How to Find Your Power Animal

In shamanic belief, everything, animate or inanimate, carries with it power and wisdom. Rocks and crystals hold healing and guidance. Power Animals are helping spirits that add to the ability of the shaman and are essential for success in any journey taken by the shaman. You do not need to be a shaman to have Power Animals or Spirit Guides. Everyone has them; often, we just don’t know. Think of your favorite toy as a child—was it a teddy bear, a rubber ducky, or some other object that you carried with you? Often, these intimate partners are a clue to our Power Animals.

If you would like to find out who your power animal is, consulting a shamanic practitioner is an option. To discover this on your own, ask for a dream and see what comes up. When taking a shamanic journey to discover Power animals, I ask that you see the animal three times. Shamans believe that spirit guides communicate with you by drawing your attention. What you focus on expands. Asking for spiritual guidance reveals Power animals and answers to important questions, and the Shamanic journey process is an extraordinary way to discover your connection to a deeper intuition and your personal spirit guides and allies.