{"id":136,"date":"2013-02-09T07:41:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T07:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/?p=136"},"modified":"2015-08-22T21:29:08","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T04:29:08","slug":"rabbits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/rabbits\/","title":{"rendered":"rabbits"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146\" style=\"width: 172px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-146 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/switching-rabbits-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"switching rabbits\/heart like a boat 2002\" width=\"172\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/switching-rabbits-190x300.jpg 190w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/switching-rabbits.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">switching rabbits\/heart like a boat 2002<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>rabbit teachers. rabbits have been by my side for as long as i can remember.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140\" style=\"width: 189px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-140 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GuadelupeStandingOnRabbit-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"guadelupe standing on rabbit 2002\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GuadelupeStandingOnRabbit-189x300.jpg 189w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GuadelupeStandingOnRabbit.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">guadalupe standing on rabbit 2002<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>easter rabbits, bugs bunny, thumper, my childhood rabbit frederica, aztec rabbit in the moon, i am a water rabbit in chinese astrology.<\/p>\n<p>rabbit teaches me about vulnerability, softness, running, hiding, burrowing underground, being prey, fear, night, moonlight, the unconscious. she has also taught me fierceness, fertility, relationship, creativity, productivity, survival, strength. rabbit represents deep lesson for me. complicated and layered. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141\" style=\"width: 185px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kneeling-with-rabbit-and-wings-185x300.jpg\" alt=\"kneeling with rabbit and wings\/healing through series 2008\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kneeling-with-rabbit-and-wings-185x300.jpg 185w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kneeling-with-rabbit-and-wings.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">kneeling with rabbit and wings\/healing through series 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>when i was at one of my most vulnerable times in life, rabbit became a great teacher of tenacity for me.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138\" style=\"width: 116px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-138 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bunny-gown-116x300.jpg\" alt=\"bunny gown 2005\" width=\"116\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bunny-gown-116x300.jpg 116w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bunny-gown.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">bunny gown 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>rabbit taught me to survive physically while being infused with spirituality. rabbit taught me when to go in and when to come out. rabbit taught me about how fear functioned in my life. rabbit taught me to go into the fear and not run away from it.<\/p>\n<p>the identifying phrase for rabbit in chinese astrology is \u201ci retreat.\u201d it is the most fragile and delicate of the 12 astrological animals. but rabbit endures. by more fully accepting my vulnerabilities and my fear, i have learned to be very strong and resilient.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-142\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/rabbit-and-tree-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"rabbit and tree 2008\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/rabbit-and-tree-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/rabbit-and-tree.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">rabbit and tree 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>rabbits appear in my work as aspects of my self or my experience. sometimes rabbit is a costume, sometimes a hood, sometimes part of my gown. rabbit is not all of who i am.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-139 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/column-skirt-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"column skirt 2007\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/column-skirt-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/column-skirt.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">column skirt 2007<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>and ultimately i cannot live if rabbit is too much of how i identify. but if i deny rabbit, i also can&#8217;t live. rabbit is an ancestor. rabbit is the moon. rabbit is my heart.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bunny-bride-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"bunny bride 2011\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bunny-bride-196x300.jpg 196w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bunny-bride.jpg 393w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">bunny bride 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>opening up to rabbit\u00a0 has helped me become true.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144\" style=\"width: 223px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-144\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/rabbit-at-throat-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"rabbit at throat 2001\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/rabbit-at-throat-223x300.jpg 223w, http:\/\/www.mayagonzalez.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/rabbit-at-throat.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">rabbit at throat 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>when rabbit shows up in my work, i pay attention. i do not call her. she comes to me when i need. rabbit&#8217;s like that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>rabbit teachers. rabbits have been by my side for as long as i can remember. easter rabbits, bugs bunny, thumper, my childhood rabbit frederica, aztec rabbit in the moon, i am a water rabbit in chinese astrology. rabbit teaches me about vulnerability, softness, running, hiding, burrowing underground, being prey, fear, 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