What are Animal Spirit Guides & How you can meet them?

Animal spirit guides are a shamanic tradition that means everything is alive and carries with it power and wisdom. Animal spirit guides are able to teach, guide and help heal us. They offer help to empower us in life. An animal spirit guide has attributes similar to our characteristics and it can reflect your own personality. The animals also protect us like guardian angels.
They may come to you in dreams, meditations, symbolically or you may see them in plain sight. If you are seeing one around you there is a lesson it is trying to teach you or there is a message it is trying to give you. If the animal spirit shows up out of the blue this is usually because it has a message from the spirit world for you. To recognize and understand this can open you up and heal your soul.
One of the benefits of working with the animal spirits is connecting you to your higher self and nature. It helps us get back in harmony with the earth and can bring peace and understanding to your life. Like the wolf which is known as the way to find the deepest levels of self, inner knowing and intuition.
The animal spirits you are most often drawn to have something to teach you. If you look at there characteristics you will find similarities to your own. Each animal has meaning which we can apply to our own lives. Animal spirits have over come a lot, like surviving in nature. From this they have much knowledge to offer us. People have been learning from animals since the beginning of time.
Now that we know what animal spirit guides are let’s meet them!
Animal Spirit Guide Exercises

Imagine yourself in the Red Wood Forest, on a Tropical Island Beach or in the Rain Forest…

Red Wood Forest:

Sit in a quiet place where you feel comfortable and will not be disturbed. Say aloud or in your mind, “In the name of the universe or love withi
I cleanse my body I cleanse my soul.” Repeat this until you feel warm or confident you’re cleansed. Now take 5 very slow deep breaths in and out. Either close your eyes or use your minds eye and imagine you are now entering the opening of the red wood forest. As you are walking in you see the trees which are 1000’s of years old, wise and there to guide you. They are connected deep down to the center of mother earth. Brush your hands across the bark and Feel the energy of the trees in this sacred place. Hear the wisdom these trees can offer you. You may receive a Divine message from them if so thank them! Continue on your walk through the woods, know your Power Animal is here and waiting to meet with you. This animal has chosen you and will help you with any tasks you need him/her too. Keep going further into the forest. Look beyond the trees through the sunlight shining in and there the animal is coming towards you breaking through the sunlight. What do you see? This is your Spirit Animal! Create a bond by walking up to it and petting the animal. Make a connection with your animal spirit guide because they will now help you any time you call upon it. Weather for strength, knowledge, protection or peace you may ask them to guide and assist you with any thing you need! Once you know what your spirit animal is I recommend you buy a totem or put a picture of this animal up in your home. Building your connection, and so you may see it on a daily basis. Congratulations on this wonderful achievement!
Tropical Island Beach:

Sit in a quiet place where you feel comfortable and will not be disturbed. Say aloud or in your mind, “In the name of the universe or love withi
I cleanse my body I cleanse my soul.” Repeat this until you feel warm or confident you’re cleansed. Now take 5 very slow deep breaths in and out. Either close your eyes or use your minds eye and imagine you are now walking along the most beautiful beach you’ve ever seen! The ocean waves are gently coming up onto the sand then slowly retrieving back to the deep blue sea. Look around at the view seeing a tropical forest with tall coconut trees lightly swaying in the wind. Feel that breeze on your face and take a deep breathe smelling the sea salt from the bluest ocean you’ve ever seen. Put your toes down into the sand and feel the warmth of the beach. Walk along the beach feeling your surrounding and take a look out at the sea. You feel like your being drawn out to it? Begin to walk into the ocean feel the waves hitting your legs. The ocean has a calming effect on you and makes you feel safe. Enter further into the warm ocean diving under a wave. You can see all the sea life for miles in the crystal clear water. Come up and take a deep breathe before diving under the next wave. Your animal spirit guide is here and has been patiently waiting for this moment! Look right in front of you there he/she is! Swim close to your animal and embrace him/her by running your hands along there body. You are forming a life long bond! Spend as much time as you would like with your animal spirit guide! Make a connection with your animal spirit guide is very important because they will now help you any time you call upon it. Whether for strength, knowledge, protection or peace you may ask them to guide and assist you with any thing you need! Once you know what your animal spirit is I recommend you buy a totem or put a picture of this animal up in your home. Building your connection, and so you may see it on a daily basis. Congratulations on this wonderful achievement!

If you choose the Rain Forest do this exercise:

Rain Forest:

Sit in a quiet place where you feel comfortable and will not be disturbed. Say aloud or in your mind, “In the name of the universe or love withi
I cleanse my body I cleanse my soul.” Repeat this until you feel warm or confident you’re cleansed. Now take 5 very slow deep breaths in and out. Either close your eyes or use your minds eye and imagine you are now entering the amazing colorful rain forest! Walk in and listen to the sounds of the wildlife that lives there. Feel the mist as it falls from the canopy tops lightly touching your face and shoulders. Let the rain forest know why you are here. The forest will embrace you with its energy for this journey. Walk through the rain forest noticing all the brilliantly colored plants and the high energy this place emits. Traveling further through the rain forest you come upon a sacred waterfall surrounded by many rocks. Feel the energy of the water as it rushes down. Find a good place to rest and listen to the voice of the rain forest. You may receive a Divine message from the rain forest. If so make sure to thank it! Take some time to notice everything around. You now feel the presence of your animal spirit guide. Turn around to see your animal spirit guide he/she is waiting there for you. Your animal spirit guide has known you were coming, and is ready to help you! Walk close to your animal and embrace him/her by running your hands along there body. You are forming a life long bond! Spend as much time as you would like with your animal spirit guide! Make a connection with your animal spirit guide is very important because they will now help you any time you call upon it. Whether for strength, knowledge, protection or peace you may ask them to guide and assist you with any thing you need! Once you know what your animal spirit guide is I recommend you buy a totem or put a picture of this animal up in your home. Building your connection, and so you may see it on a daily basis. Congratulations on this wonderful achievement!

Please enjoy these exercises and the empowerment they can bring!

Heather Mason
www.heathermason.net