Some questions for you to think about:Are there any particular animals to which you feel an especial kinship ~ maybe ones that often crop up in dreams, or that keep appearing either in real life and/or artistic representations?
I am very attached to my dog who literally saved myself and my children several years ago. Other then that, I love them immensly, would lvoe to work with animals. but I have not really had any connections such as totems or in dream, etc.
What do you feel about the way animals are treated in the 21st century ~ as pets, on farms, in circuses, zoos, the wild etc?
Animals are treated terirbly in general in this century. there are many groups promoting anti-animal abuse but things are not good for many. There is a lot of horrible treatment on commercial farms. Zoos and circuses abuse there animals though there re always that are suppose to prevent it. Wild animals are probably the luckiest if they manage to stay out of the way of game hunters and such. I view animals as I view human. We are all here for a purpose. Much in the way of Native Americans, I believe that some animals give themselves for food and such. Game hunting is wrong. They animal that gives itself needs to be used completely. There is much neglect in pets, and abuse. There are breeding nightmares whree animals are mistreated and abused, you hear about it ever day.
Have you attempted to work with animals in a magical/ritualistic context? This could be a pet or familiar in ritual, it could be divination by watching bird flight, invocation of an animal spirit etc.
Other then trying to connect with my own dog, I have not. I have also not been able to speak with my own dog thourgh meditaiton. Not sure why, just not there yet I guess. We know what each other is thinking, this is not needed between us, but tried it at any rate to see if I could get into her mind. I have not tried to invoke any animal spirits, still working on my ancestors.
Practical exercise:
Research a native animal that you are NOT familiar with. Find enough information to spend 10 minutes telling a friend or relative about its life cycle, diet, breeding habits etc, plus any native myths or legends about it..
I am very attached to my dog who literally saved myself and my children several years ago. Other then that, I love them immensly, would lvoe to work with animals. but I have not really had any connections such as totems or in dream, etc.
What do you feel about the way animals are treated in the 21st century ~ as pets, on farms, in circuses, zoos, the wild etc?
Animals are treated terirbly in general in this century. there are many groups promoting anti-animal abuse but things are not good for many. There is a lot of horrible treatment on commercial farms. Zoos and circuses abuse there animals though there re always that are suppose to prevent it. Wild animals are probably the luckiest if they manage to stay out of the way of game hunters and such. I view animals as I view human. We are all here for a purpose. Much in the way of Native Americans, I believe that some animals give themselves for food and such. Game hunting is wrong. They animal that gives itself needs to be used completely. There is much neglect in pets, and abuse. There are breeding nightmares whree animals are mistreated and abused, you hear about it ever day.
Have you attempted to work with animals in a magical/ritualistic context? This could be a pet or familiar in ritual, it could be divination by watching bird flight, invocation of an animal spirit etc.
Other then trying to connect with my own dog, I have not. I have also not been able to speak with my own dog thourgh meditaiton. Not sure why, just not there yet I guess. We know what each other is thinking, this is not needed between us, but tried it at any rate to see if I could get into her mind. I have not tried to invoke any animal spirits, still working on my ancestors.
Practical exercise:
Research a native animal that you are NOT familiar with. Find enough information to spend 10 minutes telling a friend or relative about its life cycle, diet, breeding habits etc, plus any native myths or legends about it..
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