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What The Animals Tell Us
By Shaman Elder Maggie Wahls, Fri Dec 9th
“I am the Sun’s son. I sit upon a turquoise horse At theopening of the sky” Navajo Horse Song In Shamanism there is much importance given to animals asguides, totems and helpers. This is more than just having afavorite animal or being attracted to butterflies. Animals havebeen used as a source of diagnosis in healing and counseling byShamans all around the world throughout recorded history. Each animal has its own nature, its own traits and is arepresentation of a power such as strength for the lion or speedfor the jaguar. By learning about animal strengths or powers aShaman comes to understand why people are attracted to certainfavorite animals and repulsed by others. These attractions andrepulsions actually become a tool that tells the Shaman what isneeded or missing in a person’s life.
There was a woman who no matter how she tried, kept missing theboat, missing out on opportunities that would have brought herthe abundance and connections she needed to succeed. Inhindsight she could see every instance in which she had failedto recognize the chance to get ahead. It was very frustratingfor her but she could not find a way to break out of this rut. When asked what animal she most feared she related an experienceshe had as a child with a horse. She was introduced to afriend’s horse that was very high spirited and when she reachedout her little hand the horse bit it causing much trauma for thechild and a lot of consternation for the mother. But since thattime, the horse had represented fear for this woman. Yet if we look at the power of the horse it is a prey animal.That means it is usually a source of food for some other animal.So it is keenly aware of what is going on around it at alltimes. One quick move, one strange sound and the horse will perkup its ears and be on the alert for what is happening, ready torun if it feels any danger. Horses also watch out for oneanother and if one horse senses danger the whole herd is willingto move as one, away from apparent threat. So examining this woman from a Shamanic perspective we see thatshe is not aware of what
is around her and she is afraid of thepower represented by the horse that would be keenly aware of hersituation at all times. By dealing with her fear of horses wecan allow her once again to become aware of her surroundings, toprick her ears up and take full advantage of opportunitiesaround her. In the same regard we can use those animals we are mostattracted to for observations about powers we have or would liketo have. Recently a student became interested in developing herspiritual gifts and stated that she was attracted to the snake.Certainly it is an unusual animal to attract the favor of awoman! She just seemed to think about the snake more often thanany other animal and it had only been this way for the past yearor so. When we look at the snake we see it represents the power oftransformation. The snake can shed its skin and recreate itselfwithin a short time. It has always been a symbol of power andhas even been regarded as the mother of all life. The lifeenergy called kundalini is often described as a snake rising upthe spinal column to bring enlightenment. So for this woman the snake was showing her that, yes, it istime to begin developing her healing abilities and taking chargeof her own power to help others. As she progresses, otheranimals will become her favorites and those too will havesignificance in her own life. It is said that we carry 12 totem animals in our lives. Usuallythere are four animals that stay with us constantly and theyrepresent the powers that are inherent in our Spirit before, nowand after, eternally. The other eight totems represent lifechanging events or growth cycles as we move along this path oflife learning and practicing what we have learned. If you payattention to the animals you most like or don’t like you canlearn many things about your true desires and how to attainthem. Visit www.shamanelder.com formore information. About the author:Shaman Elder Maggie Wahls has been a practicing Shaman for 50years and teaches a course on Shamanism at www.shamanelder.comShe is a published author and invites everyone to learn abouttheir own inherent skills to heal and be healed.
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