MEETING YOUR ANIMAL GUIDE

[GateKeeper]

After you understand what type of animal guide has come into your life, it is necessary to educate yourself fully as to the nature of the animal. Learn about its habitat, life cycles, what it eats, physical characteristics, special skills and traits, social and mating habits. Go to places where your animal guide can be found in real life. Study it in nature. Gaining insight into the nature of your animal guide will help you to better understand its messages. Meditate on this knowledge and discover its power and medicine.



After you learn various ways to work with the medicine of you animal spirit guide, the medicine becomes a gateway to connecting with other spirit guides found within its domain. Your animal spirit guide (or those spirits who choose to reveal themselves in the form of an animal) will teach you how to align with other spirit guides and beings.



Remember: The spirit guide chooses the person. The person does not choose the spirit guide. A person cannot simply select an animal and begin communication – the results of which are often frustrating and unsuccessful. A spirit guide must be harmonious with the person.



Communication with your spirit guide requires reverent respect and knowledge of the ways of the animal guide. You must find ways to honor your spirit guide. The more importance you give to the spirit guide the more they respond to you. Most spirit guides do not immediately acknowledge themselves to the person as they are leery of your intention and knowledge. A spirit guide is sensitive to moods, current events, and a persons path in life. They must first trust you and learn your needs and wants. You must learn to trust them and understand their needs and wants. It takes time, patience and practice.



PREPARATION AND THE JOURNEY



Sit down in a quiet place alone. Make certain there will be no distractions or interruptions. Draw a circle around you and bless the circle with sage, cedar, sweet grass, tobacco or some other sacred medicine. Begin your journey into the spirit world with prayer and continue with deep meditation.



Get comfortable. Take a deep breath. Inhale, exhale deeply several time. Release your ego, desires and expectations of what may follow. Chase away all shadows of fear and negativity. Begin to dream of some idyllic place like a forest trail, bubbling mountain stream, or flower covered glen. Move about in this world seeing, smelling and feeling everything. After awhile, you will hear something and you will see a creature slowly coming to you.



The creature is friendly and invites your touch. You embrace. This is your animal spirit guide. Spend time talking with your animal guide now.



Be open to any and all types of messages. Do not get trapped by wishing for a certain messages. Clear your mind completely. Open your heart to its love and lessons. When your time is finished, thank all the beings in this special place and your animal guide who has chosen to teach you. Slowly return by the way you came into full consciousness. Open your eyes.


OTHER SUGGESTIONS

Honor your spirit animal guide

Wear jewelry and clothing illustrating your totem;

Decorate your space with pictures and other memorabilia;

Educate yourself on its life and habits;

Visit the habitat of your spirit guide;

Help protect its home, contribute time and resources.



Pay attention to the messages of your animal guide

Spend time in meditation with your friend and guide;

Give thanks to the Creator and your guide for its assistance;

Understand the message can be negative or positive in nature;

Listen. Even when the message seems negative;



Study the element (water, fire, air, earth) most closely associated with your spirit guide



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[Amberain]

Hi Gate keeper .... i very much enjoyed reading what you have posted on meeting your animal guides ...

I have a question for you? ... I have done a guided meditation with another group a few months bk and came away believing that i had met three of my animal guides ... i also had a dream bk last year of a wolf and earlier this year of an owl ... now my question is , do these animal guides come and go ... and new animal guides come to you for different reasons ?

Different messages etc?

I was told that we have an animal guide from the day we were born, who stays with us on our path .... but other animal comes and goes .... how can we distinguish which is which? lol * scratches head*

[GateKeeper]

I personaly believe that the animals your drawn to like fav of all time are your life time totem animals .

The animals you see in dreams or in meditation or that your newly drawn to are for your current path now .

An Owl is a protector in the night also is your eyes and ears showing you the way forward as the wolf hunts and protects there path finders its helping you on foot a wolf will also give you love unconditional love where you may be feeling alone keeping you warm on the cold nights hope this helps .

Peace & Love


GateKeeper