I had just finished a Yoga class at a local woman’s center and I went to their woods to pray to a statue of the Goddess. It was sprinkling a bit, so I was saying a shorter prayer when I heard a noise. It sounded like someone was walking towards me to pray as well, but when I looked up I saw a young deer.
He was curious. I say he, but I don’t know what his true sex is. He ambled towards me, I was sitting on my thighs and my mouth hung open. He was beautiful: lithe, a lovely butterscotch color dappled with dots of cream, with round chestnut eyes. I made the mistake of moving and he darted away, but his curiosity prevailed and he gingered back.
I was sure that his appearance was a divine message, or a representation of youth and nature, or some other metaphysical and spiritual happening. We stared at each other from behind a tree for a while. I whispered a greeting and thanks.
After a while, he darted back through the forest towards the open clearing and I got up to leave. I whispered a goodbye and thanks again and I left. However, we kept staring at each other the entire time. Once I crossed through the trellis that led to the forest however, I saw him rush through the trees and stop at a spot close to where we had first met. I looked and saw his mother standing behind the statue of the Goddess, as if waiting.
He began to suckle her eagerly and she simply gazed around and looked at me from time to time. Then she walked away to eat some grass and the doe followed. Eventually, they walked into the high grasses and I caught only glimpses of their hides. I left the forest and walked back to my car, astonished at what I had experienced.