Think Before You Invoke~~~

[Phire]

Before you summon up any astral spirit---be it animal, human, or some other beastie---ask yourself why you want to do this. Why do you need to interact with this creature? There are many good reasons for calling on the animal spirits help. These reasons do not include the following:

* Because my friends will think I'm cool.
* Because I want to avoid doing any protection work for myself and, instead, I'll leave it to the spirits.
* Because I want control over other things.
* Because I'm just experimenting and want to see what will happen; I don't really have a reason.
* Because Yasmine Galenorn told me I could.
* Because I can.

There are, however, many legitimate reasons for invoking the animal spirits. Some of the better ones include:

* Because my doors are locked and I've warded my house, but I still feel like I could use some extra protection.
* Because I want guidance and I've dreamt twice of an owl spirit coming to me to lead me on a journey, so now I want to invoke Owl and see what I can learn from him.
* Because instinct tells me I'm going to need extra strength in the near future, and I would feel better if Elk were on my side.
* Because my mother is dying and she's afraid, and I would like Bear to help lear her gently into the Underworld.
* Because I want to honor Bast and would like to give the Spirit of the Cat an honored place in my home and spiritual life.
* Because I'm working with the Worldwide Wildlife Association, and I would like strength from Tiger to help me as I work toward protecting his species.
* Because I know in my heart that I need to work with Horse and I want to understand the horse spirit while as I study in the physical life.

Listen to you heart, your spirit, and your gut. If your reasons for invoking an animal spirit are valid, you will know it is the right thing to do. If your reasons are ego driven and likely to result in a bad experience, you should be able to fathom this out. And if you have delusions of controlling these animals spirits and won't keep yourself in check, then you probably deserve what you get, and I can pretty much guarantee it's not going to be a whole lot of fun.

By Yasmine Galenorn

[Mystikal Melita]

Thank you for the Post.....this is wonderful information.

[JadedForever]

great thoughts to think about thank you