How to invoke your power animal - here the keys

In the culture of Native Americans, also called American Indians, shamans were widely known to be healers and fortune tellers with magical abilities. These were not other than to invoke animals of power so that they could help them in their healing and enhance their mystic gifts. But, invoke your animal of power ... is it available to everyone? Actually, yes.

Although it seems surprising, there are many simple ways to invoke your animal totem, such as through meditation, the use of images of that animal or, even, through the word. If you also want to know how to invoke your power animal to help you in the most difficult moments, in this article we teach you everything you need to know. Keep reading and take notes!

What is a power animal

Power animals, also called spiritual animals or totems, are animals that guide us spiritually. Our ancestors lived with animals, so it is not surprising that many civilizations believed in the power of the spirit of these beings.

According to shamanism, when a species evolves and learns a series of lessons, such as leadership, solidarity or survival instinct, the energy of this species, as a collective, is anchored in the cosmos . In this way, when invoking an animal of power, what we would be doing is invoking that collective energy that is "stored" in the universe.

However, despite the fact that animals of power can be invoked, it is said that each person is born with a spiritual animal as a protective guide that will accompany us along our entire path. Likewise, other spiritual animal guides can also come to us, without having to invoke them, even having several at the same time.

What is my power animal

Now that you know what an animal of power is, and before knowing how to connect with your animal of power, you must find out what your animal totem is. Many websites offer power animal tests for all those who wish to discover their animal power ... Forget about them! An animal totem comes to you for some special reason, so there is no test that can tell you which is your totem. However, you can know what my spiritual animal is according to my date of birth, which would be equivalent to the horoscope of the Native Americans.

So, if you do not have the answer to how I find my animal of power, we bring you some advice, although we already told you that the key is to be attentive :

• Recurring dreams : many times, our animal guide will manifest through dreams. In fact, this is the most common way to know what our totem is. Pay attention to what you dream, you may be dreaming frequently with an animal, and you are not realizing it. Sometimes it may be the case of dreaming of the same animal, that is, an animal with the same characteristics, such as size and color. If so, your power animal is clearly showing itself to you.
• Unexplained connection : it may also be the case that, probably from your childhood, you feel a special connection or union with an animal. You may even feel identified with him or feel some empathy for his species. This is another of the clearest ways to know what your power animal is.
• Meditation : another way to discover your spiritual animal is through meditation. Sit in a comfortable place with candles and relaxing music and, when you are ready, ask your spiritual totem to manifest. In that instant, you probably see an animal. If not, insist or, if you are very exhausted or thick, do it another day. Keep in mind that, however much we want, we will not always be in the best conditions to meditate.
• Contacts with the animal : another way to discover your animal of power is by being attentive to the contacts you have with this animal. They do not have to be real contacts, that is, your animal may be manifesting itself in a more indirect way. For example, perhaps everyone you know has given to talk about a particular animal, or buy stickers, posters or pictures where it appears. Or it may not be the others, but it is you who is doing it without realizing it.

In addition to these 4 ways of knowing which is my power animal, it is convenient that you are attentive to all kinds of signals that this may be sending you so you know it is there.

How to connect with your animal of power

In order to connect or invoke your power animal, you can do it in several ways, although the most recommended are the following:

• Meditation : meditation is useful both to discover your animal power and to invoke it. Sit and make yourself comfortable in a quiet place. Next, light some candles or incense if you want, and start meditation. In it you can see your animal power, or simply ask for help to come to you.
• Ritual : do not be scared by the word. Ritual can be, simply, light some candles, some incense and write a note asking your animal of power to come to you. Or, you can even write why you need your help. For example, you can write to the bear to ask for its strength, or to the wolf for its inner wisdom.
• Use the word : as with sentences, you can ask your power animal for help by using the word. You can create your own sentence or call it the way you feel at that moment, for example: "help me, fox, I need your cunning to get out of this situation".

Of course, as with meditation, each person has to find the way they feel most identified and at ease to invoke their spiritual animal.

Now that you know how to invoke your power animal, you may also be interested in this other article about the meaning of the squirrel as an animal of power.