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Imaginary Guides

You can believe of your Animal Totems as imaginary guides on your life journey. You may also believe of them as Power Animals simply because each and every 1 imparts a particular power, or energy, to your life.

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Native Americans feel that each and every animal carries its own particular energies and gifts, and that each animal has a gift to give every single of us. Do you know what animals are guiding you on your person journey? Are you aware of the presents they are offering you?

Imaginary Guides

You can believe of your Animal Totems as imaginary guides on your life journey. You may possibly also feel of them as Power Animals due to the fact every a single imparts a specific energy, or energy, to your life.

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

It is fascinating to note that diverse cultures (not just Native Americans) came up with equivalent interpretations for all person animals.

Spiritual Energies

Native Americans as properly as other cultures used Shamans to help them connect with the Earth around them, and with the power of the animals. Making use of 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...etc.

It was believed that every human becoming had a distinct manitou (or many) which they had been particularly attuned to. These have been their personal animal totems.

They found their totems by means of vision quests, though sometimes the totem produced themselves recognized in other techniques. For example, if you had been attacked by a wild animal, it was believed that that distinct animal totem had selected you itself.

Physical and Spiritual Qualities

Every animal that exists has several qualities, each physical and spiritual. The qualities in your personal Animal Totems are qualities that you may possibly connect with, feel a deep affinity towards, or just want much more of in your life.

Here are some short descriptions of the qualities of a couple of animals. Read very carefully. 1 of them just may be one particular of your Animal Totems.

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

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

Cat: Magic, mystery, curiosity, independence, healing, unpredictability, inner balance, moving by way of fears

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

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

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

Finding Your Animal Totems

One way to meet 1 of your Animal Totems is to do a guided visualization. Create Sacred Space by making use of music, a candle, incense, or a smudge stick. Sit quietly and very slowly scan your physique, paying particular interest to every of the seven chakras. Then decide on one particular chakra to return to and focus your focus there. Ask the animal who resides there to make its nature known to you. Wait. Listen. Watch.

Bear in mind to be patient. Dont give up. You may not see anything the first time you do this.

Occasionally your Animal Totem is nearby, just out of your sight, watching you to see if youre significant about connecting with it. Continue to do this guided visualization until one of your animals makes itself recognized to you.

In the course of your meditation, when you do meet 1 of your Animal Totems, look it in the eye and remember to greet it with affection and curiosity. Ask it how its feeling these days. Ask it its name.

Bear in mind that this encounter is totally in your imagination as a result it is in your handle. There is nothing to fear.

At some point, move from your physique into the physique of the animal. Appear at your self from the eyes of this sacred animal and notice what you see. Right after a even though, return to your own physique and continue your conversation with it.

Ask your Animal Guide the following questions, so that you can find out a lot more about its meaning for you and its spot on your journey:

Who are you?

What do you have to give me?

What do you want from me?

How will I bear in mind what you have taught me?

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

You may well be pleasantly or unpleasantly shocked by an animal that makes itself identified to you. Try to accept the animal who wants to be with you rather than forcing a distinct a single to be there.

Trust the process- My Summer time of Skunks

It is normally believed that an Animal Totem chooses you, and not vice versa. The animals you enjoy just may be your totems but then once more, they may possibly not! The animals which come to you when you are open and accepting are the ones you need to have to work with. They will have the strengths and weaknesses that you already posses, and they will have lessons for you to find out.

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

Later, I learned that skunks are truly about self-respect, self-esteem, and inner protection by way of intuition. And I was seeing them at a season of my life when I felt fully powerless and unprotected with regards to some difficult household situations which straight impacted my self-respect and self-esteem.

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

Honor Your Animal Guides with SoulCollage

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

A single of the suits in the SoulCollage deck is Companions, exactly where you can develop unique collaged cards to honor your specific animal guides. Producing a card like this, and working with it inside the SoulCollage procedure is an exceptional way to honor these specific animal energies, and to get to know your animal totems in a creative, imaginative way. survival scenarios