Communicating With Your Animal Messengers

Communicating with your Animal Messengers

Find Out What Messages are Waiting For You

Rayna Noire

Copyright © 2017 Rayna Noire

Smashwords Edition

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Foreword

Animal Messenger Contacts

Spirit Animal Vs. Totem Animal

Shadow Animals

The Alligator

The Badger

The Bear

The Beaver

The Bee

The Blackbird

The Bluebird

The Blue Jay

The Bobcat

The Bush Baby

The Butterfly

The Buzzard

The Cardinal

The Cat

The Cheetah

The Chickadee

The Cow

The Conch

The Coyote

Daddy Long Legs

The Deer

The Dog

The Dolphin

The Dove

The Dragon

The Duck

The Eagle

The Elephant

The Elk

The Firefly

The Fly

The Fox

The Frog

The Goat

The Goldfinch

The Goose

The Grasshopper

The Great Horned Owl

Groundhogs/Woodchucks

The Gull

The Hawk

The Heron

The Hippopotamus

The Horse

The Hummingbird

The Hyena

The Lemming

The Lemur

The Lion

The Lizard

The Lobster

The Manatee

The Monkey

The Moose

The Moth

The Mouse

The Osprey

The Owl

The Panda (Giant Panda)

The Peacock

The Pegasus

The Pigeon

The Possum

The Puffin

The Rabbit

The Raccoon

The Rat

The Raven

The Reindeer

The Robin

The Salmon

The Sand Dollar

The Shark

The Snake

The Squirrel

The Spider

The Squash Bug/Shield Bug

The Tiger

The Toad

The Turkey

The Unicorn

The Vole

The Vulture

The Wasp

The Whale

The Wolf

The Woodpecker

The Entire Pagan Eyes Series

Author Notes

Foreword

The idea behind this book is work I did for Women’s Theological Institute. I chose the path of Earth Walker and needed to show some documentation of becoming closer to the earth and its inhabitants. While this involved many things such as crystals and raising a bee and butterfly garden, one part was animal totems blogs I’d written over the course of two years and am still writing at raynanoire.weebly.com. I was greatly influenced by Ted Andrews, who basically brought the concept of animal messengers to the public. The one thing he spoke about over and over in his books was to learn about the animal. Don’t expect a message that is prewritten in a book to be totally yours. It is only a starting point.

Because I’ve read several books about animals, have an Earth Science degree, and spend a great deal of time outside observing the animals, I realize that some books are filled with animal stereotypes without finding out anything about the animal itself. Your animal messenger may not be found in a book, either. I had a colony of black voles living in my backyard. There was no listing or even pictures for black voles. I’m not even sure they knew they were black since I believe they thought they blended in with the landscape and were surprised to see me staring at them while I studied their general body type and behavior to identify them.

Each person who has a bluebird fly into his or her life can receive a different message. Even though the bluebird brings a message of happiness and hope, it is interpreted differently by each person based on what is happening in their lives. A woman who is excited about a new job and sees a bluebird can be reassured that all is well and to enjoy the moment. Someone suffering from deep depression has a bluebird alight on the windowsill with a message that it will get better.

For simplicity’s sake, I will use the word animal generically to mean anything from a grasshopper to a cow. You must look for the animal whatever it may be. Even in cities, we have many animals trying to interact with us, but we simply ignore them. From the bird that sometimes swoops down freakish low in front of the car to a squirrel that stands on a path waiting for you, these animals are trying to get your attention. There is some argument if this behavior is their own or guided by a spiritual hand. It can be both. Fairies are also credited with guiding animals, especially rabbits and birds.

Most people believe they can communicate with their pets. Why not other animals? Within the pages of this book, I give you some of the standard interpretation for the various animals, my own observations, and reject some other known ones. Unfortunately, not everyone takes the time to learn about animal characteristics and only repeating something they’d heard. This is how both stereotypes and urban legends evolve.

When wrestling with a problem or action, Ted Williams spoke of looking for an animal messenger for confirmation. He’d already decided what he was going to do. I, on the other hand, see animals all the time. My job is to decide which animal applies to the problem at hand.

Because I feed birds, I have at least a hundred visit the feeders every day. An unusual bird that has never arrived before could be my messenger, as well as birds that approach me in the yard to get my attention. The ones that deliberately seek me out tend to bring the message. Allow your intuition to guide you to the right message.

What you shouldn’t do with animal messengers is go through a book, decide which message favors you the most, and then seek out that animal. That would be the same as shuffling through a deck of Tarot cards until you found the card you wanted.

Animal messengers shouldn’t be scary. They are a positive force in the universe, meant to help and encourage you on your path. Some people view animal messengers as satanic. Keep in mind the animals never want you to do anything evil to yourself or anyone else. That is never the message. Usually, they confirm something you already know such as the need for solitude, a change in diet, to be out in nature more. The best way to meet animal messengers is outside since they seldom ring the doorbell. I did have a possum knock on the door, which only demonstrates once you open yourself up to the concept of animal messengers, they will come.

Animal Messenger Contacts

With winter approaching, bees, butterflies, and several bird species vanish. Squirrels are scurrying around madly hiding food for the upcoming months. I wonder if I’ll see any animal friends in the upcoming season.

Visual signs are the easiest way to meet your messenger. It could be a raccoon that waits alongside the road as you drive to work, though remember, it must always be a live animal as opposed to roadkill.

A love or an obsession with a certain animal. Might result in an affinity for that creature or collecting images.

Your yard is the wildlife meeting place. Check out who your regular visitors are.

Check out who comes to visit your feeder. It’s not surprising to get sparrows and the occasional chickadee depending on where you live. The unusual birds should catch your eye. I’ve had ducks, hawks, even woodpeckers visit.

A special reward from domestic animals. This could include extra eggs, better milk, and richer honey. There is some disagreement among people if domesticated animals can be totems or messengers, but keep in mind they had to be wild at one time.

Had a desire to be a vegetarian? Perhaps a particular animal inspired it. This is an example of resonating with this creature.

What animal do you intercede for? It pains me to watch my small students try to stomp insects out of existence. I’m always moving the grasshoppers out of reach because of their importance to me.

An animal that keeps showing up in unexpected places and unexpected ways. Often it is because our attention is drawn to it as opposed to it being that unusual. It could be a decorative bear, a stuffed bear, and a stained-glass bear, someone calling me a bear, or even a card with a bear. There may have been equal bird symbols, but I didn’t notice them.

Magical/psychic experiences you may share with an animal. I worked very hard this year to enlarge my bee and butterfly garden. When I was outside watering the plants or picking vegetables, bees, butterflies, even dragonflies, would follow me around to the point of riding on my shoulder. I felt like it was their way of saying thank you.

You’re a soft touch for it. There may be one animal you’re crazy about. I’m not allowed to go to the dog shelter unaccompanied.

Animals acting out of character. I had a possum that would knock on my door when there was no dog food in the dog bowl. Sometimes, it climbed the screen door when it saw me. I didn’t find out until later that possums were very shy creatures. The possum is a symbol of healing, protection, and guidance. Something I needed when I was working through a very difficult time in my life.

Rare animals that normally are only seen on animal shows appear in your yard or near you. Once when trying to find a friend’s house we became lost on the winding country roads and spotted a white pileated woodpecker that had been classified as extinct or close to it. At the time, I didn’t feel as if I had made any progress on my spiritual walk. The woodpecker showed itself to us, staying clearly in sight. It reminded me of progress and discernment.

Repeated interactions. Not all interactions are of the gentle type. It could be because most don’t notice the animal messenger’s initial intent. My husband tends to get dive bombed by the birds when in the garden while they leave me alone. If so, you might want to sharpen your observation skills so your animal messengers don’t have to resort to such desperate means.

A gifted individual/shaman/medium might mention your totem or power animal. It might not be the type you wanted as a spirit animal, but be open to it.

Meditation and dreams often yield animals messengers. Just the other night when I was in that transition between wakefulness and sleep, snails crowded my mind, waving tiny tentacles in my direction. Curious as to what they meant, I got out my books. Animal messengers are often like Tarot cards meaning something slightly different depending on the individual and circumstance. Their message was I was making progress even when I felt I wasn’t. They also reminded me that fast wasn’t always the best way.

Spirit Animal Vs. Totem Animal

Do you know what your spirit animal is? Think of it as a spirit guide that happens to be an animal. You also may have some of the same characteristics. Sometimes I’m guilty of using totem and spirit animal interchangeably.

Spirit Animal is an animal/bird/fish/reptile that you specifically identify with. There are several online quizzes and meditations on Youtube to find your animal guide. Listen to your instinct on this because some of the quizzes are on the fluffy side. Check and make sure the provider doesn’t have other quizzes involving topics such as what Greek God or Power Rangers you are. While these are fun tests, they don’t explore the fast range of animals. They stick with the standard ones such as lion, tiger, cow, etc.

Totem Animals are important animals in your life that you will see repeatedly. For me the crow and rabbit are two strong totems. These creatures are sacred and serve as guides in my life. There are times when your guides switch out. According to Native American lore, a person can have up to nine different totem animals. Sometimes your spirit animal and totem are one and