1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:05,160 It's a ham radio, the Cadillac of ham radio. 2 00:00:21,010 --> 00:00:24,890 Hello everyone, Welcome back to yet another episode of Ham Radio 3 00:00:24,890 --> 00:00:28,280 as Stranger Things podcast. We've got a great episode for 4 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,040 you today as usual. But first, we have a little 5 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:34,000 housekeeping to take care of, and I'm going to turn it over to 6 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,800 Jasmine to let you know where you can find us on social media 7 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,880 and where you can listen to the podcast. 8 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,600 Thanks Ashley. 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The podcast is available on all 17 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,960 major podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts, 18 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:17,000 Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and much more. 19 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,920 If you like the show, please consider leaving us a rating or 20 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:21,800 review. We have a lot of totally tubular 21 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,040 stuff coming up, so be sure to follow us on social media to 22 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,440 keep up with the podcast and all of our new content. 23 00:01:27,960 --> 00:01:31,320 Hey everyone and welcome back to another episode of Ham Radio, a 24 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:34,960 Stranger Things podcast. Today I will be talking about a 25 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:38,440 prevalent piece of symbolism that has been through has been 26 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,760 in Stranger Things since season 1 and looks to be a key part of 27 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,640 season 5. So what what is that piece of 28 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,920 symbolism you may ask? The rabbit, of course, 29 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,680 everyone's favorite, the rabbit. And this is actually going to be 30 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:58,720 Part 1 of Part 2 because in Part 2, I will be talking about 31 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:04,920 another big piece of symbolism that has been within Stranger 32 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:09,280 Things, especially in Season 4 and I believe in season 5 as 33 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,360 well. And that will be the rainbow. 34 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,040 But that will be next week. But today I will be talking 35 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:18,480 about all things rabbits today and what they can tell us about 36 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:23,000 Stranger Things and why maybe Stranger Things, why the rabbit 37 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,440 is such a big part of the mythos and lore of the show. 38 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:33,720 Before I do that, I would again like to extend my thanks on 39 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:39,480 behalf of ham radio media to our recent guests that we've had on 40 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,840 for the past couple weeks. Aaron from the Lord of the Rings 41 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:50,280 podcast and then Haley from Haley's Funko Space Instagram 42 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,040 account. They were both very good to chat 43 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,760 with. And I hope you will go back and 44 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:02,440 listen to those episodes that I did with them. 45 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,920 If you haven't already or if you have re listened to it, share it 46 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:11,120 to someone, a friend, a foe, a family member, whoever, and let 47 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,520 them know about it and let them know about all our episodes. 48 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:18,640 But again, thank you again, Aaron Haley, if you're listening 49 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:23,000 to this, thank you again for hopping on hopping. 50 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:28,520 Yeah, onto the show with me to talk about The Lord of the 51 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,840 Rings. And then Funko Pops again, had a 52 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,160 good time with both of them in our respective episodes. 53 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,120 So again, make sure you get those. 54 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,320 Listen. All right, so let's talk about 55 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,520 rabbits themselves first, shall we? 56 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,680 So just to give you some basic facts about the rabbit species, 57 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:50,040 there are over 30 species of rabbits. 58 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:56,040 The family that they are in, it's called the leper or Lipora 59 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,480 die. I know I'm not pronouncing that 60 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,520 correctly. Alongside hairs. 61 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:05,560 JREA habitat, grasslands, meadows, forests, deserts and 62 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:10,160 wetlands diets. They eat meat, obviously. 63 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,640 No no I'm kidding. They're herbivores. 64 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,720 They eat grass, leafy weeds, vegetables, bark, things like 65 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,720 that. As far as diet and digestion are 66 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:23,600 concerned, rabbits are hind gut fermenters, meaning that they 67 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:28,200 digest food in the large intestine and seek large 68 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,840 intestine and seek them. They eat their own soft 69 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:38,000 droppings called sisotropes to re digest nutrients traits. 70 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,440 They have long ears for detecting predators, strong hind 71 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,320 legs for hopping and kicking, and excellent vision. 72 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:50,040 Domesticated rabbits can be kept as pets and bred for meat, fur 73 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,360 or show and then common breeds of domesticated rabbits include 74 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:59,240 the Netherland dwarf, the Holland Lop and Flemish Giant. 75 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:03,760 They require a lot of space, a proper diet, mostly hay, and 76 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:07,120 regular social interaction. Differences between wild and 77 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:11,120 domestic rabbits Wild rabbits dig complex Burrows, also known 78 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,600 as Warrens and are more skittish, which makes sense. 79 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,960 Domestic rabbits can be litter trained and enjoy indoor living. 80 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,560 Which is true. You can you can litter box train 81 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,040 a rabbit. I had a great uncle one time who 82 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:31,960 he had he had rabbits that were litter box train like the cats. 83 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,520 So that that is that is true. The most adorable thing you'll 84 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,960 ever see too, by the way, like cats when cats do it. 85 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,080 And I love my cat, but you know, when he's taking a poo in the 86 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:47,040 litter box, you know, but but I don't know the bunnies seeing a 87 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,120 Bunny get into a litter box. I mean, come on. 88 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,120 OK, so you know, what do rabbits? 89 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,360 What do they symbolize? So, you know, I'm doing my 90 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,560 research. I mean, it became pretty clear a 91 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,240 lot of you're going to hear a lot of similar, similar things 92 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,680 that they symbolize here. And I'm going to only be talking 93 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,840 about the big ones. I mean, there's, there's so 94 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:13,280 there's actually so much that rabbits symbolize, but I'm only 95 00:06:13,280 --> 00:06:16,040 going to be talking about a few of those, like the bigger ones 96 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:17,760 here. But according to 97 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:22,960 whatismyspiritanimal.com, the rabbit archetype is anything but 98 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:27,200 a fuzzy Bunny, lightweight in the world of animal symbolism. 99 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,760 In many myths and legends, rabbits act as guides between 100 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,360 heaven, the earth, and the underworld. 101 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:39,280 They're a potent emblem of shamanic journeys and may even 102 00:06:39,280 --> 00:06:41,840 be called up to monitor those rituals. 103 00:06:41,840 --> 00:06:45,040 In fact, when viewing the rabbit's physical attributes, 104 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:49,360 the creature represents a a prayerful life as it puts its 105 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:53,240 paws in a prayer position each time they wash their faces and 106 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,200 the earth plane. The rabbit is a sound navigator, 107 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,320 having perceptions that pilot him through the darkness. 108 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:04,120 Because of this, the rabbit represents sensitives and seers 109 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:08,640 and their psychic powers. It also reflects on those 110 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,520 moments when we must hop into unfamiliar surroundings using 111 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:16,760 our inner light for direction. Will Max. 112 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,840 Rabbits are creatures of the earth living close to the ground 113 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:24,360 where they can easily hide. The meaning here can be twofold. 114 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:28,160 Either you need camouflage or you've become under recognized 115 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,840 among peers. Beyond this, turn your attention 116 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:34,280 to communing with the earth element and getting grounded. 117 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,680 Rabbits are trickster. Rabbits are tricksters because 118 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,960 they know their enemy and remain aware of their adversaries 119 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,520 movements to outwit them when chased. 120 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,120 Rabbits are not predictable in their movements. 121 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,640 They are no straight lines. There are no straight lines. 122 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:57,680 Rather, they zip and zag, which aids in an escape If their 123 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:01,560 erratic movement doesn't work. The rabbit or hare, like a 124 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,560 skilled shapeshifter, disappears as it blends into the 125 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,720 environment via camouflage. Otherwise, the rabbit slips into 126 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,760 a small hideaway for a tidy retreat. 127 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,200 So this crafty critter has the additional symbolism of 128 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:20,200 directional awareness, cleverness, planning and keen 129 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,240 senses. Rabbit spiritual meaning is 130 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,200 often associated with lunar energy. 131 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:28,480 From Celtic traditions to the lore of African cultures. 132 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,280 The man in the moon is a rabbit. So the attributes and energy of 133 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,080 the moon are similar to that of the rabbit spirit. 134 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:39,480 So in reading that I instantly think of Will and how he was 135 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,640 able to hide from the demagogue in in season 1. 136 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,640 Now, I know we did not get to see that take place on screen, 137 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:53,280 but I believe that we are going to see a good bit of that on 138 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,440 Season 5. Just hold through flashbacks. 139 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,680 But yeah, I mean, I think the biggest thing that still got to 140 00:08:58,680 --> 00:09:01,960 me there is you, the rabbit slipping into a small hideaway 141 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,760 for a tidy retreat. I mean, that's what they do. 142 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,240 And I think that's absolutely what Will did. 143 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:12,440 You know, he even though we did not see him in the Upside Down 144 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:17,240 actually doing these things in Season 1, we do know that he 145 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,760 eventually found his way to castle buyers in the Upside Down 146 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,640 and he hid there, kept him safe. I mean, he also stayed in a long 147 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:27,160 time in the buyer's house in the Upside Down. 148 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,920 So we'll definitely a rabbit in season 1. 149 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,320 But, and also you know what Hopper says, or excuse me, what 150 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:39,560 Joyce says to Hopper in season 1 is that Will is good at hiding. 151 00:09:39,560 --> 00:09:41,920 So there you go, some more symbolism. 152 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:45,960 This is from americantarantulaandanimals.com 153 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:51,320 Rabbit symbolize sensitivity. Rabbits are sensitive animals, 154 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,240 and consistent with a study from the American Journal of 155 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:59,320 Physiology, they can process up to 20 times the sense humans 156 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:01,240 have. Additionally, their big ears are 157 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,320 designed to pick up various sounds, especially from 158 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,160 predators. Moreover, they have clear 159 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,680 visions, and their round eyes can see all the directions in 160 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:11,960 one look. Because of these features, 161 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:16,720 rabbits are considered symbols of sensitivity in real life. 162 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:21,040 This animal is encouraging you to not be too desensitized. 163 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:25,200 Instead, it reminds you to live culturally and use your senses 164 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:28,040 as well. If you are sensitive, use this 165 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,600 behavior to show empathy to others, especially to the lost. 166 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:36,120 Help others become connected in this world full of 167 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,760 disconnection. Rabbits also symbolizes 168 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:40,960 gentleness. Aside from being sensitive, 169 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,760 bunnies are also gentle. They remind you to handle your 170 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:48,960 life and other people around you with care and compassion. 171 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,440 They try to tell you to help others fight their battles. 172 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,080 At the same time, rabbits also encourage you to be gentle with 173 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,480 yourself. If there are days when you feel 174 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,200 discouraged and you start to hate yourself for this, seek 175 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,920 help from help from others to avoid self harm. 176 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:09,040 Yeah, that's number one. That's really good advice #2 I 177 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:13,440 think of 11 here, especially 11 in season 1. 178 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,880 Now, I mean that, you know, I like 11. 179 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,320 I love 11. She's my favorite character. 180 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:22,040 But I mean, definitely as the show has progressed and she is a 181 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:26,560 person has progressed other than I'd say maybe like in season 4, 182 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,080 but definitely in seasons two and three, we do kind of see her 183 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:38,280 not being that, you know, big doe eyed, gentle rabbit like 184 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:43,200 figure as she was in season 1. But nevertheless, I still think 185 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:47,200 that she's a very gentle character, you know, and I think 186 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,200 she still possesses those qualities. 187 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:51,960 And then they, the rabbits symbolize fertility. 188 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,840 I don't, I think that one's a very self-explanatory. 189 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,160 I mean, they love to love to have babies, The rabbits, the 190 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,640 rabbits do. And they also symbolize haste. 191 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,160 This is a big one in the movie Alice in Wonderland, when Alice 192 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,600 crossed paths with the rabbit, the latter reclaims that he's 193 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:10,920 late. You know, I'm late. 194 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,520 I'm late, I'm late. Eventually, the rabbit sprinted 195 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,840 as fast as he could to enter the hole he was trying to get to. 196 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,760 This behavior of the rabbit signifies haste. 197 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,920 It also represents quick thinking to resolve issues fast, 198 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,680 but in an accurate way. However, keep in mind that haste 199 00:12:27,680 --> 00:12:30,760 can be negative too. And the story of the tortoise 200 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,400 and the hare. The former's haste abilities 201 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:37,080 made him lose the game. This means that being too 202 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:43,520 confident with your skills without being cautious can drag 203 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:45,960 you down. So always be careful because 204 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,960 your haste can go to waste when you do not use it accordingly. 205 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:54,400 Now this makes me think, you know, maybe of Mike and of 206 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:58,320 Nancy, like, I think I mean Mike, it's been on like 207 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,600 throughout the show. He's throughout the entirety of 208 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,520 the show. He like he's he's always late. 209 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:06,280 He's never on time to anything. And we see in episode 1 of 210 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,760 Season 4 that he is late for school. 211 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:11,680 He's not even dressed yet. And and Nancy comes in, you 212 00:13:11,680 --> 00:13:15,880 know, hitting the hitting the wristband watch, you know, dirty 213 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:20,480 after, you know, and you know, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late, 214 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:25,480 you know, and again, very interesting these two with their 215 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:30,040 rabbits and their haste, just very, very interesting in the 216 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:34,240 show there. And then rabbits also represent 217 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:40,440 or symbolize new beginnings. During springtime, the earth is 218 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,000 renewed, meaning that it is full of life. 219 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:47,840 According to a study from Italy, this period also is also the 220 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:52,120 breeding period for rabbits. Thus, they become associated 221 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,760 with new beginnings or rebirth in life. 222 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:58,000 If you feel that you do not know where to start, always remember 223 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,840 that just like bunnies, there will always be a new day to 224 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,240 begin again. Again. 225 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:08,880 Another very interesting thing, Season 4 set in spring in 1986 226 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:13,400 and in the cruel flashbacks, those that the massacre of the 227 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:19,040 cruel family happened in the spring of 1986, I believe in 228 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:23,040 March. So, yeah, like 27 years prior to 229 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:28,720 when, you know, Henry slash fitness US1, you know, came and 230 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,960 started doing again the same things in 1986. 231 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,520 And we we see rabbits in in those some of those flashback 232 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,760 sequences as well. But yeah, I mean, it's, you 233 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,880 know, all this symbolism spraying. 234 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:45,840 But I do think like what I read there at the end, there always 235 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:51,480 be a new day to begin again. I think is at a core, you know, 236 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:55,600 a core part of the messaging of Stranger Things, the message 237 00:14:55,600 --> 00:15:00,160 that it wants to send. And then we have some religious 238 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:01,680 symbolism. Now, I'm only going to be 239 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,960 talking about the Christian belief system and the Native 240 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,520 American system because I believe those are kind of the 241 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,040 two more prevalent that have been like on the show Stranger 242 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,240 Things. But, you know, you can go to 243 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:18,920 whatismyspiritanimal.com and get all of the religious symbols 244 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:22,640 that the rabbit symbolize. It's very fascinating to read. 245 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,280 But in the Christian belief system, the association with the 246 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:30,600 rabbit is more secular as a symbol they became that came to 247 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:35,480 be associated with Easter. This is not a direct result of 248 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:39,480 the observations of Jesus Christ, but of the later changes 249 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,040 in morphing that occurred between Pagan and Christian 250 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,120 cultures. To some, the connection between 251 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,920 Jesus and the rabbit can stem from the rabbit living 252 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:50,880 underground, similar to Jesus time spent in an underground 253 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:52,680 tomb. They are associated with 254 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:55,560 rebirth, infertility, an allusion to Christ. 255 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,720 Some accounts of early Christian cults describe a connection 256 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,280 between the rabbit and the Virgin Mary as well. 257 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:05,840 In reading In reading the New Testament, there are no rabbits. 258 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,120 In the Old Testament, the rabbit is incorrectly labeled as a 259 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:13,560 ruminant and considered unclean, though in more recent factions 260 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:18,000 of Christianity, the rabbit rabbit's significance shifts to 261 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,760 positive attributes like purity, innocence, and gentleness, and 262 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,880 is therefore associated with Christ or being Christ like. 263 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,680 Meanwhile, Native American rabbit symbolic meanings portray 264 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:33,480 the rabbit as an ingenious and often humorous trickster known 265 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:38,320 as manabazo or great hare. This character shows up in many 266 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:43,120 legends, sometimes with the additional symbolism of a hero. 267 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:46,200 Some stories relate that the great Hare created the world, 268 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:50,680 brought humans fire, and even taught shamans how to enact 269 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:54,200 sacred rites. The hare spirit is a good animal 270 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:58,760 ally when learning ritual forms. An additional association with 271 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,560 the rabbit is that of a fear caller. 272 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:07,160 Lore suggests when when a rabbit fears something, it calls out to 273 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,839 that thing until noticed in nature, the rabbit lives in 274 00:17:11,839 --> 00:17:14,640 fear. Here the Native American lesson 275 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,200 is that calling or focusing on whatever frightens you can 276 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:23,000 foster attracting that very thing in your life. 277 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:29,000 The Algonquin tribes had a hero named Nana Bazo who named all 278 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,200 the plants and animals of creation. 279 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,680 His duty was to be a practical teacher and a spiritual mentor. 280 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,440 He could shapeshift into the form of a rabbit. 281 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,960 There is also a rabbit deity, Macabo. 282 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:48,880 Macabo created the world and could create life when he 283 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,160 wished. He gave life to dead rabbits, 284 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:57,920 leading many Algonquins to claim the rabbit as an ancestor 285 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,400 spirit. Moving to the southwest, the 286 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:04,200 rabbit, also known as the desert hare, embodied fertility, 287 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,120 predicted rainfall, and attracted prosperity. 288 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,920 Again, many stories show this rabbit as a rogue with a 289 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:14,440 pocketful of tricks. None had harmful intent. 290 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:19,520 The most prominent of these was Cocopelli, A flute playing 291 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,640 rabbit. Cocopelli appears in rituals, 292 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,680 dances, and many folk tales. Cocopelli can bring fertilizing 293 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:32,040 rain and guide brave hunters. Native American tribes with 294 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,760 rabbit clans include the Shawnee and the Hopi. 295 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,360 So some rabbit colors and their meanings. 296 00:18:37,360 --> 00:18:40,680 According to whatismyspiritanimal.com, the 297 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,080 White rabbit is supposed to be the most fortunate. 298 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,280 They aren't. They are an omen of having great 299 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:50,000 choices ahead. Any of them can boost your inner 300 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:53,240 power, sense of love, and overall compassion. 301 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:59,000 In Europe, saying white rabbit or rabbit rabbit on the first 302 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,560 day of a new month brings blessings, but you must be 303 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:06,400 diligent and put forth honest effort for things to move ahead 304 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,640 successfully. Dreaming of a white rabbit 305 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,960 usually has some tie to your love life. 306 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:14,600 Why indicates you are in a happy, peaceful space. 307 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:18,200 Your spiritual connection continues to grow without one 308 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:23,200 overshadowing another. Also, just as it appears out of 309 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:27,280 a hat, the White Rabbit portends a pleasant surprise. 310 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:31,240 Meanwhile, the Black Rabbit signifies a state of stress, 311 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:36,880 anxiety, fear, depression, and feeling as if you are stuck with 312 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,240 no way out. You must determine the source of 313 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:41,400 these feelings and figure out a resolution. 314 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,400 It is right in front of you. You've been over thinking. 315 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:48,400 Because the Black Rabbit can represent stillness, perhaps you 316 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,640 must still your mind in meditation for that ha ha 317 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:54,760 moment. Alternatively, perhaps you have 318 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,400 swallowed your words for too long. 319 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:58,720 Let them out. Dreaming of a black rabbit 320 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:00,840 speaks about your fear of being intimate. 321 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,280 The reason may vary, but for most it's a feeling of not being 322 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,120 good enough. It's time to re say it. 323 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,320 Reassess yourself and see the beauty within. 324 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,400 Gray rabbits represent uncertainties and things that 325 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:17,240 hide between the proverbial lines in a dream. 326 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,160 It reveals someone close to you as being dishonest and 327 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:24,080 manipulative. Before making a decision, make 328 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,440 sure it's your decision and not a contrived 1. 329 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:30,800 Brown is the color of rich soil. When you plant the right seeds, 330 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,960 they begin to grow. Something big starts, so don't 331 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,200 overlook the little things. If you follow the signs given to 332 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:42,000 you by animal spirits and the teachers, like the brown rabbit, 333 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:44,480 you will discover something wondrous. 334 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:48,760 In particular, your magical life expands along with your psychic 335 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:50,720 talents. Now, it's very interesting with 336 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:54,280 these colors of the rabbits because the white rabbit and the 337 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:58,280 brown rabbit, although I suppose a mixture of Gray and brown, 338 00:20:58,360 --> 00:21:01,720 depending on how you look at it, have been the ones that have 339 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,360 kind of been have come up the most and strange for things. 340 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:08,280 Now, I know that we've never seen a white rabbit on screen, 341 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,720 but as I'll talk a little bit about later in this episode, we 342 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:16,520 have seen references, you know, in displayed in and the set 343 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:20,120 design with the white rabbit and in the show. 344 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:26,520 And whereas with the brown rabbit, we have seen brown 345 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:31,080 rabbits on screen and they've been being murdered. 346 00:21:33,120 --> 00:21:38,960 And yeah, I, I think you know what they, what the, the article 347 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,960 says about the brown rabbit. Well, let's just say I feel 348 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,560 like, based on that, I feel like this is so, you know, so geared 349 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:49,720 towards maybe Nancy, Jonathan, Steve, but definitely Nancy and 350 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:54,080 Jonathan who, who do tend to overlook the little things, if 351 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:57,040 you hadn't noticed, especially Nancy, she loves to get right 352 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,640 there at the heart of the story, but sometimes she can't always 353 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,600 see the forest for the trees. She just overlooks the little 354 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:08,720 things. And so a big a big work that the 355 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,640 rabbit, specifically the right the White Rabbit has been in, 356 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:18,880 which is also a big influence and inspiration for Stranger 357 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:22,720 Things is Alice in Wonderland, the Alice in Wonderland Rabbit. 358 00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:27,640 So most of you are aware of Alice in Wonderland and the 359 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,640 Rabbit that's in there. The author of that book, Lewis 360 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:35,440 Carroll, carefully wove the source the story of Alice's 361 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,880 Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. 362 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:42,200 The Rabbit is the first character Alice meets. 363 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:47,040 She followed it down the hole into Wonderland Rabbit. 364 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:50,440 The rabbit always seems to be in a hurry and nervous, which is 365 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:53,760 curious since he was a herald of the Queen of Hearts court. 366 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,880 Whenever the rabbit appears in the story, you know something is 367 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,960 about to happen. Throughout the book, the rabbit 368 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:06,760 is continuously late. Nonetheless, he finds himself in 369 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,600 the middle of fanciful and curious circumstances. 370 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:13,000 He acts as a foreshadowing. Without giving anything away, 371 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:17,720 the white rabbit unwittingly becomes Alice's guide. 372 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,400 There are moments when life presents you with something 373 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:25,120 outlandish and mystifying. You may wish to follow Alice's 374 00:23:25,120 --> 00:23:29,560 example and embrace the moment to see where the rabbit hole 375 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:32,000 takes you. Now, you know, as it relates to 376 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,520 Stranger Things, and we're talking about rabbits here and 377 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,600 specifically to this, the rabbit and Alice in Wonderland. 378 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,040 Will is the first one we see in this instance. 379 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:44,280 We see him basically go down the rabbit hole. 380 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:49,080 He gets taken to another world, the Upside Down. 381 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:53,520 But then, you know, we also see 11, you know, we're first 382 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:57,600 introduced to her and the pilot episode and the song White 383 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,440 Rabbit is playing and one of those scenes. 384 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:06,600 And you know, I think as it relates to 11 and her being 385 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,320 paralleled here with Alice in Wonderland, I think of at the 386 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:15,320 end of the pilot episode when Mike, Dustin and Lucas come upon 387 00:24:15,360 --> 00:24:19,640 11 in the woods as pouring rain. I think this is for Mike. 388 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,360 This is this was something outlandish and mystifying. 389 00:24:22,360 --> 00:24:26,800 And maybe he did go down a rabbit hole himself with 11. 390 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:30,840 It didn't because, you know, rabbit holes, they symbolized 391 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:34,560 like distraction. And he got distracted initially 392 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:37,160 from the mission, which was to go find Will. 393 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:41,360 He got distracted by 11. Now, the good thing is that they 394 00:24:41,360 --> 00:24:45,720 did find or they stumbled upon 11 because she did lead them to 395 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:49,080 Will and eventually was able to, you know, get him out. 396 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:57,160 But yeah, and I'm not saying like I think that Mike and 11's 397 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:01,800 relationship is all a lot of BS. I don't, I think that I think 398 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:05,680 they generally do care about each other and do love each 399 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:07,320 other. I mean, I, I know Mike hasn't 400 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:09,240 said it, but I do think he loves her. 401 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:12,400 He's just just has a hard time saying it is all. 402 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:18,640 And I would hate for 11 to end up being his rabbit hole and 403 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:22,040 something go bad that like that's, that's one of my biggest 404 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:26,080 fears going into season 5, especially with with Mike and 405 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,440 11:00. So, you know, I talked about a 406 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,080 little bit about dead rabbits a little bit. 407 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,760 So what does it mean when you see a dead rabbit? 408 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,760 So coming across a dead creature is always disconcerting, 409 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:41,520 concerning, but it can be a message to you from the 410 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:45,040 spiritual world. Most obviously, seeing a dead 411 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,080 rabbit acts as a reminder that life is short. 412 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,840 You should always be present and appreciate every moment. 413 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:54,520 Finding a dead rabbit speaks of transformation. 414 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:58,000 You must leave the past behind and become ready for the next 415 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,440 adventure. If your discovery was in the 416 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,840 oddest of places, you've strayed somehow and need to return to 417 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:06,720 the well trodden path in order to initiate change. 418 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,320 A dead rabbit can reflect your own fears of mortality, or any 419 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:15,560 fear really. No earthly representative of 420 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:19,760 animal spirits can live forever. It is simply life circle coming 421 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:22,120 around again. Put your past life, past 422 00:26:22,120 --> 00:26:24,520 negativity and past insecurity behind you. 423 00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:26,920 Start something wholly unexpected. 424 00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:30,200 Wonders await. If someone you know died 425 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,440 recently, The Dead Rabbit might be a way of telling you 426 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,600 everything's fine. Treasure your memories, but move 427 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:39,120 on. When you take positive steps 428 00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:41,520 forward, the universe applause the progress. 429 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,800 Have you been overly pessimistic as of late? 430 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:48,880 The Dead Rabbit advises you to turn your frown upward. 431 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:51,400 Try seeing the brighter side of life. 432 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:55,080 When you do, you'll see many details that otherwise deluded 433 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,160 you. Now's the time to get your 434 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,760 answers. When you see a dead rabbit, 435 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,160 pause and think about those things to which you give your 436 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,600 time and energy. Do they add value? 437 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:07,480 If not, it's time to reconsider your priorities. 438 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,120 Sometimes a dead rabbit implies you've let creative creativity 439 00:27:12,120 --> 00:27:14,920 stall out. Find something that inspires 440 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,240 you. No one expects perfection. 441 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:21,320 Perfection overnight. Work on the very human flaws you 442 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:24,200 have when it comes to originality and innovation. 443 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,440 Take a pilgrimage inward and turn your perceived weaknesses 444 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:31,640 into strengths in your career. Encountering a dead rabbit means 445 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,800 you've missed some opportunities that would have helped you 446 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,520 greatly. To avoid playing financial catch 447 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:39,720 up all the time. Keep your eyes keen. 448 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:43,200 Don't let your productivity drop or become complacent. 449 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,920 Renew your sense of purpose. Something's gone wrong and 450 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:49,280 seeing a dead rabbit only confirms that reality. 451 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,200 Figure out where the problems began. 452 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:56,000 Ponder the key buttons that lead that led to disruption. 453 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:59,400 There is a way to fix things, just don't be afraid to return 454 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:01,360 to the drawing table if necessary. 455 00:28:02,120 --> 00:28:05,240 Dreaming of a sick rabbit employs you to pay more 456 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:08,880 attention to self-care. Rabbits are prone to all manners 457 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,600 of sickness and can become I'll without warning. 458 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,640 Pay attention to your health. That includes mental start 459 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,440 making steps that support well-being. 460 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:26,840 So in that I think of Nancy in Season 4 when Vecna, you know, 461 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:30,600 gives her his flashbacks and she sees him as a young child 462 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:34,760 killing the rabbit. I mean, I know at that moment he 463 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:38,800 was just showing her things that had happened in his past. 464 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,240 But I think maybe from the show's perspective, from the 465 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:44,800 writers perspective there, maybe that was, you know, to let Nancy 466 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:49,600 and the audience maybe, you know, as a foreshadowing thing 467 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:52,400 of, you know, what's to come. And Hawkins, maybe not for Nancy 468 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,800 specifically, but you know, what's to come. 469 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:58,560 But also, I think of what the article says about a dead rabbit 470 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,440 can reflect your own fears and morality or any fear. 471 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:04,800 And we have to go back and like we've been doing our script 472 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,480 series, our script breakdown series. 473 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:11,880 And in Chapter 7, the massacre at Hawkins Lab, when the episode 474 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:14,160 in which this this all transpires, you know what 475 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:17,080 happens before Magnet completely takes Nancy in? 476 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:21,960 He pulls her down into that, into Steve's pool on the Upside 477 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:27,880 Down and gives her a glimpse of dad Barb, who we've kind of been 478 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:31,440 made to fill since, you know, Season 3 and throughout Season 479 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:34,240 4. Like, you know, that's the thing 480 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:40,240 of Nancy's past. But clearly, Nancy still very 481 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:42,520 much thinks of Barb and still lives the guilt. 482 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:46,720 And so I think this is reflecting Nancy's, you know, 483 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:52,040 this rabbit also extended reflection of Nancy's fears, 484 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:57,040 maybe of mortality, but maybe her fears of what happened in 485 00:29:57,040 --> 00:30:00,520 the past and not being able to let go and move on. 486 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,560 So rabbits a scene in Stranger Things. 487 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:03,760 So we're going to finally get into it. 488 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:09,200 So in Season 1, in our first ever encounter with 11, the song 489 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,720 White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplanes is playing in the 490 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:15,080 background. And when she's in Benny's Diner 491 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,600 or Benny's Burgers, the lyrics play it. 492 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,880 And if you go chasing rabbits and you know, you're going to 493 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:24,720 fall. Now, this in terms of Season 1 494 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:28,120 context, could have been like basically telling Brenner 495 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:31,040 because this when the this needle drive happens, when 496 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:34,880 Brenner and his squad are coming to get her, but she's already, 497 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:38,360 you know, left. I mean, well, she she kills some 498 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:39,640 of the squad and then she leaves. 499 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:44,520 You know, this could be like, you know, laughing at Brenner 500 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:48,960 and don't like, yeah, you know, look, look, what's going to 501 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:50,960 happen to you? Keep chasing rabbits, you know, 502 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:58,120 But it's also been talked about how this song is about drugs in 503 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:03,280 the 60s and particularly psycho psychedelic drugs which were 504 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:10,600 heavily used in MK Ultra experiments, which is what 11 505 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:18,080 came, you know, spawned from. And then while visiting the room 506 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:22,040 intended for 11, her mother's house, the White Rabbit from 507 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:25,160 Alice in Wonderland is prominently displayed according 508 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:29,440 to an article on the vigilantcitizen.com, which side 509 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:34,240 note this article, I'll link it in the show description for this 510 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:36,480 episode. You need to read this article. 511 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:40,640 It is, it is fantastic. It's actually from 2016, like 512 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:44,160 right after season 1 dropped. So the writer doesn't know at 513 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,760 that time what's going to happen in the show, but is a fantastic 514 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:50,800 article. Highly recommend you read it has 515 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:55,080 a lot on there, especially about MK Ultra and government stuff 516 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:57,000 and the government side of the show. 517 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:01,640 Again, I'll link that for you so you can read it. 518 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:04,680 But again, it's, it's, it's an incredible piece. 519 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:08,120 But but anyway, according to the article on the 520 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:12,360 vigilantcitizen.com it is an important symbol in the world of 521 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:15,480 mind control. The same way the White Rabbit 522 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:19,720 lures Alice into the looking class, MK handlers lure slaves 523 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:21,280 to the dark side of mind control. 524 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:26,000 So again, go read that article and you will know and learn what 525 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:30,720 an MK handler was and what the writer means there by slaves. 526 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:36,920 And then in episode 5, the fleet of the Acrobat Jonathan reveals 527 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:41,160 to Nancy that his dad had took him hunting once and told him to 528 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,960 shoot a rabbit but he couldn't do it. 529 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:48,680 Then the season 4 Alice Creel, her name is also Alice OK sees 530 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:52,000 dead rabbits and the front lawn of the crew house, which we 531 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:55,840 later learned was her brother Henry killing them using his 532 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:59,560 newly found powers and leaving them in the yard to scare her. 533 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:04,120 Fekna shows us this flashback to Nancy in Chapter 7 the massacre 534 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:08,640 at the Hawkins Lab. Then I guess this isn't a direct 535 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:12,360 thing, but it's something I definitely picked up on that in 536 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:17,080 chapter 6, the dive, Dustin is hopping up and down. 537 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:20,480 He's excited to go going to Mordor. 538 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:24,720 He kind of hops up and down in that scene at Skull Rock, kind 539 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,560 of like a that resembles a Bunny hop. 540 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:29,720 And then towards the end of Chapter 9, the piggyback Nancy 541 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:34,120 picks up a stuffed rabbit toy, Mr. Rabbit out of a donation 542 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:36,360 box. And when asked if she wants to 543 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:39,760 keep him, she says no, that he'll be better off in another 544 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:41,960 home. And it's just very interesting 545 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:47,360 that Nancy has two encounters, direct encounters with rabbits 546 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:49,880 in season 4. And like I mentioned earlier in 547 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:53,800 episode 1, in season 4 has the her on I'm late, I'm late, I'm 548 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:56,400 late moment. And then, you know, for season 549 00:33:56,400 --> 00:34:03,000 5, sometime last year in 2024 during filming, Ross Duffer 550 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:06,360 posted on his Instagram a picture in which we've come to 551 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,080 the conclusion of the Krill house. 552 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:13,679 It was behind the scenes photo in the crew house. 553 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:16,880 There was a picture hanging on the wall featuring the Mad 554 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:20,960 Hatter's tea party from Alice in Wonderland with the white Rabbit 555 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:22,920 in the picture. So definitely we're going back 556 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:27,040 into Wonderland in Season 5. And you know, I'll leave you 557 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,880 with this, you know, as I wrap up the Stranger Things portion 558 00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:36,400 Hopper, you know, did you ever you ever think about the name 559 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:40,120 Hopper rabbits, Hopper, hop Hopper. 560 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:43,600 Do that what you will. So as we've explored in this 561 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:47,639 episode, the rabbit is far more than just a cute woodland 562 00:34:47,639 --> 00:34:49,560 creature or seasonal Easter icon. 563 00:34:50,199 --> 00:34:54,760 Across cultures and spiritual traditions, the rabbit holds 564 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:58,520 deep symbolic weight, representing everything from 565 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:01,960 sensitivity, cleverness and fertility to spiritual rebirth. 566 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:07,480 Shamanic journeying and the courage to face the unknown. 567 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:12,400 Whether it's the trickster tales of Native American lore, the 568 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:15,920 haunting rabbit imagery, the haunting rabbit imagery and 569 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:18,800 Stranger Things, or the eternal white rabbit of Alice in 570 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:22,240 Wonderland, this animal spirit invites us to stay alert, 571 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:24,360 grounded, and open to transformation. 572 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:29,480 So the next time you see a rabbit, real or symbolic, take a 573 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:32,400 moment to reflect. It just might be guiding you to 574 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:36,760 your next big leap. And I think Stranger Things in 575 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:43,280 itself maybe is its own self, an animal spirit that invites us to 576 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:46,320 stay alert, grounded and open to transformation because that's 577 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:47,600 life. It's going to happen. 578 00:35:47,720 --> 00:35:50,120 So thank you for listening to Part 1 of the Rabbit. 579 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:52,520 And like I said earlier at the at the beginning of today's 580 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:56,480 episode, I'll be back next week with Part 2 where I'll dive into 581 00:35:56,480 --> 00:36:00,600 the vibrant and magical world of world of Rainbows. 582 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:03,800 Yes, I know it's been a long time coming. 583 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:08,640 We haven't really talked as much on this show, on this podcast 584 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:11,360 about the rainbows in this show. Well, that's going to change 585 00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:13,240 next week because that's what I'm going to be talking about. 586 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,760 So yeah, you won't want to miss it. 587 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:21,960 So until then, take care. And that's our show. 588 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,440 If you like what you heard today, be sure to subscribe and 589 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:26,680 tell your friends. Our theme music is provided by 590 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:28,600 Neon Nights. Thank you for listening to this 591 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:30,960 episode of Ham Radio, a Stranger Things podcast. 592 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:33,920 Please join us next time. Same dial, same time. 593 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:34,640 Over and out.