Jellyfish seem to be a recurring motif for me.
And, I’ve been thinking about why that is. They weren’t one of my childhood favorite animals.
It really only started after I moved to San Francisco from Colorado. Which given that the Denver Aquarium has tigers in it, maybe it was just I was never exposed to them. Not that I really went to aquariums.
It also coincided my migraines getting worse.
Especially the brain fog.
And I think that’s the attraction. These are creatures drifting. There’s a meditative zen to watching them float, disconnected with the world around them.
Jellyfish can also jolt you.
Okay, technically, it’s venom from a sting.
But, it feels familiar? The pain tends to settle into the background as the brain fog takes over. With the occasional jolt to remind me the migraine is still there.