'Animal Guides' Articles
The use of nature, and animals in particular, as a mirror had a purpose in spirituality. It was used both as metaphor and as a sort of naturalistic psychology. You are alive in an animal world, find your brothers and sisters, they can maybe teach you something.
“In the beginning of all things, wisdom and knowledge were with the animals; for Tirawa, the One Above, did not speak directly to man. He sent certain animals to tell men that he showed himself through the beasts, and that from them, and from the stars, and the sun, and the moon, man should learn. Tirawa spoke to man through his works.” Chief Letakots-Lesa, Pawnee Tribe
“When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens the Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them.” Chief Seattle
Origin of Animal Guides
Animal guides as a topic is potentially deeper than it might seem. In Taoism they say the 1000 things stem from one thing. This is said in one way or another in every tradition, and it’s reflected in many creation myths; the Native American, the Egyptian, Babylonian, Japanese. Even in the Native Australian belief, and really also in Catholic. Animals are our elders and all that came into being, came into being on an underlying order. Most of the animal species in science show a longer record of living on this planet than humanity does. In Native American belief each… Seek More
Animal’s Power
We can all learn from animal’s power and to be more like the traits in the animals as they are in their pure form. It brings out good things in us as we have similar power in ourselves. Thus we were able to domesticate previously wild animals. When you sought the guidance of a Shaman, he would often speak in the context of your totem, both good and bad. If you were distressed, and many modern thinkers view it in this way, you are out of harmony with yourself, your inner nature. So the Shaman would speak of the way… Seek More
Human and Animal
What if in the course of acting out animal instinct, one fails to see beyond their own desires and harms others? That is a valid point. Can you avoid doing any harm? In trying to avoid harm, is it proof against your harm? If you refuse to engage, can that not itself cause harm? In pursuing instinct you may cause harm, but I offer that it will be controlled. Instinct isn’t an excuse for licentious behavior. Those extremely selfish acts are the product of human thought, of human rationality, not of instinct. A child gets hit by a peer, the instinctive… Seek More
Animal Guides Q&A
Sometimes you can crave things that aren’t very good for you? That’s not from instinct. Addiction is a human trait. Most animals will sniff beer and refuse to drink, and they flee smoke. My first power animal was a skunk! Oh yes, mustelids are quite spirited. If you need to understand determination, watch a skunk. Skunks power is to be yourself no matter what. I once encountered a skunk rummaging behind a grocery store, it squared off with me and made an angry noise and stamped its front paws. It began slowly to turn around, I did too and walked… Seek More
Empathy with Pets
I will begin by talking about empathy, and empathy is not compassion. Empathy is the ability to feel the feelings in creatures and places, like entering the presence of someone who’s depressed, and without asking or making a “logical” observation knowing that they are. Has anyone experienced this? Much of the “telepathic” is rooted in empathy. Even scientists note that there is a phenomenon they call biophilia. Life thrives around other life. Also, in threat situations your emotional mind will react first, well before your intellectual mind can do anything. This is an emotional bottom line. An empathic reaction of… Seek More
Notice More
Have any of you as children just sat, and tried to see the world as an animal does? And it’s not confined to childhood, just many people get jaded. Now, by what process of reason could one explain succeeding at that? Imagination? Ok, if it’s imagination, how is it that we can be correct about anything? Instincts? Something shared? Yes. We are animals also. Ever focus on a specific animal you knew well? Did you find that this behaviour got your pets attention? If animals behave as people say they do, then why would it? Why would your efforts be… Seek More
Our Animal Teachers
Those who would listen, and I don’t mean with their ears, but with the receptive mind, those who’s hearts are open to the world and other species, are growing and changing. There are those who perhaps don’t even know why. At least they don’t know yet, but their empathy is coupled with a compassionate heart, and as they become more active our imbalance could be healed. Heal it, and heal the earth. We were not meant to disconnect from that consciousness. We have become like a secondary and antagonistic presence in the Gaia mind. This isn’t necessary. Like a virus? Actually,… Seek More
Sense the World
I had a dog who got very sick, and I had to put him to sleep. He always slept in one particular spot on the bed, and my other two dogs will not sleep in his spot to this very day. It’s been over two years. They do sense his psychic imprint, though his scent has long passed. You can’t wash mind out of matter. You mean they remember his spot? They don’t remember, they don’t need to. They feel it. His energy is still there. You can likely feel it too. Do you find yourself waking slightly as you… Seek More
