TYPES OF FAMILIARS ...by Lavenderwater Animals, as pets or a et!" # amiliar$ "elp a %arden&%reen wit!" to p't "im&"ersel in to'!

" wit" t"e power o nat're. Many times t"is !an be a very dire!t and personal way s'!" as wit" a et!". Everyone "as a amiliar w"et"er t"ey (now it or not. Most times t"e et!" t"at appears to 's is symboli! o o'r an!estors. To (eep yo'r et!", one m'st always listen. Most wit!"es o a %arden,"ed%e,%reen t"eme own several pets. Anyt"in% t"at "elps to establis" a divine and personal to'!" wit" nat're is s're to s'rro'nd a %arden wit!" .Pets and amiliars are di erent. A wit!" will (eep t"eir et!" private. TYPES OF FAMILIARS) *. P"ysi!al) +s'ally t"e animal or plant is in a p"ysi!al orm and lives wit" yo' or yo' are in re,'ent !onta!t wit" it. T"ese animals and even plants establis" a psy!"i! lin( wit" yo' and are %ood or warnin% yo' o dan%er. T"ese type o amiliars are 's'ally pets. T"e wit!"es amiliar o a !at is probably t"e most pop'lar stereotype. I "ave t"ree !ats mysel , b't t"en I also "ave a lop eared rabbit and a m'tt o a do%. -. Elemental) T"is is o nat're, it !an be a nat're spirit, aerie or any myt"olo%i!al spirit s'!" as a 'ni!orn or dra%on and it is 'sed to in"abit an ob.e!t or rit'al or ma%i!(al 'se s'!" as a !rystal, ma%i!( mirror, talisman,wand. T"ese elementals are !alled 'pon to "elp stren%t"en t"e ma%i!( and are not or!ed or imprisoned in ob.e!ts. T"ese elementals represent air, water, ire or eart". /. Astral) T"is amiliar will atta!" itsel to yo' be!a'se it "as ,'alities yo' la!( and are in need o s'!" as t"e !ase o an 0. Spirit#T"e 1ead$) 2i!!ans and wit!"es 's'ally do not pra!ti!e s'mmonin% t"e dead, b't t"e dead may appear to 's in dreams, meditations or inner .o'rneys. It is believed t"at t"e dead s"o'ld be respe!ted and i a spirit wants to "elp t"ey !an !"oose so as a spirit %'ide. T"e pra!ti!e o !omm'ni!atin% wit" t"e dead or "elp is di erent. T"is was a pra!ti!e done many times by an!ient people be!a'se t"ey saw "ow !lose t"e two worlds were and t"at is was not"in% to ear. T"e 3elts 'sed to sleep on barrow mo'nds w"i!" were b'ilt over ley lines in t"e irst pla!e and t"'s in!reased any (ind o ener%y. To !omm'ni!ate wit" t"e dead or advi!e and to see( "elp is 's'ally done on Sam"ain w"en t"e two worlds !ome !lose to%et"er. T"is time o t"e year is also to "onor t"e dead and many !'lt'res "ave t"is pra!ti!e. Respe!t is important to a amiliar. T"ey !ome to yo' to %'ide, "elp,warn and %ive yo' messa%es. T"ese are all important and personal to yo' t"ere ore yo' need to "onor t"em and s"ow respe!t by t"an(in% t"em, leavin% a to(en o some (ind to yo'r amiliar on yo'r alter. T"e e4perien!es yo' "ave wit" yo'r amiliar are "i%"ly personal and many people may not 'nderstand t"e tr'e inner

meanin% o t"em. To tal( o t"e e4perien!es yo' "ave wit" yo'r amiliar may s"ow disrespe!t and it will lesson t"e ma%i!( yo' "ave wit" t"em and may even ma(e t"em leave. I "ave mentioned my e4perien!e wit" a s,'irrel amiliar only minimally on t"ese pa%es, b't t"at is only to let yo' (now t"at I "ave "ad my own e4perien!es and t"is is not somet"in% I am .'st readin% and writin% abo't. I "ave also "ad an e4perien!e wit" a plant amiliar in t"e orm o a rowan tree. T"is was a spirit'al "ealin% e4perien!e. 5ealin% be%ins inside t"en wor(s its way o'tside. 5ealin% be%ins on t"e spirit'al plane be ore any res'lts !an mani est on t"e p"ysi!al plane. To attra!t a amiliar o t"e astral (ind all yo' need to do is meditate on a !"osen amiliar and to !all or it. T"is does not mean t"e amiliar will !ome to attend yo' be!a'se yo' !all it. Familiars "ave a will and will !ome i t"ey want to and eel t"ey "ave somet"in% ne!essary or yo'. Sometimes t"ey !ome or a s"ort period and t"en leave, sometimes we !all on a spe!i i! animal,b't %et anot"er one entirely. And, some !"oose 's w"et"er we "ave any personal li(in% or t"em at all. T"e (ey to attra!tin% a amiliar is patien!e and listenin% wit" all yo'r senses. T"ey may !ome to yo' t"ro'%" a vision, meditation or dreams and t"ey will leave s'btle messa%es. Sometimes we may noti!e a !ertain eat"er t"at appears in o'r pat" more t"an 's'al, sometimes we dream o a plant be!a'se we need it or "ealin%, sometimes d'rin% meditation we s'ddenly meet a spirit wit" a messa%e, sometimes we noti!e t"at t"ere are !ertain t"in%s in t"e "o'se bein% disr'pted or moved or even 6lost6 be!a'se we are not listenin% and t"ey are tryin% to %et o'r attention. T"ere are times yo' m'st listen wit" All yo'r senses. Its a (ind o openin% 'p. Any e4perien!es yo' "ave and do not 'nderstand, write t"em down in yo'r boo( or .o'rnal be!a'se I !an %'arantee yo' t"at in a ew days, wee(s or a mont" t"at messa%e will be!ome very !lear.