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Imaginary Guides

You can feel of your Animal Totems as imaginary guides on your life journey. You may possibly also think of them as Power Animals because every single one imparts a special power, or power, to your life.

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Native Americans think that each and every animal carries its own unique energies and gifts, and that each animal has a gift to give every of us. Do you know what animals are guiding you on your individual journey? Are you conscious of the presents they are supplying you?

Imaginary Guides

You can believe of your Animal Totems as imaginary guides on your life journey. You may also feel of them as Energy Animals simply because every one imparts a particular power, or energy, to your life.

By observing how each and every animal lived, located mates, positioned food and protected itself, Native Americans had been in a position to define the animal's distinct strengths and weaknesses. For example, bears hibernated throughout the winter, so it was mentioned that they possessed the magic of dreams. They were also formidable foes, so Bear Energy was also about physical power and strength.

It is fascinating to note that various cultures (not just Native Americans) came up with comparable interpretations for all individual animals.

Spiritual Energies

Native Americans as well as other cultures utilised Shamans to aid them connect with the Earth around them, and with the power of the animals. Employing dreams and visions, these Shamen would connect with the "manitou" of the animals. The manitou of an animal is its primal spiritual power- wolfness, deerness, foxness...and so forth.

It was believed that each and every human becoming had a certain manitou (or a number of) which they have been specifically attuned to. These were their personal animal totems.

They found their totems by means of vision quests, although sometimes the totem produced themselves identified in other approaches. For example, if you have been attacked by a wild animal, it was believed that that particular animal totem had chosen you itself.

Physical and Spiritual Qualities

Every animal that exists has numerous qualities, both physical and spiritual. The qualities in your private Animal Totems are qualities that you might connect with, feel a deep affinity towards, or simply require much more of in your life.

Right here are some brief descriptions of the qualities of a couple of animals. Read carefully. One of them just may be one of your Animal Totems.

Skunk: Self-confidence, self-esteem, self-respect, creative energy, paying attention to intuition and inner knowings

Alligator: Power to survive, keeper of ancient wisdom, clairvoyance

Cat: Magic, mystery, curiosity, independence, healing, unpredictability, inner balance, moving through fears

Frog: Seeing in all directions, physical and emotional cleansing, metamorphosis, inventive power

Shark: Peace, solitude, emotional transformation, power of protection

Your Animal Totems instruct and shield you all through your lifes journey. When you uncover an animal that speaks strongly to you, an animal you really feel you should draw much more deeply into your life, attempt surrounding your self with images of this animal. This will let the animal know it is welcome in your space.

Discovering Your Animal Totems

One way to meet a single of your Animal Totems is to do a guided visualization. Develop Sacred Space by employing music, a candle, incense, or a smudge stick. Sit quietly and extremely slowly scan your body, paying certain interest to every single of the seven chakras. Then choose 1 chakra to return to and focus your focus there. Ask the animal who resides there to make its nature recognized to you. Wait. Listen. Watch.

Don't forget to be patient. Dont give up. You might not see something the 1st time you do this.

Sometimes your Animal Totem is nearby, just out of your sight, watching you to see if youre severe about connecting with it. Continue to do this guided visualization until 1 of your animals tends to make itself identified to you.

For the duration of your meditation, when you do meet one particular of your Animal Totems, search it in the eye and keep in mind to greet it with affection and curiosity. Ask it how its feeling today. Ask it its name.

Keep in mind that this encounter is completely in your imagination therefore it is in your handle. There is absolutely nothing to fear.

At some point, move from your body into the physique of the animal. Look at yourself from the eyes of this sacred animal and discover what you see. Following a whilst, return to your personal physique and continue your conversation with it.

Ask your Animal Guide the following questions, so that you can discover more about its meaning for you and its place on your journey:

Who are you?

What do you have to give me?

What do you want from me?

How will I remember what you have taught me?

Be certain to give it ample time to respond, and expect to be shocked!

You may possibly be pleasantly or unpleasantly surprised by an animal that tends to make itself identified to you. Attempt to accept the animal who desires to be with you rather than forcing a distinct a single to be there.

Trust the procedure- My Summer season of Skunks

It is typically believed that an Animal Totem chooses you, and not vice versa. The animals you really like just may be your totems but then again, they may possibly not! The animals which come to you when you are open and accepting are the ones you need to perform with. They will have the strengths and weaknesses that you already posses, and they will have lessons for you to understand.

A handful of years ago, I was continually seeing skunks in our front yard, even in broad daylight. This is extremely uncommon skunk behavior, I assure you! A few occasions I also glimpsed a white skunk with a black stripe!

Later, I discovered that skunks are actually about self-respect, self-esteem, and inner protection by means of intuition. And I was seeing them at a season of my life when I felt totally powerless and unprotected with regards to some difficult household conditions which directly affected my self-respect and self-esteem.

Coincidence? I assume not! I havent noticed them brazenly walk across my front yard because that summer season several years ago. I believe that Skunk had a message for me that year, and I believe that if I need him once more, he will be there.

Honor Your Animal Guides with SoulCollage

SoulCollage is a personal growth tool that is a mystical magical blend of intuitive art and imaginative play. It was developed by Seena Frost in 1989 as she worked with clients in her therapy practice in California.

1 of the suits in the SoulCollage deck is Companions, exactly where you can develop exclusive collaged cards to honor your specific animal guides. Generating a card like this, and working with it within the SoulCollage process is an excellent way to honor these unique animal energies, and to get to know your animal totems in a creative, imaginative way. understandable