Meeting Your Animal Guides
There are many ways to finding out what your journey, it is best
to meet one at a time in order to make the most of the visit. My
favorite way and most recommend is through a special meditation
journey. That is, a meditation with a specific purpose and intent.
As usual, grab your journal so you can write down your experience as
soon as you've finished.
You don't want to forget anything. When you have completed your
journey, start your research about your particular animal. You might
want to pull in their essence during your daily events, so pick a
calendar, a picture, a statue or whatever you like. The most
important part to this meditation is to keep an open mind. Don't go
into this with preconceived ideas or perceptions!
Animal Guide Meditation Since this is a special meditation, you
may want to prepare your meditation space in a special way. Add a
few ritualistic events, such as lighting a white candle and saying a
prayer stating your intent for this meditative session. You may want
to decorate your space with several animal statues or books about a
variety of animals. Once you meet your animal guide, you can remove
these generic items and replace them with specific ones of your
personal animal spirit(s). Once you are all set and prepared, this
is what you do.
Take your time, try to imagine as much detail as possible. And it
can't be stressed enough how important it is not to go into this
meditation with pre-conceived ideas about what you would LIKE your
guide to be.
Keep an open mind and an open heart. Sit in a comfortable
position, one that you can sustain for about 30-45 minutes. Close
your eyes and take in a deep cleansing breath. Fill your lungs to
their fullest capacity. Then release the breath through your mouth
and push all the air out of your body. Take in 3 deep breaths
through the nose, imagine the white light from the universe coming
into your lungs and collecting at your solar plexus
With all 3 exhales, image all the stress, anxiety and negativity you
have leaving your body carried out to the universe on a gay smoke
where it can be dissipated and no longer do harm to anyone. As you
exhale, imagine the events of the day or week floating out of your
body. Put these worries aside and begin to relax your entire body
and mind.
Feel the tension in your muscles begin to subside. Begin at your
solar plexus and imagine the white light moving up and down your
body from this point. Imagine the warmth of the energy as it passes
through your muscles and organs. Feel the tingling sensations as the
light moves down to your toes and up your body to the top of your
head. Imagine your entire body engulfed by this white divine light,
from the inside out. Say a prayer once more asking your guides and
teachers to come to you and to help with the purpose of this
mediation. State your intention clearly and ask 'God' to help you
with your meditative journey. Don't forget to thank them up front
for their efforts. This step takes a little practice, don't worry
if you can't do this for any extended period of time, but at least
give it a try.
Keep your eyes closed, but look up at the pineal gland. This is a
small gland located in the middle of your forehead, just above the
brow. (this is also considered to be the position of your third eye
and is therefore the gateway to higher conscious realms). Try to
keep your eyes focused on this point. The muscles around your eyes
may become sore as you stretch them upward, so don't over do this at
first. As you practice, this step will become easier and easier to
do. As you focus on your third eye imagine your at the base of a
tunnel, dimly light and slanted upward. Imagine your astral body (or
your soul) standing up from your physical body and begin to walk
toward and into the tunnel. See the lights on the walls and the
texture of the floor as you walk through the tunnel. Imagine
yourself moving upward.
Just ahead you see the opening to the tunnel and as you reach the
top, you realize you are standing on a ledge high above your town.
You feel propelled to raise your arms and step off the cliff. At the
very second you leave the cliff, your astral body morphs into a
beautiful bird and you begin to fly westward toward the Pacific.
Imagine the landscape passing below you, the mountains, rivers,
forests and deserts. Imagine your soul flying over the coastline of
California and out over the ocean. Now turn your wings a little to
the north, flying toward the center of the northern pacific. As you
travel over the water you see in the distance an island. It's not a
terribly big island, but it's large enough to hold a tall dormant
volcano which now has a great water fall spilling into a clear pool
at it's base. Now dip your wings slightly and make your way to the
edge of that pool. As you step onto the island under a large shade
tree, you instantly morph back into your human soul form. Look
around and see the soft carpet of moss under your feet, listen to
the crashing soothing sounds of the waterfall, take in a deep breath
and smell the fresh flower sweetened air. This is the Island of the
Animal Kingdom. Every animal that has ever existed lives on this
island or in the pool of water before you. Now imagine yourself
sitting under this tree on the moss, next to the pool of water. Get
very comfortable and prepare yourself for another internal
meditation on this island. Imagine yourself going into a meditation
state. Call your animal guide and ask them to come and make
themselves known to you. Imagine yourself getting as relaxed as
possible. As soon as your ready, imagine yourself opening your eyes.
The first image you see before you is your animal spirit. Either on
the land or in the water, the animal makes itself known to you. The
remainder of this meditation is up to the individual. You can ask
their name, ask them what lessons you have to learn from them. Ask
them what strengths and/or weaknesses they bring to you.
Ask them how they can help you combat these weaknesses. And ask
them how you can call on their strengths to help you during
stressful situations or when ever you need a little extra energy.
When you have concluded your visit, make sure you thank them deeply
for their gift of service and protection to you. Thank them for
coming here during this meditation to meet you and/or visit with
you. Give them a goodbye hug. Then imagine yourself lifting your
arms and morphing back into the bird spirit. Fly back over the ocean
to California, over the deserts and forests and rivers. Back to the
edge of the tunnel. As soon as you step down on the tunnel you morph
back into your human self again.
Imagine yourself walking back into the tunnel and heading back
down to your meditative space. Imagine your soul walking through the
door to your room, and seeing your physical body right where you
left it. As your soul steps back inside your spiritual body, all the
visions sensations and answers you received merge with your physical
brain and are automatically stored into your conscious mind. Take
in a deep breath, begin to feel your body, become more and more
aware of your surroundings, have a nice long and hard stretch, then
open your eyes.
Remember: The last thing you should do before you get up from
your meditative spot is to record this event either on tape or in a
journal. It's important to do it right away while the images,
feelings and sounds are still clear in your mind. Next, find
information about your animal guide. Read about it's habits, talents
and personality. How much does this animal reflect your own
personality? You should also begin to surround yourself with images
of you animal guide. This helps the conscious mind connect with the
animal spirit during the day and can give you added strength and
support during your activities. The more you meet with your animal
guide, the more you begin to feel their presence around you during
your conscious states. You will feel them at your side, perhaps
lying down next to you, protecting you, and giving you comfort when
you may feel all alone. They are truly our best friends and will
never leave us.
