![]() If you would like to know if they are still there, ask them to show themselves to you. But if they were there as your power animals, then they might have been letting you know they were around to support you. It would be hard for me to guess why the bears and cougars came in your dreams. Because now that you are an adult, you don’t need it to appear the same way it did you when you were a child. However, it might choose to show itself to you in a different way. However, it is possible that the spirit is still there to support you now. Its not necessary to know if that spirit was an animal or a human type spirit, because in essences they were there to support you. Guardian spirits (some would call them guardian angels) will sometimes appear to a child in a way that will make sense to them. Often children do have an “imaginary friend” that is a power animal or helping spirit. Shaman Links is compiling a list of books on power animals in our Book Directory. It is believed that the animal guide can communicate with you by drawing your attention to things around you, and a repetition such as that would be a way of communication. For instance you are flipping through the channels and see an elk on a nature program, then later you hear someone talking about going to Elk Grove Village to visit their cousin. You can ask the power animal to show itself to you and if you start seeing one or another animal frequently that would be its way of revealing itself to you. But to discover this on you own, you can ask for a dream and see if anything comes up. ![]() If you would like to find out who your power animal is, consulting a shamanic practitioner is an option. Everything is believed to have something to teach you and animals are thought to have a wealth of wisdom and protection to offer you. Shamanic practice honors and acknowledges the life and wisdom that exists in all things. Honoring it can be as simple a saying a thank you inside yourself, or getting an object which represents it and putting it where you can see it as you go about your day. Also, by honoring the power animal we make a deeper connection with it. The spirit of the animal is giving up its mobility in order to spend its time with you and assist you with your life. On a personal level, by honoring your power animal you let it know that its assistance is appreciated. In shamanic work the power animal is essential, for a shaman who has no power is not going to have very good results. In many western cultures, we are not taught to value animals or the gifts that they add to our life and the world around us. It is important to honor your power animal. A popular website that describes the qualities of various power animals: Honoring Power Animals If you are looking for a book on power animals Animal Speak by Ted Andrews is very popular. It is important not to lock each animal into a category, and be open to the gifts it may be coming to share with you. A particular power animal can come to help you with an issue that is very specific for you. Although there are certain consistencies for certain animals. The gifts that a particular animal is thought to give an individual varies depending on the culture. It is possible to have a domesticated animal, but it is more likely to have a wild untamed animal serve in the capacity of a power animal. (Plants and trees can serve as plant spirit guides.) Domesticated animals are generally not considered power animals because they already in service to human beings. Any living creature can serve as a power animal. Power animals do not have to be mammals and can be reptiles, insects or sea creatures. Power animal retrieval is a healing where the shaman goes to find a new power animal for you. If a power animal leaves and one does not come to take its place the individual is considered, by the shaman, to be disempowered and therefore vulnerable to illness and bad luck. Over the course of her or his life the person may have several. Everyone Has a Power AnimalĮveryone is thought to have a few of these guardian power animals, from childhood on. A hawk spirit will give you hawk wisdom, and lend you some of the attributes of hawk. The spirit also lends you the wisdom of its kind. ![]() Each power animal that you have increases your power so that illnesses or negative energy cannot enter your body. Shamans believe that everyone has power animals – animal spirits which reside with each individual adding to their power and protecting them from illness, acting similarly to a guardian angel. They are the helping spirit which add to the power of the shaman and are essential for success in any venture undertaken by the shaman. Power animals are an essential component of shamanic practice. In the shamanic belief every thing is alive and carries with it power and wisdom. ![]()
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