What's your spirit animal?

**saxonharp** · 01-05-2009 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Unelias

Actually in northern shamanism at least, it isn't neccessarily spirit animal even though it usually takes form of an animal. But I suggest that if you really are into shamanism, don't limit yourself to cd. Nothing is better way that a ritual drum that you have done yourself and with passion.

Agreed - to an extent. A couple words of caution though I think may be in order: When Drumming for your own journey, you have to be careful of a few things. Firstly, the drum is used to help sync your vibration with Grandmother Earth and in group settings, it is the drummer whose task it is to find and maintain that vibration. If you are drumming for yourself, you have to do that first THEN transition into your own Journey state without disrupting the beat/vibration of the Drum.

Secondly, during a Journey, your emotions and energy will fluctuate. You must use the Drum to stabilize those energies and not allow them to alter your Drum Beat. It is difficult to do if you are the one Drumming for yourself.

Lastly, and possibly most importantly, the Drum is used to call back your spirit to your body. During a Journey, it is easy to want to stay in the Spirit Realm. If you are Drumming for yourself, you must be careful not to allow yourself the luxury of loitering or "exploring". Get the information you are seeking and return. Use the Sacred Beat to help draw yourself back. Sometimes that will be two minutes, sometimes two hours. Since time is irrelevant in the Spirit Realm, this poses another challenge to drumming for yourself. Transitioning from your Journey Beat to the Call-back Beat is hard to do without first getting used to what that Beat is and conditioning yourself to return when you hear it.

For all these reasons, it is my personal opinion that a recorded Drum is safer for beginning Journeyers eventhough you lose the connection to the moment you would get with a Live Drum.

**Unelias** · 01-05-2009 09:59 PM

Maybe

while I might have a bit different approach to some you said, they are quite similar. I have practiced shamanism for eight years now and it is a bit different here. I usually induce trance with drumming, singing or dancing.

I just wrote a quite lenghty explanation in PM for someone. I don't feel like writing it all over again

at least not now. I am dead tired

**saxonharp** · 01-06-2009 03:11 AM

Originally Posted by Unelias

Maybe

while I might have a bit different approach to some you said, they are quite similar. I have practiced shamanism for eight years now and it is a bit different here. I usually induce trance with drumming, singing or dancing.

I just wrote a quite lenghty explanation in PM for someone. I don't feel like writing it all over again

at least not now. I am dead tired

No worries. If you ever feel like, I'd be interested in hearing.

Peace.

**Unelias** · 01-06-2009 09:01 AM

I try to remember that

you can PM me with questions though, it is easier to start with that. I am really busy in near future

**lagunagirl** · 01-11-2009 10:10 PM

I don't have a very specific idea, but I'm pretty sure it's some kind of bird. An Eagle, Sparrow, or Owl are the only ones that come to mind. But I don't know, those are just the first ones that come to mind when people mention things like this... and when I think about it, I guess it fits.

**someweirdsin** · 01-13-2009 10:10 AM

If there are spirit animals, mine is a fly. I never really thought of having a spirit animal but they have appeared to me at strange times. I was furiously angry once and walking quickly and this fly wouldn't leave me alone, as they do, flying all over me and every time i flicked it away it would come back until finally in my frustation i gave up and just let it sit on me. As it just stopped, calm. And it made me stop and then my anger subsided and clarity returned to me and then it flew away.

Flies often appear to me when there is something bothering me and my mind gets out of control. They are a constant reminder to stop and be present.

They may not be pretty but that's irrelevant in what they can teach me.

**garnet** · 01-15-2009 12:13 PM

In my dreams I would like to definately be a siamese cat, A white horse, A black snake and a white owl.

**Paradox-db3** · 01-16-2009 02:06 AM

My spirit animal is one of those black beetles with shiny hard backs and wings underneith...A June bug, perhaps? That, or else a Dobsonfly. Well, actually any insect that likes poop.

**Shark Rider** · 01-22-2009 04:43 AM

hum, I remember taking a quize before (50 questions), it said mine is a Jaguar.

**Shark Rider** · 07-21-2010 03:29 AM

Lol, i just found out this topic. I was the last person posting posting on it. lol
Mine isn't a jaguar. Either a shark. (shark was a temporal totem for me)
My life totem animal is a Bear!

**kenietz** · 07-21-2010 03:49 AM

I dunno which animal is mine but i had a dream once where i was a dolphin. That is the dream, with the biggest impact on me, of all dreams where i was animal. Otherwise i see usually dogs(like tonight) and lots of fish(but i love fishing so no surprise here

).
The dolphin experience was a whole night lesson in jumping over a wall in the sea given to me by another dolphin. Finally i made it though. It was really cool the feeling of being/flying above the water and the wall of course

))

**onyxfyre** · 07-27-2010 03:17 AM

mines a fox. I like wolves and foxes the same but i have dreams with foxes in them and ive seen them before.

**Luni** · 07-27-2010 04:27 AM

I honestly don't know what my spirit animal is, but I'm sure I'll find out in time.

I have had a dream where I was trying to fly, but I used a very weird way of creating a flying craft out of wood in order to achieve the ability. While I was doing this a black maine coone cat was staring at me with violet eyes. In the same dream I saw a black bird with the same violet eyes watching me as I flew.

I also had a dream that a T-rex ate me and snapped my back in half, so I suppose that's not a lead. XD

**juroara** · 07-27-2010 05:06 AM

wow! Drumming sounds fun!

I need to add that on my ever growing list of things to do.

I think my animal totem is a deer stag. I first saw the stag in a visualization meditation, the first time I entered my Inner Sanctuary. I saw a group of stags again in a dream recently, where wanting to dream of my Inner Sanctuary was on my mind.

So what do I do now?

Eastern dragons are also strong symbols for me, but im not sure if that counts.

**Shark Rider** · 10-15-2010 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by Luni

I honestly don't know what my spirit animal is, but I'm sure I'll find out in time.

I have had a dream where I was trying to fly, but I used a very weird way of creating a flying craft out of wood in order to achieve the ability. While I was doing this a black maine coone cat was staring at me with violet eyes. In the same dream I saw a black bird with the same violet eyes watching me as I flew.

I also had a dream that a T-rex ate me and snapped my back in half, so I suppose that's not a lead. XD

Maybe a raven? Try looking for it's definition

**mowglycdb** · 10-15-2010 03:58 PM

Fox here. My dream guide is a tiny dragon.

**Polarlicht** · 12-20-2010 05:40 PM

Mine is a Polar Bear for the occasion.
However, I have not made a really straight belief system.

I'm inspired by the Seekers book series by Erin Hunter to put some Native American/Inuit stuff in to connect to my totem animal, along with my Christain religion.
I'm also trying to delvelop some bedtime rituals. Any help?

**IAmCoder** · 12-20-2010 05:53 PM

I have a tattoo of a lizard on my right shoulder and a dragonfly on my left. I was lucky enough to go an a vision quest in my teens where I "found" my totem animals.

The lizard's medicine is that of dreaming and is meant to remind me that I create my dreams and control them. The dragonfly's medicine is illusion and reminds me that I am creating my waking life and can change anything just as easily by changing my beliefs.

**Xei** · 12-20-2010 08:05 PM

I find it a weird coincidence that all of your spirit animals are cool.

I'm an eagle I'm a fox I'm a bear I'm a dolphin I'm a dragon I'm a siamese cat I'm a lion I'm a wolf I'm a panther I'm a shark I'm a lizard I'm a dragonfly.

Why are none of you worms or ticks or sea cucumbers or woodlice or corals or trout?

It's almost like you're choosing your own spirit animals in order to seem appealing.

And why are they all in the small minority of animals which are currently in existence? Why are none of you velociraptors?

**Jervilan** · 12-20-2010 08:17 PM

This is very interesting. I don't know what my spirit animal is yet, but if some of you guys would help me, i would be very grateful.

**Xei** · 12-20-2010 08:25 PM

Based on the resonant frequencies in the electromagnetic aura I'm receiving from you, I suspect you may be a mole cricket.

**IAmCoder** · 12-20-2010 08:31 PM

Try this... coincidentally enough I got the lizard.

medicinecards.com/readings.html

**Xei** · 12-20-2010 08:34 PM

medicinecards.com/readings.html

What did you get the second time?

**IAmCoder** · 12-20-2010 08:35 PM

Panther.

**nina** · 12-20-2010 08:38 PM

I got Salmon. What a lame site.

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