The Totem Animal

Animal Of Your Strength

Different Cultures

The concept of an animal of strenghth,or a TOTEM ANIMAL - is widespread in many cultures. In the Jewish culture,there are examples of the use of animals as symbols of a personality or behaviour type.Some of the pennants of the tribes of Israel bore pictures of the animal that represented the tribe. The most famous is the Lion of Judah

Sages

The writings of one of the sages,in which he suggested that it is preferable to be a lion's tail rather than a fox's head,describe the way in which our animal of strength is supposed to help us

Native American Culture

In Native American culture,every tribe,clan and nuclear family had a Totem

Companies & Organizations

Today, too, in various organizations and companies,animals are used a symbols that represent the group that participates in a particular type of activity,mainly in the USA (such as the 'Lions' organization etc)

Sports Teams

Sports teams also adopt Totem animals,such as the Chicago Bulls, and in South Africa Die Blou Bulle,The Cheetas & The Sharks

Christianity

Christianity adopted two Totem animals The Lamb & THe Fish - which symbolizes the Lord Jesus Christ

Judaism

In Judaism,too, every animal represents a particular kind of energy.The fish is a symbol of fertility,the lion is the symbol of power and strength, the deer is a symbol of speed ect

Signs of the Zodiac

The signs of the Zodiac, also contain animals that attest more than once to the energy that influences the person's life.Frequently,we unconsciously identify the Totem animal of a particular person.We look at him and he seems to 'remind' us of a certain animal.We also use animal descriptions to describe various people

Shamans

Animals hold a place of honor among the Shamans.The first task of the future Shaman is to learn to travel in other worlds and dimensions and discover hsi own Totem animal,his animal of strength.This knowledge is necessary for starting the young Shaman's protracted learning process

Individual

The second type of Totem animal is the personal and individual one.These animals are energies and according to certain beliefs,spirits that protect and guide us in life.It is interesting that to this day,many parents still give their children some kind of fluffy animal - e.g. a teddie-bear to make it easier to fall asleep and help them feel protected.They are not aware of it,generally speaking ,but this is also a Totem animal

Personal

Personal animals of strength are generally the reflection of the self,and also represent qualities needed in this world,which are often hidden,concealed,and not yet expressed.Sometimes,people feel somewhat disappointed when they discover that their animal of strength is a 'small animal' that seems to lack strength,such as a rabbit or a mouse.This error derives from a lack of understanding that the spirit of the animals or their energies,is neither 'small' nor 'big' - it is not limited to the boundaries of this world and the physical reality and size of the animal,or to its strength in the physical world.None of those factors is relevant.Whether strength is 'big or small' you will quickly discover that in time of need,it will help you exactly to the extent that you need help

Native American Tradion

According to the Native American Tradition,the personal Totem Animal in contrast to family,clan, or tribal animals,may change several times during the person's lifetime,according to his specific needs.At times when you feel weak,exhausted,and depressed,you totem animal is far away from you,and you have to bring it back or find a new one

We all have an Animal of Strength & Energy

We all have a Totem Animal - an animal of strength - energy that is represented by a certain animal that is linked to us and protects us.Many animals of strength of our may appear in our lives in a different form and establish physical contact with us by coming into the world as a cat,a dog

Meeting your Animal of Strength

When you go on the journey to discover your animal stength,it is almost certain that forces,or certain engergies will introduce themselves as you animal of strength - the animal you meet on your journey will bless you and grant you additional power. According to Native American Tradition,all birds and mammals are positive Totem Animals.Any positive Totem Animal can be your animal of strength. Insects and reptiles can serve as transmitters of messages or give us a certain insight that will support us during the rest of our mental and spiritual development.Sometimes,the animal of strength may be an extinct animal - e.g. the DODO / or a mythological animal - such as the unicorn PEGASUS - the winged horse / or a centaur - half man half horse SAGITTARIUS.Sometimes it can be an animal that does not exist in any mythology or in any Zoological textbook - a unique animal,or an animal from another world

Meditation Method

Find out which is your Animal of Strength

The animal of strength you will meet in this meditation,may be the animal you expected, or maybe not.You are therefore advised not to have any expectations.It is important not to think of a particular animal before beginning the meditation,so that you can be open to all possibilities.If the animal that you imagine to be your animal of strength is indeed your animal during this period of your life,it will appear by itself

01. Perform the meditation in a quiet,calm place with quiet and clean energies

02.Clear your mind of all thoughts

03. Relax your body - contracting and relaxing all the muscles from your toes upward,or you can project light onto every oran until you feel totally relaxed

04. Close your eyes

05. Take two deep slow breaths

06. Inhale through your nose and hold your breath as long as you can - without feeling uncomfortable

07.and exhale through your mouth

08. Exhale through your mouth

09. Ignore any irrelevant thougth that may pop into your mind

10. Behind your closed eyes,see a white screen

11. Concentrate on it

12. You may see some pleasant colour or shape begining to emerge in your mind's eye

13. In your thoughts,ask your ANIMAL OF STRENGTH to show itself on the screen

14. Concentrate hard on your request

15. Wait patiently and don't let any thoughts distract you

16. Within a certain amount of time,the image of an animal will appear before your eyes.It may advance slowly toward you - or you may see it in a sharp,clear flash.It may reveal itself from behind,the side or the front.It may even be an animal that you don't like - don't let this bother you.Let the image emerge in your 'mind's eye'

17. The moment you see the animal,look at it quietly,and notice what it is doing,if it is performing any actions.Direct your thoughts to picking up messages telepathically from the animal.These could occur as a voice speaking inside you,as other pictures,or as the intuitive knowledge of the animal's words or messages.The messages may be in a human language that is familiar to you.Sometimes the animal appears as part of an occurance or event that is familiar to you.This situation also bears an individual message

18. Concentarat as hard as you can.Notice the colours that surroudn the animal and then open your eyes slowly.In your heart thank the 'Universal Force' for letting you channel with your animal of strength and write down your experiences and sights in an 'awareness' notebook.You can also draw what you saw.Sometimes it happens that you see more than one animal,or an animal that exists in the real world along with some kind of mythological animal.Similarly,another time,a different animal may appear,bearing a different message

19. After the meditation,you should think of - have you ever dreamed of a particular kind of animal? What happened in that dream ? You can ask that animal to appear in your dream at night and channel with it.To this end,you can use crystals for channeling and dreaming.After you have seen the animal in the meditation,ask yourself why that particular animal appeared in front of you

20. There are many animals,each of which has an important message for us.There are not more important animals or less important animals,but it would take too long to describe the messages of all the animals.Some animals appear relatively frequently in meditations* click here to see Animal Insights*

Different Animals - Brings Different Messages

If the animal you see does not appear in the list above of animal insights or messages - just observe it very closely...the message will be clear.Get hold of a good picture of the animal or on see it on videotape.Observe it in detail,learn its ways,how it copes with problems,how it obtain food,how it raises its young,how it fights or survives,how it walks,its general appearance,its movements - all those are messages that describe the messages that needs to be convey to you.Another way - is to invite the animal again,but this time ask it to give you the message and describe what it represents

*click here to see Channeling with Animals*

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All About The Sixth Sense - Tom Pearson