Animal Symbology

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 27 Mar 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

coldsuns	27 Mar 2003
A cool website about "description" of Land,Water,Air and Mythological Creatures. Hope you will like it http://www.wicca.com/celtic/wyldkat/wklist.html

skytwig	04 Apr 2003
Hi, Coldsuns. Thanks for the info. I am a newbie to this neat place & have enjoyed reading your words. I am very much into symbology of nature. One of my books is Animal Speak by Ted Andrews. I think you might like it. Andrews is a very Magickal healer/writer who delves into various types of magick, including gemstones and light. But his understanding of animal Medicine, as the Native Americans' call it, is outstanding. Hope you get a chance to read it. - skytwig

cjtarot	05 Apr 2003
Coldsun, My guides showed themselves as animals (or as having an animal that symobized them-their role I think). I have an Eagle, a Crow, a Dear, and a Skunk. The website you linked us is wonderful, evey bit of information I get about my guides animal symbol the better off I am. THANK YOU.. CJ

tanis	09 Apr 2003
i feel stupid but a crow and a cat has been following me ever since i asked to be shown my animal spirit. It's always the same animals a black crow and a black cat. Does that mean that they're my animal spirits? HELP ME PLEASE!

zorya	09 Apr 2003
animals can be spirit guides or spirit helpers. one might be with us most of our life, or just for a few days. sometime an animal may hang around just to give us a message for now, for the present time. when the message is recieved or learned, it may move on. it is worth paying attention to any animal that you are drawn to or seems drawn to you, 'guide' or not. imho, 'liking' or being 'attracted' to a particular animal does not necessarily mean it's your guide. when i met mine, i was totally surprised. i hadn't a clue. needless to say, this animal has now become my favorite.

skytwig	09 Apr 2003
Wow, what an honor!!! Crow represents Spirit. Its presence always calls us to our Inner Light!!! Go with your gut on this. Explore it. what does your spirit say? Do you dislike the idea? Black is a holy color. It is the Unknown, the Mystery, the Essence of spirit. Personally, i would be honored to have a crow and a black cat following me around!!!!

Vilya	10 Apr 2003
One night before I went to sleep I asked to see which animal(s) were my "totem animals". That night I dreamt about a heard of elephants. Totally not what I thought. I also feel a strong connection with cats. And I have been feeding a crow on my balcony the two last winters. He will almost let me touch him now. He only flys away when my hand is an inch away from his feathers. Vilya

tanis	11 Apr 2003
wow! i didn't think it was that important but thanks for telling me otherwise. i was always told that black was an evil colour. I guess i got it wrong.

RedEarth	23 Apr 2003
Another great website for animal spirits is www.animalspirits.com Also a discussion group: http://groups.msn.com/AnimalSpiritGuides A good friend of mine looks after it, Posh Paws, and she will be able to give loads of help regarding animal spirit guides. RedEarth

tanis	15 May 2003
have any of you ever read 'His dark materials' by Phillip pullman? In Lyra's world everyone has a deamond which changes with their mood. It's in an animal shape. and stops changing when they bcome 13/14ish. Is that the same thing?

Wildwood	15 May 2003
Hiya, Certainly have read "His Dark Materials" trilogy - absolutely brilliant IMHO! Draws on Milton's "Paradise Lost" and quite a few other writers, but manages to create a totally unique work, in both tone and plot - absolutely fabulous! By the way, on the subject of animal familiars, I've just purchased, and am about half way through, "Familiars" by Anna Franklin - useful for us Brits, as it takes a British Celtic look at animal familiars and folklore rather than a North American one...I'm enjoying the book, and am about to try some of the pathworking scenarios it provides...anyone else read it/tried it out? Best wishes to all, Wildwood

HudsonGray	15 May 2003
Pullman--he did that Compass trilogy, right? I read the first two but couldn't find the third, I know it's out but they never have it at Barnes & Noble.

tanis	21 May 2003
the third one is called the amber spyglass. you should get it it's fab

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