Well the past two weeks here in Virginia have been filled with so many encounters with deer, that it made me eager to reference the symbolism and the meaning of their appearance.  So out comes my trusty book, Animal Speak by Ted Andrews.

Deer represent instinctual energy, independence, and regeneration, which stems from their antlers being shed and re-grown each year.  This instinctual energy that deer represent tells us to trust our gut reactions, because those instincts will tell us when to fight or flee.  Deer also symbolizes the gentle, enticing lure of new adventures.  Should a deer come into your life, look for new perceptions and degrees of perceptions to grow and expand for as long as the next five years (deer shed and grow their antlers for five years).

Wowza!  After reading about it, I most certainly welcome the deer into my life!

Oh, and by the way…do you know that deer can scream?  Yep, heard it with my own two ears.  On one of my early morning walks into the woods with only the sounds of acorns dropping…she startled me and I startled her and off she went screaming deep into the woods. A sound I’d never heard before.  Well sure enough, a google search informed me that deer will use a continuous and uncontrollable scream as their distress call.  All I can say is that I’d never believe it had I not heard it myself!

Have you ever heard a deer scream?