astral familiars

[Élistariel]

A little while back I found a site telling you how to meet your astral familiars. I've since forgotten the site. But I recorded my attempts. I attempted it three times in one night. I was hoping some of you could make sense of it. Well the first two. :p

this is actually the second attempt. I have to find the first one... 8O

lesson one:
First I saw two tiny patches of color. Pink and green. Then I saw a walrus. I wasn't even fully relaxed, and he just pops up. The green parrot was there only long enough to be noticed. I felt a turtle there too.


lesson two:
I was following behind the scarlet macaw up high in the rainforest. We breezed through the treetops and then he made a giant loop around something, and went on, then the walrus showed for a very short time and was traveling rather slowly on a patch of ice at the bottom. It was back to the macaw, but I didn't get to see him that long because this white, blue eyed buffalo seemed to push him aside, in a manner of speaking. It just sort of walked around. It just looked me straight in the face, and for a brief moment, it was like I was the one that was supposed to have the light blue eyes. Some lady was with it. She somehow "told" me to go back into the living room to fix something. Then I saw her lie her hand on my chest, collarbone. I 'woke' when my chest/collarbone began to itch. I then went into the living room to find the bottom portion of the blinds that I had raised for my cat did not close properly when I lowered them. I didn't notice at all when I put them down, because I had just turned all the lights off in that room.

lesson three:
fell asleep 8O

[Myst]

Hi I think this sort of thing is better suited for M&R since JT is more for just general chatter then anything magically or pagan related.

Anyway, I'm not exactly sure what you need help with - which of these animals seems right to you? Also, I would consider an animal on the astral a spirit guide, not a familiar.

[Rick]

Originally posted by Myst
...I would consider an animal on the astral a spirit guide, not a familiar.
Well, technically... :D

I'd take both the macaw (or parrot) & walrus to have significance to you, since these seemed to be represented both times, either as spirit guides or totem animals (similar, but not exactly the same)... the white buffalo is, of course, a powerful, sacred symbol; I think this has to do with your spiritual growth & path (perhaps the Shamanic Path?). I think the woman was your Spirit Guide...

[Élistariel]

Myst: blame it on my newbie ignorance
Rick: I find that to be very plausible.
simple note: I hope to try again soon, when I find the time.

[Armitage]

IME, you can have an animal spirit guide and an astral familiar, the difference is how they work with you. Snake is my guide and is more lofty, cryptic and hard to reach than Raven, who works with me on a more equal footing.