GrimTober Day 10: Sovereignty Swan Goddess by Kristy Foxlyn This month I've been participating in Motherhouse of the Goddess' GrimTober prompts , as a way to keep me inspired and creating with Unabashed Joy, without shame and fear, as Hekate wanted.  To also keep building my confidence for my books and decks.   For this prompt, I looked at many animals that I feel are Sovereign.  For the 9th, I already did a picture of my cat, so no cats for this prompt.  I looked at reindeer cows, honey bees, wasps/hornets, geese, spiders, praying mantis, octopus, bears, and yes swans.  I was thinking about animals who aren't shy about their boundaries, who're strong and powerful.  I kept going back to swans.   I love swans, Trumpeters and Black Swans are my favorites. A lot of the time they're associated with nobility, love, beauty, grace, peace, and gentleness.  But in some cultures, swans are also associated with power, trickster/shapeshi...