Lynn
01-10-2010, 11:58 PM
Animal Guides
This idea of humans having Animal Spirit Guides is best known in the Native American cultures commonly called or known as “Totem Animals”. It too is much wider than just that culture. We can look to most cultures and find a connection to animals being a part of one’s spiritual beliefs . In the Bible one can look to Noah and the Dove that was seen to tell him the flood waters were receding and that land was there.
This too dates back to Ancient Egypt and the images of their God’s in animal form. Too in their burial practices Cat’s were mummified and placed with the King. Animals too were sacrificed in many rituals. Thought to bring in promises of rain and other thought to be given blessing from the Earth.
Animal Guides have a huge role in Shamanism practices. In even to the point of Shape Shifting to become fully that animal or to be a part of that animal. To have that connection in the way that one can take on the characteristics and even senses of that animal one shares with.
Many believe that if an animal crosses one’s path that animal has a message for ye to hear. One might well have been for a nature walk and come to see an animal stop in its actions and seem to look at ye. Have ye wondered on why. Thinking past the fact that maybe ye just startled it. Ever seen a bird circle in the sky above ye and stop and wonder what that bird see’s that ye can not see ?
Animals In Dreams
We at times have animals appear in our dreams. How do we see that animal there is often much different than how they be in real nature. At times we have communication happen or we interact directly with them.
There are many books written on Dreams Interpretations but many a times one has simply connected to one’s Animal Spirit Guide. What one should look to is to reference to the characteristics of that animal in relation to self. One might be surprised by what one finds.
Too one can take the animal and break it down by the sum of its parts. Let take an common reptile that often come in one’s dream . The Snake ( most times dreaded in one’s dream as it comes forth as a Nightmare. Looking at the parts though of a Snake say the colour Green, well green links to money, healings goes to the Heart Chakra the center of one’s very Soul some believe. (Is that a bad colour ?) NO yet the Snake is Green.
Look to where one see’s the symbol of the Snake it is on the very Dr’s symbol the rod and the Snake wrapped around it. Symbol of healing. Again making the Snake in one’s dream not the scary image on might see it as. When one see’s the sum of the parts all of a sudden said Snake is healing, and might well speak to money issues, is good for the Earth as it cleans away pests.
What are one's thoughts on Animal Guides as MANY feel an Animal be a Familiar NOT a true Guide .
Do Guides for man always be that of HUMAN form ?
Do animals in our dreams come with meanings to them or bring us messages from their world ?
Lynn
This idea of humans having Animal Spirit Guides is best known in the Native American cultures commonly called or known as “Totem Animals”. It too is much wider than just that culture. We can look to most cultures and find a connection to animals being a part of one’s spiritual beliefs . In the Bible one can look to Noah and the Dove that was seen to tell him the flood waters were receding and that land was there.
This too dates back to Ancient Egypt and the images of their God’s in animal form. Too in their burial practices Cat’s were mummified and placed with the King. Animals too were sacrificed in many rituals. Thought to bring in promises of rain and other thought to be given blessing from the Earth.
Animal Guides have a huge role in Shamanism practices. In even to the point of Shape Shifting to become fully that animal or to be a part of that animal. To have that connection in the way that one can take on the characteristics and even senses of that animal one shares with.
Many believe that if an animal crosses one’s path that animal has a message for ye to hear. One might well have been for a nature walk and come to see an animal stop in its actions and seem to look at ye. Have ye wondered on why. Thinking past the fact that maybe ye just startled it. Ever seen a bird circle in the sky above ye and stop and wonder what that bird see’s that ye can not see ?
Animals In Dreams
We at times have animals appear in our dreams. How do we see that animal there is often much different than how they be in real nature. At times we have communication happen or we interact directly with them.
There are many books written on Dreams Interpretations but many a times one has simply connected to one’s Animal Spirit Guide. What one should look to is to reference to the characteristics of that animal in relation to self. One might be surprised by what one finds.
Too one can take the animal and break it down by the sum of its parts. Let take an common reptile that often come in one’s dream . The Snake ( most times dreaded in one’s dream as it comes forth as a Nightmare. Looking at the parts though of a Snake say the colour Green, well green links to money, healings goes to the Heart Chakra the center of one’s very Soul some believe. (Is that a bad colour ?) NO yet the Snake is Green.
Look to where one see’s the symbol of the Snake it is on the very Dr’s symbol the rod and the Snake wrapped around it. Symbol of healing. Again making the Snake in one’s dream not the scary image on might see it as. When one see’s the sum of the parts all of a sudden said Snake is healing, and might well speak to money issues, is good for the Earth as it cleans away pests.
What are one's thoughts on Animal Guides as MANY feel an Animal be a Familiar NOT a true Guide .
Do Guides for man always be that of HUMAN form ?
Do animals in our dreams come with meanings to them or bring us messages from their world ?
Lynn