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Animal Spirit Guides/Totems
What are animal guides? Well as we progress through our life we all know we
have a main Spirit Guide as well as other guides that come along to assist
us in any attribute we are learning.
Well we also have an animal guide or as some prefer to call them power
animals. They to are with us, they will connect with us and help us in many
manner of ways, they can protect you while you work with the spirit world,
are with you in your dreams, give wisdom and strength.
If you are struggling to understand something you can call upon an animal
guide they will also assist you as your own Spirit Guide does. Many of the
different animal guides are great teachers and have a great understanding of
your own needs.
Animal guides are just limited to mammals they can be insects, birds, sea
creatures there is a whole range of them.
You may be going about your day to day chores, do you keep seeing a certain
animal repeatedly during the day, you may be outside and keep coming across
horses, or dogs
This could be a sign that your own power animal is trying to convey to you
that you indeed do have an animal guide.
I remember one day while driving I kept coming across flying buzzards in the
sky, for a whole day if I looked up I could see a buzzard flying around
above me. At one point during the day there were 4 of them!
Those of you who can see quite clairvoyantly you may see your animal guide
near you now. Or you can ask your animal guide to show itself in your
dreams. Once you have found out your animal guide you can meditate with it.
Are you particularly drawn to any kind of animal? There again could be a
sign to which power animal is working with you at this time. Do you relate
well to any particular animal?
As I said before there are many animal guides, you may even be totally
surprised to which one you have as it isn’t particularly an animal or insect
you like. But remember it is with you at this moment in time for a reason.
Some of the various Animal Guides are:
Lions, Bears, Buffalo, Bees, Bats, Badgers, Ants, Spiders, Butterflies,
Camels, Cat, Cougars, Donkeys, Dragonflies, Ducks, Dolphins, Deer’s, Eagles,
Dogs, Elephants, Emus
Goats, Frogs, Foxes, Giraffes, Gorillas, Fish, Grasshoppers, Cows, Crabs,
Crows, Horses, Hawks, Herron’s, Leopards, Lizards, Koalas, Kingfishers,
Kestles, Kangaroos, Jellyfish,
Ladybirds, Doves, Penguins, Panthers, Pandas, Owl, Otters, Octopuses, Orcas,
Polar Bears, Pigeons, Pigs, Peacocks, Parrots, Moths, Falcons, Rabbits,
Snakes , Spiders, Seals, Seagulls, Snails, Sea Horses, Rats, Robin
Redbreasts, Tiger, Tortoise, Vultures, Wasps, Wolves, Zebras.
That is just some of them !!!!
Now we will do an exercise to find our own Animal Spirit Guide
Firstly I would like you to turn down or off any distractions, you need your
full concentrations and somewhere that is fairly peaceful and quiet.
Sit comfortably with your feet flat on the floor. I would like you all to
take some nice deep breaths.
Take a deep breath in slowly through your nose and hold for a few seconds
and exhale slowly through your mouth. Do this a few times, begin to relax
your mind and body.
On each breath begin to relax more, feel your body muscles relaxing, your
head and neck, your shoulders, arms and legs. Feel at total ease nothing is
going to hurt you.
Try and quieten any thoughts. We are going to try and see our Animal Spirit
guide using our 3rd eye. This is the area just above and between our
eyebrows. It will be like watching a mini TV screen.
Some of you may be able to do this with your eyes open, but if you wish you
can read the instructions and then close your eyes to do it.
As we sit relaxed pay attention to how you feel, be aware of this area where
our 3rd eye resides. You may see shapes, pattens, colours this is normal. If
you do not get anything do not worry this is not a test. You can try again
another time.
As we sit now we are going to ask in our minds that our Animal Spirit Guide
steps forward to show itself to us.
Just sit quiet and relaxed and wait. Our thoughts and requests are heard it
just takes a little patience on our part. We will wait a moment or two as
one may appear very soon.
It may not be an animal you were expecting to see. It may come slowly into
view or it may appear in full form at once. Do not panic or worry remember
this animal is for you. They help guide and protect us. We even may have had
this animal with us in a previous life.
It may not be your favourite animal but allow it to show itself. It is with
you for a reason.
Just stay relaxed and take note of what you see, and sense. Listen with your
inner instincts do you feel your Animal Spirit Guides is conveying a message
to you. Listen to your first thoughts, don’t doubt. Just let anything you
hear, sense, see or feel come through.
The animal may appear in surroundings familiar to you. Take note of what is
around the animal. Take note of any colours also. You may see more than one
animal guide just try to focus on as much as you can. Enjoy what you are
doing.
As the image begins to fade slowly you may open your eyes, try to remember
as much as possible what you have just seen, write down anything that you
saw or sensed etc.
Once you have found out what Animal Guide you have you can start finding out
what their meanings are.
Here are some meanings but feel free to go surfing on the internet to find
out more. Part of you learning about your animal spirit guides is not only
to accept they are there but to learn as much about them as you can. Once
you know what you have working with you look up in books about the animals.
The Wolf – The wolf comes when we need guidance in our lives, they are
natural teachers. The wolf will teach us about spirituality and sacredness.
The wolf teaches us to have confidence and strength in any decisions we need
to make. The wolf can appear if you need to find balance in your life
between friends and family or just to find balance within yourself.
The Eagle – The eagle is considered very spiritual and sacred to the Native
Americans. The Eagle brings us clear vision and clarity when we wish to
strive for our goals. The eagle points the way to the right path
The Bear – The bear reminds us to remember and respect our natural cycles.
The bear rests during winter and awakens in the spring. So we too much make
time and space to rest and rejuvenate. The bear tells us to awaken the
potential in ourselves and remember the power of our unconscious mind. We
are reminded there is time for work and time for play.
The Owl - The owl is very wise and knowing. The owl tells us we need to open
our eyes and beware of what is happening around us. We need to sit and watch
and listen to our surroundings and what is possibly going on behind the
scenes.
The Horse - The horse is powerful and has great stamina, they represents
freedom and power. A horse will help lead you to a safe passage and to
something new.
The Dolphin - The dolphin is a beautiful creature. The dolphin will come
when we need to seek the truth and break emotional barriers. They will help
us to move forward in our lives and find harmony in all things.
The Rabbit - The rabbit is a very timid and fearful creature but quite often
they will face their own fears. The rabbit can teach us to face our own
fears, it can teach us when to defend ourselves or simply walk away. The
rabbit teaches us to listen to our surroundings and to weigh up situations
and defend ourselves accurately if we are in danger.
The Butterfly - As the butterflies entire life is full of change from being
a catterpiller and then magnificently changing into a beautiful butterfly.
The butterfly tells us that we ourselves are about to face changes. The
butterfly tells us to allow these changes gracefully.
As we know there are many more animal guides and their meanings that was
just a few of them. Please take the time to find out as much as possible
about your own animal guide. The internet is full of sites that mentions
animal guides or totems and their meanings.
