Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Spiritual Teacher


I have had moments, as I'm sure most of us had, where I yearned for a spiritual teacher, someone to guide me to "find my own answers". Someone to get me thinking about Life, Spirituality, Magic and More. The Secrets to Life. But I am finding out, more and more each year, that I have an inner guide who is more than willing to teach me the things I want to know. Sometimes a message can come to you in bits and pieces, as though it were designed so you would start to really think about things. Here is an example:


There is a lot happening energetically right now around here. Last night, on my way to yoga, I was driving through some incredibly thick fog and I started to feel somewhat apprehensive. I couldn't see the road very well, and there was slushy snow to deal with. But it brought me back to the strange vision I had during meditation that day...

I was in a forest of birch trees and the fog was incredibly thick ~ I couldn't see much at all, but it was a peaceful, dreamy feeling. I looked down at myself, and I was wearing rugged, brown, leathery clothing. I walked for a while, then noticed that someone/something was applying pressure on my back, right on my solar plexus chakra. I looked to my right, as I felt a presence beside me. He turned his head to look at me, and he had the head of an Owl. He said "You don't have to see me to know that I am there". I didn't ask him any questions, we just walked some more, with him holding this comforting pressure on my back. It was lovely.

So as I was driving through this thick fog, I remembered this vision and immediately started to feel comforted. I stayed aware in the moment, and felt the eerie stillness of the night. When I drove up a hill and out of the fog, I felt such a strange clarity ~ like a lucid dream. It seemed as though the trees could come alive and speak to me ... everything looked brighter and clearer.

I had heard an Owl last week, in the early morning, while taking Tetley for a run. It was strange that I hadn't actually seen the Owl, as that is how I usually perceive such messages. But this vision clarified things for me.

Owl: Found at http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/owl.htm


The owl is the symbol of the feminine, the moon and the night.

The owl is the bird of magic and darkness, of prophecy and wisdom.
The owl is associated with Athena.


An owl totem gives you the power to extract secrets.

Meditate on the owl and things will be revealed.

Listen to its voice inside of you.


You will hear not what is being said by others, but what is hidden.

You can detect subtleties of voice that others cannot.

People cannot deceive a person who has an owl totem.


Owl people can see into the darkness of others souls.

Most owl people are clairvoyant because of this ability.

It can be very scary at times.

Learn to trust your instincts about people.

Let your owl totem guide you.

5 comments:

  1. "People cannot deceive a person who has an owl totem." I have found this to be absolutely true.

    This is wonderful, Nicole! That strange clarity you speak of happens after deep understanding of a meditative state. And having an Owl totem can be frightening...an Owl has taken me places where I'm not sure I want to be, yet always there is a sense of comfort. Again, this is a great post...there is a great deal to think about here! And how fantastic it is for you!

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  2. Hi Marion!

    Thank you for helping to clarify the clarity that I felt ... I've had realizations after meditation before, but you're right, this time it as different. The understanding came from a deeper place in me. It's comforting for me to hear that you, too, have an Owl who (pun intended) guides you ... It is different from any other animal guide that I've had.

    Thank you, as always, for halping me to better understand!

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  3. True meaning of life and Self understanding about what we want are just some questions that make us confuse and keep on searching for answers. Spiritual adviser with their spiritual guide will help us dig our true divine being and inner light. To connect us with our inner self, spiritual counseling and meditation must be done in order to have the true enlightenment and reality of life.

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