Your Spirit Animal & For the Love of Trees

 

As you get back to nature and reconnect, as only a pagan can do. You will do so with new eyes, from a new perspective, and from a place you may never have imagined. There are those of us who actually believe that trees are sentient beings and that animals have a connection to the divine and the spirit world that human beings will never attain. There are people returning to their pagan roots who will look at trees and animals from a magical vista of awe and reverence.

Everything has an energy that vibrates at different levels. It’s taken some of us a lifetime to discover that this vibrational energy includes trees, as well as other plants, and animals. Over the course of centuries, from cultures and spiritual practices around the world, the power of the energy contained in the natural world and ways to use it have evolved. We’ve learned how to harness this energy and how to use these connections in our spiritual practice. And you will too.

What is your spirit animal? What animal, or animals, have you always felt a profound connection to? Have you ever noticed animals that have shown up repeatedly in your life, whether as live animals, images, statuary, art, or in your dreams? Are animals, or a particular animal, drawn to you? Does a particular bird show up at odd times, or routinely, wherever you may be? Are stray animals always finding their way to your home?

Some people may have more than one animal they have a magical connection with, and others may have a single creature that lends its energy to their spiritual journey. Some people may have a spirit animal that is of the real animal kingdom, whether domesticated or wild, and others will have for their spirit animal a creature from the realms of myths and legends.

Discovering your connection with an animal spirit guide will be part of the process during your spiritual explorations, and a great deal of fun.

Do you love trees? Do you feel an affinity for, or a special connection with, trees? Do you have a favorite kind of tree? Do you have a tree from your childhood experiences that has stuck with you, maybe a particular beloved tree that you think about even now, after all these years? Do you feel uneasy in a forest, as though you’re being watched? When the wind blows through trees, do you hear it as voices with a message, or at least feel this energy?

This is another exploration and magical discovery awaiting you. You will find that the energy of trees will lend itself greatly to your spiritual practice. You may spend time with trees, perhaps sitting on the ground with your back against a trunk to ground yourself. You may have an overwhelming desire to plant and grow trees, to protect trees, and to gather parts of a tree, whether twigs, leaves, or blossoms for use in magical spells, to adorn your altar or house, or to make magic wands and other tools.

Discover the special energies and connections of particular trees and know that their power is for your benefit and use. The trees are there to protect and shade you on your spiritual journey. Though immobile, rooted in the earth, they walk with you on your pagan path.

• Bear

Magical energies: invulnerability, power, strength, protection, healing

• Birds

Magical energies:

Blue bird: communication, eloquence

Blue jay: protective magic

Cardinal: love, passion, sexuality

Goose: loyalty, fidelity

Swan: new love, fidelity

Dove: healing rifts, peace, ending estrangements

Owl: wisdom, invisibility

Robin: domestic happiness, home protection

Sparrow: ambition, energy

Raven: magic, occult mysteries

• Bull

Magical energies: dominance, power, strength, courage

• Butterfly

Magical energies: transformation, rebirth

• Cats

Magical energies:

Domestic housecat: magic, occult mysteries, protection, spirit contact

Jaguar: rebirth, secrets, success, stealth

Lion: loyalty, home protection, courage, strength, fidelity

Tiger: sexuality, invisibility, power, intuition

• Coyote

Magical energies: transformation, cunning, luck

• Crocodile

Magical energies: guardians, longevity, new opportunities

• Deer

Magical energies: regeneration, independence, speed, invisibility

• Dog

Magical energies: faithfulness, intelligence, devotion, protection

• Dolphin

Magical energies: sexual energy, feminine mysteries, joy

• Elephant

Magical energies: strength, fertility, wisdom, ancestors

• Frog

Magical energies: fertility, creativity, abundance

• Goat

Magical energies: sexuality, agility (physical and verbal), mischievous gray magic

• Horse

Magical energies: friendship, wisdom, strength, speed

• Polar Bear

Magical energies: wisdom, invisibility, creativity, secrets

• Snake

Magical energies: transformation, rebirth, reincarnation, wisdom

• Wolf

Magical energies: fidelity, protection, healing, organization

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