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Okay so I've been flipping through these Gaia guilds on spirit guides and how to get in touch with them. It got me interested and so last night I gave it a shot. @.a

I used a lake surrounded by forest with high mountains around as my sanctuary. I swam in the lake for a bit and whatever but when I got out and asked if anyone was there... this wolf/fox thing came out with its multiple tails and tried to bite my jugular eek I ended the meditation right before it bit me just from sheer disbelief, but now I have this weird twinge in my aura where the thing bit me. confused

Does anyone know what might have happened? What I should do to get the thing from coming back? or What I should do about that weird feeling/twinge at my neck?

crying I'm so confused... But I will so thanks for the advice. wink Hopefully I can...um... get this sorted through

Thanks for the help. blaugh
Though a friend of mine helped me understand that it was my own suppressed nature that manifested itself.

I did follow your advice on smoothing out the wound though. And the werid twinge has since gone away. My shielding on the other hand... Is rather pathetic, so I'll work on that before I returning to that place, or plane. (So I don't get mauled by another metaphysical being)

Sadly, I have not heard of the cat o' nine tails and everytime I do a search I keep getting a whip... or something about giant catfish sweatdrop

Basically, it sounds like you went to what, in shamanic circles, is usually referred to as the Middle Realm. For some reason, lots of do-it-yourself books for beginners recommend going there. Of the three realms to go to, however, it is generally considered the most dangerous - it's where *any* spirits can hang out, not just helpful ones. Bad mojo to go there without sufficient training and protection.

If it's an Upper Realm spirit guide you're looking for - hangout of enlightened masters and so forth - then get someone to teach you how to journey to the Upper Realm - preferably someone who can be with you while you go, and perform a proper cleansing if you accidentally hit Middle again.

If you're looking for a power animal - powerful totem-type spirits dwell in the Lower Realm. They're good protectors if you ever decide to revisit the Middle Realm, because they are generally your default guard dogs, so to speak. The trick there is, someone else has to journey to the Lower Realm on your behalf to collect a power animal for you. Otherwise you're likely to go down there yourself and insist on which animal you want, which is rarely the one you'll need. Meaning, very few people would want a bunny or a mouse as a power animal, but sometimes they are the ones who can teach you the most for where you are on your life path.

So yeah. Having vomited excessive information at you without providing instructions...I'm sorry, but there is no shortcut for finding a competent, qualified person who will teach you to journey. If a search *really* turns up nothing (ie it isn't a half-assed justification passing itself off as a search), try reading "Plant Spirit Medicine" by Eliot Cowan. It's the closest you'll get to decent written instructions for visiting the Lower Realm, but you'll have to figure out how to get to the animals instead of the plants. Worst case, ask the plants once you get there. They'll help.

My advice--learn to shield yourself better. And next time, be more specific...asking if anyone is there is probably not the best way to go. lol