Embody Your Truth
Zebra Wisdom insists on celebrating your uniqueness, finding balance, and embracing opposites with grace.
Zebra eye in graphite, Nona Jordan 2025
Winding through the baobab-lined roads near Kariba Dam, the adventure was, as always, unpredictable. After circling endlessly in search of a spot for lunch, hunger won out. We settled for a place we stumbled upon, parked the car, and stepped out.
And there they were.
Right next to the car, three zebras grazed serenely, completely unfazed by our presence but we were wowed by their appearance.
Zebra, your medicine is welcome.
Zebras are remarkable creatures, aren’t they? Their bold black-and-white stripes demand your attention, their beauty unapologetic. There’s wisdom in that pattern, a loud but graceful lesson about individuality and the art of holding opposites, even when life feels uncertain or messy.
The Power of Standing in Your Truth
One of my favorite quotes from Clarissa Pinkola Estes is, “One of the most powerful and calming actions you can take to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul.”
In this moment, that reminder has never been more welcome and needed.
What sets zebras apart is their fingerprint-like stripes, which are as unique as snowflakes. No two zebras are exactly alike, a quiet reminder for all of us to honor our individuality. The zebra teaches us to own what makes us different with pride, pushing us to step away from the pressure of conformity. While we each shine in our uniqueness, the zebra also reminds us that we still belong—to our communities, to the collective whole—but our power is in our unique expression.
The Art of Holding Opposites
Zebra magic doesn’t stop at the power of individuality. Its stripes are a striking symbol of balance, the seamless blending of contrasts. Light and dark. Yin and yang. Strength and vulnerability. Masculine and feminine. Zebras embody the delicate dance between opposing forces.
Life isn’t about picking sides or choosing between extremes. It’s about integrating them. Challenges invite us to expand, to welcome the coexistence of joy and grief, certainty and doubt. Just like the zebra’s stripes are complimentary, we, too, can learn to hold our contradictions with grace and acceptance.
Zebra is Good Medicine for Challenging Times
If you are feeling overwhelmed, call on the medicine of zebra. Its boldness is a quiet invitation to stand firm in your truth while leaning into the expansive power of holding and integrating opposites. You are allowed to be both strong and unsure, brave and vulnerable. You can honor all parts of yourself without choosing one over the other.
The zebra teaches us that blending opposites produces strength, beauty, growth, and, most importantly, wholeness.
If Zebra has wandered into your awareness today, notice if parts of you feel at odds. How might you welcome them as complementary rather than conflicting? The zebra reminds us there’s strength in celebrating all aspects of who we are in harmony.
Because life, just like those magnificent stripes, is not about “either-or.” It’s about the “both-and.”
What does Zebra medicine hold for you today? Tell me everything.
I'm reading this several days after your posted it...in its perfect timing. I'm deeply touched by Zebra's energy and your beautiful description of it. As one who has had the joy of being with Zebras many times, this message reaches the core of my being. Thank you for sharing your beautiful gifts through your artistry with both drawings and words.