The spirit world is another dimension that exists alongside out material reality and is populated with nonphysical beings, or spirits. It is not some place up in the sky or removed from us, but is present and accessible at all times, requiring only the willingness, intention, and openness to make contact with those beings that reside there. Our awareness and consciousness are the vehicles that allow us to accomplish this.
In this alternate nonphysical reality called the spirit world, you will find ancestors, Archangels, Ascended Spiritual Masters, religious figures, deceased loved ones, Faeries, and, of course, Spirit Animals. These beings are extensions of God, Great Spirit, Source, or whatever name you prefer for All-That-Is, just as those of us and everything else in the material world are. What we call matter is denser and more tangible to our usual senses, whereas accessing this other dimension requires greater receptivity, heightened awareness, and a consciousness that allows for the existence of this aspect of being.
The term spirit guide is a term for any of these spiritual beings that help us in a life-positive way. We can call on them for guidance, protection, encouragement, and inspiration. Some have been with us since childhood, while others have appeared at various periods in our life, perhaps to help us through a difficult transition. We may see them, hear them, feel them, or just know they are with us, and we can have any number of spirit guides throughout our life, whether we are aware of them or not. They want to help us have a more peaceful, harmonious, and happier life, yet will not interfere with our free will. They are happy to serve and willingly do so whenever called upon.
Animals as Spirit Guides
Those spirits that are in animal form that teach us, guide us, empower us, and help us heal are called animal spirit guides or spirit animals. In shamanic and indigenous cultures, they are usually called totem animals or power animals. Often these terms are used interchangeably, although there are subtle differences in meaning.
The term totem animal is a representational object of a particular animal, such a wolf, tortoise, raccoon, hawk, bear, etc. Ther term power animal has its origins in shamanism, which is a specialized animal spirit guide that shamans or shamanic practitioners acquire early in their initiation into their practice. We can all have a relationship with our animal spirit guide, or power animal, even if we are not all that connected spiritually, and even if we are not shamans or shamanic practitioner. They may come to us in meditations, visions, dreams, or shamanic journeys.
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