Thanks to all the people that have taken the silly Spirit Animal quiz and contacted me about it. I find it interesting to see what folks have been paired with and their initial response; it seems like a lot of people are confused with their association – not quite identifying right off or wanting a different animal instead. Is there anyone who ‘didn’t’ feel that way? A strange one was my sister getting the crow – which according to the website – indicates powers in “foreseeing death, communicating with the dead, resurrection.” Strange because my sister actually works in the funeral business.
Anyway, I’m definitely curious about tackling this subject further – especially because there’s a lot of awkwardness about ’spirit animals’ for me and I want to learn to ‘get over it’. I am expecting a book in the mail by Michael Harner on using drums and a meditation process for seeking out these animal guides and my roommate Joseph thinks we should setup a party where everyone comes dressed as their favorite furried friend. Maybe I can convince folks to have a drum circle and do a group animal call!
I thought I would drop this in real quick just to capture it because it seems like a really strong coincidental link and appears to be related to the topic. Joseph told me that he ended up as linked to the ’spider’ then sent me a link on humanimals – a notorious fellow being the ‘Cat Man’.
A humanimal is apparently
a hybrid of human and animal features, biological characteristics and/or behaviours.
Be careful looking it up on the internet though, you’re going to find a lot of cartoon depictions of multi-breasted feline women.
I don’t quite know the significance of this yet – although off the top of my head this video resonates with me because it indicates a powerful transformation into one’s ‘true self’ – so much so that it might become uncomfortable and difficult to understand for other people around you. For some reason that point is being driven into my head because just a couple hours after receiving that video I came across this film icon while browsing for documentaries to watch on Netflix:
Mine said in the “owl” profile that I would make a keen investigator, and that I had something like dark insights into human truths or something. Makes sense to me. I wonder if that’s what Jeff Wells is too! [Insert obligatory Twin Peaks reference]