I have just completed part two of the totem spirit animal course with the Magical Circle School. This has been one of the best courses yet as it touches on finding and working with your spirit or power animal and learning the art of shapeshifting.
I had never realised until now that shapeshifting is something that we may do all the time without even realising it. When you are feeling really down but you feel the need to put on a brave face or if you are scared of something but do it anyway, these are all forms of shapeshifting. It is a way of fooling others into seeing you in a different way than you actually are inside.
Over the course of several months I have learnt how to disappear into the back ground when I find it necessary and on other occasions push myself forward with the courage of the lion. I have fought for justice with the help of the unicorn and have turned negative energy into something positive with the owl. I have found new wisdom and inspiration with the salmon and used the bees to communicate messages. The hare has taught me to look at imbalance in my life and the butterfly has shown me true transformation in the life cycle.
I have taken all the strengths and qualities from these precious animals when I have felt the need for support. Through my mediation I have met with my personal power animal which is the horse and just lately I feel that I have had some very strong messages that are so closely connected with what is going on in my life.
The horse gives a message of journey and travel, it celebrates birth, life, death and re-birth and helps you to accept that every part is vital in the cycle of life. It asks us to look at why we feel restless and give us the inspiration and the ability to ride in a different direction.
With the aid of my drum I have started to do this not just in the spirit world but the real world too.
I painted it in the colours of my horse who now gallops over the clouds and love to honor the horse in general when I play it.
I will now move onto part three of the course which involves working with the birds so look forward to seeing what our feathered friends can teach me.
