Win Our Whale Tail Pendant
19 Mar 2014
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A Whale of a Tale Winner
Congratulations to Elizabeth Goggins, with this winning entry:
"For my 41st birthday I talked a friend of mine into joining me in Baha, Mexico to go whale watching. He came from Washington, DC and I, the US Virgin Islands. We had heated discussions the whole way there because many wanted to turn Leguna San Ignacio, the last place on earth grey whale could give birth in peace, into a salt factory. On my birthday I was petting a grey whale and they and their babies were all around us. On the second day as he, a trained opera singer, sang our little fishing boat was surrounded by a mother and calf playing, a school of dolphin and numerous birds flying overhead. Magical, mystical day and he gave up supporting the factory."
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One of my best memories when it comes to whales was when I was 18 living in the Philippines with my Father who was a E-9 Master Chief Master Diver ..it was Subic Bay..and the water there was wonderful..we use to dive the reefs all the time…one day we were out diving and a 60 foot Whale Shark came into the bay…we had the opportunity to swim along side it and touch this gentle giant which only feeds on plankton…it was truely a once in a lifetime event.
I will share a story about a man called Johan Kaaven who was a Noaidi, who once met a troll whale (Noaidi is a shaman of the Sami people).
Johan Kaaven was fishing with his neigborh Amund Andersen. It was normal that other noaidies sent bad magick to each other. So there was one other noaidi who sent a troll whale towards him, cause he wanted a revenge of something Kaaven had done to him. The whale came faster and faster towards him and the boat. The neighbor Amund rows towards land and Kaaven tries to get the whale away with flailing an oar. Nothing helps! Then Kaaven, in the last hope, calls upon the powers and promises that he will be good and help other people with his powers if the troll whale disappear. And on the same time the troll whale disappeared! After that day, he became a christian man and he helped many people with their illness.
This is a true story of a man who lived from 1835 to 1918. I’ve heard this story from my grandmother. But it is writed in a book about him too.
My family is fortunate enough to have been able to go to Cape Cod every summer of my life, and my must-do activity every trip is going on a whale watch. I love seeing every whale that feels like gracing us with its presence, but I feel that I especially connect to the humpbacks. Being out on the ocean and surrounded by such majestic, vibrant life is always very spiritually refreshing and an important part of my year.
Whales are mystical animals, some Natice Americans of the coast say, the whale symbolizes the breathing of the earth. For me whales are mystical animals can one look into the soul like wolves. The whale stands for power but also for family. Whales are something special.
I just think that whales are so beautiful, big and majestic….like this piece of jewelry. I hope that one day in my life I will the have the opportunity to see a real whale up close and personal.