How to Begin Connecting With Animal Guides & Their Symbolism

If I love to talk to and about anything, it’s animals. They are my safe haven, the snuggly warm ass hug I need at the end of each day. The energy that snaps me out of my thoughts and into the moment. From head to heart in an instant. Animals have been the ones that lead me back to myself, they were and are the biggest support on my own healing journey. I have always had major respect for them, I’ve always known they are sentient and are just like us. So much so I became vegetarian 10 years ago and am working on going fully vegan.

Animals truly have their own personality, likes and dislikes, quirks, preferred activities and relationships, and they love so deeply. Each animal emits their own energy and unique vibration, every single conscious being does this. They can understand what we say, they can communicate just as easily, but we have to reopen this part of ourselves and our imagination and crack our hearts wide open. (I will be teaching about this in my upcoming animal communication classes!)

We also have animal guides in the spirit realm, helping us along our journey here on earth, and they are always here. Our guides may change, and they may not, but we always have multiple animal guides throughout different points in our lives. Animals and their symbolism hold great medicine and wisdom for us, but we have to be willing to trust ourselves and trust what is coming through for us. Below are a few ways you can begin nurturing your natural connection to your animal guides and their symbolism, and begin opening up lines of communication to the animal and elemental kingdom.

This seems almost like a “duh”, but for a lot of people it’s honestly not. Animal abuse is far more common than people actually realize and it comes from our extreme disconnect to ourselves, spirit, and the earth. If you want to have any type of connection to animals and have open lines of communication, you have to respect them and love them for who they are. Understand they are alive and breathing just like us. They love, just like us. They feel, understand, and communicate. We have to start looking at animals as mirrors for us and see how we are just the same. We are one with all. This doesn’t mean if you are a meat eater or enjoy dairy products you have to up and drop it all, but at least make conscious choices and be grateful for where your food comes from or what animals have to endure to provide you with nourishment. Native Americans used to (and some still do) hunt their animals, but they also deeply respected them and gave full gratitude for that animal. They respected their place on earth and they used the entire animal. It’s all about respect and love.

If you want to witness signs and synchronicities, hear and feel messages from your guides, and connect with the spirit and vibration of the animal and elemental kingdom it’s important to stop questioning how everything happens. We don’t need to know exactly how it works, to be able to do it. You just have to believe, trust, and have faith. If we are too busy worrying if we are connecting, and holding on to thoughts that take us away from the present, we miss all the beauty. This life is a beautiful mystery, and the less we try to make sense of it all, the more we can open ourselves up, raise our vibration, and see the beautiful wisdom that’s already there. There have been so many times I’ve witnessed hummingbirds flutter directly in front of my face, stare at me, and fly away all while people around me miss it. It happens so fast and if you’re not present, sometimes it will just miss you completely. We have to be here in our lives, and in our bodies to witness the magic that’s happening around us.

I’m a hardcore believer in setting intentions and practicing gratitude. Combine them together and you got magic, baby. If you want to start connecting with your animal guides, set the intention to! Literally state out loud, in your mind, or in a journal “I set the intention to be open to messages from my animal guides. I set the intention to connect with my animal guides. I set the intention to trust what comes through.” Whatever intentions make you feel good. As you notice miraculous animal encounters begin to pop up, express gratitude! Dance it out. Scream thank you and get excited about your guides showing up. When you send out a vibration of gratitude for what you’re receiving, spirit wants to send you more! You may start seeing your animal guide in artwork, hear about them in a song, see them in a movie, someone may talk to you about them, you could see artwork of them on a positive quote, you could see them in a dream or meditation. Whenever it happens, notice how you feel when you see them, pay attention to what you were thinking when they popped up, basically anytime you see them go inward and self reflect. Ask them why they showed up and what messages they have for you.

Notice when you see certain animals right as you start your day. Reflect on what they mean for you. If you need to look up a certain animal, go ahead and do so but try to see what comes to you naturally first. Pay attention to the first words that come to mind or the first feelings you get from that animal. You can keep a journal of all your animal encounters to reflect them later.

Spend time with animals, take care of them, love them. Pay attention to how you feel when you’re around them and what naturally comes to your mind. Observe them and how they interact with the world around them. There is wisdom in just watching a dog play when everyone is sitting on their phone. Watching how animals interact with the world, can help us tap into new perspectives and change our own belief systems on how we can show up in the world.

Work on building faith and trust within yourself, and just opening your heart more each day. The more you build that trust and that belief that you can connect with animal guides and receive guidance from them, and the more you embody and practice it day to day, the more it will become natural for you. I’ve been working on building trust within myself and the more I do, the more I thank myself for it. Sometimes wacky shit comes through but I trust it, and it ends up resonating 100%. So trust!