra-crossing or is it a checkerboard?
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