THESE ARE FEW DISCRIPTIONS OF SPIRIT GUIDES I HAVE RECEIVED THROUGH E-MAILS. I would like to add stories of how you made contact with your Spirit Guide and what your Spirit Guide has done for you. Please email me and I put your story here.
My spirit guides/totems are, a big gray she wolf, who walks at my left side,
the dog, at my right, a huge black bear behind me and a Raven before me,
those are the ones that have been the most constant, especially the wolf and
raven.
Now... My totem right now would be a small bird. They teach me to fly (fall and miss the ground) and the sense of family care. They build their own homes and have a sense of decoration (I have seen ribbons, tinsel and many different things in their nests) and they work to make sure their family is fed.
Crow - been with me since I set foot on this path. My guide on all
journey's.
Hawk - new spirit for me. Teaching me courage, helps me to fly, protects
me. Still learning lots from Hawk.
Fox - watches my back and keeps me safe. Lots of clashes with Crow.
Provides me with caution and balance.
Frog - not sure about this one. Only appeared to me twice. Changes in my
life. Anybody work with Frog (not you big guy) want to help me out with
this one?
Orca’s (WHALE) Wisdom Includes:
Creator of the Cosmos
Ability to convert raw matter into stars, planets, etc.
Breaking down the barriers of the human mind
Obliterating the concept of good or evil
Using the vibrational energy of song to heal
Finding your soul song
Soul memory
Seeing the unseen
Ability to seal soul fissures and energy leaks
According to coastal Indians, Orca was created by the hunter who carved a “blackfish” out of yellow cedar and commanded it to kill his wicked in-laws. Orca tore the men to bits and returned to the Tlingit man, Natsalane, who then ordered the sleek animals never again to prey on humans. And, to this day, Orca, the top predator of the sea, doesn’t eat people. Indeed, the Tlingit people of southeast Alaska consider Orca a custodian of the sea.
Jaguar’s Wisdom Includes:
Seeing the roads within chaos
Understanding the patterns of chaos
Moving without fear in the darkness
Facilitating soul work
Empowering oneself
Moving in unknown places
Shapeshifter
Psychic sight
Black Jaguar’s Wisdom Includes :
Keeper of the circular time continuum
Gatekeeper to the Unknowable
All wisdom listed above for Jaguar
According to Mayan beliefs, the journey of the sun across the sky and the darkness of night stood for the eternal journey of human consciousness and its transformations. The sun at midday was compared to the Eagle, flying high in the sky. Then it plunges below the horizon, just as we plunge into the dark where we face our spiritual challenges and are transformed. The hidden sun was said to be Jaguar, whose spotted skin symbolized the stars glittering in the night sky. Thus, it was called the “Jaguar Sun.” Jaguar is the earth father. As earth father, he presides over the sacred power in the earth and the animals who live upon it. The force that lives within the mountains, which gives them their volcanic and transformative power, is the same underworld source of power and energy as the Jaguar Sun. The Mayan word for Jaguar is IX (pronounced eesh).
Rabbit/Hare's Wisdom Includes:
Guile
Paradox and contradiction
Living by one’s own wits
Receiving hidden teachings and intuitive messages
Quick-thinking
Humility
Moving through fear
Strengthening intuition
Crow/Rook’s Wisdom Includes:
Guardian of the place before existence
Linear time vision - sees past, present and future all at once
Evolutionized form of Velociraptor
Honoring ancestors
Carrier of souls from darkness into light
Working without fear in darkness
Guidance while working in shadow
Moves freely in the void
Understands all things related to ethics
Shapeshifter
Cougar/Mountain Lion/Puma’s Wisdom Includes:
Using leadership power wisely and without ego
Balancing power, intention, strength
Gaining self-confidence
Freedom from guilt
Cunning
For the Zunis of Turtle Island (Southwest United States), Cougar was the Master Hunter, known for its high intelligence, its knowledge of other animal and life forms, its physical prowess, its strength of will, and its intuitive ability. Cougar sees the maintenance of its territory as essential for its survival. Poshaiankia, the father of the Medicine Societies, designated Cougar the duty of carrying messages from humans to the higher spirits, because of this animal’s personal power, superior knowledge, strength of will, and steadfastness. Therefore, Cougar represents the link between ourselves and the most powerful spirits in Zuni Mythology: Mother Earth, Father Sky, and the Originator of All.
Coyote is the antihero whose antics make it easier to see ourselves.
Coyote's Wisdom Includes:
Understanding that all things are sacred--yet nothing is sacred
Teaching that only when all masks have fallen will we connect with the Source
Intelligence
Singing humans into being
Childhood trust in truth
Teaching us how to rear our young
Brings rain
Ability to laugh at one’s own mistakes
Placing the North Star
Shape-shifting
Teaching balance between risk and safety
Illumination
Stealth
Owl's Wisdom Includes:
Silent and swift movement
Seeing behind masks
Keen sight
Messenger of secrets and omens
Shape-shifting
Link between the dark, unseen world and the world of light
Comfort with shadow self
Moon magick
Freedom
Heron's Wisdom Includes:
All aspects of diversity
Self-reliance
Boundaries
Exploration
Self-esteem
Balancing multiple tasks
Lion's Wisdom Includes:
Letting go of stress
Strong family ties
Strength
Courage
Energy
Self fullfillment
Cheetah's Wisdom Includes:
Ability to focus intently on something for a short period of time
Swiftness
Self-esteem
Accelerating time
Keenness of sight
Hummingbird's Wisdom Includes:
Ability to heal by using light as a laser from mouth
Endurance over long journeys
Ability to fly into small places to heal
Joy
Happiness
Love
Frog's Wisdom Includes:
Reminder of common bonds with all life
Singer of songs that celebrate the most ancient watery beginnings
Transformation
Cleansing
Understanding emotions
Rebirth
Mole's Wisdom Includes:
Guardian of the lower regions
Connection with the energies of the Earth
Knowledge of herbs, roots, minerals, seeds, rivers, and other hidden bounties of the earth
Ability to turn inward
Introspection and blindness to all but light and dark in the material world
Love expressed in nature
Sensitivity to touch and vibration (the kinesthetic sense)
Understanding of energies and fluxes
Deer/Hart's Wisdom Includes:
Gentleness in word, thought and touch
Ability to listen
Grace and appreciation for the beauty of balance
Understanding of what's necessary for survival
Power of gratitude and giving
Ability to sacrifice for the higher good
Connection to the woodland goddess
Alternative paths to a goal
Spider's Wisdom Includes:
Master weaver
Weaver of the web of fate
Wisdom
Creativity
Divine inspiration
Shapeshifting
Understanding the patterns of illusion
Female energy for the creative force of life
Buffalo/Bison's Wisdom Includes:
Earth Creativity
Feminine courage
Abundance
Knowledge
Generosity
Hospitality
Sharing work
Courage
Strength
Challenge
Survival
Giving for the greater good
Formulating beneficial plans
Raccoon's Wisdom Includes:
Understanding the nature of masks
Disguise
Dexterity
Seeking guidance and confidence
Questioning without fear
Balancing curiosity
Thoth is sometimes portrayed as a baboon as he stands in the Judgment Hall of Osirus in the land of the dead. Ancient records say that four apes sit beside the Lake of Fire near the throne of Osirus. They listen to all appeals of the soul and judge it before it can pass into the lands of Osirus.
Baboon's Wisdom Includes:
Defense of family
Sacred to the God Thoth (God of wisdom)
Sacred to the God Hapi (God of the Nile
Black Panther's Wisdom Includes:
Astral travel
Guardian energy
Symbol of the feminine
Understanding of death
Reclaiming ones power
Ability to know the dark
Death and rebirth
Hedgehog's Wisdom Includes:
Wisdom of the female elders
Fertility
Defense against negativity
Enjoyment of life
Understanding weather patterns
Porcupine's Wisdom Includes:
Innocence
Trust in Spirit
Renewed sense of wonder
Creating your own path
Protection of boundaries
Defense when threatened
Allowing others their path
Non-interference
Elephant's Wisdom Includes:
Strength
Royalty
Connection to ancient wisdom
Removal of obstacles and barriers
Confidence
Patience
Using education opportunities
Bald Eagle's Wisdom Includes:
Swiftness
Strength
Courage
Wisdom
Keen sight
Illumination of Spirit
Healing
Creation
Knowledge of magick
Ability to see hidden spiritual truths
Rising above the material to see the spiritual
Ability to see the overall pattern
Connection to spirit guides and teachers
Great power and balance
Dignity with grace
Ability to see the "big picture"
Connection with higher truths
Intuitive and creative spirit
Respect for the boundaries of the regions
Grace achieved through knowledge and hard work